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I wonder if that will increase the prices of used machines now that new ones from China/Taiwan will have a price hike on them.

The recently seen hot setup for accuracy vs cost here in North America has been the 440v and 550v vises sold by Shars out of the US. I know, I...

I did my billings for March and April, then split and stacked 3 cords of wood the hard way. My body is trashed, but splitting was the best part of...

Yeah and most likely many shutting down due to tariff increases on them when shipping overseas, overall im seeing massive inflation rates across...

I'm guessing a Birmingham.

Dunc, there's a few freeware CAD programs out there which will import and view DWG files AND serve you as an introduction to handling these files to...

Don't worry, there will be hundreds of US manfs stepping up to take over ;)

Cheltate : Evaporust works superbly in a U/S cleaner - speeds thing up heat or not, and less carbon sludge to clean off by hand

They would if it's a factory consignment inventory,but even still they sold it to him at $$$$ dollars and he should get it for that price.If I had to...

I would have canceled the order and disputed the charge on the credit card.

I used an HF helmet when I had to do quite a bit of Tig welding some years ago. The only time I ever got flashed by the autodark system was...

I worked on getting a building permit for a new shed in the back yard. Hopefully it will get approved soon so I can order the shed ASAP. I've been...

I wouldn't mind one of those Southbend branded Bridgeport clones from Grizzly. I'm thinking of getting one of these for another shop I'm setting up....

Only thing we really cut around is rocks. Rocks tear up those nylon cords.

I suspend stuff in glass or plastic containers or baggies. A small quantity of whatever solvent I want goes in the glass or plastic and only water...

Ultrasonic cleaners cause cavitation on the surface; it is very good for removing loose material, and slower at removing more tightly bound...

A friend was restoring one. He collects them and ask if I could duplicate some of the parts. Had to "invent" a new tool to do that ball end with only...

For rust, it would be acids or chelates. I wouldn't expect solvents or cleaners to do much. In fact, im not sure the ultrasonics will help much...

Hardcover is currently cheaper than paperback on Amazon

I meant will a T nut still fit. Depends how much they milled off, too much and the edge gets to thin. Have searched dealers to see if they may have...

To mount milling attachment you pull the compound off. If that leaves you with a 1.50 plug sticking up the milling attachment should fit. It has a...

Canada is "Officially" bilingual (& bi-metric?), but depending on where you grew up, how old you are, etc etc etc you will be more fluent in one...

I asked my wife what the weight of the baby was and she immediately gave me the pounds and ounces, than after some hesitation the metric weight.

I use CLR in my ultrasonic for rust removal on small parts. It's good stuff. (For those who don't know, CLR is a cleaning product, the name stands...

Great job! And the color matches the footprints on the concrete. :D I think I've shown my trip rod before. I had to make the rod, center...

Glad you are doing better old mart - please do keep us posted. Paul, thanks for taking in Mr Tibbs, and for taking such good care of him. He seems...

This stuff works. http://www.kanolabs.com/indSpec.html Exrust

Yes, I have a sleeve of that stuff. I put pieces of it in anything that is stored in boxes. JL......

An increase in gas prices shouldn't affect the price of gas that the station has in the tank but it does. I'd tell the guy to shove it. Get a...