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    Some 3-D profiling (caution photos)

    Ross, I have enjoyed your machining documentary/descriptions. I've really wanted to see more of your shop, and now I can see some, and it just looks spotless and organized. I don't know if this is of any interest, but I recently discovered that there are a few machinists on Youtube who post...
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    Machinists: Share your trucks

    This is my third hand. I bought it from Southern Calif. Edison in San Diego, and drove it up to the SF area. What a great drive. Like being in a living room. I've used for roofing, logging, cleaning up property, and getting my machines moved from place to place. It's four wheel drive, and I...
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    We will now hold one minute of silence for a fallen Deckel FP3NC....

    Sean, I am so saddened to see this. I don't even have words to express the loss you have endured. I'm the guy who had the farm down the road, and called you to see your Deckel collection back around 2005. I was so inspired by not only your tools, but the "house" you lived in. If I still...
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    Is there a steel that can retain hardness after subjected to slow cooling from 1700 F

    "Air hardening". Where have I heard that before? Thanks guys. I only spent a day machining up a part. I can do it again. This entire part gets thrown in an oven, essentially. So the heating is uniform.
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    Is there a steel that can retain hardness after subjected to slow cooling from 1700 F

    I'm brazing a part I've made from low carbon steel. I didn't realize that the hardness of the part was going to be an issue. Now I'm being forced to either abandon the design I want, or find a steel that can handle the brazing process and subsequent cooling. I'm supposed to know this answer...
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    To China, or not to China. That is the question.

    I've got to say that having heard what you all are saying, I'm far more inclined to make this with American companies. And I admit that I almost always put those "Made in China" parts right back on the shelf. I can spot them a mile away. Reading the China law blog, I can see there is another...
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    To China, or not to China. That is the question.

    Edit- wow, by the time I posted this, there were two replies. Thanks for the comments. Very helpful. I'm keenly aware of the situation. I do appreciate your comments. And as I hinted, I am adamantly opposed to seeing more Chinese stuff on American shelves. Having said that, I was talking...
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    To China, or not to China. That is the question.

    I have a product that I want to get into Home Depots and similar stores. I've been painfully aware of the state of manufacturing long before I graduated as a machinist in 1984. So much so that the thought of China is the last thing on my mind. But now that I'm getting real about a product, price...
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    Laverda prototype - AlfaGTA interest?

    It's rated at 16k pounds. Over the 20 years I've owned it I've really put it through some paces. That includes half a dozen moves of my machines. My old L&S lathe was 4500 pounds. I'm comfortable with that as a maximum. It'll hang the Deckel with the boom horizontal. It's one handy rig. My heart...
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    Laverda prototype - AlfaGTA interest?

    Unbelievable. What a brilliant epic effort. I just finished restoring my 4wd boom truck. That took a few months. Now I feel like a preschooler.
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    OT-risky childhood endeavors (that didn't seem so risky at the time)

    This thread has me remembering things that I've forgotten decades ago. I knew a kid who decided to take his dad's single engine plane out for a flight. It was landing that proved to be the big problem. I'll always remember the garage being full of airplane parts. They were parting it out and...
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    OT-risky childhood endeavors (that didn't seem so risky at the time)

    A friend of mine got caught driving his dad's alcohol funny car down highway 280 in the SF bay area, going something like 200 mph. Oops.
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    OT-risky childhood endeavors (that didn't seem so risky at the time)

    Oxygen in the carburetor? Crazy. That reminds me of the time I bought a ranch, and had no power for 11months. While waiting, I had a Lister diesel generator. The problem was, if it ever ran out of diesel the injectors would foul. I got tired of doing open heart on the injectors. So when I had...
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    OT-risky childhood endeavors (that didn't seem so risky at the time)

    Back around 1985 we decided to try the acet. balloon fun for ourselves. My room mate and I got small balloons. One with hydrogen, the other the acetylene mix. The hydrogen would get the acetylene balloon up into the sky a ways. One got hung up on the power lines. Oh man. Even a one foot diameter...
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    OT-risky childhood endeavors (that didn't seem so risky at the time)

    The most amazing explosion I've ever witnessed was from a group of five brothers I knew. These guys were nuts. They even had their own roller coaster in the back yard. I was making explosives by the age of 9. But nothing compared to the day these five brothers got a weather balloon, and struck...
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    Interior shop building wall finish thoughts/pics

    None. Here's what I did. It's a foam core wall. It saves insulating and drywalling. It's more expensive, but I think it's worth it. I even think it's similar in cost by the time one insulates and then does drywall. The company I used is Kingspan. I don't have any decent pictures on this...
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    The A, the AT, the domed ceiling cellar, and “Tipsy”

    I recently finished designing a house made of the same material. All open beam steel girders. Something machinists would appreciate. No drywall on the ceiling, just metal. My drawings are in with the county right now. However, a ranch came on the market a few weeks ago, and I've just put my...
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    The A, the AT, the domed ceiling cellar, and “Tipsy”

    Martin, the panels are 40 feet long. I could only life a bundle in that position without destroying them. Once I got them on to the ground I lifted one at a time with a different rigging. Then there were four guys who managed them. Each panel was about 250 pounds. Milicron, I built that...
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    The A, the AT, the domed ceiling cellar, and “Tipsy”

    I do my best work up there. And the view...
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    The A, the AT, the domed ceiling cellar, and “Tipsy”

    Deckels and metal roofing fun. I love it when a plan comes together. And a little bit of danger. Here's a shot of my home grown rigging to get roofing on to the shop where my FP-3 now resides. Cheers! Uploaded with ImageShack.us

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