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Lawnmowr heaven?

Well I finally did it...I managed to bend the driveshaft of my push lawnmower after rolling over a tree stump. The mowe...
9 comments posted 19yrs
posted by myplace
9 comments posted 19yrs posted by myplace

Tool clearcoat

I bought a weird looking old hammer/hatchet/prybar combination today at a yardsale today. I want to buff off the rust,...
3 comments posted 19yrs
posted by SurDO2Diver
3 comments posted 19yrs posted by SurDO2Diver

Soluble oil really works

I had been using 10% Koolmist 77 in water for flood cooling on my little drill press, and it was a night-and-day improv...
13 comments posted 19yrs
posted by joegwinn
13 comments posted 19yrs posted by joegwinn

Simple Strobe Tach

Spotted this link on another newsgroup today: http://www.sherline.com/rpmgage.pdf It struck me as pretty clever. I stil...
2 comments posted 19yrs
posted by jwisnia
2 comments posted 19yrs posted by jwisnia

Lathes for sale SF area Daly City

Went to a Quality First Estate Sale this AM. They have 5 metal lathes. Look up QF on the SF Craig's list. Chuck P.
5 comments posted 19yrs
posted by pilgrim
5 comments posted 19yrs posted by pilgrim

Screen door stoppy thing fixed!

Life is good again! Thanks all for your help. This 45 year old door closer has another 45 years at least! I bench teste...
0 comments posted 19yrs
posted by tom(nospam)
0 comments posted 19yrs posted by tom(nospam)

changing a tire on a Steam engine

http://cms.ner.nps.gov/stea/photosmultimedia/upload/changing_a_tire.pdf
51 comments posted 19yrs
posted by amdinc
51 comments posted 19yrs posted by amdinc

South Bend feed rate

My circa 1930 SB 9" lathe w/single lever quick change gear box says that to determine longitudinal feed rate to multipl...
4 comments posted 19yrs
posted by jinstone
4 comments posted 19yrs posted by jinstone

VFD/Potentiometer/Motor Questions

I'm hooking up a VFD to my 1961 vintage 9" South Bend lathe (with .5 hp, 208 vac, 3 phase motor) and I have a few quest...
21 comments posted 19yrs
posted by daveyoung
21 comments posted 19yrs posted by daveyoung

Engine lubricating oil vapour

Hi folks, I've got a quick question. Today I started up my backhoe loader for the first time in a while. Worked it real...
15 comments posted 19yrs
posted by christopher.tidy
15 comments posted 19yrs posted by christopher.tidy

Screen door closer cylinder stop repair

The little stoppy thing on my closer doesn't stoppy any more. Yes, I bought a new one and it's no better. How can I mak...
11 comments posted 19yrs
posted by tom(nospam)
11 comments posted 19yrs posted by tom(nospam)

Seen the Spidermobile?

--I like the quote: "We did it because we could", heh. http://youtube.com/watch?v=HwK7AAoRzC0
20 comments posted 19yrs
posted by steamer
20 comments posted 19yrs posted by steamer