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Poe cameras on zoneminder, open source linux, most any older pc will run it on ubuntu server.

Finishing up some 3/4 - 10 stud swivel feet for the 1610 Doall saw, 4' Pexto shear and future plasma table.

Hi, I just cut some 1/4 plate to match the wheel plates, welded the plates to the horizontal floor supports and bolted on the wheels. Moves around easily and does not need stabilizing feet.

Call me weird, I change the 16.5 x 7 tires on my 67 1 ton with tire spoons, break the bead in the hydraulic press or 2 x 6 on the tire and a hydraulic jack under the bumper hitch. Fun absolutely not, satisfying endeavor yes ! and heck I'm 70, but I hate going to the tire shop. I would love a...

Heck yea I'm in thanks

Hypertherm has a document on plasma table grounding, they recommend a ground rod. https://xnet.hypertherm.com/Xnet/library/download/?file=HYP103900

Any brand of rust converter 3M is one of many, they all work best if just the heavy flaky rust is removed but surface rust is left as the rust activates the product, top coat with epoxy paint if needed. https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/p/d/b40071580/

Here is a link to Copeland R290 resource page. https://e360hub.copeland.com/r-290 In the 70's here in Phoenix, Bryant and Arkla Servel had natural gas fired Ammonia R717 absorbers on residential homes. The ammonia was circulated to a vertical chiller tank in the outdoor unit, water was pumped...

Needed a tool to find TDC on a 1969 Johnson 25 hp outboard that has been hanging on the wall in the garage 40 years. So out to the garage for a little lathe work...

Thanks, eight questions, easy quiz = free thread locker

Yes, cutting sheet metal square and burr free is very very nice, I recently acquired a 48" pexto shear that was sloppily converted to Pneumatic and needs to be redone. Also rebuilt a 14 ga Dries Krump 4' universal sheet metal break "formally owned by the US navy" and a 48" Pexto slip roll along...

Completed the rebuild of Tennsmith 36 inch shear, formally owned by Bechtel and used during the construction of the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating station, it's been sitting outside for decades. Disassembled, and had it grit blasted, epoxy primed and color coated with polyurethane. Fabricated a...

Sorry that this is a bit off topic, does anyone know why metalmeet.com went offline. Fortunately allmetalshaping is still up, but what a loss of knowledge when metalmeet went down. Thanks

Finished up the 2X72 addition to my Powermatic 1967 Md 30 sander. Bought it used when I was in my early twenty's, upgraded the motor some time ago to 1 hp 3450 rpm to get the belt speed up to 4000 fpm, also removed the 12" disk as it was mostly useless for the fab work that I was doing. Recent...

You said 7/8 tube, possibly you can find flare seals in that size. Amazon $16.00 FlareSeal® Model MSP-0406 Leak Free SAE Flare Connections - Refrigerant Leaks Refrigeration, HVAC, Ductless, Schrader Valve or Mini Split Applications (1/4", Mini Split Pack - (2) 1/4" and (2) 3/8")