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    Engineering help please

    I need to know how much weight a .187 wall 4x6 aluminum tube will support. Loaded on center, supported on both ends, 6" side is vertical. How about .250 wall? 10' long 6061T6
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    Flap wheel price

    Where are you buying abrasives? Flap wheels have gone crazy in price lately, up 1/3 to 1/2. A 2" 80 grit at McMaster is over 20.00 now!
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    My 18v Milwaukee drill burned

    Been out of the shop for a while with the prostate cancer. Spent some time out here yesterday and spotted my 18v milwaukee drill luckily on the steel welding table. Sometime over the last couple of weeks the battery melted. The battery is all droopy and one of the release buttons is solid...
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    Broken blade in Shaviv deburr tool

    As usual it rolled off the bench and as always was vertical blade down when it hit the concrete. Resulting in the blade snapping off at the ball lock groove. The remainder of the blade defies all attempts to remove it. Not any more! Slide the ball lock sleeve back and clamp a vice grip pliers on...
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    Any shop vacuum designers on this site?

    I have a shop vac, 6hp! yeah sure, for what fraction of a second after you turn it on? As per normal with all vacs. the cord is 3' too short. it has 2 front wheels sticking out in front of the round canister, and of course they catch on everything as you tow it around with the hose that kinks...
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    OT: Prostate cancer, need I say more........

    Well, I got the word no one wants to hear today. I have prostate cancer. At a check up the doc called for a PSA test, it came back as elevated. Next step was a biopsy, 12 samples taken, 9 were cancerous. The prostate is about twice normal size. They want to do a cat scan to see where it has...
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    Anodizing Line for sale

    Everything you need to get started, Tanks are 2' x 3' about 18" deep. Nice rectifier - power source with plenty of power to do hard anodizing as well as colors. includes dye, lots of racks and most everything you need. 5,000.00 or offer. I am posting this for a friend, for more info call Tim...
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    Reamer size

    So here it is, 1:23 AM eastern time, I need a .472 Reamer and wouldn't you know it, I have a .468 and a .476, Sigh, maybe its time to get some sleep!
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    OT LED tail lights

    I have never messed with LED tail lights, the car owner wants to use LED lights as they are supposed to be brighter than the usual incandescent bulbs. I am working on a kit car that has a very basic lighting system. It uses a 1157 bulb for tail and stop light and a 1156 for the turn signal. The...
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    Best engineering screw ups

    Just had to replace the belt between the engine and the transaxle on my John Deere mower. What mental midget thought it would be a good idea to have to remove the steering column to do so?
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    Testing oxygen and other high pressure cylinders.

    Yesterday I saw a full 337 cu ft oxygen cylinder fall about 5', landed on a concrete floor with a hell of a crash and ringing sounds. Nothing happened. Anyone know how they were tested for safety? I know they are pressure tested about every 10 years or so. Just what sort of abuse will a high...
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    OT how do I figure out how tall my house is?

    I live in a Victorian house with a turret that has a stupid steep roof and about a 20" finial on top of it and of course it needs paint. I need to rent a bucket lift to get my fat ass up there to remove it for sandblasting and a paint job. I need to know how high it is so I rent the correct lift...
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    Do All band saw shifting issue

    Just got my new to me 36" Do All bandsaw in the shop, leveled, made a new blade, good to go, no not so much. This was an auction purchase and was not under power when I bought it. The good, it runs dead quiet and smooth and looks to be in great condition. The bad, the shifter seems to be stuck...
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    OT has anyone here had tooth implants?

    My teeth are a mess and I was thinking about doing the full mouth implant deal. Is this better than dentures? Is it painful to do? What does it cost?
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    4130 for sale

    I have a piece of 2 1/2" x 4" x 72" 4130 condition N hot finished bar for sale. At a bit over 200 lbs I would rather not ship. 500.00
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    Where do I post material for sale?

    I have 72" of 2 1/2" x 4" 4130 condition N to try to sell but I don't know where to post it.
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    Need help with the computer on my centroid CNC control

    After 12 or so years of trouble free use something has failed in the control. when I power it up the computer is dead, no screen, no lights on any of the buttons, no cooling fans. There is 115V at the power supply plug. I figured the power supply failed so I got a new one, no improvement. The...
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    W T B faceplate for L1 lathe spindle

    Anybody got one laying in a corner somewhere?
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    Searching for member Baku fish, Spelling?

    Need to send a PM, don't know the exact name. He lives in Japan.
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    I need a DRO for my L&S lathe

    Anybody using an "Electronica" brand from DRO Pros? Looking at an EL 700 3 axis. I have been an Acu-Rite man forever but man are they proud of those things now days! What are you using? They claim a lifetime warranty on them
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