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Working on the trailer

http://tinyurl.com/34w29g One of the folding 4' x8' kit trailers. It had several trips from S. Calif to Salt Lake City...
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posted by gary556
0 comments posted 19yrs posted by gary556

New HP Calculator Release

Hot off the press... http://www.calculators-hp.com/35s.html Erik
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posted by nospam
27 comments posted 19yrs posted by nospam

Still working on the trailer!

Got new castors( 4'x8' folding trailer) Longest shank I could get is still too short. Rather than screw with an All-Thr...
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posted by gary556
2 comments posted 19yrs posted by gary556

drill press with drawbar?

I'm considering adding a drill press to my shop. But sometimes I need to use a boring head. I have a 3MT boring head sh...
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posted by grant
4 comments posted 19yrs posted by grant

South Bend metal lathe

need help finding manual for a South Bend metal lathe model A 10-11 thanks R Thomas
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posted by rthomas268
3 comments posted 19yrs posted by rthomas268

Actylene welding question

I have two torches. A Victor and a small Smith. I purchased the Smith years ago to do small artsy stuff. Upon trying to...
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posted by ivan
23 comments posted 19yrs posted by ivan

Want to Swap Knurling tool

I just got a knurling tool for my lathe but it is too big. The shank is 1/2" X 1 1/8". My tool holder accepts 3/8" X 3/...
3 comments posted 19yrs
posted by me
3 comments posted 19yrs posted by me

gonna move my MSC catalog to the basement today

I'm by myself today. If I had 3 or 4 guys around to help maybe it wouldn't be a problem. I got the thing at the foot of...
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posted by zeb7k
17 comments posted 19yrs posted by zeb7k

Welding Sheet Metal

I recently found a couple of rusted out spots in the passenger side floorboard of my Jeep... I need to weld in a couple...
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posted by grumman581
12 comments posted 19yrs posted by grumman581

Fine thread reducer bushings

Anyone have a good, reasonable source for a thread reducer bushing from 1/2UNF to 3/8 UNF? I have a 1/2" UNF tapped hol...
13 comments posted 19yrs
posted by clare at snyder.on.ca
13 comments posted 19yrs posted by clare at snyder.on.ca

Emco lathe toolpath program?

Hi people, Just came by a small Emco Compact 5PC lathe. The manual is all but incomprehensible. I have the control talk...
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posted by davenpete
4 comments posted 19yrs posted by davenpete

Puzzle Nut

Puzzle Nut Couple several years ago someone posted his klink showing how to make a puzzle nut for locking wheels on you...
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posted by JohnWaverly
7 comments posted 19yrs posted by JohnWaverly