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Electric chainsaw motor

I have a new 3.5hp (I think) "Works" largest 14" chainsaw that I want to use the motor for a project. I need to know th...
116 comments posted 9yrs
posted by mars
116 comments posted 9yrs posted by mars

3M abrasive shop tips

3M is offering email subscriptions to their newsletter for professional metalworkers, "Shop Talk." It's about using mat...
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posted by huntres23
0 comments posted 9yrs posted by huntres23

Hand Reaming and Drilling - REVISITED

I was busy scribing off a piece of sheet metal for cutting and bending when it occurred to me I was WAAAAAAAAY over thi...
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posted by none
5 comments posted 9yrs posted by none

Alternatives to RCM

Where to from here guys? RCM has gone down the toilet and is now mostly paranoid survivalist crossposts and political c...
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posted by Perry
9 comments posted 9yrs posted by Perry

Magnets

I don't care for using magnets in molds. For the most part its unnecessary. Once you get a feel for the mold it gets to...
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posted by none
11 comments posted 9yrs posted by none

3/4" bar on Monarch 10EE

What is the 3/4 steel bar that hangs on hooks on the front of the Monarch 10EE tool room used for ?????
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posted by rphagg
0 comments posted 9yrs posted by rphagg

Bucket Pumps

I have to say, I wish I had bought a couple a long time ago. I've always felt it was a bit of a chore to fill the machi...
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posted by none
3 comments posted 9yrs posted by none

OT: Something you don't see every day

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZkAP-CQlhA&index=238&list=WL For you EEs, and everyone else.
3 comments posted 9yrs
posted by ljaques
3 comments posted 9yrs posted by ljaques

Hand Reaming and Drilling

I sometimes find its easiest to grab a chucking reamer to clean up a hole and spin it by hand. No, not gripped between...
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posted by none
10 comments posted 9yrs posted by none

Multi Tools

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKEKuc8jdyc
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posted by gunnerasch
2 comments posted 9yrs posted by gunnerasch

My Most Fascinating Read...Ever!

While Im on the subject of great reads, here is a photo of my most valuable book. Its a cherished possession that I wil...
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posted by GunnerAsch
0 comments posted 9yrs posted by GunnerAsch

Pressure Turning on a Chinesium Lathe

A while back I watched a video by Joe Pieczynski on pressure turning. I immediately thought, "Now that's something I'll...
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posted by none
5 comments posted 9yrs posted by none

Machining Magnets

Hi guys. I need to machine away the corner of a neodymium magnet that needs to go into a hole in a mold. One of the pas...
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posted by none
5 comments posted 9yrs posted by none

Removing zinc plating from aluminum screws

Hi there. I bought a bunch of big aluminum screws to help secure an aluminu m pergola I'm building (https://www.amazon....
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posted by arjunsharma33
7 comments posted 9yrs posted by arjunsharma33