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    05-02-2013, 08:00 PM
    Hot Bob replied to a thread Show off your shop-built machine bases in General
    I'm not going to run flood coolant, just a mister. I've never run a mister before but I'm thinking there won't be too much liquid to collect. Chips...
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    05-02-2013, 04:47 PM
    Hot Bob replied to a thread Show off your shop-built machine bases in General
    I've considered reusing the butcher block. I really like the anti-vibration qualities of it but, it just doesn't fit my plan. I had a larger butcher...
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    05-02-2013, 04:25 PM
    Hot Bob replied to a thread ENCO Additional 20% thru Friday in General
    Thanks, just picked up a table power feed for my RF-45. Bob
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    05-01-2013, 10:10 PM
    Hot Bob started a thread Show off your shop-built machine bases in General
    I've been using a Rong Fu RF-45 here in my shop for a few years. I bought it from a fellow down near Houston and he included his shop made stand with...
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    04-30-2013, 04:58 PM
    Hot Bob replied to a thread Need a better process.... in General
    I agree with the muratic acid. Been doing it that way for galv and cad plating for 25 years. Bob
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    04-23-2013, 05:53 PM
    Hot Bob replied to a thread A little OT - a science quiz in General
    So, the part is larger than the whole?? An atom is the sum of its parts including the empty space between them. Debate? I got 13 correct as well...
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    04-23-2013, 11:32 AM
    Hot Bob replied to a thread Machining books in General
    Machine Shop Practice Volume I & II by K. H. Moltrecht Machine Shop Trade Secrets by James A. Harvey These two books are opposite ends of the...
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    04-23-2013, 08:20 AM
    Hot Bob replied to a thread Where to buy assortmented nuts, bolts, set-screws, etc... ??? in General
    DO NOT buy cheap bolts! This can be a very dangerous form of false economy. Find an industrial service company in your area and buy from them. The...
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    04-23-2013, 08:03 AM
    Hot Bob replied to a thread How bad an idea is this VMC? in General
    These are quality machines, yes. But, if you need service by a tech, it gets expensive quickly. My first cnc machine was a Matsuura VMC which is very...
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    04-21-2013, 07:33 AM
    Hot Bob replied to a thread A recent project I completed. in General
    Really interesting. Big difference between the two versions. Do you do the design work or do the customers give you a drawing or is it a...
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    04-20-2013, 09:20 PM
    Hot Bob replied to a thread What did you machine today? in General
    Ok, here's a project I've been working on on Tuesday afternoons (I have some time then). It is an interpretation of a copy that was actually shown in...
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    04-20-2013, 08:48 PM
    Hot Bob replied to a thread Why so few project threads? in General
    I'm not putting down machine repair or how to make tooling. I'm just asking why there seems to be so few threads on projects that aren't related to...
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    04-20-2013, 11:10 AM
    Hot Bob replied to a thread Why so few project threads? in General
    I have always been under the impression that this site was geared toward the hobby machinist. Not saying exclusively for but, focused in that...
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    04-20-2013, 08:05 AM
    Hot Bob started a thread Why so few project threads? in General
    I've been a member here for a few years but don't do a lot of posting. I've really enjoyed the shop made tools thread and a few other threads of...
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