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MetalWorking: What's Your Site?

I love looking at unconventional projects, machines, and even advice write-ups, and was hoping the experts/hobbyists he...
8 comments posted 18yrs
posted by Searcher7
8 comments posted 18yrs posted by Searcher7

Tig Squarewave Inverter Revisted

I have found Iggy's homemade tig welder project and am quite impressed: http://igor.chudov.com/projects/Homemade-TIG-DC...
0 comments posted 18yrs
posted by zugget
0 comments posted 18yrs posted by zugget

OT: Anti-bumpers

So my 18-year-old daughter is in a stop-and-go highway backup, there's sprinkle of rain on the oily pavement, and she s...
38 comments posted 18yrs
posted by kinch
38 comments posted 18yrs posted by kinch

Dual drill bit?

I want to drill a piece of 3"IPS (3.5"OD) Sch. 80 wall steel pipe so that a 2"IPS (2.375"OD) pipe can go through it and...
9 comments posted 18yrs
posted by rdunham2
9 comments posted 18yrs posted by rdunham2

Tapering and runout on a SIEG C1 lathe

Hello all, I have a SIEG C1 Micro Lathe (http://www.axminster.co.uk/product-Axminster-SIEG-Axminster-SIEG-C1-Micro-Lath...
3 comments posted 18yrs
posted by amrbekhit
3 comments posted 18yrs posted by amrbekhit

FA: Cole Drill

I have a Cole #7 drill for auction on eBay: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=330219697595 Closes...
1 comments posted 18yrs
posted by jbr-ebay
1 comments posted 18yrs posted by jbr-ebay

Gangsaw for Cutting Strips

It is a PITA cutting Phosphor-Bronze strips from sheet material with a box cutter, and I was hoping to get advice on a...
9 comments posted 18yrs
posted by Searcher7
9 comments posted 18yrs posted by Searcher7

bandsaw help

I picked up an old craftsman 10 inch bandsaw today. Lots of coats of house paint, a home brew cabinet/stand that has se...
7 comments posted 18yrs
posted by rbelisle1
7 comments posted 18yrs posted by rbelisle1

Tabletop Surface Grinder - Nashua NH

No connection, no opinion on its value, just a heads up. http://nh.craigslist.org/tls/603268616.html
2 comments posted 18yrs
posted by news
2 comments posted 18yrs posted by news

She's home gloat

Just don't look at the crappy fenders and dryrotted tires .......... http://www.flickr.com/photos/deserttraveler/ I'm $...
33 comments posted 18yrs
posted by WeBMorfin
33 comments posted 18yrs posted by WeBMorfin

Metal protection question (truck bed liner)

I have had a drop-in liner in my old F-150 for a dozen years and loved it. Now I need to protect my new Tundra bed. Has...
24 comments posted 18yrs
posted by novalidaddress
24 comments posted 18yrs posted by novalidaddress

enco promotions?

Hello, Does anybody know the ENCO's March promo code for free shipping? A.
2 comments posted 18yrs
posted by Zayonc
2 comments posted 18yrs posted by Zayonc

Hardinge HC jack screw motor

I have a Hardinge HC on which the spindle speed control jack screw motor is not turning. Not sure if it is an electrica...
1 comments posted 18yrs
posted by rpseguin
1 comments posted 18yrs posted by rpseguin