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    wtb morse headstock adpt for 10L

    its been years since i bought my 10L and i thought i had the adapter that fits in the head stock spindle to adapt to morse taper number 3 iirc, maybe number 2? anyway iirc there was once available this piece and i would like to know where one gets something like this so that i can turn a...
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    rebore a rifle barrel

    this is a muzzle loader, and i want to rebore to a larger caliber can i use one of those eldorado v grooved rifle bits to rebore an existing hole in a barrel? yes i have a lathe and have bored barrels in the past with a fabricated twist drill to to the deal, but wonder if the carbide tipped...
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    OT: cdl requirement for 32k lb truck...

    do i need a cdl to drive a 32k lb box truck, to move my personal household stuff across country. i know i don't need one for 25,999 and below, whether my stuff or for hire, however i am a bit out of the loop on the heavier trucks. if i need a cdl what class? i assume class B? what all is...
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    OT: ? about 4 cylinder engine's

    once upon a time one could go to a wrecking yard and pickup a ford 2.3, or a gm 2.5 for 400 to 500 bucks, low miles, good compression, oil pressure and some sort of warranty. well that has been a few years ago i guess, as the 2.3 and 2.5 engines are kind of long in the tooth now, what i am...
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    a project looking for a machinist

    i have a small project, but have no way to produce it myself what it is a hot plug for an IDI diesel engine cylinder head, it is presumably made of stainless, is approx 1.3 inch in diameter, approx .25" thick and would have three ports machined through it, each about .2" in diameter offset...
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    sq/ft needed for a small prototype shop?

    i am looking to have to make a career change due to health issues, i am also at the point in my life that i have been able to save up a small bit of money and have all the tooling i need except a suitable and appropriate sized mill to mate up to the sb heavy 10 i already have. i am looking to...
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    childs mill for sale

    just saw this little bugger come up on craigslist not it is not mine, and i don't know anything about it however it looks to be quite small Small Milling Machine Childs 0000 for the guy that has almost no space available i suppose bob g
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    Rivett lathe fs in seattle

    i know nothing of rivett lathes other than there is some interest here in them i also have no connection to this machine, or its owner, but figured i would pass this along Rivett 918 2nd Operation Lathe looks fairly well appointed bob g
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    OT: need 3/8" pipe locknuts

    not sure what you call them, but they are used in electrical boxes as lock nuts i have seen them down to 1/2 inch pipe size, but so far can't find them down to 3/8 pipe size. they are the little thin nuts you use to lock down emt fittings inside the metal junction boxes they are also sometimes...
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    OT- well witching ??

    call me a skeptic, call me an unbeliever, call me whatever you like, but i just can't get my head around this dowsing/well witching thing. i am faced with putting out some hard cash (all cash is hard these days it seems) to drill a well on a piece of property i plan to build a small home on...
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    Nos 1952 SB 10L

    everyone has heard the story about the 1953 corvette in some old ladies garage and some guy buying it for 500bucks, so here is my story i had first grab at this one, and passed on it because i already have a nice example with a flame hardened bed and it is in pristine shape, but still for a...
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    how hot to turn 304 blue

    trying to find out about how hot 304 stainless has to get before it turns dark blue anyone have any idea? my hope is it is well over 600 degree's F before it turns blue, but i don't know for sure. thanks bob g
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    is this truely only a 12" swing?

    http://seattle.craigslist.org/tac/tls/1442893784.html it just looks massive for being only a 12" lathe, or is it 12" from the spindle center to the bed? any idea what this baby weighs? bob g
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    i need stainless swarf!

    i realize this is likely an odd request, i am looking for some curly swarf about the consistancy of a pot scrubber and a 5 gallon pail in volume of stainless steel. it is for a prototype diesel particulate filter i am working on, and i have no clue as to who might have some of this laying about...
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    group looking for a machinist

    ok here is the deal, and i don't know if this is the right place to do this, hopefully i won't raise the ire of our leader. as most folks i have varied interest and belong to a couple other forums (i know, as hard as it is to believe) however this is the only machinist forum that i belong to...
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    forum software questions

    ok fella's i want to build a forum not a machining forum or a machine tool forum, totally unrelated to this site but perhaps of interest to a few here,, "microcogeneration" i need about a dozen sections, pretty much a basic forum that might handle upwards of a 1000 members what i want will be...
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    how do you track down an ebay seller?

    i bought 12 of an item, for 1000 bucks plus 125 for shipping i received 2 of the item so far the seller is spotty at best with communications, we found what happened was my order went to a guy down south 12 units and i got his 2 units. the seller told me he would send out the balance of my...
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    looking for a book on alternator design

    i know well how they work, and all that what i am looking for is a more current text on alternator design, something very indepth and that gets into all the math, materials, and other design considerations. an engineering text so to speak i would expect it to sell in the 200+ dollar range, i...
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    another welding horror on the road

    one of our customers who happens to be a drywall wholesaler has a fleet for boom trucks and pup trailers we get a call down to the yard for a repair to the pintel hook now bear in mind this is a full size twin axle pump that likely is loaded to 30k lbs most of its life. the tounge is made of...
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    miller spool gun/linde mig?

    i picked up a miller spoolgun (sg100?) it is new and never used and is made to fit either the miller 140 or 180 mig i want to mate it to a hobart handler 120, so i know i will have to hack into the circuitry and come up with a receptical for the 4 wire plug. anyone ever done this sort of...

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