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  1. Ironman

    The undercutter

    I just sold off my Kubota tractor and the tiller, brush hog, and undercutter, etc and bought a Massey 35 tractor so, now I'm upgrading to a larger rotovator, and brush hog, and making a larger undercutter for the garlic harvest. The Massey is a true rowcrop tractor so I don't have to add spools...
  2. Ironman

    The shipping Boondoggle

    I ordered a mulberry and a couple of Capilano apricots from Wiffletree Nursery in Onterrible. They sent me a great product and considering it was bare root trees and the mulberry was potted, the packing was wonderfully done and I have great respect for them. Then it went sideways. Shipping was...
  3. Ironman

    Calf Carrier

    It's going to be very difficult to force us to feast on insects, so this time of year is all about babies being born. My customer came to me with a Ticktok video which was fairly useless, and wanted me to make a calf carrier for their quads. The useful thing about the ticktoc vid was it showed a...
  4. Ironman

    Tips/Techniques Carbide Turning Inserts - Tutorial

    If you are puzzled by the Greek jumble of letters and numbers on a carbide insert, or want to start using carbide, here is a bit of info
  5. Ironman

    Tool Ball Burnisher

    I wanted to make one of those ball burnishing tools, and I tried to copy things from the video. Thought I had done all the figgerin' and measuring right, and then proceeded to turn a nice piece of CR stock into blue chips and scrap metal. The axle measurement was off so the ball cap could not...
  6. Ironman

    What is it for?

    I have a bunch of these and have given some away. A thou over 7/16" and solid carbide, I thought they were a reamer. Being carbide they have to be in something stable like a mill or they chip if you are drilling with them.
  7. Ironman

    Free Energy

    This was my laugh for the day. All the free power you need from a self running car alternator. Don't need no steenkin' windmills
  8. Ironman

    Oscilloscope

    I have a Heathkit Dual Trace scope for free if someone wants one. Pay the postage and you got it.
  9. Ironman

    Lathe repowering

    My lathe has been underpowered since I got it as it was used for machining MDF patterns and never had to work for its meals. Now the 2 hp motor has been popping the 30 amp breaker occasionally so it was time. Being hidden in the pedestal was no help. Here's the old one. And the "new" one. I just...
  10. Ironman

    Vactra

    In my area NAPA has Vactra #2 on at $176 for a 5 gallon bucket. Is there anyplace that sells Vactra or it's way oil equivalent by the gallon? I don't need to go swimming in it, only have one lathe
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