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    Source for fine pitch blades for larger bandsaws?

    We have a fairly good size hydraulic bandsaw that takes a 1 1/4 blade, the problem is that me mostly cut .062 wall stainless tubing (2-6" dia typical) and I am unable to locate a source for 24-30tpi blades in anything over 1/2". I think the best we found was 10-14tpi progressive, but it cuts...
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    Laser cutting badly in one direction?

    So I have this POS chinesium CNC laser gantry unit with an IPG YLS2000 and a Raytools head, and I'm running out of ideas. It is consistently slagging the cut in 10ga hot roll steel, but only in the upper left quadrant when cutting a circle. For the most part it cuts fairly clean, but every so...
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    Used Wells Index 847 - is this one worth it?

    I've been looking at low priced mills for a while, and finally find myself in a position to actually purchase one for my own personal use. I would prefer something 5 axis CNC, but being temporarily disabled I'll take what I can get to keep working on my own projects when I am able. I found...
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    Material search: steel H channel 3/4" inside x 3"

    Once again, I am finding everything under the sun except the piece I need. I am looking for a steel H channel to join two pieces of 3/4" plywood end to end and I can't remember what it was called. The piece I have is about 3 inches wide and a foot long, and slides loosely onto the plywood. I...
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    Fusion 360: Still not ready for public use?

    I am trying the 30 day free trial on my Mac Pro, and I am finding it to be fairly buggy and rather slow, even though it isn't really pushing my processor or graphics card. And it seems to be missing a lot of common drafting conventions, like snap to the tangent of a circle or the ability to...
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    Amazing example of old-world craftsmanship and clockwork design.

    This is impressive even by todays standards. The Only Pair of Matching Singing Bird Pistols, Attributed to Frères Rochat - YouTube Can you imagine doing this without Cad?
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    OT: Want to borrow a suppressed 9mm /w nightvision for nuisance visitors...

    But seriously, I have group of raccoons trashing my pool enclosure and trying to force their way through my cat door. I can't actually shoot them because I am in city limits, so I am thinking maybe a pellet rifle or a paintball gun. Anyone have any guess which would be more effective? I'm...
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    Min FFL required to make replacement part for myself?

    I have a Hi Standard Sentinel with a broken trigger assembly. The original appears to be machined from an aluminum casting, and does not have a lot of critical features. It also has a badly designed stress point; the lever that raises the hammer in DA mode is connected through a pair of...
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