⏣ General Metalworking

  1. Home
  2. ⏣ General Metalworking
30777 Threads Posts
to

Worth reading in ⏣ General Metalworking

Charmilles EDM Model E110 wiring

I have a Charmilles Model E110 and received the unit with all the wires disconnected. Some of them are obvious where th...
1 comments posted 19yrs
posted by bufordbriggs
1 comments posted 19yrs posted by bufordbriggs

Sleeving lawnmower gearbox shaft

Older electric one; half-an-hour on the telephone to various more and more esoteric departments yeilded a pdf in my mai...
18 comments posted 19yrs
posted by jtayNOSPAMlor
18 comments posted 19yrs posted by jtayNOSPAMlor

Drawn Pinion Wire Small Quantity Source

I'm trying to salvage a decent quality paper shredder in perfect working order save that the shaft end of the final gea...
2 comments posted 19yrs
posted by dvandam
2 comments posted 19yrs posted by dvandam

Boring head information

Where can I find information on boring heads (not MSM anchors, either!)?
4 comments posted 19yrs
posted by ohland
4 comments posted 19yrs posted by ohland

Boring head recommendations for Sieg X3

My Sieg X3 is limited to a 2" face mill and 1" drill. I would like to get a boring head with an integral R8 shank for it...
1 comments posted 19yrs
posted by ohland
1 comments posted 19yrs posted by ohland

how to sharpen files

Does anyone on the list know how to sharpen files? I have heard that they can be put in an acid bath to sharpen them, bu...
9 comments posted 19yrs
posted by ol3_m3
9 comments posted 19yrs posted by ol3_m3

Correct toolpost size for 9" lathe

I want to get a piston or wedge toolpost for a 9" lathe. I think the Dorian AXA size may be too big. Comments?
3 comments posted 19yrs
posted by ohland
3 comments posted 19yrs posted by ohland

How to avoid coolant splash on the lathe

Hi! May be an old hat for some of you. But I just found out a way to avoid splashing coolant around all over the shop w...
1 comments posted 19yrs
posted by muellernick
1 comments posted 19yrs posted by muellernick

Proxxon tools forum

The Proxxon tools forum is up and running. The Files currently contain factory manuals with parts diagrams for the PD40...
0 comments posted 19yrs
posted by ca95327
0 comments posted 19yrs posted by ca95327

Bridgeport "Kit"?

I see that there is a strange (to me) looking Bridgeport vertical mill on Ebay right now. It is billed as something lik...
3 comments posted 19yrs
posted by spaco
3 comments posted 19yrs posted by spaco

Hydraulic cylinder/valve question

One of my machines has a 2" x 10" cylinder controlled by a 4 way electric valve with a body type check valve in the man...
12 comments posted 19yrs
posted by tom(nospam)
12 comments posted 19yrs posted by tom(nospam)

Barn Finds?

Friend from another forum posted this... And it has *some* metalworking content with the grinding of metal and all... E...
28 comments posted 19yrs
posted by bob
28 comments posted 19yrs posted by bob

Cutting hole in thin gauge metal-perhaps little ot

Might be a little off-topic, but. I have a metal camper shell on my truck and I need to cut a circular hole in it of ab...
13 comments posted 19yrs
posted by vrstull
13 comments posted 19yrs posted by vrstull

Removing broken nylon bolts

I am restoring a Wyco 993 concrete vibrator. It was missing a cover, shaft, and switch. I had a matching switch in my p...
17 comments posted 19yrs
posted by ignoramus4477
17 comments posted 19yrs posted by ignoramus4477