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run/start caps

Gang, Quick question.... I have a situation where a 7-1/2 HP 220v single phase motor is popping start caps. Not very fr...
2 comments posted 19yrs
posted by Ken Sterling
2 comments posted 19yrs posted by Ken Sterling

Blades for cutting aluminum?

I'm just getting into metalworking, and will need to be cutting square aluminum tubing. I was under the impression that...
15 comments posted 19yrs
posted by MrDanManders
15 comments posted 19yrs posted by MrDanManders

OT: July 1

Happy Birthday Canada! Today our country is 140 years old! Steve R.
12 comments posted 19yrs
posted by ud233
12 comments posted 19yrs posted by ud233

JC-2 collet

Has anybody heard of a JC-2 collet? The collet looks exactly like a 5C or 2J collet on steroids. Bearing diameter is 2....
2 comments posted 19yrs
posted by karltownsend.NOT
2 comments posted 19yrs posted by karltownsend.NOT

OT Racoons 2 - Groff 0

In a separate thread there was conversation about the carnage the #@^*& raccoons are causing to my wife's bird feeders....
15 comments posted 19yrs
posted by errol.groff
15 comments posted 19yrs posted by errol.groff

Thin wire is springier than thick wire?

Does thin spring type wire flex more than thick spring type wire (everything else equal), before losing its shape? Putt...
11 comments posted 19yrs
posted by jdoe
11 comments posted 19yrs posted by jdoe

OT - Where to get marking ink?

Around 45 years ago I bought a refillable "magic marker" made by The Carters Ink Company of Boston. It's a nice all alu...
5 comments posted 19yrs
posted by jwisnia
5 comments posted 19yrs posted by jwisnia

Help with identifying lathe (2025 Update)

I have access to a lathe that has the following on the nameplate. Machine World Taiwan Co Ltd TY-36 552 June 1979 It wo...
7 comments posted 19yrs
posted by tatco
7 comments posted 19yrs posted by tatco

Worms

Can somebody tell me how to make a worm on a lathe?
7 comments posted 19yrs
posted by MikeMandaville
7 comments posted 19yrs posted by MikeMandaville

This is good stainless springy wire?

Looks like "Yield Strength" means "springy". This is the best common (stainless) springy wire? McMaster-Carr part numbe...
0 comments posted 19yrs
posted by jdoe
0 comments posted 19yrs posted by jdoe

Recommendations for ER-16 collet source

I've been surfing eBuy for a bit looking for the elusive "frugal but good" ER-16 collets and an R8 holder for them. I n...
2 comments posted 19yrs
posted by ohland
2 comments posted 19yrs posted by ohland

CNC time

What does CNC lathe time run out there? I need to have a bunch of bushungs made from UHMW poly for resale as repair kit...
3 comments posted 19yrs
posted by gmasterman
3 comments posted 19yrs posted by gmasterman

Need "Trustee from the Toolroom" Book

I understand that "Trustee from the Toolroom" by Nevil Shute is a great book for HSMs to read. I don't believe it is re...
14 comments posted 19yrs
posted by NOSPAM_rgoldner
14 comments posted 19yrs posted by NOSPAM_rgoldner

What type of hammer is that ?

Hello can anyone tell me what kind of hammer is used on this pictures ? http://motthieu.free.fr/hammer it's used for cym...
11 comments posted 19yrs
posted by motthieu
11 comments posted 19yrs posted by motthieu

Plumber's Strap Wrench?

I'm building an AR-15 based "match rifle" for competition, and the handguard mounting is non-standard. The handguard is...
7 comments posted 19yrs
posted by gwhite
7 comments posted 19yrs posted by gwhite