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Chip per tooth for end mill

A continuation of my query regarding slot milling with a 1/8" end mill. The peripheral feed per tooth recommended was 0...
5 comments posted 18yrs
posted by GeoLane at PTD dot NET
5 comments posted 18yrs posted by GeoLane at PTD dot NET

Brass all thread

I am having trouble finding this. I need 1/4 - 20 in two 24" lengths. I may have to bite the bullet and get it online i...
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posted by morphonym
23 comments posted 18yrs posted by morphonym

simple tube layout?

I have a 4" tube which I want to scribe lines on. The two lines will be parallel to the tube axis and should be exactly...
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posted by grant
9 comments posted 18yrs posted by grant

Formula for Changing thread gears

I'm using Rajkot conventional lathe , i want the formula for changing thread gears for required pitch, for example 20 mm...
1 comments posted 18yrs
posted by kamalgkannan
1 comments posted 18yrs posted by kamalgkannan

Bullshit by the numbers

Some of those Toyota ads during the Daytona 500 were amazing. I owned a Toyota SR5, and it was a good truck, but just a...
36 comments posted 18yrs
posted by morphonym
36 comments posted 18yrs posted by morphonym

Drill digging in Delrin

Howdy, gang. For the MOEPED 6 (remember the MOEPED?) I need some control cables routed over 1-1/8 inch tubing so I boug...
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posted by DGoncz
7 comments posted 18yrs posted by DGoncz

some FUN-NY metalworking

http://www.rokonworld.com/greentruck/greentruck.html wait for the pics to load, expecially check out his fender mounted...
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posted by wwixon
3 comments posted 18yrs posted by wwixon

fs: anyone need a horizontal bandsaw - new?

carolina fabirications ST-12 series cutoff bandsaw, made in USA, still in crate, orange colored, capaicity ~12X8 inches...
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posted by nobody
0 comments posted 18yrs posted by nobody

Order in the shop!

I am moving part of my "stuff" to a new room I built. I think I'll just take in the inside repair stuff, fasteners, pow...
19 comments posted 18yrs
posted by morphonym
19 comments posted 18yrs posted by morphonym

End Milling Into a Corner Without 'Snipe'?

I have a technique question about milling. Lets say I'm machining a rectangular pocket, or just an inside corner of an...
5 comments posted 18yrs
posted by gwhite
5 comments posted 18yrs posted by gwhite

Follow rest

Well the little follow rest project to turn some long but thin 4140 shafts worked out really well. Both the 17mm and th...
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posted by msmith5242
2 comments posted 18yrs posted by msmith5242

Belt sander: Smoke escape!

Hi people, I have an old HF 4" x 36" belt sander that has provided probably 12 years of reliable service. This afternoo...
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posted by davenpete
11 comments posted 18yrs posted by davenpete

Aluminum jeep frame

I would liketo build a new frame for my jeep CJ-7 and want something that will not rust, ever. Would 2" X 4" X 1/4" wal...
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posted by markhabbi
16 comments posted 18yrs posted by markhabbi

Edison lab photos

It's cold and windy out, was sitting here marveling at the pictures of the Thomas Edison Labs. http://memory.loc.gov/pn...
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posted by spamless
8 comments posted 18yrs posted by spamless

ARC STARTER couppling?

Hi, I'm currently building a complete WIG/TIG welder... microcotroller PCB is runing and will be programmed probably ne...
8 comments posted 18yrs
posted by asdf81
8 comments posted 18yrs posted by asdf81