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01:29 PM
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Thinking about making a Arbor Press and looking for opinions.
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Design a way to lock the gear rack (maybe with a short fixed section of rack to mesh with the moving rack) so you can use only the screw to apply...
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05-22-2013,
06:17 AM
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Power tool batteries DEAD.
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Spend some money and save your time and aggravation. I have my old battery packs rebuilt by a local Battery's Plus store. The cost is around $45...
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26 replies | 1242 view(s)
05-17-2013,
07:24 AM
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Air compressor "upgrade"
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Good score on the 4 cylinder Emglo pump. It a single stage (all 4 pump individually). I have this same pump and a 3hp motor. I think it is rated...
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05-14-2013,
12:55 PM
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OT- Ambient Temperature Gauge For Automobile
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Purchase a digital gauge made for coolant temperature. Locate the sensor not in the engine block, but rather somewhere to sense shaded outside air...
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05-13-2013,
12:29 PM
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Shop vac recommendations
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Once a vacuum cleaner salesman came to the door, claiming his vacuum was better than the one I currently own (an old Kirby). So I invited him in to...
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21 replies | 1278 view(s)
05-13-2013,
07:16 AM
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collet chuck choice.
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Buy the 4" 5C Bison chuck from New England Brass & Tool. The 5" model is needlessly big. ---Doozer
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05-13-2013,
07:13 AM
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Shop vac recommendations
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I have also been told that the Bosch vac is super good, and expensive. Also heard the Fien vac is very nice (and expansive). The consensus is that...
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21 replies | 1278 view(s)
05-13-2013,
07:08 AM
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Gear grease for open gears - Logan 820 lathe
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A great dry lube is made by PB Blaster, called garage door slide lubricant. Oil or grease on open gears just attracts dust and dirt. ----Doozer
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05-13-2013,
06:35 AM
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Stainless steel screws freezing up? What's up?
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Quite right. For metric bolts, the first number represents 1/10 of the minimum tensile strength in decaNewtons/sq mm. The second number (after the...
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05-13-2013,
06:24 AM
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Stainless steel screws freezing up? What's up?
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One job long ago, we had an 8" dia shock absorber (size of a telephone pole) get the threads galled when putting it together. It was stainless steel....
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05-06-2013,
06:14 AM
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Firsat 3D printed gun fired, would you pull the trigger?
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I do NOT believe these 3D printers will revolutionize anything. And to spend the time to generate hoo-haa about printing? a plastic gun is just a...
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05-06-2013,
06:04 AM
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Good Reference On Motors
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Why is it so hard to believe the existence of 2 phase power? Most single phase induction motors are 2 phase. The start winding is 90deg out of...
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9 replies | 714 view(s)
05-03-2013,
03:52 PM
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cast iron definition
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Once the carbon content of iron is over 2%, maybe up to 5% it is considered cast iron. Lots of grades though. Stress relieved means the material...
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05-03-2013,
03:35 PM
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Another metric rant..... maybe not what you expect
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Oh brother!! A joker in every crowd. --Doozer
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178 replies | 9211 view(s)
05-03-2013,
02:50 PM
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My Alva Allen B-2 Punch Press
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I am not stopping the guy from doing anything. He has a messed up clutch. I thought a lever made more sense for the type of use the machine would...
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05-03-2013,
02:27 PM
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Another metric rant..... maybe not what you expect
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The United States won all the wars. Why is Imperial Measure not the world standard? Maybe the loosers are trying to spite us. I think the same...
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05-03-2013,
09:07 AM
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My Alva Allen B-2 Punch Press
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Maybe you could ditch the flywheel and clutch and add a lever handle. Use it like an arbor press. Or buy an arbor press. Much more handy and...
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05-03-2013,
06:10 AM
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Another metric rant..... maybe not what you expect
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Funny that no one complains about volts and amps being metric. Must love the lights being on too much to care. --Doozer
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178 replies | 9211 view(s)
05-02-2013,
09:38 PM
Doozer
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drill press on off switch on off went out what is a good one
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Go over to Macnaught and McKay and get a Carling switch that will match up. --Doozer
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05-02-2013,
09:34 PM
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My Alva Allen B-2 Punch Press
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Make a mailbox out of it. Really? What is a home shop gunna do with it other than waste time? Ya gunna make kazoos? --Doozer (buzzkill once...
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05-01-2013,
10:17 PM
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Another metric rant..... maybe not what you expect
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Ok, dig this... Most all ball bearings (except the R series and a few others) are metric. I guess because they were invented in Germany or...
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178 replies | 9211 view(s)
05-01-2013,
06:17 AM
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Another metric rant..... maybe not what you expect
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" The US looses untold millions/billions in trade opportunities due to its insistence on keeping the Imperial measuring system. " Bullcrap. So...
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178 replies | 9211 view(s)
04-28-2013,
09:58 PM
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What to do About Rust "Welded" Parts?
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Torch. Heat and let cool. Repeat. Rust is a ceramic material. It has different thermal expansion properties than the steel it came from....
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24 replies | 1814 view(s)
04-26-2013,
07:58 PM
Doozer
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Linear bearings for an X-Y table
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http://www.hiwin.com/html/lg/lg.html Hiwin are excellent quality rails at a reasonable price. I have used them and they are super nice. No...
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11 replies | 842 view(s)
04-25-2013,
06:20 AM
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Installing a Mitutoyo Quill DRO
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When I mounted my Mititoyo quill readout on my BP J head, I thought the hardware kit was kinda cheesy, so I made my own brackets. I did not like ...
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8 replies | 395 view(s)
04-22-2013,
02:38 PM
Doozer
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1943 Monarch 10ee; need DC Controller installed; Detroit area
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I am watching this thread as well, because I have a Hendey T&G with the genny drive that I would rather convert to electronic drive. I have 240v...
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20 replies | 1071 view(s)
04-22-2013,
10:44 AM
Doozer
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Made a longer/extened tail-stock quill
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Good, bad... easy, difficult? --Doozer
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9 replies | 1165 view(s)
04-22-2013,
07:50 AM
Doozer
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Project: Angle grinder guide mechanism to cut sheet straight
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With the intent of not being a buzz kill, If you do decide to build your cutting machine, take note that abrasive grit and linear slide bearings...
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04-22-2013,
06:23 AM
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Project: Angle grinder guide mechanism to cut sheet straight
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If you are trying to cut 4x8 pieces of sheet steel, why not use a circular saw (Skillsaw) with a abrasive blade to cut it? Clamp on a straight...
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41 replies | 3614 view(s)
04-19-2013,
09:27 PM
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Jig borer
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Linley, Atlantic, Moore. --Doozer
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