Search results

Nothing against your mill, but a used Bridgeport is not a dead nuts device. I too had an obsession with absolute perfection, takes a long time to realize it is not achievable and does not matter. Make up some thing with even a bent rod that goes into a collet on one end and holds the dial...

What he said. Heat on a valve body cannot make it "better". Compression fittings only exist for labor savings and untrained workers.

Hi, I was not being sarcastic. My garage is full of junk, and it saves me doing all sorts of work or projects.:beer::thumbup:

Nice place!!

Holy **** that is awesome. I bet that's what they use on the sand planet at the beginning of the latest Star Wars movie.

:)Went over to HAMB and the changes to us looks like no big deal. We read things. We post things. Attach picture. What else is there?:)

Concur. Garage should be full of junk so no cars can fit.:)

Rebar in the slab will prevent steps or big cracks. Since you are in Alaska I have no idea how much that would cost.

I don't like leaning my head that far.:):):3gears:

Google maps has many sheet metal contractors in your area. Search for sheet metal in the "nearby" tab. Tell them you want round slugs in your range of diameter and thickness. You may well get them for free if they let you look in the slug bins under the punch presses.

Plan B: The oven heater elements only use 240. No neutral needed. The clock and the light won't work. On certain stove tops around 1975 with push button controls the top surface elements will not have all the heat ranges. Connect the bare ground wire to the frame of the stove. Complain...

By modern regulations, that is correct. Before modern regulations, that was a common way of doing things.

I used to think (30 years ago) that I could rip a piece of wood on the band saw with my thumb pushing the back of the wood right on the cut line, and that I would remove my thumb at the same instant that the band saw blade came through the wood. I was wrong.:willy_nil

Feels real good when one is that lucky!!!:bounce::D with an easy fix!!! Congratulations and well done. With all the money you just saved you can get a lift for the garage.:3gears:

NUTTSGT That is an amazing transformation. The after pic looks gorgeous. I never would have thought it possible from the before pic.:beer:

If you have a free riding lawn mower transmission or trans axle that could be adapted here.

Great job and well done. Looks fantastic.:thumbup:

Is this your thermostat? If not can you take pics of the front so we can identify? https://customer.honeywell.com/resources/techlit/TechLitDocuments/69-0000s/69-0690.pdf

How about a RPM appropriate for the step diameter one is drilling to and the material being drilled. http://www.vikingdrill.com/viking-Drill-FeedandSpeed.php

What RPM did you use on the drill press? The bit may be bad, or good, but let us get the facts here.