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    Looking for a rigger in the Chicago area

    I need a rigger to shrink wrap some items onto pallets and load onto a freight truck. Nothing heavy that can't be picked up by hand. If you know of a good rigger let me know. Thanks, Dave.
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    Laser welder info

    Looking for info on laser welding 7075 and 6061 for tool and die type work. I've used a vision welder on p20, 316 416 and other tool stell but not on aluminum. I want to buy one for my shop but I want to start off with a used machine. Buying used I have a very small slection so I don't want to...
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    416SS Unintentional hardening

    Ok, it's my fault I didn't make sure the G54 was right and crashed a 5/8 HSS drill in to 416SS. I saw it about to happen and hit the E-stop .0001 sec to late. The drill was not broken but it flattened the tip that made it .100 into the work. I tried to center drill it to clean up the hole but as...
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    Saving Lathes from the Scarp Yard

    I too have looked at all sorts of gov surpluss auctions and cryed out "why did aneyone let this happen?" that's all you can do. And I don't think that there is a market for the gears and other parts that might still be covered in oil. Unles you work on base and can wrap it up befor it goes...
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    Thanks, for your opinion and not talking about something that dosn't have to do with my post. Do...

    Thanks, for your opinion and not talking about something that dosn't have to do with my post. Do you have pix of your sharpener and what are it's capabilities and price. I know that I have enough dull mills to learn with but I will have to look at the price to figger out how many it will take to...
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    End Mill Grinding

    I use to send my end mills out to be reground but after some of them never returned, I stopped. I now have three large trays of mills that need sharpening. Do I send them out not knowing if I will ever see them come back or buy a end mill grinder? I've looked at Cutter Master and Darex and...
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    Building a glass lathe..... "cheap" :o

    Fuming silver and gold in the flame on to the work pice is a big practice with glassblowers and Colored*glasses are made with a lot of toxic metals that vaporize in the flame. I've worked at places that have elaborate hood systems but I just have two fans that pull fresh air in and push old air...
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    Building a glass lathe..... "cheap" :o

    The chain makes some noise but your working with large torches that make more noise.
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    Building a glass lathe..... "cheap" :o

    Graphite donuts.
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    Building a glass lathe..... "cheap" :o

    I've been glassblowing for the last eighteen years and have thought a lot about making a glass lathe. The only thing that makes a glass lathe spacial is the tail stock and spindle bore. My Litton HSA lathe has a 2.5 id anything smaller I can turn by hand so 7/16 way too small for me. But that...
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