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Pottery Kiln and metalworking

Uncle was at an estate sale today and called to ask if I wanted a twenty dollar pottery kiln. I said get it. I figure o...
39 comments posted 19yrs
posted by clutch
39 comments posted 19yrs posted by clutch

Size of rod vs thickness of material

Awl-- Both butt and fillet welds: 16 ga (1/16"), 1/8", 1/4", over 1/4? For 16 ga, I'll use 1/16 rod For 1/8 mat'l, 3/32...
2 comments posted 19yrs
posted by entropic3.14decay
2 comments posted 19yrs posted by entropic3.14decay

Square bend bolt sources

Would anyone happen to know a good source for galvanized square bend bolts ? Thanks in advance.
12 comments posted 19yrs
posted by jimbomitchell
12 comments posted 19yrs posted by jimbomitchell

Metric/imperial

Mike's post about a rifle receiver somehow started a very heated argument in my office today about the metric system vs...
177 comments posted 19yrs
posted by tom(nospam)
177 comments posted 19yrs posted by tom(nospam)

Harbor Freight mill power feed

Any opinions on this unit that is on sale for $179 right now? http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?ite...
8 comments posted 19yrs
posted by ignoramus2698
8 comments posted 19yrs posted by ignoramus2698

Neat small Monarch lathe on craigslist

I don't know if this is a great deal or not but it sure looks interesting to me. It's located about 100 miles north of S...
0 comments posted 19yrs
posted by dgrup
0 comments posted 19yrs posted by dgrup

Tool Gloat

I just received a Deckel SO universal cutter grinder for FREE. It's in pretty good shape. While I have a parts manual f...
21 comments posted 19yrs
posted by NOSPAM_rgoldner
21 comments posted 19yrs posted by NOSPAM_rgoldner

3 phase converter

Anyone know what is going on here : http://www.unique3phase.com/ How can a transformer convert single phase to 3 phase ?...
2 comments posted 19yrs
posted by azotic
2 comments posted 19yrs posted by azotic

What is it? CLXXI

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

Electro etch

OK, so I tried some electro-etch last night, as Chilla suggested. Used beeswax for the resist, a small battery charger...
1 comments posted 19yrs
posted by kellyjones1
1 comments posted 19yrs posted by kellyjones1

milling a rifle receiver

One of the lads at school wants to mill the receiver on his rifle to accept scope mounts. 1) is this an acceptable proc...
10 comments posted 19yrs
posted by mcgray
10 comments posted 19yrs posted by mcgray

FS: Hardinge HNC Feedback Units Resolver

For sale: 2x Axis feedback units from a Hardinge super precision CNC lathe. 1x Spindle feedback resolver from same. If...
3 comments posted 19yrs
posted by foxprints2003
3 comments posted 19yrs posted by foxprints2003

OT-Academic Opinion Needed

CHICAGO-In a surprising refutation of the conventional wisdom on opinion entitlement, a study conducted by the Universi...
5 comments posted 19yrs
posted by azotic
5 comments posted 19yrs posted by azotic

In need of some basic help - turret lathe

Hi All I've just started a new job, involving turret lathes - machines I have never come across before. I've been able...
6 comments posted 19yrs
posted by usspskghws
6 comments posted 19yrs posted by usspskghws