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At 7 Rivers Surplus in Hokah, MN, there is a Burke 333 horizontal mill. It's been there for a while and the owner wants to clean out some of the stuff that's just sitting there. Needs a LOT of cleaning up. Where there were handles, I was able to turn things. It appears to have a Bridgeport mount bui...

Ask them to tell you how many teeth need to be on the gear that the tool will fit.

I got one off ebay and it's plainly marked SB9, but the teeth don't match.

Given the number of teeth engaged, I'm pretty sure it will work well.

Steve

When we moved, I brought several hundred pounds of metal stock with me. Wife wanted to know why I was bringing all of it. I pulled out a piece of 1/2" brass round rod six feet long. I said that if I brought it in for scrap, I'd get $4.50 for it. If I had to order it from Online Metals, it was $...

Wife wanted a sliding door on the closet. Hinged door just gets in the way. Hired a local handyman to do it, as I don't have time and he can get things done in 1/4 the time I can do it. We get it all assembled and hang it, and the bolts and nuts holding the door to the hangers are scraping the casin...

Thanks.

With all the depth and breadth of knowledge here, I figured I'd get the answer.

Steve

Someone handed me this tool and said "do you know what this is?" MysteryTool.jpg I take that as a challenge. I tried google images and all I got were potato peelers. I said "I know a bunch of guys that could figure it out". The two hooks don't have any mechanism to lock them in p...

I had a friend over and he was looking at my tap storage. He said: "Stanley planes use a 1/4x24tpi thread. I'll bet you don't have a tap for that!". Looked in the drawer, handed him three of them and said "Pick one". And when I walk in the store and someone asks is they can help ...

Yes, it was the 727.
My mistake.

Steve

My dad had a Tasco back in the 60's. I think my brother has it. While it wasn't as clear as anything made by Leica, it was perfectly usable at 100 yards. Whatever you get, look through it at something distant. Do that on a clear day so that the weather is not getting in the way of seeing a clear pic...

The one that is hanging in the Smithsonian with American Airlines markings was an actual plane flown by AA when it was new. When the 707 came out, which it technically a "tri-motor", they found the Ford, restored it to flying condition and flew it around the country as a publicity event to...

I use 1.50 for computer work and for seeing my work on the lathe, but I can't read my micrometers or plans/books with them - need 2.50 for that.

Can anyone recommend a good rugged pair of bifocal safety glasses?

Steve