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Lost wood casting

Lost wood casting I had a crack at something new today with amazing results. Lost wood casting. On a hunch I invested a...
6 comments posted 19yrs
posted by greggspen
6 comments posted 19yrs posted by greggspen

Question; running a CNC off a diesel generator

I posted this to a local group in Phoenix and figured I should post it here too. Also crossposted to both alt.machines....
21 comments posted 19yrs
posted by mpi-brwNADA
21 comments posted 19yrs posted by mpi-brwNADA

B&S #2A Universal Milling Machine s/n 7339

I am about to start restoring the above machine, but I do not have any manuals or operators instructions. At the last c...
5 comments posted 19yrs
posted by gordon.dyos
5 comments posted 19yrs posted by gordon.dyos

Band saw mod for long stock?

I've got an old band saw sitting around and had an idea... Has anybody ever tried to turn a normal band saw into one th...
4 comments posted 19yrs
posted by dpdphoto
4 comments posted 19yrs posted by dpdphoto

Advice needed on wiring a motor

I have purchased a 3-phase motor from ebay. It is made by Hitachi and designated as 0.26Kw 4-pole Type EFOUP, Form K. T...
14 comments posted 19yrs
posted by binswood
14 comments posted 19yrs posted by binswood

Atlas lathe prints

Maybe everybody else in the world knew it, but I just found out that the Clausing service center sells prints of some At...
3 comments posted 19yrs
posted by spaco
3 comments posted 19yrs posted by spaco

Lost-wax vs sand casting

Hello everyone, I was wondering about at what point one might switch from lost-wax to sand casting. The two primary fac...
4 comments posted 19yrs
posted by nospam
4 comments posted 19yrs posted by nospam

Dumore 'Tom Thumb' Tool Post Grinder 14-011

I'd like to get a copy of the manual for the Dumore 'Tom Thumb' Tool Post Grinder 14-011. Dumore was not able to provid...
0 comments posted 19yrs
posted by gjrepesh
0 comments posted 19yrs posted by gjrepesh

Canadian spy coins explained (metal content)

http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/americas/05/07/canadian.coin.ap/index.html >WASHINGTON (AP) -- An odd-looking Canadia...
25 comments posted 19yrs
posted by torin
25 comments posted 19yrs posted by torin

Creating an armour

Hi there. I wanted to ask you how can an village blacksmith create an ancient spartan armour. If the Spartans could cre...
7 comments posted 19yrs
posted by amon16
7 comments posted 19yrs posted by amon16

Finally broke down and bought an arc welder

I looked on Craig's List for awhile and finally found a welder whose price would not empty my wallet too much. Although...
12 comments posted 19yrs
posted by no-one
12 comments posted 19yrs posted by no-one

China parts

"The Kid" stopped by and visited for a bit tonight. His company has just promoted him to engineer, something that don't...
0 comments posted 19yrs
posted by karltownsend.NOT
0 comments posted 19yrs posted by karltownsend.NOT

Carbide end mills are cursed!

For as long as I can remember I have not done well with small (
5 comments posted 19yrs
posted by tom(nospam)
5 comments posted 19yrs posted by tom(nospam)

Fire extinguishers

What kind of fire extinguishers do you use in your shop? I went to the fire extinguisher service place to get some advi...
46 comments posted 19yrs
posted by spamless
46 comments posted 19yrs posted by spamless