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Myford ML7 and ML10 oilers

Hi. Does anyone know if the thread for the oil cups on an ML7 is that same as that on an ML10 ? I'd like to fit some si...
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posted by youra.turceninoff
3 comments posted 19yrs posted by youra.turceninoff

shear and moment diagrams

I'm working my way through the eighth edition of "Simplified Design of Steel Structures" by Ambrose and Tripeny (Parker...
7 comments posted 19yrs
posted by pfeiffer
7 comments posted 19yrs posted by pfeiffer

South Bend 9 apron

I want to give the apron a good clean. The worm needs to be removed to get to some crud that's visible behind it. Anyon...
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posted by jwprincic
1 comments posted 19yrs posted by jwprincic

OT: ultra durable utility knife blades

I use snap-off utility knife blades a lot. My current set of blades is amazing (otherwise I wouldn't be writing about i...
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posted by jdoe
4 comments posted 19yrs posted by jdoe

Material Thickness for Pickup Bed Toolbox

I have a plywood box in the back of my pickup that holds long stuff (tripods, prism poles, digging bars, shovels, long...
4 comments posted 19yrs
posted by jhframe
4 comments posted 19yrs posted by jhframe

Fixture / jig clamp for 20mm round stock in lathe

I'm looking for some ideas on how to repeatedly and hold some 20mm OD PVC round bar in a lathe chuck. I'm turning batch...
1 comments posted 19yrs
posted by weiner2
1 comments posted 19yrs posted by weiner2

Air hammer chisel guidance

O.K. My turn to ask a question instead of answering them. I just picked up an air hammer with a set of five chisels. Lo...
54 comments posted 19yrs
posted by dnichols
54 comments posted 19yrs posted by dnichols

Teflon/Delrin Bibb washers?

Hi all, I'm tired of replacing the crappy rubber tap washers ( Bibb - on compression style taps) around the house. Yes,...
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posted by here
4 comments posted 19yrs posted by here

gettting started on the cheap

I've wanted to 'get into' metal working for quite a while but just haven't found the time. My current experience is lim...
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posted by no
17 comments posted 19yrs posted by no

Drillin holes Intos Hard Metal

O.K.s, I gotta a new Job, er,um-"Hobby", busting intos, er,um- "exploring" a vault, er,um- "Mysterty Boxe" lined up. My...
5 comments posted 19yrs
posted by howarde
5 comments posted 19yrs posted by howarde

Moving machines

Hello all, Is is just me, or does the metalworking industry seem deaf to hobbyists and other home-shop customers? Put a...
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posted by bschwab
76 comments posted 19yrs posted by bschwab

Online Machining Intro

This site has some basic introduction to machine tool operation and shop practice accompanied by rather decent photogra...
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posted by smerrill19
9 comments posted 19yrs posted by smerrill19

Taps in green coating

If I see a tap in green coating, would it be correct to assume that it is a resharp? i
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posted by ignoramus22384
5 comments posted 19yrs posted by ignoramus22384

What is it? CCI

This set should be a little easier than the last one, only two of them are unidentified: http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.co...
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posted by rhvp67
38 comments posted 19yrs posted by rhvp67

Reliable Tools in Irwindale out of business?

Did Reliable Tools in Irwindale go out of business? They do not have a web page nor do they answer the phone. If they a...
22 comments posted 19yrs
posted by nomail
22 comments posted 19yrs posted by nomail