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Cutting metric threads on non metric lead screw

Hi gang, I just purchased a small prazi (basically to convert to cnc, during shipping the cross feed dial snapped off....
13 comments posted 19yrs
posted by Camcompco
13 comments posted 19yrs posted by Camcompco

Source for tire valve stem size fittings?

We use some small nitrogen tanks that have what I have always called a "Shrader valve" port on them, used for adjusting...
6 comments posted 19yrs
posted by spamless
6 comments posted 19yrs posted by spamless

I want one of these: Homemade 3D Printer

Ever wanted your own rapid prototyping machine but didn't want to shell out $100,000. I found this site on how to make...
10 comments posted 19yrs
posted by greggspen
10 comments posted 19yrs posted by greggspen

Vibrating grinder returns

Some months ago I had a lot of trouble with a Ryobi 8" 2-wheel bench grinder the shook the world when it ran. I flatten...
48 comments posted 19yrs
posted by joegwinn
48 comments posted 19yrs posted by joegwinn

Pictures from 2007 Names Show

I just got back from the show and I'm posting some pictures. The first few are of a rocker bridge that has been deactiv...
11 comments posted 19yrs
posted by clutch
11 comments posted 19yrs posted by clutch

How's the mill Iggy?

I could have used that riser block on today's project. I had to mill a bolt circle in a cylindrical housing ~12" long....
5 comments posted 19yrs
posted by aux3.DOH.4
5 comments posted 19yrs posted by aux3.DOH.4

OT: ABC News: magazines equal ammunition

"April 21, 2007 ABCNews has learned that in the months before his shooting spree at Virginia Tech, Seung-Hui Cho may ha...
16 comments posted 19yrs
posted by kinch
16 comments posted 19yrs posted by kinch

FREE Allen head wrenches

free local pickup, $7 shipping. If no takers appear, they go to garbage tomorrow. http://yabe.algebra.com/~ichudov/misc/...
20 comments posted 19yrs
posted by ignoramus26451
20 comments posted 19yrs posted by ignoramus26451

Bulk Fastener/shop organization update

30 years of boxes , cans and pails of assorted fasteners is just the tip of the iceberg. Since this is the "new buildin...
19 comments posted 19yrs
posted by tom(nospam)
19 comments posted 19yrs posted by tom(nospam)

Rhenium diboride

"A super-hard material that is tough enough to scratch diamond could be made cheaply and easily, a new study suggests....
14 comments posted 19yrs
posted by kinch
14 comments posted 19yrs posted by kinch

lagging steel items to wood beams

Anyone know the *right* way to use lag bolts? What I have done most often is to measure the diameter of the threads at...
13 comments posted 19yrs
posted by grant
13 comments posted 19yrs posted by grant

FA: Biax Power Scraper

Biax 7ELM power scraper on ebay. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=150113683850 Ned Simmons
13 comments posted 19yrs
posted by news
13 comments posted 19yrs posted by news

Update on counter relay contact bounce

Thanks for the help but it's a moot point now. We were using a 1/2 hp DC motor to reset a brush machine from the last h...
3 comments posted 19yrs
posted by tom(nospam)
3 comments posted 19yrs posted by tom(nospam)

Removing Oil Fittings

Hi Y'all, What is the correct way to remove a brass oil fitting from a machine part? I'm talking about those little bra...
8 comments posted 19yrs
posted by planet10
8 comments posted 19yrs posted by planet10

Rotary tumbler polishing for aluminum?

I have tons of 1/4" and 3/16" aluminum round parts that I have to polish all the time. These range in length from 2" to...
7 comments posted 19yrs
posted by dpdphoto
7 comments posted 19yrs posted by dpdphoto