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Iron Giant

Read this article, for some reason I thought of this group. Hope you enjoy: http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/...
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posted by xxx
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Inverter went BANG

A friend has a Mitsubishi S520E inverter on his lathe. When he switched it on the other day it went BANG and now (unsur...
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posted by binswood
6 comments posted 14yrs posted by binswood

Motor question

The mains induction motor on my bandsaw exploded, with fire, yesterday - the magic smoke literally drove me from the ro...
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posted by zenadsl6186
16 comments posted 14yrs posted by zenadsl6186

Elliot 181 Horizontal Miller

Hi All, I've just bought an old Elliot 181 Horizontal Miller which as some people will know is the heart of the Omnimil...
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posted by AceElliott.57jkcn
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Recommend a high-voltage generator

Can you recommend a high-voltage generator, either to buy or to build myself. Specification:- * Up to 100 KV * No need...
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posted by michael
9 comments posted 14yrs posted by michael

Fanuc Keyboard Modules

I have a machine with a Fanuc 6M controller - and the main input keyboard has two duff keys. 1985 vintage so the key mo...
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posted by andrew
2 comments posted 14yrs posted by andrew

Gauge blocks -- FCL

I have a set of steel gauge blocks and each block is either hand engraved or etched with the letter FCL. Do these lette...
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posted by alanb
1 comments posted 14yrs posted by alanb

Small metal boxes

Anyone know where I can get some small metal boxes, about the size of a matchbox? For fitting limit switches etc to mac...
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posted by zenadsl6186
9 comments posted 14yrs posted by zenadsl6186

TNC again -- question

What does w.r.t refer to or mean ? Bob begin 666 clip_image002.jpg M_]C_X `02D9)1@`!`0$`8 !@``#_VP!#``H'!P@'!@H(" @+"@H...
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posted by emimec.19
8 comments posted 14yrs posted by emimec.19

kilopoise grease

Does anyone know where I can buy a small tube of kilopoise grease. This is very very high viscosity grease used to damp...
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posted by mike.crossfield
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Heidenhain TNC 151 part 2

Seems the monitor repair co couldn't help with my display problem originating in the TNC 151 controller............ Pho...
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posted by emimec.19
9 comments posted 14yrs posted by emimec.19

Long thread shoulder bolt

Hi, Sorry it's a bit off topic but does anyone know if it's possible to get shoulder bolts with longer than standard th...
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posted by robshelley
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Ultrasonic Cleaner at Aldi

Should anyone be looking for such a thing, Aldi have an ultrasonic cleaner for =A320 in their next Special Offer startin...
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posted by mike.crossfield
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De-rating contacts for DC operation

I have an application (*) where I need to two pole switch about 12 amps DC at 24v into an inductive load, however at ti...
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posted by andrew
3 comments posted 14yrs posted by andrew