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    Cast Pulley Repair

    I think you are on the right track, but since you bought a large tube of plastic metal, I would skip the bolts part. Instead I would rely on the available large glue surface of the pulley face and the outer lip edge of the cup washer to keep things together. I would clean the pulley very well...
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    Tool Another DIY made shop tool

    I don't have any experience with hydraulic power pack and control valve and ......... But interested how things work. Is there more than one control lever on your valve body? or one lever with multiple position and a center neutral position. I wonder if you were to plug the lip circuit SV4...
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    Fixerup patch up

    Bought three 6" C clamps for $5 at an estate sale. There were all missing the swivel jaw. Why? I didn't ask. They looked decent quality, just missing jaws. A good excuse to spend some time in the shop to practice my radius turning, work holding skills and crimping. Fun fix and now have 3...
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    Tool Shop tools.

    Well done. Sure helps having some specialty tools on hand to get the job right. Is the quick connect air fitting, used with the sparkplug adaptor to perform air leak down on the engine.
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    Colchester Student compound rest original shape

    My Colchester Dominion has the angled cut out. I remember at School we had a Colchester and if the nut on the tool post was tighten hard the top slide was difficult to operate. The rotating dial was hard to turn. A week earlier someone had crashed the compound into the chuck and it develope a...
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    Tool Another DIY made shop tool

    It will be another useful tool to add to your signature tool list. My DYI press has sure came handy over the years.
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    Tool Easy coolant setup

    All you need is a medical IV pouch with the hose,the tube pinch valve and the flow valve. Mount the hose on a flexible goose neck or a solid electrical copper wire to a magnet base or tie wrap to the tool post ....... My lathe, mill and bandsaw each have their IV set-up. Examples of all 3 drip...
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    Bridgeport right angle head

    Wow, I am surprise how much they are worth. I had one and didn't use it much. I did use it once with the dove tail support and a 1" arbor. That set up was quite stout and could remove take some serious cuts.
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    Finally a replacement chuck

    Yes those two post " Mr. Crispin grind his jaws " and " A tale of two 3" chucks" gave me the courage to buy a cheaper quality chuck, now knowing there was a possibility to make them better. Lots of good information in those post, which I will be reviewing when come times to do the jaws...
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    Finally a replacement chuck

    I have been wanting to replace my 3 jaws 8" chuck for quite a while because it only had inside jaws. I started looking for an LO 8' chuck adapter plate and a 8" chuck on the used market and never found a decent one in my budget range, So I bought an adapter plate from CME for about $125, a...
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