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I recently built a small CNC machine so I am now learning gcode. I have been to various tutorials and feel like I am getting it down, just not mastered. I learn best by seeing examples of the several ways others to do things. What I would ask is for you to post "your" gcode doing an engraving...

I have been on the watch for a small mill. There has been nothing for a very long time. What ever rarely shows up is stripped down and over priced. There is currently a Barker TM that is about 2 hours way and under $500. It appears to be complete and has a small amount of tooling with it. From...

I have seen a lot of threads over the years on motor rebuilds so I know there are a lot of knowledgeable people on this forum. I have a 110v 3/4 HP split phase motor on my lathe. Earlier right as I was about to make a final spring cut on a threading job I flipped the switch and the motor...

I got this old drill press recently. I have been trying to identify who made it and how old it is. The woman I got it from said it was used by her husband’s grandfather and his dad but he had no use for it. I can’t find any identifying marks on it except worn off paint on the front that looks...

I saw a DBE wrench mixed in with several other wrenches posted by Rileysan under General Tools. Sent him a pm and asked if he would sell. He sold it for a fair price and communicated about the shipping. Seems to be a straight up guy.

The worm gear on my 4x6 band saw took a ****. I was running it today and it just stopped cutting. The gears on the worm shaft appear to be OK, But the gear is shot. So bad I can't get decent measurements to look up something similar or even attempt cutting one on my own. As I am sure that I...

There is a box on craigslist. Just wondering if it is really a snap-on box. I know I would not pay $150 for it but would it be worth offering him $80. Would be a major project to restore. Here is the link. http://omaha.craigslist.org/tls/5240172231.html

I picked these up this weekend. 2 Delta Rockwell 25-700 lathes. The front one has nothing wrong with it that I can find short of needing a major cleaning and having to change over to a single phase motor. The one in back was bought for parts. It needs a tail stock. no motor, The lead screw...

I have a 1/2 HP single phase Delta double duty motor that I took off a lathe. This thing is big so I would rather not have to ship it. If someone from this area is looking at restoring something that needs the motor I will give it to you for free. The motor runs fine. I made no attempt to clean...

I have seen posts in the past on those who have done these conversions, So hopefully those who have done this can give me advice on mine. I picked up a good working treadmill that had presets and a nice display panel. My problem is this model used an optical reader that was on the belt roller...

Doing my daily search on Cl and saw this. Looks like he is making them himself. I have not decided if it a great idea or not. I can think of a few times it may have come in handy. Has anyone seen anything like it before. Here is the ad. http://omaha.craigslist.org/tls/4914719279.html Here is...

I have an older set of SK 1/2 drive Sockets where the base is knurled and a 1/4 set of SK sockets that have knurling as well. None of my 3/8 drive SK sockets have knurling on them. Looking through Alloy artifacts and E-bay I did not see any 3/8 sockets that are knurled. Did they not make a...

I had wanted a torch set for quite some time. I saw a CL ad where a shop was going out of business and listed an acetylene torch with 4 tanks. I called and he asked what I would offer. I told him I was looking at getting it for a couple hundred bucks, if it was not too beat up. He paused and...

Looks like a good deal to me. No picture to see but would be good even with a restore. I called and he verified the asking price. I don't have a need for a box the link http://omaha.craigslist.org/tls/4829180387.html the ad: for when it is sold snap on tool box - $800 (omaha) snap on tool box...

After a long wait for a decent band saw I was lucky lucky enough to score a Powermatic model 143 off CL. Is a bit rough around the edges but everything works. Table polished up decent and I have some blades ordered. I will be cleaning the rest up over the next few days. There are 2 items...

I was lucky enough to snag a Craftsman 150 drill press off Craigslist. It is Model 112.24511. It is complete and in good shape and just needed a little clean up. Even got some of the paper work with it. Since I know there are several people here who have these units, I have a few questions...

It's not a Snapon or a Harbor Freight 44". Nope it's a DELL. The wifes old desktop was long past being useful and she told me to get rid of it. I yanked out the HD, DVD, memory and various fans and switches. Then was faced with what to do with the rest. I decided I needed a new box for carrying...

Looking for 2 maybe 3 DOE Hinsdale wrenches. The ones I have been seeking are not the older ones most are familiar with. See the attached image that shows the style I am looking for. I am hoping to get the following sizes 9/16 and 1/2 and 7/16 and 3/8 and anything larger than 1 and 1/14. if...

Here is a new listing I just saw on E-bay. This is not my auction as I would not be able to sell this. Just a few bucks too much for me to convince myself to hit the buy it now button. I have only been collecting for a short period of time but this is the best one I've seen. The link...

I got these SK sockets off of E-bay. It was advertised as Plomb but when it arrived it only had a plomb ratchet, the rest were SK sockets and an extension. I decided to keep them since the price was CHEAP. I looked on Alloy Artifacts and see the knurled sockets were from the 40s to possibly 55...