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drill speed for stainless

what is the proper drill speed and best technique for drilling stainless steel?
4 comments posted 19yrs
posted by vrstull
4 comments posted 19yrs posted by vrstull

CAT40 Drawing?

Anyone have an accurate drawing of a CAT40 taper in ACAD DWG, DXF, etc? Additionally, any CATxx taper would be nice to...
8 comments posted 19yrs
posted by bob
8 comments posted 19yrs posted by bob

Albany craigslist

I looked at Albany NY list and found http://albany.craigslist.org/tls/398136793.htmlAtlas 6" Metal Lathe - $750 August...
1 comments posted 19yrs
posted by nospam
1 comments posted 19yrs posted by nospam

Explosive gases

A few days back somebody posted a link to an outfit that sells mole eradicating equipment (extremely spendy). Basically...
21 comments posted 19yrs
posted by ivan
21 comments posted 19yrs posted by ivan

Should I heat treat ?

I have machined some replacement bushings for a motorcycle swing arm . The inner sleeve is 4140 steel approx. 1" in dia...
20 comments posted 19yrs
posted by snagone
20 comments posted 19yrs posted by snagone

OT: Little Chinese Generator Report

Hey, all- The local Pep Boys had 1000 watt 64 cc two-stroke generators on sale for $100. I bought one for powering up m...
2 comments posted 19yrs
posted by carl.byrns
2 comments posted 19yrs posted by carl.byrns

Another Lathe for Sale

The Houston Craig's List doesn't usually have many reasonably priced machine tools so today is quite unusual. I don't h...
0 comments posted 19yrs
posted by randallX
0 comments posted 19yrs posted by randallX

9" SB Lathe for sale

I just noticed this on the Houston TX Craig's List. I have no connection with the seller, but it looks like a nice lath...
0 comments posted 19yrs
posted by randallX
0 comments posted 19yrs posted by randallX

Help on old Delta-Milwaukee surface grinder

I own an ancient Delta-Milwaukee "Toolmaker" surface grinder that is only used about two hours a year, but it occasiona...
6 comments posted 19yrs
posted by fdavidander
6 comments posted 19yrs posted by fdavidander

Say goodbuy to home shops

The article in the link is of concern to anyone with a home shop. If you have a neighbor thats a pain in the ass now ju...
124 comments posted 19yrs
posted by azotic
124 comments posted 19yrs posted by azotic

"Tow behind" generator not working

There is a local opportunity to buy a used, name brand tow behind generator that is not working as follows: the engine...
34 comments posted 19yrs
posted by ignoramus19946
34 comments posted 19yrs posted by ignoramus19946

Steering Shaft

I've had vibration in my steering wheel just a little above idle on my '77 Ford F250 PU for a while. I noticed the uppe...
0 comments posted 19yrs
posted by msmith5242
0 comments posted 19yrs posted by msmith5242