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If you are into firearms and such, I would think you might be more interested in a versatile Lathe or Gun Drilling Machine for barrel work. The Bridgeport is a well-known Knee Mill for a variety of ‘production’ metal shaping operations. (Note: It weighs approximately 3000 lbs and usually...

What is your machining experience ? What type of machine work are you wishing to do ? I was a Tool & Die maker with Ex-Cell-O in the 1980s. We had (12) manual machinists on 602 Knee Mills, a five station CNC department and (12) people grinding Carbide Inserts for boring bars and large milling...

Hey John, Can you build your robot to do the soldering on your 12 Circuit Boards ? (There is that mass production CREEPING UP again !!)

I just watched this video. The RISING table mechanism is cool and applicable to an old drill press I have with a short spindle travel. It always seems an inch short, this type of RISING table would be a great addition. *Future Project #83*

The heat trace lines can be thermostat controlled to turn on ’only’ when the temperature drops below freezing. The other alternative would be to position it in a deep sump pit and provide adequate cover to protect it from frost. If you have enough water in a pit it will not freeze because of...

Pumps can be ‘float’ activated and positionedwith insulated cases and heat trace lines that generate minimal heat to avoid any frost damage. (Actual installations should be properly sized to the site)

The factory ones have a ‘design’ life. Companies like to maintain a ‘revenue stream’ after-sales. Your ’robust steel’ ones would never need replacements.

Are those Drop-In replacements for Brand parts ? Prepare yourself for the on-coming orders.

Maybe you can cut a few grooves in your floor to direct the flow to a sump basin or drain.

I had the same problem with a neighbour’s sloped backyard that directed rainfall towards our house. At the time I was running the machine shop at Big O Inc where I could get a roll of drainage pipe and dug it in about a foot deeper then the surface and maintained a good slope towards a...