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HSM gear cutting pix

Cut some gears in the shop for the first time, here's pix if interested: http://gallery.intlwaters.com/thumbnails.php?al...
7 comments posted 19yrs
posted by tkee(no spam)
7 comments posted 19yrs posted by tkee(no spam)

MIG welding question

What is the correct gas to use for 316 stainless ? I've read several different things on this. One said the argon/co2 w...
2 comments posted 19yrs
posted by quorn1999
2 comments posted 19yrs posted by quorn1999

Southern Tool Sucks

I have a story to tell and I will try to be concise. There is a company in Florida by the name of Southern Tool a.k.a....
24 comments posted 19yrs
posted by awl2
24 comments posted 19yrs posted by awl2

Six versus 12 point sockets

A comment made in the giant Imperial metric debate about needing 2 sets of every type of tool prompted me to think of s...
123 comments posted 19yrs
posted by b_philion
123 comments posted 19yrs posted by b_philion

Circle cutter for wood or thin sheet metal

Does any one know of a micro adjustable circle cutter similar to the standard General Tool or Craftsman. By micro adjus...
18 comments posted 19yrs
posted by roger
18 comments posted 19yrs posted by roger

Home built elevator

A few years ago there was a post here on a home built elevator. We are thinking about installing one and would appreciat...
12 comments posted 19yrs
posted by waltleroy
12 comments posted 19yrs posted by waltleroy

Bearing Frustration

I'm working on a project to build a little mechanism. It's something that I want to hand out at seminars, so I want to...
25 comments posted 19yrs
posted by tim
25 comments posted 19yrs posted by tim

A Look At Today's Cast Iron

http://www.productionmachining.com/articles/030302.html "Try to imagine a metal that has the strength of steel bar stoc...
2 comments posted 19yrs
posted by ohland
2 comments posted 19yrs posted by ohland

GE VFD Operation

Hi I picked up a GE VFD and cant locate an owner's manual. Does anyone have information on where I might acquire data o...
5 comments posted 19yrs
posted by j.jmartes
5 comments posted 19yrs posted by j.jmartes

Steel recommendations for a chuck mounting plate

I was looking into mounting a 4" (or maybe 5") chuck on a rotary table by mounting the chuck to a 6" round of 1/2" stee...
8 comments posted 19yrs
posted by ohland
8 comments posted 19yrs posted by ohland

Report on HF wrench quality

Yeah, I know: "HF" & "quality" do not belong in the same sentence 8-) And I know that you get what you pay for. Neverth...
0 comments posted 19yrs
posted by bobengelhardt
0 comments posted 19yrs posted by bobengelhardt

Bought a rotary table

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120122043433 This is a horizontal AND vertical rotary table, 12" dia...
48 comments posted 19yrs
posted by ignoramus32024
48 comments posted 19yrs posted by ignoramus32024

Harold: Is this worth it?

Hi Harold/Group, been a while hope all is well. Wondering about this item on eBay for $525. Called the "iShor Simplicit...
2 comments posted 19yrs
posted by nospam
2 comments posted 19yrs posted by nospam

Grinding-wheel safety

Hi! IIRC, it was Tom Gardner who had an exploding grinding-wheel (or better one of his workers). I told him, that at SI...
37 comments posted 19yrs
posted by muellernick
37 comments posted 19yrs posted by muellernick