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03-05-2021, 01:50 AMCadmiuim lowers the melting point by around 100F.....this means that you can braze the sights on old military rifles without ruining the...13 replies | 683 view(s) -
03-05-2021, 01:31 AMthermite replied to a thread Curiosity : What if any American manual mill was comparable to the best Euro mills in Cincinnati Milacron, Kearney Trecker, VN, USA Heavy IronYou miss the entire point, Spud US made mills did not HAVE to be uber-versatile in frugal overall space , mass, and power budgets. We had SPACE...10 replies | 346 view(s)
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03-05-2021, 12:56 AMRichard King replied to a thread Boyar-Schultz 6x12 in Machine Reconditioning, Scraping and InspectionI'm not sure what that's about. I see this manual shows it. http://vintagemachinery.org/pubs/2682/4155.pdf Might be some sort of lock. How about...1 replies | 22 view(s) -
03-05-2021, 12:47 AMThanks! Got a decent JPG from Dan. Going to see if I can clean it up a bit and have a plate made. Looks like ~ $25 US. Bound to be better than...6 replies | 429 view(s)
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03-05-2021, 12:39 AMRio Grande has 20-gauge (0.032) wire in four flavors of increasing melting temps, all Cd-free. I find the BAg-7 56% silver, which Rio Grande calls...13 replies | 683 view(s) -
03-05-2021, 12:32 AMHello Marcus Thanks for your time to send me this I will try all these out and see where that leads me again thank you regards4 replies | 386 view(s)
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03-05-2021, 12:27 AMAlso any help with an indexing plate. (Universal, custom built) looking for something I can bolt on possibly. I see that you are looking for an...12 replies | 428 view(s) -
03-05-2021, 12:21 AMSent you a PM. Reply here if you don't get it.23 replies | 2353 view(s)
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03-05-2021, 12:18 AMLOL, this is too much. A guy who can't even keep his OWN site from mining crypto on clients' computers, thinking that his own data security is better...42 replies | 2820 view(s)
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03-05-2021, 12:17 AMThats right down my alley, My grand dad was the sec master, my dad ran the electric shop, my 2 uncles were engineers, and I bought the machine shop...1 replies | 180 view(s) -
03-05-2021, 12:15 AMHomehobbier replied to a thread 10" Rockwell Lathe Rebuild in Machine Reconditioning, Scraping and InspectionI have found a South Bend Lathe Tailstock that may work. The biggest down side is that I am unsure of the width. It appears the swing is correct and...4 replies | 428 view(s)
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03-05-2021, 12:15 AMrklopp replied to a thread Curiosity : What if any American manual mill was comparable to the best Euro mills in Cincinnati Milacron, Kearney Trecker, VN, USA Heavy IronThere's the Brown & Sharpe Omniversal for coolness factor: https://www.practicalmachinist.com/omniversal.jpg It has too many slides stacked on one...10 replies | 346 view(s)
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03-05-2021, 12:14 AMTo the OP, here I relied on an American cert. And I don’t know what the numbers mean: I discarded a notion of a new Chinese set so spent a little...25 replies | 764 view(s)
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03-05-2021, 12:08 AMUsing right han tooling you don't have to reverse the spindle to drill, tap or thread. Depends on who you're talking to as to whether the transfer of...1 replies | 94 view(s)
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03-05-2021, 12:03 AMForget the rona......we got lots more exciting here ...all these wimmin claiming to been butt hurt by the AG.....details ,must have details......one...842 replies | 29057 view(s)
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03-05-2021, 12:03 AMthermite replied to a thread OT- Language question - Tapping Machine in German ? in Deckel, Maho, Aciera, Abene MillsMeahh... not a "PhD" in it, but how about: Herr Promotion Diplom Ingenieur Gewindeschneidmaschinenbedenier Daily Driver name? "Der...7 replies | 185 view(s)
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03-04-2021, 11:58 PMSeymourDumore replied to a thread OT, somewhat. Who else is currently under rolling blackouts? in GeneralIf by "money" you mean paying off someone, then your cousins aren't illegal, rather a bunch of fucking crooks along with the piece of worm they've...684 replies | 19045 view(s)
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03-04-2021, 11:48 PMSound like you? I don't know. Perhaps I do. BUT, "true position" in GD&T or any other system that I have heard of is NOT calculated with a...30 replies | 26115 view(s)
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03-04-2021, 11:47 PMSpud replied to a thread Curiosity : What if any American manual mill was comparable to the best Euro mills in Cincinnati Milacron, Kearney Trecker, VN, USA Heavy IronThe inspection report on the 1994 Abene I have , which was originally purchased new by United Airlines, says it is accurate to 0.0003" . Any...10 replies | 346 view(s) -
03-04-2021, 11:46 PMThe macros I typically use store the measurements in 105 (result) and 106 (delta) macro variables. Access the macro variable pages through the...56 replies | 3638 view(s)
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03-04-2021, 11:45 PMtdmidget replied to a thread First Covid 19 Vaccination Shot Today. in Manufacturing in America and EuropeDidn't know it was so virulent in the Aland islands.69 replies | 3030 view(s)
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03-04-2021, 11:40 PM4curtscorral replied to a thread Need help identifying Bridgeport Milling machine for resale. in General1 replies | 42 view(s)
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03-04-2021, 11:40 PMId suggest the OP spends his pennies on a QC toolpost and a few holders to suit the lathe,rather than paying silly prices for Colchester bits.4 replies | 169 view(s)
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03-04-2021, 11:39 PMdundeeshopnut replied to a thread I bought a 74 your old compressor with a Quincy 325 – 14 pump. in Antique Machinery and HistoryLOL. C'mon man, this is the antique section. You could have at least said you cut it out with a coping saw and files.:D50 replies | 2529 view(s)
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03-04-2021, 11:37 PM4curtscorral started a thread Need help identifying Bridgeport Milling machine for resale. in GeneralI have been tasked with reselling a bridgeport milling machine, a couple lathes, a press/brake, and a band saw. I have absolutely zero knowledge in...1 replies | 42 view(s)
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03-04-2021, 11:36 PMIt would have to be MilSpec Billet(TM)......that is the strongest billet there is...just ask any millenial .......Anyhoo ,if you had a MilSpec Billet...76 replies | 2230 view(s)
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03-04-2021, 11:34 PMthermite replied to a thread Strategy question: leave the area under the headstock alone? Or scrape everything? in Machine Reconditioning, Scraping and InspectionThe career decision-makers are simply pointing out that for ANY project, it pays to prioritize for greatest gain at least cost in blood, sweat,...29 replies | 2052 view(s)
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03-04-2021, 11:33 PMI need a little advice/help during reassembly of the Shaft that drives the Carriage/x-axis I guess, back and forth. There is a Plunger on the side...1 replies | 22 view(s) -
03-04-2021, 11:27 PMRuss asked for some setup pictures, so here are a few. Sorry I did not take photos of the initial machining. But it was pretty straight forward: I...80 replies | 9520 view(s) -
03-04-2021, 11:23 PMThat looks like the compound, not the cross slide.2 replies | 116 view(s)
