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"Fun with MOTs"

Since building a spotwelder with 2 microwave oven transformers (MOTs), I have fooled around with them and found other u...
0 comments posted 18yrs
posted by bobengelhardt
0 comments posted 18yrs posted by bobengelhardt

Making lots of square holes

I'd like to make a Menger sponge (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menger_sponge) in metal; that is, I want to make a numbe...
10 comments posted 18yrs
posted by twomack
10 comments posted 18yrs posted by twomack

Hanging it up! Downsizing !!!

I am 78 years old. My wife and I are downsizing and moving into an assisted living community. I have sold most of my to...
6 comments posted 18yrs
posted by clinton.stoner
6 comments posted 18yrs posted by clinton.stoner

"schiele curve"

I am trying to find a definition of this curve, which is described in old lathe design manuals - not finding anything on...
1 comments posted 18yrs
posted by nobody
1 comments posted 18yrs posted by nobody

PICTURES -- Compressor repairs completed

Final pictures are here: http://igor.chudov.com/projects/Champion-Compressor/03-Restored/ Everything runs smoothly as i...
6 comments posted 18yrs
posted by ignoramus12603
6 comments posted 18yrs posted by ignoramus12603

Clausing 220V Table Saw

I have an opportunity to pick up a Clausing 220V 10-inch table saw for $100. Can anyone tell me if it is a good idea to...
7 comments posted 18yrs
posted by Searcher7
7 comments posted 18yrs posted by Searcher7

Any good tool sets?

I'm interested in getting a nice all purpose mechanical tool set that I can carry to whatever I need to work on and hav...
25 comments posted 18yrs
posted by regor
25 comments posted 18yrs posted by regor

what cad software should I get?

I am new to cad/cam/cnc software. What is the the most affordable or cheapest software I should get or buy to learn? I...
16 comments posted 18yrs
posted by datalines2
16 comments posted 18yrs posted by datalines2

Drilling lubrication

My new drill press has all kinds of cool features I never had before. One of them is a bottle with a control-flow spout...
8 comments posted 18yrs
posted by mkoblic
8 comments posted 18yrs posted by mkoblic

any old engine dudes in this group?

I have one of the two copies described below left - note SES = Stationary Engine Society, which was merged into ISSES i...
8 comments posted 18yrs
posted by nobody
8 comments posted 18yrs posted by nobody

Leblond 13" Regal

Need gear for lathe/ OD-2.42",Thickness-0.625,Bore-0.6825,32 teeth,keyway-0.190 Broke a tooth on my gear. Would like to...
5 comments posted 18yrs
posted by rbaldwin
5 comments posted 18yrs posted by rbaldwin

Seeking a Special Chop or Cut-Off Saw

The other day, some cable TV show about trucks (I think) had this new low RPM, no dust cut-off saw that also allowed mi...
9 comments posted 18yrs
posted by bob
9 comments posted 18yrs posted by bob

Container hardware

I bought a 40' seagoing container. I want to put a roll up door, a passage door, some turbines, and some windows. Is th...
7 comments posted 18yrs
posted by toquerville
7 comments posted 18yrs posted by toquerville

Double-standard liberalism at its best!

Hawke wrote in article ... > > > > It's not really surprising that the court didn't agree with Bush's ideas > about law...
2 comments posted 18yrs
posted by nospam
2 comments posted 18yrs posted by nospam