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Yesterday, 05:02 PM

oxford replied to a thread Thinking about making a Arbor Press and looking for opinions. in General

iMisspell. would this work for you. May not be that far of a drive depending where is NY you are. ...

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Yesterday, 05:00 PM

oxford replied to a thread Thinking about making a Arbor Press and looking for opinions. in General

You should tell that to the guys at work that are forced to do it.

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05-18-2013, 11:09 PM

oxford replied to a thread Thinking about making a Arbor Press and looking for opinions. in General

I'm interested in this as I can't say I have never thought of not making one.

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05-17-2013, 06:55 AM

oxford replied to a thread speedymetal.com ?? in General

My wife said the same thing about the phone. LOL. I can't comment on the quality of online metals, I have ordered a few things from them but never...

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05-16-2013, 08:22 AM

oxford replied to a thread Aluminium welding. in Home Shop Welding

Not much info but a little in this thread. At least there is some pictures for inspiration. http://weldingweb.com/showthread.php?t=28989

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05-15-2013, 07:39 PM

oxford replied to a thread speedymetal.com ?? in General

That's what my problem was. I use Internet explorer on the laptop and google chrome on the house computer. It worked fine with google chrome.

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05-15-2013, 05:26 PM

oxford replied to a thread speedymetal.com ?? in General

Thanks. I had to use the house computer to get it to work, it didn't like the laptop.

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05-15-2013, 01:36 PM

oxford started a thread speedymetal.com ?? in General

Has anyone placed an order with them recently? I usually use onlinemetals.com when I need to order something but they don't have the gauge sheet...

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05-14-2013, 04:30 PM

oxford replied to a thread What would cause these nasty TIG (non)welds? in Home Shop Welding

I am going to agree with BF on this, I just didn't want to be the first to say it. I would also be embarrassed to put this statement and any of the...

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05-13-2013, 12:11 PM

oxford replied to a thread Shop Made Tools in General

^^^I think he is using them as a boring bar not a drill bit. You can move your cross slide and use 1 flute to bore with. You could also plunge...

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05-13-2013, 07:54 AM

oxford replied to a thread What did you weld today? in Home Shop Welding

That's a pretty nice looking table base. I have to wander what those pieces you put in are supporting though? Are you going to shim between them...

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05-13-2013, 07:50 AM

oxford replied to a thread Stainless steel screws freezing up? What's up? in General

I work with a lot of stainless fasteners at work, anti seize on everthing. J Tiers, I think the Loctite is doing the same thing as the anti seize,...

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05-13-2013, 06:39 AM

oxford replied to a thread I drove about 730 miles today... in General

I had my lathe loaded the same way when I got it, for the same reason that Flylo loaded this one the way he did. The forklift(at least the one I was...

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05-12-2013, 08:49 PM

oxford replied to a thread Gear grease for open gears - Logan 820 lathe in General

I currently have been using way oil, but have a can and a half of motorcycle chain lube left over from my dirtbike that got sold I am going to start...

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05-12-2013, 07:32 PM

oxford replied to a thread I found the answer to my milling machine need! in General

I didn't go back and watch again, but it did say it was a 1/4" end mill and I think a 2 flute.

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05-12-2013, 07:11 PM

oxford replied to a thread What did you weld today? in Home Shop Welding

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05-10-2013, 09:54 PM

oxford replied to a thread What would cause these nasty TIG (non)welds? in Home Shop Welding

^^^^^That's funny. I have though about doing it to some of the welders at work, they usually leave block with a bunch of sharpened tungsten sitting...

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05-10-2013, 09:29 PM

oxford replied to a thread Tool Gloat in General

That's a good deal. I'll give you a you suck if you actually hook it up and use it;)

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05-10-2013, 09:27 PM

oxford replied to a thread OT. Horror Fright ad knock off I thought was funny. in General

I did always wonder about there "sale" pricing and difference in the pricing and coupons.

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05-10-2013, 09:19 PM

oxford replied to a thread What would cause these nasty TIG (non)welds? in Home Shop Welding

I agree with the red tungsten, I think it would hold up at a better rate on AC than your talking about. I know at work that is all the guys use for...

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05-10-2013, 06:46 PM

oxford replied to a thread What would cause these nasty TIG (non)welds? in Home Shop Welding

Another thing, it wouldn't happen to be a new tank of argon would it? Possibility it is contaminated.

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05-10-2013, 06:24 PM

oxford replied to a thread 5 cylinder radial running in General

There is a youtube link in the original posting.

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05-10-2013, 05:39 PM

oxford replied to a thread What would cause these nasty TIG (non)welds? in Home Shop Welding

Well, I am buy no means a pro but a couple of things. It won't cause what you are getting but an 1/8" tungsten is bigger than what you need for...

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05-07-2013, 12:03 PM

oxford replied to a thread Lathe Oiling in General

You need a oil can that had a small tip on it that depresses the ball. Get one with a hand pump and a flexible hose coming off.

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05-07-2013, 11:41 AM

oxford replied to a thread 305mm rotors, hub, and caliber in General

If you went with a pressed in bolt or welded bolt, is there enough room to get the caliper on and off? What side of the spindle/upright (your hub)...

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05-06-2013, 08:12 PM

oxford replied to a thread surface plate value? in General

Honestly, my opinion is with import surface plates being so cheap, it won't be worth very much. Judging by the gloves in the picture it looks like...

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05-06-2013, 08:01 PM

oxford replied to a thread Boring bars suck, use endmills instead in General

I recently used one for a boring operation in the lathe. It may not be a total replacement for boring bars but I like using it.

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05-05-2013, 10:47 AM

oxford replied to a thread More craigslist spelling entertainment in General

It always kills me when I see a something spelled wrong in the title and listing and then the proper spelling is right on the item in the picture. I...

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05-04-2013, 08:41 AM

oxford replied to a thread Concrete Floor Thickness for Shop in General

^^^Maybe. It could have been the contractors that did it didn't know what they were doing or maybe it was done in the early days before it was...

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05-04-2013, 08:36 AM

oxford replied to a thread 305mm rotors, hub, and caliber in General

Toyota was popular for using these types of calipers on there 4x4's. I forget what years you have to use but, the Toyota 4x4 pickup calipers was a...

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