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03-02-2021, 03:28 PM
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Upside down air duster on the cutter can freeze...
Upside down air duster on the cutter can freeze it down enough to pop it
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03-02-2021, 03:27 PM
Thread: Need help Identifying old attachment
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I was power work head inclined also Mark
I was power work head inclined also
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03-01-2021, 01:41 PM
Thread: OT- wtf happened with osb?
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Most people I speak to think DT was not a bad...
Most people I speak to think DT was not a bad deal as boss man, economy good, no wars, unemployment reducing, at the end of the day you can only judge by results, and they were ok, however I’m not...
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03-01-2021, 01:34 PM
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Cev comes to mind, a good grade for forging does...
Cev comes to mind, a good grade for forging does not automatically mean good for welding, I’d guess ( don’t have the equipment to verify since retiring)med carbon mid manganese so I guess they are...
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03-01-2021, 01:29 PM
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What I was thinking , would it be possible to use...
What I was thinking , would it be possible to use audio to actually find out what frequency to avoid, like ringing a grinding wheel, bash it record the audio to give you a predictable chatter zone?,...
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03-01-2021, 09:48 AM
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From my limited knowledge would it be fair to say...
From my limited knowledge would it be fair to say chatter is in fact resonance?
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02-28-2021, 02:25 PM
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Probability theory, quantum golf, who knows but...
Probability theory, quantum golf, who knows but it’s interesting to think about
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02-26-2021, 04:57 PM
Thread: OT- wtf happened with osb?
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I see what you mean about sheathing a house, very...
I see what you mean about sheathing a house, very pricey, however most houses are brick or block outside skin cavity with insulation and inside skin of 4” concrete or thermal blocks over here, I use...
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02-26-2021, 02:17 PM
Thread: OT- wtf happened with osb?
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Personally I hate osb, avoid it like the plague,...
Personally I hate osb, avoid it like the plague, however most of the sheet I use is birch ply, invariably Russian, quality is exceptional to be honest, some of the crap about is full of voids, we get...
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02-25-2021, 04:54 PM
Thread: Someone tell me about JFC CORP/Jim Corbett
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Not entirely sure the stock market is machineing...
Not entirely sure the stock market is machineing myself OT perhaps or confusion?,
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02-25-2021, 10:44 AM
Thread: Machining ID of Seamless Tubing
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Your gonna need a bigger lathe! I’d be trying to...
Your gonna need a bigger lathe!
I’d be trying to design around that one myself, even if it’s an existing part, go up or down in size, way cheaper
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02-25-2021, 10:31 AM
Thread: Richmond sr3 radial arm drill
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It’s 3 phase yes, the only struggle will be...
It’s 3 phase yes, the only struggle will be rotational direction, if wrong switch any 2 lives, you may need to get an electrician to sort it if your stuck, no shame in that I have, no one knows...
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02-24-2021, 11:51 AM
Thread: 36" bansaws, many options, which is best?
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We had one in work, and I’m sure I’ve told but I...
We had one in work, and I’m sure I’ve told but I actually sliced meteor on it
(Ite, oil, hammerite,) cut quite easily,
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02-24-2021, 03:24 AM
Thread: alternatives to tapping inconel 718?
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Emuge DF NI taps are specifically ground cobalt...
Emuge DF NI taps are specifically ground cobalt plus tramps for the dreaded inco nightmare, plus if enough room a jet of coolant down the hole if blind or back coolant up the hole if through, sticky...
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02-23-2021, 03:10 AM
Thread: Harrison L5A
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Lathes.co.U.K.,tony may have one, I think it’s a...
Lathes.co.U.K.,tony may have one, I think it’s a standard spline so theoretically you could do it on the lathe with a bit of direct indexing,
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02-23-2021, 03:05 AM
Thread: quality screwdriver set
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I had a set of whia stainless off my mate, they...
I had a set of whia stainless off my mate, they get supplied to the hospital, they don’t want carbon steel getting on their surgical stuff apparently, they were really nice, since I’ve tried the...
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02-22-2021, 04:39 PM
Thread: clausing 8540 restore...
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Wind it over by hand till the belt settles where...
Wind it over by hand till the belt settles where it should be
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02-20-2021, 12:55 AM
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I’ve been lucky, only 2 eye surgeries, one I...
I’ve been lucky, only 2 eye surgeries, one I ended up doing myself, embedded shrapnel from exploding refractory, magnet useless, swan Morton scalpel to de skin it, ophthalmology was a fail but I...
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02-18-2021, 07:26 AM
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You only got a creepy joe problem because he...
You only got a creepy joe problem because he fixed up she gee pong when he visited Obama, they gave all their intel to put him in charge! (Coo in China, adverse political opponents etc)
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02-18-2021, 01:21 AM
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From whit I see on the tv the zombies all live a...
From whit I see on the tv the zombies all live a happy fulfilled life in Washington, they come after you by post
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02-17-2021, 05:56 PM
Thread: Hydraulic press aeration
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Did you put baffles in?, perforated plates, Mark
Did you put baffles in?, perforated plates,
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02-17-2021, 05:53 PM
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Don’t panic, the scale on my saw is crap also, I...
Don’t panic, the scale on my saw is crap also, I use a protractor, but these digital angle things like a little box are supposed to be good, my problem is even more bizarre, fixed blade no tilt and...
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02-17-2021, 04:03 PM
Thread: annealing aluminum with a plumbers torch
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Rub with white soap bar, heat till it blackens...
Rub with white soap bar, heat till it blackens the old fashioned way!
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02-17-2021, 03:16 AM
Thread: Help identifying strange press brake
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Looked a bit like a stone splitter I recently saw...
Looked a bit like a stone splitter I recently saw
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02-14-2021, 08:15 PM
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It would be near impossible to run any kind of...
It would be near impossible to run any kind of Lance off an acetylene generator, not enough flow really from my experience, plus handling carbide etc
It may, ..may be possible with arcair, I mean it...