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1095 steel heat treatment

I'm making a couple small leaf springs. After a bit of searching, I've settled on 1095 steel for my project. It needs t...
11 comments posted 18yrs
posted by karltownsend.NOT
11 comments posted 18yrs posted by karltownsend.NOT

TIG welding aluminum

Howdy, The design of my footpedal current-controlled DC TIG welder is coming along smoothly, but it has brought me to a...
22 comments posted 18yrs
posted by jonREMOVETHISdanniken
22 comments posted 18yrs posted by jonREMOVETHISdanniken

Removing Aluminum From Anodizing?

I have a color anodized piece that has some marks where a piece of soft aluminum tubing rubbed against it. I'd like to...
2 comments posted 18yrs
posted by gwhite
2 comments posted 18yrs posted by gwhite

Help: Brake Recommendations?

I am looking into a tool that will allow me to bend 6" X 24"(1/8" thick) mild steel lengthwise to about 90 degrees. I'd...
12 comments posted 18yrs
posted by Searcher7
12 comments posted 18yrs posted by Searcher7

Brake Recommendations?

I am looking into a tool that will allow me to bend 6" X 24"(1/8" thick) mild steel lengthwise. I'd appreciate any idea...
5 comments posted 18yrs
posted by Searcher7
5 comments posted 18yrs posted by Searcher7

1/8" or smaller drill bits

I'm looking for 1/8" or smaller drill bits 18" long or longer,anybody knows a supplier? thanx
17 comments posted 18yrs
posted by P.J.Leon
17 comments posted 18yrs posted by P.J.Leon

Propane conversion (some metal content)

Engine in question is a 5.3 liter Chevy Vortex (Silverado truck). Outfit in Canada has a conversion package that allows...
27 comments posted 18yrs
posted by ivan
27 comments posted 18yrs posted by ivan

Wood Bench

Wood Bench: Compare Prices Find Bargains on Wood Outdoor Furniture and other Furniture and Outdoor Decor. Get tax and s...
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posted by 854272335
0 comments posted 18yrs posted by 854272335

God protects the stupid

Today, I was drilling a 1/4" pilot hole in a 1/2" plate. Going to drill a 1/2" final hole. The plate was about 6 x 9"....
15 comments posted 18yrs
posted by toquerville,utah
15 comments posted 18yrs posted by toquerville,utah

D1-4 pin installation

Hello all, I was pretty heavily slammed shortly after the lathe's arrival, so I do not recall how much I posted about i...
11 comments posted 18yrs
posted by bschwab
11 comments posted 18yrs posted by bschwab

manual now in drop box - watts brothers tools

the watts brothers tool company makes a cool drill bit/holder that will make "angular" holes - for example a triangle,...
9 comments posted 18yrs
posted by nobody
9 comments posted 18yrs posted by nobody

Monarch EC

Does anyone know anything about the Monarch EC? There is one for sale near me. Is it a CNC machine? The seller says it...
4 comments posted 18yrs
posted by cyberzl1
4 comments posted 18yrs posted by cyberzl1

"Sine ball" in a project

I figured since this uses a ball-bearing to generate sine waves (mechanisms like that have been seen here now and then),...
15 comments posted 18yrs
posted by spamTHISbrp
15 comments posted 18yrs posted by spamTHISbrp

McMaster-Carr Catalog #100 available

I've got a spare catalog, received in 1994, but in new condition. I'll sell it for $15, includes priority shipping in th...
0 comments posted 18yrs
posted by myName
0 comments posted 18yrs posted by myName

Cutting Involute Gears

I have ivan Law's book, "Gears and Gear Cutting" and a copy of John Stevenson's paper, "Cutting involute Gears with For...
16 comments posted 18yrs
posted by judybob
16 comments posted 18yrs posted by judybob