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Shop cleaning

I need to clean my ceiling and rafters in a 25,000 foot building. We have 100 years of dust that the firemen and insura...
18 comments posted 18yrs
posted by tom(nospam)
18 comments posted 18yrs posted by tom(nospam)

building trailer axles

My local trailer building supply house has "high speed stub axle assemblies" with a stub 4"long and 1/3/4"in diameter m...
28 comments posted 18yrs
posted by markhabbi
28 comments posted 18yrs posted by markhabbi

Metal- Colchester lube

I have a new to me lathe, a 70's Colchester-Clausing VS13. The manual specifies Shell Tellus 37 oil for the headstock r...
6 comments posted 18yrs
posted by soundadv
6 comments posted 18yrs posted by soundadv

What is it? CCXXVI

Just posted a new set, hopefully someone will be able identify the first piece, I think I know what it is but I haven't...
23 comments posted 18yrs
posted by rhvp67
23 comments posted 18yrs posted by rhvp67

Wedding ring

Someone asked earlier http://www.metacafe.com/watch/1212672/stone_age_wedding_rings/
0 comments posted 18yrs
posted by borism_void_
0 comments posted 18yrs posted by borism_void_

mill vise problems--am I doing something wrong?

I have a Sherline vertical mill (the 5000 series) and I keep having a problem with my aluminum workpiece pulling loose...
17 comments posted 18yrs
posted by clayton
17 comments posted 18yrs posted by clayton

Plans to build a Trailer for a Motorcycle to tow?

Hey everyone, I want to build a trailer that my motorcycle can tow. I'm hoping to create it from aluminum, but I've nev...
19 comments posted 18yrs
posted by SP-AMB-LOCKrainlover
19 comments posted 18yrs posted by SP-AMB-LOCKrainlover

Are Prices Going Up For Metalworking Goods?

I do not buy very much new stuff for the shop since I have "most" of the tools I want and all the metal stock I need fo...
10 comments posted 18yrs
posted by too_many_tools
10 comments posted 18yrs posted by too_many_tools

Wiring Ooooops

Duh...not sure what these guys were thinking doing this without a safety plan. http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=9e3_120712...
2 comments posted 18yrs
posted by dav1936531
2 comments posted 18yrs posted by dav1936531

hydraulics; leaking?

I recently obtained a 2nd-hand wesco hydraulic lift. I was warned by the owner that it must be kept vertical, otherwise...
2 comments posted 18yrs
posted by BerniniCaCO3
2 comments posted 18yrs posted by BerniniCaCO3

Need a bridge?

Just when you thought you had seen it all for sale on the Internet.... http://raleigh.craigslist.org/mat/626583859.html...
7 comments posted 18yrs
posted by occupantr
7 comments posted 18yrs posted by occupantr

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...
5 comments posted 18yrs
posted by markhabbi
5 comments posted 18yrs posted by markhabbi

pipe benders for aluminum

How do the cheap pipe benders work on schedule 40 aluminum pipe?
10 comments posted 18yrs
posted by markhabbi
10 comments posted 18yrs posted by markhabbi