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    Dabblings

    Well, Chicken ...there's your cannon barrel !! it'll take a $hit load of BP to feed a 5" tube but the steel will be the right price
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    Atlas lathe $1,800 Gatineau QC

    If I lived closer to that thing I could probably get "permission" from the boss just so she could commandeer that very early Singer Sewing base.
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    Dabblings

    In that case I would super simplify the job...lay the new planks (no screws) and then over-strap in two or three spots with 1/8 x 2" flat bar and weld the ends to the outside frame rails, those planks will never shift & the 1/8 thickness will be almost unnoticeable in use...done in 2 hrs!!
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    Tool Joining Polyurethane Belting

    Historically Straight combining was done where the topograghy was flat & leverl & swathing was done in hillier areas , there were very well defined borders that separated the two methods at one time but then a product came out a dozen years or so ago (desiccants spray that is non toxic to...
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    Dabblings

    I will send you photo's when its done, I'm down to the short strokes now so shouldnt be long....provided my back hold out for two more days LOL
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    Dabblings

    In your case & having a front end loader on your tractor that would lift the trailer from one side...I would brace the trailer upright on its side so i could work from both sides, place one board where it belongs and then drill from existing holes thru the board so everything is lined up for the...
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    Dabblings

    Awesome steel haul ...im just completing a project of double decking my car hauler trailer and only had to buy $40 worth of bolts for the job, everything else was built from crap iron around the place...it might not be "factor looking " but it works for what I need.
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    Dividing head de-crustification

    Very worthwhile project and it apears to be going well One suggestion that I have used on an old gun or two that came to me in a very rusted condition, as you say I also dont like the "new Look" to something that has a story to tell and have used the very super finest steel wool & WD-40...
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    What a difference 8 minutes can make

    Don, I'm looking forward to spending some time with that ol' girl as soon as possible but there are a lot of "more pressing jobs to do around the place that got pushed to the wayside because of the lack of being able to see what I needed to see to do the job.
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    Steel Lathe -House Of tools : Model ML-1440 GH

    That is a newer model of my lathe (small levers on mine instead of the dials to make some of the operational changes) and this one has the splash panel removed and is sitting on a home made bench instead of the factory option stand that was available. This one looks very well cared for and not...
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