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A serious discussion about the need for more gun control

Since the United States is facing a recession then the recent increase in violent gun crimes could be drawn as a correl...

77 18yrs

georgeching2008

77 18yrs georgeching2008

EMCO MAXIMAT 10

HELLO EVERYBODY, I AM AN AVID MECHANICAL AND ELECTRONIC HOBBIST. MY MACKGROUND IS ENGINEERING (MSME, MSEE), AND I HAVE...

7 18yrs

tauria

7 18yrs tauria

Welding Cast Exhaust Manifold

The cast exhaust manifold seems to be a good quality cast iron, meehanite type material, can I weld a small (0.5" Dia)...

8 18yrs

not

8 18yrs not

Clausing 5904 vfd conversion pictures in dropbox

All In a previous thread started back on 12/28 I responded about the vfd conversion I'd recently done to a similar mach...

21 18yrs

pdba01

21 18yrs pdba01

DRO trouble update

I took it apart again (mid 80s Teledyne-Gurley "Scout 500") and found a dirty ground screw connection. it works fine now...

3 18yrs

spam

3 18yrs spam

OT: Looking for PT Help in NJ - 07946

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19 18yrs

bob

19 18yrs bob

which dro option is best suited for a 3 in 1 machine?

I'm looking at a shumatech dro kit for my smithy 1220ltd. I'm a complete amateur with my machine and can't decide if th...

4 18yrs

modat22

4 18yrs modat22

Silicone grease removal

I've tried all the common shop solvents to get silicone grease/oil off of ignition wire ends don't want to damage the si...

27 18yrs

wassbiplane

27 18yrs wassbiplane

Shearing 18 gage stainless

I need a way to cleanly shear 18-gage (.047") stainless sheet at a job site. The width of the material will be about 4"...

33 18yrs

dforeman

33 18yrs dforeman

1" Capacity Key-Type Chucks?

Looking for a decent but affordable (Less than $200 would be nice) 1" capacity key-type chuck with a MT2 shank or Jacob...

10 18yrs

bob

10 18yrs bob

OT: Reliable email hosting

I have been a Emailias user for years. They provide an unlimited number of email addresses that I can shut down instant...

7 18yrs

usenetreply

7 18yrs usenetreply

Die Filer question

I picked up this Die Filer at a garage sale about two years ago. ($40, I didn't even bargain). Came with about 30 files...

7 18yrs

ivan

7 18yrs ivan

Good vertical bandsaw?

I wasn't able to find a decent bench top bandsaw. I need to be able to cut metal to shape a part. Horizontal / vertical...

26 18yrs

ohland

26 18yrs ohland

Welding rods (electrodes)

I picked this lot of mixed rods up yesterday http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=140192220929&ssPag...

18 18yrs

gunner

18 18yrs gunner

The Horror! The Horror!

Once again, I have been a witness to metalworking from the 15th century. Two holes drilled with a center drill, the DRO...

0 18yrs

ohland

0 18yrs ohland

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