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What load will bend it?

I have a stainless steel tube (has 316L written on it) 1.25" (31.75mm) OD 3mm wall thickness, held horizontally at one...
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posted by binswood
1 comments posted 18yrs posted by binswood

Bolt Hardness Question

I have a tractor that uses three 5/8 bolts, 3 inches long with fine thread, to hold on the front wheels. With there bei...
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posted by letterman
4 comments posted 18yrs posted by letterman

McMaster just gets better and better

So just now I'm cruising McMaster's website for some hardware. I clicked down their easy, intuitive user interface to t...
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posted by Winston
8 comments posted 18yrs posted by Winston

updated web page

here is a new web address of my shop progress; you have to go to the tab of the new home/shop. Progress has been much sl...
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posted by mcrump1
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Machine screws and untapped holes

Am I the only one who got the impression on the "Where to buy machine screw assortment" thread that the OP was only tal...
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posted by notme
1 comments posted 18yrs posted by notme

US Navy

Good evening all, By any chance is anybody on here who was in the US Navy and stationed in the Holy Loch, Dunoon, Scotla...
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posted by iflyer
7 comments posted 18yrs posted by iflyer

Benchmaster Mill (again)

I bought a Benchmaster Mill with the fixed vertical head. No quill. Needs a lot of cleanup and a new paint job will mak...
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posted by rwatson767
2 comments posted 18yrs posted by rwatson767

Machine Shop Position Opportunities

ABCO Automation, Inc., located in the highly desirable Piedmont Triad region of North Carolina, is seeking an experienc...
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posted by dellat
0 comments posted 18yrs posted by dellat

Online PowerMILL 8 Release Centre!

The PowerMILL 8 Release Centre is now online at www.PowerMILL.com/releasecentre This is your one stop shop for anything...
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posted by markgads
0 comments posted 18yrs posted by markgads

power line videos on youtube

someone posted a link to a video of a helicopter power line inspector guy, there are dozens of power line (and power li...
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posted by wwixon
4 comments posted 18yrs posted by wwixon

how to dress tool post grinder wheel?

Wondering what the usual method is for dressing the wheel on a toolpost grinder. All I can come up with is to make somet...
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posted by scottk
7 comments posted 18yrs posted by scottk