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    Today, 10:09 AM
    gzig5 replied to a thread Thinking about making a Arbor Press and looking for opinions. in General
    That one has really been through the wringer. Notice the broken casting and mushroomed arbor from being beat on.
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    Today, 12:20 AM
    gzig5 replied to a thread A small morning project in General
    google "shotshell roll crimper" Lots of commercial and homespun ones to look at and compare. I'd say you are pretty close. Most commercial...
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    Today, 12:06 AM
    gzig5 replied to a thread Thinking about making a Arbor Press and looking for opinions. in General
    We needed a press with more depth than the typical 2-3 ton arbor press would provide, but not much force for seating bearings on shafts. I made a...
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    05-07-2013, 10:29 PM
    gzig5 replied to a thread Emco Unimat DB200 vs. SL1000 in General
    I have been through most of that, but I was hoping to get some personal experience information, with one or the other. I think the DB200 was a cast...
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    05-07-2013, 01:38 PM
    gzig5 replied to a thread Thermal Imaging in General
    Your non-contact thermometer is probably suffering from some parralax. The thermal sensor is not looking at the spot the laser is on. Because the...
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    05-06-2013, 11:52 PM
    gzig5 started a thread Emco Unimat DB200 vs. SL1000 in General
    I've been thinking about getting a little Unimat for small jobs and the portability to take it on vacation. Equally equipped, is there significant...
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    05-01-2013, 03:36 PM
    gzig5 replied to a thread Machining a tubing die in General
    Lathe sufficient to swing 12+ inches with a ball/radius turning attachment. Watch out for saddle clearance. If you try to cut it in one swat with...
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    04-28-2013, 01:32 PM
    gzig5 replied to a thread Annealing a file in General
    Success! The wife wanted steaks last night so I stuck the file in the middle of the pile of hardwood charcoal, and added a bit more than I would...
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    04-27-2013, 05:29 PM
    gzig5 replied to a thread Annealing a file in General
    This bad boy fought me all the way. I tried heating it cherry red, holding it for a there for a couple minutes and then slowly backing the torch...
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    04-27-2013, 02:16 PM
    gzig5 started a thread Annealing a file in General
    I'm trying to anneal a file so I can drill and tap couple holes in it and mount Biax scraping blades to use for hand scraping. This file was...
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    04-26-2013, 01:19 PM
    gzig5 replied to a thread normalising steel in a kithen oven in General
    I've used the kitchen oven to draw back parts made from 0-1 and W-1 after hardening, with no problem. If you are trying to anneal hardened material...
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    04-23-2013, 12:44 PM
    gzig5 replied to a thread got me thinking in Gunsmithing
    The relatively new Lapua "Palma" .308 winchester cases take SR primers. Remington also made some SR Bench Rest 308 brass several years ago. I...
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    04-13-2013, 10:51 AM
    gzig5 replied to a thread Anyone here have a current blue book? in Gunsmithing
    Al, PM'd you some info. Need a little more details on the one to nail it down so let me know if you want to dig a little deeper. Won't take long....
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    04-12-2013, 10:21 AM
    gzig5 replied to a thread Anyone here have a current blue book? in Gunsmithing
    I've got a fairly recent copy at home. PM me the relevant Makes, models, calibers, and any condition information and I'll look them up for you. I...
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    04-04-2013, 09:29 AM
    gzig5 replied to a thread Anyone else having problems with BALDOR motors? in General
    Baldor in recent years has bought out some competitors and in one case I am specifically familiar with, quality went significantly downhill under...
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    03-13-2013, 09:54 AM
    gzig5 replied to a thread AB PLCs? Anyone know good books? in General
    DH+...Yuck. It works good, but I hated messing with it and all the wiring issues. We used that for plant-wide data control at a couple GM car...
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    03-12-2013, 10:42 PM
    gzig5 replied to a thread AB PLCs? Anyone know good books? in General
    I don't know what systems you refer to, but modern PLC's and software are capable of a lot more than emulating mechanical relay logic. Dedicated C...
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    03-12-2013, 09:26 AM
    gzig5 replied to a thread AB PLCs? Anyone know good books? in General
    The biggest pain with the MicroLogix and SLC500 platforms is the addressing of data structures. Not nearly as intuitive as the newer Compact and...
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    03-07-2013, 02:45 PM
    gzig5 replied to a thread Evaluating a surface plate in General
    SpeedyMetals is one option. 6" round for $16.50/inch. http://www.speedymetals.com/pc-4292-8388-6-rd-gray-cast-iron-class-40.aspx I'm lucky to...
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    03-07-2013, 01:10 PM
    gzig5 replied to a thread Machining cleaning Jag? in Gunsmithing
    Brass or Plastic. Don't use steel :cool: Mine end up being almost 3" long so there isn't much problem stopping before the entire jag leaves the...
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    03-06-2013, 02:58 PM
    gzig5 replied to a thread Machining cleaning Jag? in Gunsmithing
    I've made several jags for different calibers from both brass and nylon/Delrin. I measure the patches I plan to use for thickness and subtract...
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    02-25-2013, 08:53 AM
    gzig5 replied to a thread boring a smooth hole... in General
    This is good advice. You are going to want to lap it to a mirror finish or you will have rough looking bullets and be shaving lead. Ream or bore to...
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    02-20-2013, 03:31 PM
    gzig5 replied to a thread Finishing a barrel blank questions in Gunsmithing
    Unless it is a subsonic 300 BLK type application, a 10" twist is plenty for any 30 cal bullet.
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    02-19-2013, 10:49 AM
    gzig5 replied to a thread High current 12 volt relay in General
    We parallel relays all the time for the pre-charge circuits in our servo drives. I don't think it is the perfect solution because the contacts never...
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