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Air compressor pressure setting

My new (to me) compressor is a 2 stage, 175 psi rated. But it seems to me that one would only set it for 175 psi if you...
0 comments posted 19yrs
posted by bobengelhardt
0 comments posted 19yrs posted by bobengelhardt

Lost wax vs lost foam

Hi folks, I'm undergraduating in materials engineering and I have some questions. I hope someone can help ;-) What are...
5 comments posted 19yrs
posted by fredericoparo
5 comments posted 19yrs posted by fredericoparo

OT Subject Good meat grinder

Our meat grinder is not powerful enough. I would like to find out if there are meat grinders that are honestly made, bu...
13 comments posted 19yrs
posted by ignoramus16627
13 comments posted 19yrs posted by ignoramus16627

Lorch spindle pin

The collet driving pin on the Lorch 8mm lathe I recently acquired has (been) sheared off. Is this indeed a pin or is it...
6 comments posted 19yrs
posted by jtayNOSPAMlor
6 comments posted 19yrs posted by jtayNOSPAMlor

OT-Springtime in Central Texas

http://powdercoatoven.4t.com/Misc%20photos/Misc%20photos.html I found this little guy with his leg caught in a fence th...
4 comments posted 19yrs
posted by gourdhedd
4 comments posted 19yrs posted by gourdhedd

Source for 82 Degree Countersinks for Mircostops?

Someone seems to have come across a huge supply of Zephyr microstop countersink cages, and they've been selling them in...
8 comments posted 19yrs
posted by gwhite
8 comments posted 19yrs posted by gwhite

DropBox Posting-Metal Content!

Posted pics of a cooling fan mounting for my '23 T-Bucket http://www.metalworking.com/dropbox/See bucketfan.txt and the...
1 comments posted 19yrs
posted by junkjasonrnorth
1 comments posted 19yrs posted by junkjasonrnorth

Cutting hardened Gears

I have to cut down a half dozen hardened gears on the lathe, these are about 10" diam., and I'm taking off a 0.5" off t...
10 comments posted 19yrs
posted by msmith5242
10 comments posted 19yrs posted by msmith5242

Hardened lock shackles?

How easy are lock shackles to cut with, say, abrasive wheels? I bought a "job box" today via ebay that had two locks bu...
10 comments posted 19yrs
posted by ignoramus27712
10 comments posted 19yrs posted by ignoramus27712

FS: 1964 Machinery's Handbook

for sale: 1964 Machinery's Handbook; 17th edition in good shape showing some wear, nothing bad just one that has seen u...
30 comments posted 19yrs
posted by btuttleman
30 comments posted 19yrs posted by btuttleman

Horizontal bandsaw vs vertical bandsaw

OK, the fling with the cold saw was fun, but I can't justify $900. I need a saw for use in a basement. Low usage rate....
1 comments posted 19yrs
posted by ohland
1 comments posted 19yrs posted by ohland

OT: Speaking of vacuum cleaners

Last year we bought a Dyson DC14. It is by far the best vacuum cleaner we have ever owned- it does everything the ad sa...
14 comments posted 19yrs
posted by carl.byrns
14 comments posted 19yrs posted by carl.byrns

Need two(partially) threaded shafts

Anybody knows where I can get a couple of shafts made cut and threaded to my needs.A place where they handle small order...
2 comments posted 19yrs
posted by openinndt19
2 comments posted 19yrs posted by openinndt19