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Bowling lane wood: hoard it or pass it along?
For many years my reloading bench was the bowling floor where the pins were set. The black spot inserts still in place from before automatic pin setters. The business was destroyed by a fire in the late 1950s and a friend had salvaged several sections of the lanes. That floor was 3" maple on... -
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Information on Jack Shaft clutches
Here are photos of the small machine shop that I installed at the Wood County Museum blacksmith shop in Bowling Green, Ohio. The jack shaft above the lathe is a double clutch affair that allows the lathe to turn in either direction. The two pulleys are driven in opposite directions by twisting...- blcksmth
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- Forum: Antique Machinery and History
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OT Herters Rifle Powder Data?
I used Herters 30 caliber wasp waist back in the middle 70s. Also visited their Waseca store a couple of times. Amazing place. Bob WB8NQW- blcksmth
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- Forum: Gunsmithing
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Looking for a proximity sensor setup
I don't know what technology is used in key less automobiles that detect when the owner, with the keys, gets close and then unlocks the doors and allows the starter. Bob WB8NQW -
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Big Vintage Lineshaft Shop
I have used the first photo for many years when demonstrating blacksmithing at the Wood County Museum blacksmith shop in Bowling Green, OH. A gentleman in Toledo donated his garage machine shop to the museum and I assembled it in the museum blacksmith shop. An electric motor is belted to the...- blcksmth
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- Forum: Antique Machinery and History
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Old lathes for sale in NW Ohio
If Holland, Ohio it is probably at Yoder Machinery. One can spend hours roaming their Large warehouse looking at all kinds on machines and other stuff. I haven't been there for several years, but one time they had a lathe with a 40' center. Another large lathe was on a granite block 2 feet thick...- blcksmth
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- Forum: Antique Machinery and History
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Can a fuse degrade over time?
I have seen fuses that developed a slight resistance, enough to cause a voltage drop across the fuse and caused intermittent failures in the circuit it protected. I have also found where the the internal solder joint was not complete which caused interesting failures intermittently. Fuses can be... -
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Something Forge Drill Press FS Chico CA FB
My Hendey 16 X 8 lathe has a Crosley automobile transmission above the spindle. Bob WB8NQW- blcksmth
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- Forum: Antique Machinery and History
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OT: Awesome HGR find.
Get the new flight simulator program and you are all set. Bob WB8NQW -
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Recommendations for Y shaped vacuum hose attachment for bench grinder ?
Look into central vacuum piping and fittings. Bob WB8NQW -
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Vintage Leopoldo rifle scope adjustment
I have a B&L Balvar 8A scope that is shared between a 98 Mauser in 30-06 and a Ruger #1 in 300 Win Mag. I bought it in the early 1970s. I've never had to re-zero after swapping the scope between rifles. Bob WB8NQW- blcksmth
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- Forum: Gunsmithing
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OT: metal fence post rust prevention
ColdGalv comes in a rattle can. It is a zinc spray, gray in color. I use it for antenna tower guy cable hardware like turnbuckles and cable clamps. Bob WB8NQW -
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OT: Robo call protection methods?
We have caller ID. Many times the ID displays a town and state, which we don't answer. If there is a name we do not recognize, we don't answer. If the call is legit, a voice mail will follow and we can return a call. If you answer the phone, the computer knows it is a valid number and will... -
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Need help identifying
Sometimes called a pump-handle forge. Bob WB8NQW- blcksmth
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- Forum: Antique Machinery and History
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Is there such a thing as a UPS for CNC machines?
Is it possible? Yes. In my career with IBM I spent 2 weeks in a computer center for a major credit card company. It was a building with 2 acres of raised floor, several water cooled mainframe processors, disk drives, tape drives, data communications equipment and 9 high speed printers with roll...- blcksmth
- Post #26
- Forum: CNC Machining
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lenses in old gas regulators
Natural gas can be purchased in compressed cylinders. I bought several to try natural gas instead of propane as a fuel for my oilfield engine before having a gas line installed to the shop. Bob WB8NQW -
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Lil OT: Mounting anvil to wood block.
Make 4 staples, one to fit each corner and drive them into the wood for a snug fit. Bob WB8NQW -
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Delrin Rod - Best Place to Buy?
I don't know if US Plastics in Lima, Ohio has it or not. They do business world wide. Bob WB8NQW -
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college versus trades
Back in the 1980s while employed by IBM in field service I was assigned to the world headquarters of a major oil company. Many of the persons working in the computer center had children in high school who were contemplating career choices including source of college studies. There was a demand... -
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Western electric rotary black telephone will not ring.
The ring voltage for POTS (Plain Old Telephone Service) is about 90 volts AC. I have no idea how a modern phone rings, but I'm certain is is not a mechanical bell. Probably a speaker of some sort activated by a low voltage signal sent to the phone. Bob WB8NQW- blcksmth
- Post #27
- Forum: Transformers, Phase Converters and VFD