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3/8" Capacity J33 Mount Chucks?

Anyone have a source for 3/8" maximum capacity J33 mount chucks? Key-Type... Not Keyless. Customer doesn't want 1/2" ca...
6 comments posted 18yrs
posted by bob
6 comments posted 18yrs posted by bob

The sound of money

Damn. my dad was cutting off a mounting block (round stock with dovetails) and the cut-off tool wasn't set right, proba...
3 comments posted 18yrs
posted by ohland
3 comments posted 18yrs posted by ohland

Non-porous gasket and/or sealant?

Hello all, I am building a frame/box onto a metal cart - long story. The chase is that it needs to be water resistant,...
16 comments posted 18yrs
posted by bschwab
16 comments posted 18yrs posted by bschwab

OT: A very enjoyable training session

The one-on-one training/coaching session I had at the range yesterday was even more fun than I thought it might be. It...
19 comments posted 18yrs
posted by dforeman
19 comments posted 18yrs posted by dforeman

Desoldering question (Miller XMT welder repair)

I just finished a mini project. I fixed a "broken" Miller XMT 300 CC/CV welding machine, which had the switch for the d...
80 comments posted 18yrs
posted by ignoramus1782
80 comments posted 18yrs posted by ignoramus1782

fs - need to get rid of this metric facemill

100 mm very nice condition indexable facemill, marked WKH, and PDM 100/3, DIN 138 I got this a few years ago and I can'...
0 comments posted 18yrs
posted by nobody
0 comments posted 18yrs posted by nobody

Fair price for an acetylene tank

What should I expect to pay for a used B acetylene bottle? I see them on ebay for $80 including shipping. McMaster gets...
6 comments posted 18yrs
posted by news
6 comments posted 18yrs posted by news

fs: anyone need a snow tapping machine TA series

I have a friend with a TA-2-A snow tapper, near ventura Calif, he would like to sell it for $250 you pick up - drop me...
6 comments posted 18yrs
posted by nobody
6 comments posted 18yrs posted by nobody

Unimat 3 Belts

Well I found a new source of cheap belts for my Unimat 3 today. A swimming pool equipment supplier and contractor. They...
2 comments posted 18yrs
posted by john.kulczycki
2 comments posted 18yrs posted by john.kulczycki

Huge changes in eBay feedback

Now sellers will only be able to leave positive feedback. http://pages.ebay.com/sell/update08/rewards/index.html?ov=004...
12 comments posted 18yrs
posted by ignoramus1782
12 comments posted 18yrs posted by ignoramus1782

OT; clock running backwards?

I'm trying to monitor my heat pump, both heating and cooling, to see when I'm coming too close to the edge. I rigged a...
28 comments posted 18yrs
posted by nhull
28 comments posted 18yrs posted by nhull

anyone want a benchmaster mill stand?

located near los angeles, $50, from an estate, some idiot took the mill and left the base, so this is your chance if yo...
0 comments posted 18yrs
posted by nobody
0 comments posted 18yrs posted by nobody

Where does the term "clapped out" come from?

Discussing used machinery you hear that term "clapped out" come up. I know it means worn to the point of unusability, b...
20 comments posted 18yrs
posted by kinch
20 comments posted 18yrs posted by kinch

Age linked to aging in older brains

Newest research established high degree of correlation between age and brain aging in older brains. Also a high degree o...
8 comments posted 18yrs
posted by ignoramus2518
8 comments posted 18yrs posted by ignoramus2518

Shop heating question

As some of you might remember i'm making a shop out of a 20 foot container and as others might have guessed Its been so...
50 comments posted 18yrs
posted by b_philion
50 comments posted 18yrs posted by b_philion