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    Need help with Rotary Draw dies

    Thanks, I appreciate the feedback. I thought that it is going to swell to 10 though or 200 though so I might as well stop it when I can. I understand the material has to go somewhere so I might put a .125 stip down the middle of the round die. But, I have no experience with this so I...
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    Need help with Rotary Draw dies

    I am building a die to bend 1" square, I have a 8" O.D. x 2" Round die that I have machined a 1.05 inch wide by .5 inch deep groove. *I was going to make the back plate 4" long and machine the same groove into it. *But the truth is I am just guessing, I want to know if anyone could tell me if...
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    Hydraulic motor valve vs cylinder valve

    I am making a Little skid steer like machine and I need help with deciding what kintd of relief valves to use. Both motors do have have case drains but I am not sure if you can use the case drains as relief valves. If not should I use motor spools, (which dont seem to come standard with many...
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    15 inch tire and rim on a idler assembly

    I think I am going to have a cylinder to turn my drive wheels 90 degrees so I can drive it out of my shop or out of my yard, I am going 13 feet wide so I can drive over a semi and still have enough room to get forks in from one side.
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    15 inch tire and rim on a idler assembly

    I am looking to build a drivable gantry crane and want to make 2 of the wheels on idlers istead of skidding them. I will have a drive Wheel on each side of the crane which will be skidding for turning but I do not want to skid 6 feet. I know old cultivators had idler wheels and I think you...
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    3 in 1 3d printer, mill and laser

    I am looking at getting a 3d printer, and I hear tons of reviews for these 3 in 1 printers. But, I do not see any for sale. does anyone know if there is any out there that are fairly good for very moderate use at a reasonable Price. Thanks
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    12 gauge guarding

    Hello, I do not have much experience with guarding and light sheet metal. I need to make this guard it is about 34 inches high, 28 wide, and 22 deep. It is going on a machine that will do alot of vibrating. I am not sure if I should flare it out where the door closes or if there is some new...
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    Just bought a new 12x36 lathe and need help with tooling

    Hello all, like the title says I just got a new 12x36 lathe. I have no clue about different boring bars and tool holders. I would like to know what a good boring bar and tool holder and what kind of carbides that are economical to buy. I will only be working with mild Steel, the tool holder on...
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    Alternative to tie rod ends?

    Hello, this is a steering system for a Project I am doing, the material is all .375 x 1 with 3/8 holes. I have always had trouble with tie rod ends and they are expensive. I have seen some bearings on golf carts that pivot in between the linkages but I have no idea what they are called. If...
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    bending 3 x 4 rectangular tubing

    I am sure the machine has the power. It has a 10 horse 3 phaze motor with a industrial 50-1 reducer. The pinion to the main gear is 100-1. The main gear is 5 inches thick by 38" diameter. It is a rotary draw so I could put a mandrel in it. Anybody know where they sell mandrels that big or...
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    bending 3 x 4 rectangular tubing

    Or even 3x3
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    bending 3 x 4 rectangular tubing

    Hello all, I found a large rotary draw bender. I have searched all over google and I can not find anthing about this size of material being bent. With a inside die what radius do you think I could get away with without crushing, I am bending to about 75 degrees. I am bending it the easy way...
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    Old gear driven Mandrel

    Hello, I Was just curious ir anyone has seen a machine like this. The main gear is 4 inches thick x 38 inch diameter. It has a 5 hp electric motor and a big gear reduction assembly. There aré 2 different adjustable beds and the center hub is interchangeable. The pics aré bad but I just...
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    Need help with a Delta VFD

    I think that means it is capable of taking in 3 phase, because I have found other spec sheets that have the input at 240 single phase.
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    Need help with a Delta VFD

    Hello all, I bought a 3 phase mill and I only have single phase 240 at my house. I am in mexico, so where I want to buy the VFD nobody can explain anthing to me in english that I can understand. They have a Delta VFD037EL23A which I think is what I need, can anyone explain what it should look...
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    anyone know this mill?

    I found the distributor here, http://www.maquinariacatalogo.com/familias.html which have as a good of a reputation as a mexican bootlegger can have, and they do have parts, which is a good and bad sign.:)
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    anyone know this mill?

    Agreed, some China stuff is Junk, but the machine new is around 7-8,000. This has maybe 30 hours on it. I went to the battery place that used it, they were cutting plastic and moved on to a different idea. I ran the machine, everything was tight and worked great. China also has some of the...
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    anyone know this mill?

    The vise is worth 250 dollars, on all the spanish reviews, it was ranked by leaps and bound above Grizzly and about the same as a Fox machine. I don't think I need to nickel and dime a kid trying to feed his family.
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    anyone know this mill?

    I guess I should update my profile info, been living in Guadalajara Mexico for 5 years.
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    anyone know this mill?

    Thanks Larry, they are sold out of a place here in Mexico. This one looks like it has barely any hours on it so I was thinking of offering him 2,200.
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