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Small & Large steel surface plate (large is Brown & Sharpe)
Both will need resurfacing. Small : 18⅜ " x 24⅜ " x 5 7/8" Weight: 185 lbs. $125 I can ship. Can strap to pallet and drop off at freight terminal. If someone buys both I can also deliver 100 miles from Milwaukee (Chicago is about 100 miles away) for $65 The Large one is Brown & Sharpe...- Spud
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- Forum: Machinery for Sale or Wanted
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OT: How to find hot-shot truckers?
I've heard some of you talk about hot-shot trucking to collect / deliver machinery. Over the years I've seen several collect machines at auctions, for long distance transport. How does one find them? Is there a website that has a list of hot-shot truckers? Or a web service like...- Spud
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- Forum: Material Handling and Rigging
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OT: Hilti has a new product, a sort of exoskeleton
While it may seem like a meme or joke, I can see this being usefull for the following scenarios: have to position a hammer-drill above your chest, have to hold (horizontally) one of their larger hammer-drills, have to drill a lot of holes leading to exhaustion, which can be a safety issue...- Spud
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- Forum: Material Handling and Rigging
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Max table load for Hauser 2BA jig borer?
Hauser 2ba Jig Borer. No idea on when it was manufactured. Trying to find out the max table load capacity. I have a Hauser rotary table from a larger Hauser jig borer (Model: OP3) ; and want to know if it would be too heavy for the Model 2ba. I think it would be fine but just want to make sure...- Spud
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- Forum: Deckel, Maho, Aciera, Abene Mills
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Lifting Eye bolt. Made in USA, Japan or W. Europe
Looking for a forged Lifting Eye bolt, with shoulder. Internal Dia = 30 mm Metric: M12 x 1.75 (thread pitch) Looking for Made in USA, Germany (or anywhere in W. Europe), Japan This company - Mädler North America - is German, and has the eye bolt with my specs, but no country of Origin...- Spud
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- Forum: Material Handling and Rigging
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OT: opinions on Crown Bolt
When I picked up my drill press, the rigger, who was tasked with throwing away stuff that hadn't sold, asked me if I wanted over a dozen boxes of unused Crown Bolts. Ranges from 1/2" to 3/4" diameter. Zinc coated coarse thread. The country of origin on some say Made in Taiwan, on others it says... -
Anyone have a lead on a manual for a 1990s Alzmetall AB4/SV ?
Anyone have a lead on a manual for an Alzmetall AB4/SV made in the 90s? I bought a Willis Alzmetall AB4/SV. It was made in 1996. 220 volt 3 phase 60hz I haven't picked it up yet. Looking for dimensions, so I can make some wood cribbing, as I am going to have the drill laying down in the bed of...- Spud
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- Forum: Deckel, Maho, Aciera, Abene Mills
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OT: How to clean discolored Aluminum?
Cast Aluminum tool. What chemicals / products would you use to remove the discoloration / tarnish? -
OT: PM members Bob, BSG, Sip6a, and others. Need customs advice for bringing machinery into the US from Canada
Collecting (in-person) a small shaper from Canada and bringing it over to the US. Machine is probably 50 or 60+ years old. Coming back into the US via the Ambassador Port Facility in Detroit. Talked to 2 CBP officials at the Port Facility yesterday. They said I need the invoice, need to...- Spud
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- Forum: Deckel, Maho, Aciera, Abene Mills
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Video: Rigging gone wrong. Large beam crashes. Workers very lucky.
That forklift looks too small for the beam. Co-workers seem unnaturally calm considering the guy in the scaffold nearly died. Usually people rush over to the accident site to see if they can help.- Spud
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- Forum: Material Handling and Rigging
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OT: What ever happened to GovLiquidation?
They used to be the place to go for Defense / Miltary / Government surplus and new stuff. Bought lots of equipment from them over the years. Several years ago they stopped selling equipment and only sold scrap. I figured they lost the government contract? So who took over the gov/military... -
OT: Where to buy/get small quantity of iron ore?
Need to get a small quanity of iron ore. Say around 10 - 20 kilos. Where / who might be willing to part with such a small quantity? Anyone bought iron ore from Ebay? Ideally I would like to get it from a local distributor, but they probably only sell to industry and in dozens of tons? Will... -
OT: how many miles before a late model Powerstroke is done?
2019 Ford F series with the 6.7 L powerstroke. About 250K miles. Would you say the engine is done , and either needs a rebuild or truck needs a new engine? How long does the typical powerstroke from 2019 last ? I know Ford had major issues with powerstroke from the 2000s, but do not know... -
My GKS toejack arrived without damage despite box being almost destroyed
Bought this at auction. Auction did not say it is new but it looks new / unused. No scratches, dings, scrapes etc.. No signs of wear / use. The plastic protective film over the factory tag is still on it. I am amazed this thing arrived in one piece, much less without any sign of scratches. The...- Spud
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- Forum: Material Handling and Rigging
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ot: a 'walking' machinery skate, used to move a Navy submarine.
Saw this and thought it was hilarious. Reminds me of the walking draglines. Don't know why they went with this type of machinery skates, instead of an SPMT. Same Submarine builder - Navantia - also moves their subs on rails. Most of the video is the manufacturing of Navy submarines, so jump to...- Spud
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- Forum: Material Handling and Rigging
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OT: how to attach broken cast iron part
The wall thickness is around 2.5mm Handle attaches to the broken off piece. This is a portable bandsaw for timber framing / countouring thick slabs. Not a good candidate for welding, due to thinness of wall? What epoxy adhesive is best? I would add some reinforcement on the inside. Video of... -
selling my Mafell / Hoffmann dual doweler
I was thinking of making this thread in the For Sale section but wasn't sure woodworkers would notice it there. This is a Hoffmann branded dual doweler, made in Germany by Mafell. Asking $750 obo. Sells new for $1,536 New one here...- Spud
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- Forum: Woodworking and Woodworking Machinery
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New (unused) Tractel / Tirfor / GripHoist comealong
$1650 Retails for over $3K Made in France New unused Tractel Tirfor Grip Hoist Model # TU-28 Comes with Tirfor Galvanized 60 feet 7/16" wire rope. Lifting capacity : 4000 lbs Pulling capacity: 8000 lbs Man-riding capacity: 3000lbs Wire Rope minimum break stregth: 20,000 lbs Can ship anywhere...- Spud
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- Forum: Machinery for Sale or Wanted
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OT: explanation on how auctioneers can charge a higer sales tax % than a state's offical rate?
Brought this up in a thread on the Deckel forum but it's off topic in that thread. Lately - past two years maybe - been seeing auctioneers charge sales tax % that is higher than the sales tax % for the state the machine is located in. Two recent examples: In this auction the sales tax is... -
How much weight can the e-track system in an Isuzu box truck handle?
Isuzu cab-over box truck with E-Track. Payload capacity is 7000 lbs. Will the box sides and E-Track hold in place a top heavy mill, weighing around 3000 - 3500 lbs ? Anyone transported something similar in a box truck with E-Track?- Spud
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- Forum: Material Handling and Rigging