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Well/ Hold yer steam Mr. You havent seen nuthin yet :) Just kidding. I might have some books. Lemme go see. The long books right?? :) :) JR

I agree with you mostly but there are quite a few wild animals that kill just for the sport. A weasel will go into a chicken house and kill every...

I like this one. JR

120VAC? I dont see it making the torque needed for 1/2" sockets and fittings. When I have a tough nut I grab the ol standby. 1/2" IR air impact. JR

Today I decided to attempt fixing the sill and surrounding elements of a window in the lower floor of my house. The original window was removed by...

I couldnt read all the others Jerry?? but some of it seems like a motor issue? Brushes is where I always go with DC motors, after the fuses LOL I...

I have had the same impact for 25 years, bought it used off of snapon truck. Don’t use it much but it always works but no powerhouse.

I think Old Tiffie also was the one who bragged about paying the $300 (IIRC) for Photobucket, which of course was his decision and not as bothersome...

Gearotic outputs gcode for gears as well as dxfs and stls. Fusion 360's spur gear add-in has a few extra settings for backlash and root radius. ...

For the cost of one gear from Boston, you could buy a 3d printer and make many gears.

It does not matter as long as you do not disengage the feed. Dan

That looks good using 63 tooth gear But the BS 0 does not have 63 index This why the 37 / 47 works for most as you cut with BS-0 You can use...

I would like to know the years for the catalogs, or a few of them. The 122 caliper, I have a nice one in its wooden box. I like that it has the...

Found some mention that its the same as 8049 http://toolsmith.ws/catalogs/Ingersoll-Rand/Parts%20Breakdowns/Industrial/INDMAN/P6851_5.PDF Rated...

I must admit that I find the very idea of an unspoken implied social contract to be rather far fetched. If it's unspoken and implied, how does one...

I'm not trying to hijack this thread but it brings up a question that could be used here also. I have a harbor freight 44142 combo lathe/mill. ...

Went out to the shop to do a 15min job for the wife. Got out there and I couldn't find the scribe to mark the sheet metal I was working on. So I...

No..... The PRIMARY founding document, was the Declaration of Independence. The Constirution follows from it. And, what some dead guys did 250...

Yes, I think it's built into human development because it boils down to efficiency. Reusing or repurposing is more efficient than making something...

This talk about some one driving a tank to work burning 240 gallons a day... Makes me laugh... I burn about 200,000lbs of Jet-A per flight, sometimes...

The thing is an ingersoll rand WS550 model B. A reasonably popular model. 1800 rpm, 4A, double-insulated. That's all I know about it aside from...

vintagemachinery.org/ might be interested in some of this for reprint, should you decide to share.

The primary founding document of the United States is the U.S. Constitution. It is, essentially, a social contract. As such, it was agreed upon by...

what does that even mean? Its just shooting the breeze - why does it bother you? Want more machining stuff? Start some threads, post some...

but there is, as I said, rational behaviour underpins the philosophical ideas of the social contract. If you are not behaving in a rational manner...

THose are some really really limited definitions of "social contract". Regardless of " tiffipedia" type references, one has to question their...

Get a life and stop yelling about who is walking on you bridge

If your knee is sagging try this. put a flat bar, parallel, in the vise (or on the table) so that its length is parallel to the Y travel. Tram the...

I owned this ‘76CH for 31 years. Traded it in 2 years ago after I needed a new right knee. I changed pushrods every 3 years so I have lots of left...

I found the same thing (cover prevented large gears) with my 9x20. I wanted to have super fine longitudinal power feed, so I opened up the bottom...