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Are Prices Going Up For Metalworking Goods?
Lead and brass prices continue to rise rapidly. A box of 500 bullets that cost me $40.99 last summer is now about $63. Factory ammo with brass cases has similarly escalated, and doesn't seem to be...
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Wiring Ooooops
Duh...not sure what these guys were thinking doing this without a safety plan.
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hydraulics; leaking?
I recently obtained a 2nd-hand wesco hydraulic lift. I was warned by the owner that it must be kept vertical, otherwise the hydraulic fluid would leak out? But-- on long trips to wherever it is that I...
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Need a bridge?
Just when you thought you had seen it all for sale on the Internet.... http://raleigh.craigslist.org/mat/626583859.html
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Question Regarding Welding of Dissimilar Materials
I need to weld two materials together but can not use glue or any type of surface preparation. We have Vinyl extrusion that needs to be welded to a Titanium form for use in a medical application. The...
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weight capacity for dodge minivan axles
Does anyone know the weight capacity for the spindles/hubs of the rear of a dodge minivan. I am building a trailer. Are they equivalent to the common 1750 lbs spindle/hubs made for utility trailers?
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pipe benders for aluminum
How do the cheap pipe benders work on schedule 40 aluminum pipe?
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Airbus Structure
Hello, I konw this might not be the best group to ask but I would like to konw where I could find more detail information about the airbus A380 or A330 structure and manufacturing? if anyone could...
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Stainless steel strength equivalence to soft aluminum?
The metal I'm most used to working with is the soft aluminum flat bar from the local hardware Borg. Using a 1/8" (thick) x 3/4" (wide) x 3" (long) piece of that soft aluminum. Make a U shape out of...
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Beryllium copper spring strip - need source
I'm looking for a source of Beryllium copper flat spring metal strip to repair a broken toaster oven electrical contact with. It needs to be about .012" thick by 1/4" wide ( or a flat sheet will do )....
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Ebay Kearney & Trecker Vertical Mill
I don't have any connection to this seller. It just seemed like a good deal if someone was looking. Jesse
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Aiming cannons
--Minor page update with deets of my weird solution. Would be eager to hear of better ways to solve the problem.
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The Eagle has landed
Hello all, It is on the stand, though I will have to juggle some bolts later. Lathe and owner are both uninjured. I will tell you more about it after a beer and some sleep. Thanks to all for...
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Guitar neck slots ?
Hi , I have an odd question . I have an aluminum guitar neck that has been cut for frets and they cut the slots in the wrong place . The slots are quite shallow . The neck was later cut properly and...
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9/16-24 UNEF bolt or plug source?
I can't find one in an internet search. They must be out there. I am going to have to make one. I want steel, it is for a high pressure gas regulator. TIA
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