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Cute Childs Milling Machine

Nice little mill for the closet shop. https://www.ebay.com/itm/Childs-Co-No-0000-Milling-Machine/372261058245?hash=item5...
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posted by HB
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How Much Contact Surface for an R8 Taper ?

A buddy of mine called me yesterday saying he was having some troubles seating tools in his new bench top mill. I stopp...
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posted by none
7 comments posted 8yrs posted by none

Bonding titanium

OK, this one is pretty far out on the fringes, but if you've dabbled with small pieces of titanium as I have, you may h...
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posted by huntres23
4 comments posted 8yrs posted by huntres23

air saw for wood?

Has anyone tried cutting wood with an air powered auto body saw? https://www.harborfreight.com/high-speed-metal-saw-917...
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posted by muratlanne
8 comments posted 8yrs posted by muratlanne

Vertical Creeper

I sure wish I'd had one of these when I was spending long days hunched over the fenders: https://is.gd/Ai7B2O Don't nee...
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posted by ljaques
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Odd way to grind the ID of a Logan 3-Jaw Chuck

Hi Folks, I am in the process of grinding the jaws of the original 5" 3-Jaw chuck ( Logan #431) for my 10" Logan lathe...
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posted by drdankoller
2 comments posted 8yrs posted by drdankoller

Convert to Vertical (semi) Permanently

I recently picked up a 7x12 horizontal bandsaw. The 4x6(8) has started that point in its life where it has one problem...
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posted by none
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Pin Punches - Good Steel for Them

Most of the time pin punches do their job and pins push or are drive out with modest effort. Once in a while you really...
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posted by none
7 comments posted 8yrs posted by none

3D Printing of metal parts

This is very interesting to me. https://3dprintingindustry.com/news/nasa-seeks-commercialization-new-nozzle-specific-met...
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posted by nobody
1 comments posted 8yrs posted by nobody

Pacemaker

Sometime ago someone on this site was fitted with a device similar to a pacemaker although I think it might have had a...
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posted by slocombjb
3 comments posted 8yrs posted by slocombjb

Nice Adjustable-Height Welding Table

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1QMdX9UILBg&index=168&list=WL 4' x 8' x 3/4" with AOH HFT long ram jack and 8" steel cas...
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posted by ljaques
2 comments posted 8yrs posted by ljaques

Collective wisdom for a desk chair problem?

Hi All, For years I have been buying cheap ($30) plastic desk-chair-plastic-thingy that go on the carpet to support the...
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posted by davenpete
10 comments posted 8yrs posted by davenpete

NEED GEOMETRIC DIE HEAD MANUAL

Need a geometric die head manual for d type. Need info on the sharpening fuxture, angles etc.
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posted by missionpilot61
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