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by david5605
Sat Oct 26, 2013 12:48 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: plasma cutter
Replies: 17
Views: 5940

Re: plasma cutter

The devil is in the details and those details seem impossible to find. Just for starters.... No idea how long the leads are or the model of torch. Running it on 110 will probably severely degrade its capacity. Typical of running dual voltage units on 110v. Without looking further the info implies th...
by david5605
Sat Oct 26, 2013 12:16 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: where can I get internally broached tube/pipe?
Replies: 7
Views: 4606

Re: where can I get internally broached tube/pipe?

Just one word of caution....extending the track width will put more bending force on the axle right where it comes out of the housing. The axle may eventually bend if you run on a lot of rough terrain.
by david5605
Sun Oct 20, 2013 1:30 pm
Forum: Welding
Topic: washing welding gloves?
Replies: 14
Views: 17442

Re: washing welding gloves?

I've always thrown gloves away. I'd be careful about washing a welding jacket. I remember reading years ago about the possibility of washing the fire retardant they were soaked in originally being washed out. About the time the washed gloves/jacket let some wayward hot spark burn through and get to ...
by david5605
Sat Aug 31, 2013 10:58 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Crimping Cable Rod ends. Where to buy?
Replies: 20
Views: 6782

Re: Crimping Cable Rod ends. Where to buy?

Have you looked into cable railing hardware? There are numerous suppliers on the Internet with all kinds of fittings.
by david5605
Mon Aug 19, 2013 10:38 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Good Bit for Drilling Tile?
Replies: 18
Views: 4328

Re: Good Bit for Drilling Tile?

This doesn't help the OP with his drilling problem but keep in mind you can also drill tiles from the backside and not have to fight as much to get through the glaze on the front side.
by david5605
Tue Jul 02, 2013 2:14 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Machine transport Concerns
Replies: 15
Views: 4100

Re: Machine transport Concerns

I sure wouldn't worry about being a few hundred pounds ove the stated capacity. I've been hauling stuff in pickups for 40 years. All of them have been overloaded at one time or another. If a Tundra can't haul 1500 or so pounds its time for another truck. What does the door sticker say? What you do w...
by david5605
Fri Jun 07, 2013 11:32 am
Forum: Milling Machines
Topic: Cost of a Precision Matthews mill
Replies: 4
Views: 3019

Re: Cost of a Precision Matthews mill

If its one of these then the price is on this page I found. http://www.machinetoolonline.com/PM-MV-BenchMills.html I'd be concerned by the lack of spindle travel (2"?) but that's just me. I have a RF45 clone but then that doubles the cost. In the few years I've been in this hobby PM seems to ha...
by david5605
Mon May 20, 2013 5:32 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: tubeing bending square/round idea,s
Replies: 6
Views: 2204

Re: tubeing bending square/round idea,s

Not sure what you are really looking for but JD2 sells all kinds of dies. If you do some Internet searching you might even be able to find someone that has dimensioned them so you can make your own.

http://www.jd2.com/p-46-m3-square-die-sets.aspx
by david5605
Wed May 15, 2013 12:03 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Set screw sizes vs. bolt sizes?
Replies: 14
Views: 3849

Re: Set screw sizes vs. bolt sizes?

I for one just learned something new from that page out of the machinery handbook. Thanks. That info would want to make me even more determined to throw them away if they came from HF. At those small sizes you would want to make sure they were of higher quality and not prone to stripping the threads...
by david5605
Tue May 14, 2013 6:39 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Set screw sizes vs. bolt sizes?
Replies: 14
Views: 3849

Re: Set screw sizes vs. bolt sizes?

.???? Wood 'screws' come #4, #6, #8, etc. by a particular length. Machine 'screws' (the bolt part of a nut/bolt combination) come in your normal bolt thread configurations. Set screws fall into this category. As far as having bought therm from HF, the best thing to do is throw them away and buy bett...
by david5605
Fri May 10, 2013 10:16 am
Forum: The Junk Drawer
Topic: Are we heading toward idiocracy?
Replies: 22
Views: 4828

Re: Are we heading toward idiocracy?

My pet peeve is all the expensive printed circuitry crap in dishwashers and clothes dryers/washers. 15 years ago we had those clunky rotary timers and mechanical switches that we would complain about because we had to replace them every 8-10 years. Now its all integrated touch circuitry where the ch...
by david5605
Wed May 01, 2013 12:21 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Which Machine Scares You the Most?
Replies: 78
Views: 16381

Re: Which Machine Scares You the Most?

I have a healthy respect for tools and the environment around me. More so since I have been living alone the last 6 years or so. Funny how I get to thinking my pets can't call for help. If anything scares me its being around people that don't have a clue how something might hurt them or the people a...