Recent content by rustyzman

I'll peek at that too! Thanks!

I'll peek at that. Thanks!

Yeah, at work we are working with Trumpf on a quote right now for a small laser welder, but that unit is $500,000. All the industrial/commercial stuff is completely out of reach. But a budget level hobby unit might be feasible... I don't really need cutting or welding capability, but basic...

Appreciate the info Doc. I'll keep saving up for now then!

Interesting. Have you tried it on bare steel or stainless? Just intrigued if it had enough wattage for that.

Doc, What laser system is that you are using?

Just realized that is the 12ga version. Very Nice!

I had an older model 16 and commented on RTM's linked thread. I don't know the original spec oil from the manufacturer. Straight 30wt was super common as a general purpose oil back then and given that these were industrial level tools, your oil choice should be fine too. Likely that most in...

Wow, that one is a first for me. I used to subcontract making the airbrush bodies for Badger Air brush. Made 10's of thousands of them for the shop next door that did the secondary finishing work for Badger. Nothing modern looks anything like that one! Pretty cool stuff there.

Bargain! Nicely done

A pair of long scissors, MW Co. Lakeside. Not the best quality I have seen, but a decent long set. Fairly uncommon find for me.

Actually, seeing that catalog listing now, I am not sure? I always used that style with Leather Burr Rivets for driving the washer on the stud and then doming the stud nub after trimming. I didn't even realize there was a larger selection of them. I may need to research this a bit more.

Very nice. A burr rivet set, don't see those often in any brand. Nice find.

I think that as stated up earlier, the reason for initial thread failure is usually more than just a tension failure pulling out the threads. That face to face sliding action of the fastener thread to the threaded hole also has a galling and shearing action that helps cause the original...

I would take a look at the impeller/auger belt and tensioner. You might be getting some slip that is preventing the auger from feeding the impeller with enough snow. Granted, they are geared together, but I've certainly had issues with plugging and poor performance from belt slip. Second...