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    Goodspeed Machine - Winchendon, MA

    Truly a crap-shoot, but the Society of Industrial Archeology or it's local chapter may have the interest and volunteer power to blueprints and other items.
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    Way OT - Bidet attachments for standard toilets ....

    Hire a licensed plumber. Done!
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    Fly press question ... missing a knuckle? Perkins no 3. Does a ram sit in that rectangle? Thx

    Might find information on you press on Vintage Machinery dot org
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    Van Norman collets F/S in VT

    Would you consider splitting off the three ( 3 ) shell mill holders?
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    Looking for Wade 94 turret lathe electrical diagram.

    Where is the machine located? What do you have for it?
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    What is this type of screw called?

    That may be a self-tapping screw, but it's a crappy photo and unlike any Type F self taping screw ever seen or sold as a fastener wholesaler.
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    OT: Love or hate floor drains?

    Condensate can usually be drained out through a wall. If you want clean floor, get a floor scrubber like a Tennent or similar. Run properly, the floor will be clean and dry behind the path of the machine, with dirty water vacuumed up and small debris swept into a catch trough.
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    OT: Good garden hose, Craftsman RIP

    Why not install a simple trickle irrigation system with emitters and a timer attached to the hose bib or sillcock? Just drain it in the fall.
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    Interesting line shaft oil field shop for sale in Harrisville, WV

    Then the A-hole should be prepared to declare the sale as income. Bet he doesn't.
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    Kumewa Swiss machine lamps?

    Ebay Germany maybe?
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    Interesting line shaft oil field shop for sale in Harrisville, WV

    So the A-hole is try to make a profit and avoid paying to have the place cleared out.
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    Granite Surface Plate Cutting

    How much will transporting a four ( 4 ) ton rock cost you?
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    Interesting line shaft oil field shop for sale in Harrisville, WV

    Unlikely, the seller's price is unrealistically high. Not enough iron to make a profit for a scrapper.
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    Granite Surface Plate Cutting

    Might still be true. All the slabs I see stored in MSI's yard are about 2" thick. https://supernovaintl.com/ Somewhat OT: https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/21/politics/headstone-supply-chain-granite-shortage/index.html
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    Granite Surface Plate Cutting

    Very likely to find you local gravestone maker buys his stones pre-cut and shaped already. Better off trying a countertop maker, not reseller. In NJ that would be MSI in Edison. I'm sure there are others.
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    OT: home backup power generators

    When the inverter board which controls everything shits the bed, you're S.O.L. No way to even start the engine without it and well over $500 replacement cost, if you can find one.
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    Western electric rotary black telephone will not ring.

    Seriously dude, you joined a machining forum to ask a basic Telephony question? The ringer and it's associated series capacitor sits between L1 and L2. Incoming phone line is black and red on L1 and L2. Trace it out...
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    Van Norman #6 looking for a new home

    Yes, I see it now. Still a lot of coin for that machine.
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    Nelson Timken previous starter and owner of Hobby Machinist, a.k.a. the Rifleman, ImAllThumbs...

    Nelson Timken previous starter and owner of Hobby Machinist, a.k.a. the Rifleman, ImAllThumbs, etc.,etc., used to spoof his IP all the time to keep one step ahead of being caught by Don. Nelson: spammer, lawyer and general scumbag.
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