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Quicky... Toggle clamps (just to convey an idea, this link was the first google result) -...

Chipload is an advancement of a cutter per flute per revolution its not how thick the material you are removing is. Powerfeed will give you...

I was going to suggest something like that (alittle simpler set-up for a "one-off" job)..... Use a cheap Harbor Freight bender bolted to a bench and...

This, 100% Been there often enough.

Hey thanks AK, Highpower and Tony. Brought back some memories. I was in my early teens and had a small "ghetto blaster" that I used to walk with...

RSI is caused by, IMHO, by keeping some joints immobile. Finger positioning is a product of finger, wrist, elbow and shoulder movement and if you...

I worked for a guy who was a body/shop repairman and he got his stuck between the positive 12 volt and ground of the car frame, turned it red hot...

That's the goods, thanks for posting the links you guys and thanks to all those amazing selfless people who serve and have given their all for...

When I go on long programming bits, I put my laptop on a crate. Laptop keyboards are bad for RSI too, but so are longer keystrokes. Arm position are...

Well you don't but the power feed is more consistant than if you were cranking the table by hand, also how much chip load can there be when your...

Simple,efficent bender for small rods,even does the gauging- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1617FQoib8 Isn't this what your looking for?...

Thanks for the memory AK, That song said a lot back then and it still does. Had a roomy in college who had a really expensive strereo and it...

Multi-key combos are bad for RSI.

That's true, I know because I made a powerfeed once with a weak motor and my coupling wasn't perfectly centered, so every turn had a high and low...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYnidVGpoKc Great tune.

Hey thank you for answering the original question. This thread has turned into QUITE the education regarding electric power and safety.

The first time my dad had me help him install some wiring, we worked it hot. We were adding several outlets to a circuit. Got a couple of tingles...

Disinformation--------That's like distransparency: The holding up of a yellow plastic curtain or anything, to prevent a camera weilder from...

Just spring loaded keepers that hold the actual parallels against the vise jaws. Keeps the parallels from falling over when changing parts/material...

I had a Makita belt sander apart a few days ago- it uses a v-rib or microV belt (same thing- there's a couple other names for them as well). The...

All that stuff needs to be considered - including the length of the leads that work the X axis getting shorter or longer with the loaded side as its...

Be aware of the possibility of a fire from a hot spark reaching the vacuum set up. Especially if it smoldered while you are not in the shop..

Pictures received. Great looking rifles Bob!

There is a self limiting factor that helps prevent serious problems from following such missing materials. That factor is those kinds of items tend...

Thanks for all the replies. I had not thought of reducing the Dremel's speed (thanks to darryl), it is a universal motor, so simple enough. I will...

If nothing else, fit a tube straight down to a covered but vented 5 gallon (or equivalent metric) pail so that the grinding junk falls there rather...

Head-maybe. But powerfeed is just a simple motor that moves slower if higher resistance is encuntered. Also because its gear driven it will have...

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