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Checking welding current

I'm picking up the radiator for the SA 200 Monday, and will be painting and reassembling according to the wind speed ov...
23 comments posted 18yrs
posted by oldfart
23 comments posted 18yrs posted by oldfart

Making a spring latch

Trying to make a spring latch for a recently finished gate. Gate needs to swing both ways. I made a striker plate for t...
8 comments posted 18yrs
posted by ivan
8 comments posted 18yrs posted by ivan

Lathe arrived!

Hello all, It's here; it actually arrived yesterday. The arrival was not nearly the big deal it could have been, thanks...
11 comments posted 18yrs
posted by bschwab
11 comments posted 18yrs posted by bschwab

LIGO

HOW LIGO WORKS LIGO must measure the movements of its mirrors, separated by two and a half miles, with phenomenal preci...
2 comments posted 18yrs
posted by mwron
2 comments posted 18yrs posted by mwron

Nice Trailers

One of these days I'll be buying an 18' open flatbed tandem trailer, but for now I can only dream and drool about the o...
2 comments posted 18yrs
posted by albert6
2 comments posted 18yrs posted by albert6

Best online US source for cutting tools

Hi, looking for a good USA based online source for good quality cutting tools like coated sub-micrograin solid carbide...
8 comments posted 18yrs
posted by speffSNIP
8 comments posted 18yrs posted by speffSNIP

Where's the EMCO-F1 CNC MILL Group Gone?

I've been posting messages to the Yahoo "Emco F1 CNC Mill" group for weeks now and there is no activity-- the messages...
7 comments posted 18yrs
posted by planet10
7 comments posted 18yrs posted by planet10

FS Coolmate 4

Anyone have use for a Coolmate 4 (blue) it's used and paid it's dues but in fine working order. I rebuilt the pump (Car...
7 comments posted 18yrs
posted by FraserRacing"AT"RobFraser.Net
7 comments posted 18yrs posted by FraserRacing"AT"RobFraser.Net

MCMASTER-CARR Catalog number 1

After the mcm-c bitch post I looked at ebay auctions, catalog #46 was from 1939. When did they start with #1? McMaster-...
5 comments posted 18yrs
posted by rbraun333
5 comments posted 18yrs posted by rbraun333

benchman 4000 or other Benchman with ATC?

Does anyone here have a Benchman 4000 or another Benchman (5000,MX, etc) with an ATC (Automatic Tool Changer)? I am set...
0 comments posted 18yrs
posted by raskinscott
0 comments posted 18yrs posted by raskinscott

Compound angle milling?

I want to mill a 10* angle on the leading edge of a skid fin for my model boats. The lead angle of the fin is 30* and I...
6 comments posted 18yrs
posted by tkee(no spam)
6 comments posted 18yrs posted by tkee(no spam)

Root nut installation using a small air chisel

I've got a heap of M5 root nuts ( http://www.rageem.com.au/Products/Special_Application_Nuts/Buff_root_nuts.jpg ) to in...
12 comments posted 18yrs
posted by Invalid
12 comments posted 18yrs posted by Invalid

Cutting stainless with a small plasma unit?

Title say it all. I'm past the point that I can chomp parts with a chop saw and grind/file a smooth edge. Some of these...
15 comments posted 18yrs
posted by cavelamb
15 comments posted 18yrs posted by cavelamb

HVLP spray nozzles getting clogged up

Hey Guys I had a mnor issue with an HVLP gun where i think i set the paint in it to be too thick and as such i clogged...
4 comments posted 18yrs
posted by b_philion
4 comments posted 18yrs posted by b_philion