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    Is there an affordable means of adding a clutch on open shafts?

    A guy i do work for from time to time brought me a piece of well drillers equipment. He wants a clutch added to the shaft so he can make it freewheel then re-engage it to drive pulley. The shaft is 1-1/4" and there is plenty of free space at the end the pulley is mounted to. A centrifugal...
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    What's a good gen purpose dual shield wire?

    Purpose is random farm & repair tasks in high stress and high impact applications such as repairing fatigue fractures in farm equipment and industrial equipment and rebuilding said items. I may repair a cracked structural weld in mild steel, then weld a cylinder eye on the end of a cylinder so...
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    Dimensions question: box & pan brake fingers

    I have a 24" Diacro box & pan brake I got VERY cheap. It had been damaged and stripped of its fingers. I repaired the damage and I'm now making fingers. Diacro wants $1600 for a set of fingers, complete brakes go for around $1200-1700 used so I can't see spending that much just on fingers. I...
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    How to report scammers & spammers?

    A few weeks ago I received a PM in response to a WTB add. The member told me to email a guy, he had what I needed and he would treat me right. I did, he is 100% a scammer. Only photos he has are scooped from Google, only accepts payment via Western Union. Very poor English and communication...
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    WTB: fingers for Diacro 24" finger brake

    I picked up a brake that had been stripped of the fingers. Looking for replacements.
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    Broken pushbutton, can't find a reolecament, what to do?

    I have a Brodhead Garret 8" shaper I picked up in minty condition for a song! It's a bit smaller than I was looking for but the deal was too good to refuse. Small problem: the start pushbutton in the control box is broken. I've searched for a replacement and no luck. Any advice on how to...
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    Need help troubleshooting reversing motor

    Edit: fixed! See 5th reply What I know: 1/2 hp capacitor start gear motor. Controlled by momentary push buttons (think winch/hoist with momentary buttons to spool out and spool in). Tonight, when engaging in forward I heard a rapid cycling/clicking of the contactor. Releasing the button did...
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    Inconel 718 round bar D3" X 7.5"L drops

    I have many of these. I didn't count but maybe 20 of them. Ship in flat rate boxes for actual cost. I have a cert for this material. It seems going rate is around $170 plus shipping. $100 ea... will discount if you want a larger quantity. Will combine with my other listing for Titanium...
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    Titanium 6AL-4V round bar D3.25" X 6.5"L drops

    I have many of these. I didn't count but maybe 30-40 of them. Ship in flat rate boxes for actual cost. I have a cert for this material. It seems going rate for 3 X 6 is around $140 plus shipping. $80 ea... will discount if you want a larger quantity. Will combine with my other listing for...
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    Does a high quality adjustable pin spanner exist?

    I occasionally repair hydraulics. I have some adjustable pin spanners like pictured below. The have 2 flaws. #1 the off-center force when coupled with a breaker bar tends to rock them out of the cylinder head I'm trying to unscrew. #2 they aren't meant for the high torque of a cylinder head and...
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    Need custom shim stock ~1/32 thick

    I'm trying to source 2 different custom thicknesses of corrosion resistant steel shim stock. .065" +/-.001" and .071" +/-.001". I've called several suppliers of "custom ground stock", "custom shims", etc. So far as soon as I mention my thickness they say it can't be done. It's too thick to be...
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    OT maybe? Help Needed: Lubrication of antique machine

    I have a turn-of-the-century (nope, not this century, last one) clay target thrower (skeet/trap thrower) that is giving me fits. It's cast-iron, made by the Western company. Parts are NLA and I've had to make a few due an unfortunate mishap before it came to me. I've attached a crude...
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    WTB: 4140 HT (pre-hard) or 1144 Stressproof drops 1.75-2" dia.

    Needing a couple drops to make some big pins. I forgot to measure min length but it's around 10". Streesproof is the least preferred option bc I need a head on the pins so I would have to go up bigger and remove more metal to form a head as SP can't have the head welded on. Let me know what...
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    Flywheel Grinder Worth Owning?

    I realize it's no surface grinder or blanchard but for the right price would you pick up a flywheel grinder for fast removal on round items that aren't critical tolerance? I don't know if it works but it was only $100. Powered down feed, powered rotary table and 5hp spindle motor. Google show...
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    Anybody in the Richmond, VA area willing to inspect a machine for me?

    I have a lathe I'm interested in for parts. Want to make sure the parts I need are in good shape first. Owner says they are but last time an owner told me the everything was good from 10 hrs away I wound up with a lathe that needed parts. I'm 10 hrs away. Anybody willing to help out?
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    Smith & Mills shaper worth owning?

    Saw this on marketplace, not much info about them. Listed as a 16" but only weighs 1500 lbs according to owner... Asking price is a tad over scrap.
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    What would be a reasonable cost for this one-off job?

    I want to make a 127 tooth metric transposing gear for my lathe. I'm debating having one wired out (just profile and bore) vs 3d printing. If I provide the files (dxf, stp, etc, whatever is requested) what could I expect to pay for the wire route? Gear details: 127t, 14 dp, approx OD 9.25"...
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    Honing Tailstock Bore: Is a portable Sunnen adequate?

    I have the chance to pick up a portable Sunnen hone set with nearly a dozen stones for a stupid cheap price... I may end up rebuilding my tailstock at some point, including boring and honing. Will the Sunnen portables do an adequate job or does it have to be the stationary units that are rigid...
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    How could one counterbore the back side of a drilled hole?

    I'm designing a piece of equipment that will have access to get a bolt into a part through a cutout, but the hole for that bolt has to be drilled from the other side because of obstructions above. The design is not flexible in that I could make it to be drilled from the same way the bolt will...
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    What kind of rolling mill is this heavy-duty roller?

    This is going up for auction locally, unfortunately, when I previewed it today, there were 10" of snow on everything so it was hard to tell what it was... The motor looks like a big AC motor as if it's meant to run continuous; control panel has a "jog/reverse" button on it. Description says it...
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