I have the opportunity to purchase a 3 year old Lincoln Ranger 8 welder/generator with 600 hours. Apparently, the unit worked well for 3 years. However, while powering a refrigerator and some lamps,...
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How much oil do I fill the headstock of a Harrison L5 with? I have a recent aquirement of a Harrison L5 Mk2 lathe, I estimate made between 1946-1947, its sat for some years and the headstock oil has...
Greetings All, I'm looking for a ball park, back of the envelope, best guesstimate for this situation.. :) 3/4 cube of white Delrin with a 1/4 -20 threaded hole down the middle, thru which is screwed...
I am going to put new 'felt' in the drawers of a Kennedy tool box. I would appreciate it if someone, who has done this successfully, could advise me as the these best type of glue to use? Also, are...
I'm trying to find a source for some lead-arsenic alloy. I want to use a lead-arsenic or tin-arsenic to increase the arsenic content of the lead I want to cast into bullets. Yes, I am already aware of...
I have a rather shapely part that is shelled out .030 thick. Now, I need to create a new filler part that fills the inside volume of the shelled part. What's the best method to do this? TIA. Jay
I need to be able to flatten an extrusion defined by a spline. This will be used to create a manufacturing template used to construct a light reflector. The curve of the reflector is defined by a...
One of my customers wanted a duplicate mailbox key but I couldn't find a blank that worked. I changed out the lock and told her when I found the right blank I'd put her's back. I don't need bitting...
Oh boy. Guess what? It turned out that when I take the key out from the INNER lock, there's no problem at all with locking it from the OUTSIDE. So the graphite likely didn't do any damage! (Granted, I...
I'm installing new locks and deadbolts on a house. I bought Schlage locks at home Depot, they had to rekey the deadbolts, one of which is double keyed. The key slides in smooth and the deadbolt turns...
I have an old log skidder which has a long (around 24 inch) crack line running most of the length of the water jacket which is cast into the block. It was repaired years ago by the previous owner with...
Hi everyone, Have any of you had any success welding on an engine block? The engine is a Perkins diesel in a Hyster forklift. The crack is in the cooling jacket of the block. Thanks, Shawn
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