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    big heavy thing .. advice needed.High drama!

    Ok internet friends, here is my issue. I own a Lucas 30 ton press from the 20's, it looks like this: https://vbay-production-v2.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/images/1697/1697-1-large.jpg I bought it, accidentally on purpose, on a make an offer on ebay and won it for 200 bucks. I rented a drop deck...
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    I have made an interesting mistake/purchase.

    I have bought a large piece of equipment. Bigger perhaps than I had realized, and now I am realizing how big it actually is. I do want it, but the logistics are going to be *interesting.* It's 30-45 miles from my house The issue is 2-part. 1. transporting 2800 pounds of...
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    What are these?? There's quite a few

    I was at my uncles house and came across an odd very purpose built looking metal case. Inside were two tiers of plastic bottles that had on their lids what looked to be a fractional size followed by a number with a degree and an arbitrary looking letter. inside the tubes was a threaded plug of...
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    whats this bit called?

    I have an old rusty pexto 544 thats fallen into my hands. On the bench mount the piece outlined in red is missing. Come to think of it, I have a few c clamps missing the same thing. I imagine they are just press fit over the ball, right? What's that called? is there a good place to buy replacements?
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    What are these things called?

    In the middle of the box... the two clampy looking things. I know I've seen them before. What are they?
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    archival video 1965 Emerson Stevens hand made axes 1965

    thought you all might like this. Filmed a few months afore it closed in 1965. "This is a short film made by Peter Vogt in 1965 about axe making in Oakland, Maine. It documents the process of creating fine axes in the Emerson Stevens shop -- the last axe factory to operate in Oakland. Oakland...
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    Valuation on a smaller mac box

    any guesses on a value?...guy wants 400 obo. Seems a bit dear. Thanks.
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    Not mine -interesting weld table build...bowling ball pivot

    bowling ball socket, disc brake holder, jack for locking.
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    NOT MINE but interesting homemade vise build

    Build thread: http://www.instructables.com/id/HEAVY-METAL-Bench-Vise-/ Be interested to hear your guys thoughts.
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    Jackson wh40 smartig helmet 50$ after rebate

    96.12 up front (5 in stock) http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BFJLRD4/?tag=atomicindus08-20 Jackson Safety WH40 SmarTIGer Auto-Darkening Welding Helmet with Balder Technology, Black rebate (50) http://www.mscdirect.com/global/media/pdf/rebates/kimberly-clark-06012013.pdf Previous thread (@129$)...
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    Dumb newbie welding question help needed soonest

    Have a Lincoln mig 140 I bought from lowes. My experiments with sheet metal (18 ga. automotive) using flux core wire resulted in bad blowthrough. Read a bit studied technique (go slow almost tacking). Bought gas, ouch. Hooked up gas, reversed polarity. I am ready to go right now. but I am...
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    Sheet Metal Guys: Pexto ID?

    This is on offer locally. Pexto No502 1/39. Might be a ...seamer? Can anyone tell me anything about it..maybe a video? Apparently my googlefu is weak.
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    Vice id

    Anybody? Picture taken from this article on van Erp.
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    ISS Toolbox

    https://secure.flickr.com/photos/timpeake/sets/72157634315750824/ Neat pictures. I'm curious if anyone knows manufacturers.
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    1966 Fiat Furgone Mobile Workshop

    Saw this here and thought you guys might like it. Here's the ebay listing. No, I have no skin in this game. Just a neat thing I found. Yeah, that's a milling machine. Here's a few of the pics if it goes away. Cue Fiat jokes, I guess.
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    Walkter-Turner drill, poss purchase, want advice.

    No model number given, in a different location, 200 asked. That's the only picture. Owner inherited, thinks it might have the gear reduction for metal working, maybe. Thoughts?
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    Cincinnati electric drill & band-o-matic

    Recent craiglist acquisitions that I can't seem to find any info for: Yup the plate (table?) was broken and welded back on.. lots of divots in it too, I notice. "The Cincinati". It's cast into the handgrip as well. Twas 50$.
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    New to me champion Compressor

    Any thoughts would be appreciated. Think maybe the pulley on the motor is too small, but that's conjecture.
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