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Interesting item I found in trailer parts catalog

It is called an "axle slider". Maybe someone can correct me if wrong, but all it looks like is a section of angle iron...
8 comments posted 18yrs
posted by stryped
8 comments posted 18yrs posted by stryped

Hardinge TFB-H docs/manuals and tooling sought

Anybody have PDF or other format documentation of any sort for a TFB- H, HLV-H, or HC? I just bought a TFB-H over ebay...
0 comments posted 18yrs
posted by rpseguin
0 comments posted 18yrs posted by rpseguin

DIY Induction heater for shrinker endmill holders?

I bought a number of BT40 Lyndex shrink fit endmill holders, but cannot even come close to affording the shrink fit ind...
21 comments posted 18yrs
posted by rpseguin
21 comments posted 18yrs posted by rpseguin

how to keep powdercoat from peeling?

I have a sensor housing that is used for winter plow trucks. I have my fabricator of the housing powder coat it. It see...
3 comments posted 18yrs
posted by eganders
3 comments posted 18yrs posted by eganders

Can I clean a bearing hub with WD 40

I always wonder if it is ok to clean a dirty bearing hub, like with WD 40 or Kerosene. Will that screw up the lubricatio...
14 comments posted 18yrs
posted by pmaston
14 comments posted 18yrs posted by pmaston

Opinions on older TIG supply?

Howdy, I was recently looking at an older TIG supply, transformer based, and am wondering about it's performance compar...
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posted by jonREMOVETHISdanniken
19 comments posted 18yrs posted by jonREMOVETHISdanniken

Boom pole

Any idea on some construction plans or how a person could build one? I have some pipe laying around. Been thinking this...
1 comments posted 18yrs
posted by stryped
1 comments posted 18yrs posted by stryped

Need high temp fiberglass insulation

It was a rough weekend at the track, I'm doing repair work today. The cracked and crunched fiberglass bumper has some f...
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posted by spamless
8 comments posted 18yrs posted by spamless

Finding really dense metals

I'm looking for something even denser than lead. Ideally I'd like to fill up a small can, about pint-size, with scrap m...
20 comments posted 18yrs
posted by shoppa
20 comments posted 18yrs posted by shoppa

Fastener puzzle

I've been trying to figure out the best way to do this for a few weeks now, and I haven't come up with anything I like...
8 comments posted 18yrs
posted by dpdphoto
8 comments posted 18yrs posted by dpdphoto

MSC shipping to Canada

I've read various reports of the problems when MSC (or someone else) shps to Canada via UPS. UPS insists on being the c...
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posted by dnichols
5 comments posted 18yrs posted by dnichols

Adjusting a Millers Falls micrometer

I have an old Millers Falls micrometer that somehow is out of calibration by about a half a thou. How do you adjust the...
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posted by kinch
6 comments posted 18yrs posted by kinch

Drill Press Repair

My father-in-law has well broken in drill press that he wants me to repair. He told me it was built in 1918. It says "C...
5 comments posted 18yrs
posted by johnnytorchXXX
5 comments posted 18yrs posted by johnnytorchXXX

Tongue question

Anyway, been thinking about simplicity vs strength in terms of tongue design. I like the idea of using a straight tongu...
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posted by stryped
1 comments posted 18yrs posted by stryped