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My DRO crashed last night!

Yup, my 25+ year old Mitutoyo DRO crashed into a pile of swarf and a cardboard box last night! The supporting arm to th...
2 comments posted 19yrs
posted by pkangas
2 comments posted 19yrs posted by pkangas

Making a square hole leather punch

Need to make something that punches out, in ~1/16" soft leather, a square hole, 3/8x3/8 or thereabouts. Ideally in one...
8 comments posted 19yrs
posted by rashid.karimov
8 comments posted 19yrs posted by rashid.karimov

hollow hydraulic cylinder - why?

I found a hollow Enerpac 12kpsi portapower cylinder recently. I'm contemplating rebuilding it (now that I know how). It...
3 comments posted 19yrs
posted by grant
3 comments posted 19yrs posted by grant

FS: H13 Tool Steel

for sale: One round bar of H13 Tool Steel (6 5/8" OD x 20" L) VERY heavy, no shipping; MIGHT cut for smaller pieces but...
0 comments posted 19yrs
posted by btuttleman
0 comments posted 19yrs posted by btuttleman

20Ft Shipping Container to Machine Shop Conversion

Hey all I posted a few questions back a few months ago about a suitable shop design to putting tools on a wood floor in...
30 comments posted 19yrs
posted by b_philion
30 comments posted 19yrs posted by b_philion

Milling projects

I am looking for a website or some such that lists milling projects in ascending order of difficulty. Here my goal is n...
17 comments posted 19yrs
posted by ignoramus26157
17 comments posted 19yrs posted by ignoramus26157

What is it? CLXXIV

http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/ Rob
18 comments posted 19yrs
posted by rhvp67
18 comments posted 19yrs posted by rhvp67

rebuilding Enerpac cylinder - need a seal!

I have an older Enerpac 5-ton flat cylinder, 5/8" stroke, 1-3/8" height when closed. It's very handy but it's been leak...
6 comments posted 19yrs
posted by grant
6 comments posted 19yrs posted by grant

O T Federal deficit

NOT reported in main stream media. Federal deficit SHRANK by 34% in last year.
11 comments posted 19yrs
posted by waltleroy
11 comments posted 19yrs posted by waltleroy

Atlas-Clausing Mill Parts Needed

Hey All, I have a perfect head and drive unit for a Atlas-Clausing 8530 Mill, but have no column or base. Looking for t...
6 comments posted 19yrs
posted by mohead1
6 comments posted 19yrs posted by mohead1

OT: Attn: Jim Chandler

Hi Jim, Just wanted to say thanks for helping Jim out. Very much appreciated. Nice to see him really happy about your k...
1 comments posted 19yrs
posted by nothanks
1 comments posted 19yrs posted by nothanks

anitique table casters

Milady has a honey do project that I'm way overdue on. We have an antique oak dining room table, maybe 75 to 100 years...
10 comments posted 19yrs
posted by karltownsend.NOT
10 comments posted 19yrs posted by karltownsend.NOT

Speed and Feed question

I've got a project that requires the slotting of 304 SS tubing. The wall thickness is.049", the width of the slot is .0...
3 comments posted 19yrs
posted by gjpostma
3 comments posted 19yrs posted by gjpostma

Is this a scam?

Several days ago I mentioned to this group that I had a Weber valve grinding machine for sale. Later I listed it in Cra...
46 comments posted 19yrs
posted by engineman1
46 comments posted 19yrs posted by engineman1

Need valve handle

I need to replace a missing valve handle for a 4" gate valve; the valve drains my lake and is not removable. The stem h...
2 comments posted 19yrs
posted by nhull
2 comments posted 19yrs posted by nhull