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The devil made me do it

Spent about 6 hours finding and wiring a reversing relay for my 8 Amp, 58/105 DC volt, shunt wound GE motor. Worked lik...
33 comments posted 19yrs
posted by t.samuels
33 comments posted 19yrs posted by t.samuels

Schaublin lathe compound rest

I am posting this for a friend. He has a Schaublin lathe compound rest for sale. It is the same as the compound rest in...
0 comments posted 19yrs
posted by abrasha
0 comments posted 19yrs posted by abrasha

fabricating and hardening some small steel sleeves

I need to make and harden some small sleeves, OD about 1/4", ID about 3/16", length about 1/2". I'd like the parts to b...
3 comments posted 19yrs
posted by jstewart
3 comments posted 19yrs posted by jstewart

A rather specific lathe question

Hello all, I'm new to this group, but recognise a lot of names from other forums. Recently, I aquired a *old* Foster tu...
1 comments posted 19yrs
posted by prometheus
1 comments posted 19yrs posted by prometheus

Notice about Peter Grey

Hi Everyone - This is Peter Grey's wife, he posted here regularly and talked to me about this newsgroup frequently. Unf...
11 comments posted 19yrs
posted by vagrey
11 comments posted 19yrs posted by vagrey

status of new workshop

Here is my present workshop status, in case anyone is interested. I posted when I started and I'm only a week from putt...
12 comments posted 19yrs
posted by mcrump1
12 comments posted 19yrs posted by mcrump1

Way OT Shotgun question

I just bought a Mossberg HS410 for my family (my youngest kid is 12, so I wanted a smaller gun) and was looking for a f...
16 comments posted 19yrs
posted by cmciver
16 comments posted 19yrs posted by cmciver

machine tool demand down

anyone seeing this ? "U.S. July machine tool demand stood at $271.37 million, down 22 percent from June and down 9.5 pe...
5 comments posted 19yrs
posted by sidd
5 comments posted 19yrs posted by sidd

slip roll?

I have located a 30" sheet metal slip roll in my general area. It's about 2 hours away by car. It isn't new, looks to b...
10 comments posted 19yrs
posted by grant
10 comments posted 19yrs posted by grant

Update on the Containerized shop

I've posted a few questions off and on about things like putting Machine tools on a wood floor and on insulating a shop...
51 comments posted 19yrs
posted by b_philion
51 comments posted 19yrs posted by b_philion

HF Inline Sander Mods

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=91773 Snagged this on sale for $22.00 to continue the...
0 comments posted 19yrs
posted by jasonrnorth
0 comments posted 19yrs posted by jasonrnorth

Help with odd tool id

Can anyone help me ID this tool? http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l250/leeana14861/1.jpg http://i98.photobucket.com/alb...
3 comments posted 19yrs
posted by leeana1
3 comments posted 19yrs posted by leeana1

JD-455 fix follow-up

Here's the upshot on the John Deere 455 with the non-func tranny. Check out the hydraulic schematic on www.tufftorq.com...
1 comments posted 19yrs
posted by lloydspinsidemindspring.com
1 comments posted 19yrs posted by lloydspinsidemindspring.com

Portland Oregon metal supplier?

Hi all - Several years ago I found a metal supplier in Portland who was located under the Ross Island Bridge in the Zid...
5 comments posted 19yrs
posted by carla.xspamx.fong
5 comments posted 19yrs posted by carla.xspamx.fong