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    High Amp Battery Charger

    Please search "lead acid charge profile" as the best scenario varies depending on your use, such as backup storage or in a daily driver car engine start application
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    What To Use To Make MDF Water Resistant....??

    dont use that material at all, use starboard or azek type material. Plastic's only, unless you like pain of repairing wood products that cannot not holdup weather. for example, do you a Wood boat or a Fiberglass boat?
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    Making things more useful with magnets

    I spend less time picking em up from behind the machines, i have golderod's as well but I should have ground the surface of the bottom and used a thicker epoxy such as JB Weld as some of my mags fell off!
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    Tire gauge quality needed

    Not sure about quality - but my tire gauge is a cheep tire inflator with a high quality larger gauge (2.5")that replaces the inexpensive small gauge that reads to 60PSI and a pressure reg attached so I do not over pressure the gauge , I use a larger gauge as my eye sight is not as good as it...
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    High Amp Battery Charger

    my recommendation is to use a computer power supply modified to put out 13.2~ 14.0 Volts if you are so inclined to mod some electronics. I made two using hp 750 Watt brand new HP server spares purchased off eBay for ~ 20 bucks each , modded them and added a digital volt meter, and being HQ...
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    Lathe Tool Holder Rack

    thanks, just measure between your Vees of the tool holder and make your dies to allow for spring back. I used my cnc router to make all the holes and my cad software to figure spacing for my tools, I should have made it longer, as I filled it up quick. Import tool holders are not too expensive...
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    Lathe Tool Holder Rack

    OK sounds good, has been fully coated with polyurethane, also all my machinery is in a 8 x40 container and I keep a dehumidifier running, when it was not running things will rust, I'm in Long Island
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    Lathe Tool Holder Rack

    I mixed up some epoxy and used a syringe to put a few drops in each hole
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    Lathe Tool Holder Rack

    Here is my simple tool holder rack for BXA size holders. Made from 3/4 x 3.5 oak. hoops made on a simple bender 1/4" aluminum rod and the die 1" diameter
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    Making things more useful with magnets

    put neodymium mag in your plastic cutting oil bottles , they fall down less
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    Craftsman 6x48 belt sander upgrade

    Yes , i made it so no wrenches required far any adjustments
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    Budget keyless chuck for 12" benchtop drill press

    keep in mind an import drill press will have a lot of play in the quill to housing fit, I mean a *hit ton of play and short quill travel. that is one reason why they are low cost!
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    Vintage Craftsman Drill press Spindle wanted

    Looking for a Vintage Craftsman Drill press Spindle that fits a 103.xxxx model drill press in bad condition so I can measure it and reproduce in my small machine shop. In the diagram it is part # 27130 I will make available at a reasonable cost and with some options such as different tapers like...
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    Budget keyless chuck for 12" benchtop drill press

    I own older USA made super chucks and some quality imports , I'm a home gamer and I want the best quality for my money. I prefer US made. Jacobs, no longer made here. Now days we all have to research the hell outa of what we are looking for to find quality and country of origin and fair price...
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    Looking for tool recommendations for.... daughter starting electrical apprenticeship!!

    I did not see a DMM on the list, that is now a basic tool you need , and for electrical work I recommend a meter with high quality probes to handle the voltages you will be working with. I prefer lower priced meters and quality probes as many meters, cheap and expensive are very accurate in...
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    Budget keyless chuck for 12" benchtop drill press

    Shars sells at several levels, Jacobs chucks- now made in Taiwan, I feel Taiwan quality is up there.
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    Budget keyless chuck for 12" benchtop drill press

    I would check out shars you can get a precision 1/2 chuck for around $30 to $60 very good quality. not sure what chuck that drill press is maybe a jt33? The manual shows an arbor as well but does not state the size, it looks like a MT2
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    Craftsman 6 x 48 Drive shaft and bearings

    Craftsman 6x48 Belt Disc Sander Drive Shaft New. This is a new machined drive shaft made to original specifications. made from 1045 TGP (Turned Ground Polished Steel Bar) Includes all new hardware items pictured. 1 Driveshaft 4- snap rings 1- 3/4 x 3/16 Woodruff Key #606...
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    1940's Yates American Band Saw Upgrade

    mine is a W-14, Great machine, bulletproof , uses common bearings nice and heavy, and the decco style- untouchable!
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