The Home Machinist!

"juiceclone, could you mention the Harbour Freight product number for the "cut-off blade"? I'd like to give it a try"

' item no. 38840

Yes, I'm still using it. Don't have a use for it often, but works well enough for what it is. I have managed to rip out two of the carbides on some rough steel so now I sharpen/grind them down till they are supported/flush with the steel blade.

U might fab something like this?? http://i1201.photobucket.com/albums/bb346/J_Franklin/Machining/mounted_zps255c759d.jpg cheap HarborFright cutoff blade ...lot of support under the blade, and depending on how you mount it, it can be made to turn down when it jams or sticks...I didn't and used a pin ...

In your case, Just a guess but most bolts today are made by "rolling" the thread into the surface with a sharp rotary blade-s (like in a tubing cutter) which results in the metal being displaced outwards as well as cut into rather than the old method of cutting with a die or lathe/screw ma...

yeah, were west of Boca,so it's not looking good. All buttoned up and waiting till the stuff starts to hit the fan then we have a friend's place to hunker down a mile away. Had $22,00 damages from wilma, 11 years ago, then the insurance prems went past the value of the house so we dropped it. gee.ya...

Yeah.. Unless this is for a business and U need the best, don't worry about the doomsayers . U have a certain amount of space and money and can live with it. There are limitations to any tool you use, and of course there is always a better one somewhere. U will learn what to do and what not, and how...

I have always used muriatic acid for rust removal as long as the items are not very thin or small. As I understand it, the hydrogen effect is very thin, does not go more than a few molecules deep, so doesn't compromise strength. Never heard of "baking" the H out, but sounds good. As to dis...

ran into the exact same sit on a HF air comp switch. Suggest u use the fitting that came with it and solder a more normal one onto it that u can use.

has anyone (else) had any experience with using the HF diamond hone to sharpen a HF ceramic knife?

double++ on dawn dish liquid...after all, it's supposed to remove fat n grease, and be kind to your hands......been using it for cleaning up and even shower for years and haven't disintegrated down the drain as of today ....

earlgo wrote:I have had success with Bearings Inc.
https://www.bearingsinc.net/

--earlgo

I second that. The local outlet for Bearings inc. closed some time ago, but they had always been able to get the unobtainable for me.

What to we mean by polyethylene hose? Is this a fabric inlaid line or a solid plastic line like the PEX tubing available for water etc at home supply stores? If it's related to that pex, it is extremely sensitive to the uv light in sunlight even florescent shop lights. Any exposure may be too much. ...