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I used vinegar on a towel to soak the mill scale off a steel plat lift top, the scale came off with a slight scrubbing with a green pad

here are the photos from the book, there is also the lathe option

Thanks, I am basing the thirty to one on an chapter from how to book published in the mid fifty's ,The popular Mechanics do it yourself encyclopedia. I have had them since I was a kid and probably gone thru them a dozen times. I will check out what the blade speed should be with just the...

Hi, I am going to use a speed reducer to make it posable to cut thin steel with what is currently a wood bandsaw, the motor is 1hp and 1750 rpm. I am looking at 30/1 ratio, I see some that look like they will do the job but they give max output torque at 300 or so inch pounds. What kind of...

Thanks for the info.

Well I picked the boxes up,they are stenciled 1971 on the bottom. The paint is a little scuffed up, down to bare here and there, but I like it. The none roller slides are growing on me, I did take them out and clean them, used Fluid Film to lube them, I love the stuff. The boxes seem to be built...

Hi, I am looking at some Yorktown tool chests I believe to be from the 70s. Can anyone point me to info on them? Thanks