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Yesterday, 03:54 AM

huntinguy replied to a thread OT ATV front loader bucket in General

That is pretty slick. Nice work.

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06-17-2013, 11:33 AM

huntinguy replied to a thread Fact or "old wives tale"? in Home Shop Welding

I always thought it was an old wives tale... then I had to clean up the mess and replace a battery that exploded... Now I disconnect the battery

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06-17-2013, 09:58 AM

huntinguy replied to a thread Thanking way outside the box how about a 357 max AR15? in Gunsmithing

I don't think the bolt face would be your issue. The pressure is pretty high so I would think you would need to keep the gas system. Your problems...

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06-17-2013, 09:44 AM

huntinguy replied to a thread OT ATV front loader bucket in General

Boot, when you make this thing post some pictures. I have thought of getting rid of my tractor and going your route. (ya, I understand the...

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06-17-2013, 09:30 AM

huntinguy replied to a thread Cobalt tooling, am I do something wrong? in General

I have always found cobalt to have a thicker web. This usually causes more cutting pressure, even if the drills have split points. In general this...

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06-17-2013, 12:13 AM

huntinguy replied to a thread OT: Female Russian Snipers of WWII in General

Yep and they patched their planes with plywood. Finns have SISU :D

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06-13-2013, 03:02 AM

huntinguy replied to a thread are pin vice sets precision enough for holding small carbide? in General

They are completely different animals. Most of the collet chucks I have seen on power tools hold a collet and are not all that good for TIR either....

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06-13-2013, 03:02 AM

huntinguy replied to a thread are pin vice sets precision enough for holding small carbide? in General

They are completely different animals. Most of the collet chucks I have seen on power tools hold a collet and are not all that good for TIR either....

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06-12-2013, 07:14 PM

huntinguy replied to a thread Magnifier lamps? in General

My mom couldn't use the fluorescent or the LED. Seems the wave lenght of light washed everything out. I had to find one with a standard light. ...

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05-06-2013, 09:36 PM

huntinguy replied to a thread OT;Replacement dog/ in General

An older already trained dog might not be too bad. Have you thought about a pug? I have known a few people that have them. They seem okay. We...

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05-06-2013, 03:15 PM

huntinguy replied to a thread Jet Mill-Drill, wire question. in General

I looked today. It is a 20 amp circuit with the appropriate 20 amp female on the wall. The mill states 15 amps and has an overload protector right on...

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05-06-2013, 09:51 AM

huntinguy started a thread Jet Mill-Drill, wire question. in General

Okay, so I am putting a Jet Mill-Drill in my garage. I have one 220 plug that is shared with my lathe and welding machine (I just plug in the machine...

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05-06-2013, 09:37 AM

huntinguy replied to a thread micrometer question. in General

They make digital micrometers that have the readouts on both sides. We looked at them for work but they didn't come in waterproof.

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04-15-2013, 10:24 AM

huntinguy replied to a thread How To Bore Out Soft Jaws? in General

one word - Spiders :D drill and tap three sides of a hex nut (every other flat) and put in bolts of appropriate length. That way you will have...

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