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    Weiss VM32 CNC Conversion

    I'm very curious how this will work out with that computer. I have a SFF dell as my garage computer, and was wondering if it could be used to run a CNC too, but that's beyond my paygrade. I need to start collecting some bits and pieces for my little CNC lathe conversion at some point. One of...
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    Anyone using natural gas for their forge

    Just start it on waste veggie oil so they get a whiff of french fries, get the munchies, then run out for McD's. When they're gone, switch over to the used motor oil. :D
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    A maybe future project, maybe.

    Now that I've actually read the whole thread....I see the "ball" part. AND the post about it coming from a bridge.....Speed reading and not paying attention strike again.... Now that I see the ball part I'd be MORE inclined to incorporate it as a tilting feature somehow. Not sure when that...
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    Car designs suck

    No idea, but I wish they'd start showing up in junk yards so I can go pick some electric drivetrains for some retrofits on machinery around here. I would absolutely LOVE an electric tractor. Electric lawnmower too. Perhaps a few other things like a utility sxs as well. There's been a lot...
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    A maybe future project, maybe.

    Looks like some sort of column base, or pivoting column base. But no mounting holes has me puzzled. Maybe a cull that never got finished? Regardless, it looks like a fun casting.... No idea what it WAS, but it looks like it has the bones to become a great welding/fab table. I'd take up...
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    A maybe future project, maybe.

    A 7/9 inch grinder and a couple of good breakfasts would get you within 0.05". If you map out the error with a straight edge you could take a systematic approach to flattening with a hand grinder. Take the high points down to a lower plane, and then start refining the surface finish. Finishing...
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    Need to get drill bits for tapping

    Do you mean "American measurements" like measuring things in "football fields" or "weighs as much as 3 jumbo jets, or 347139 cheese burgers" ?
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    Tools you waited too long to acquire

    That reminds me, I need to buy another intermediate splined shaft to make an adapter for my Makita battery trimmer to use my Stihl Square shank heads.......I'm not rebuying everything, but I LOVE the battery power vs my old Fs110. Each have their place, but the battery is my go-to for most...
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    MT#4 keyless chuck for trade

    Just a utilitarian tool. Shared to show that you don't need fancy tools to get stuff done sometimes, and even when you do have the fancy tools, it's sometimes simply quicker and easier to use other methods. Scrap, portaband, files. No actual beavers were harmed during the making of the wedges...
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    MT#4 keyless chuck for trade

    Wedges don't need to be fancy. Don't even need a mill. Not ashamed to show these wedges i made from small beam offcut scraps. The tapered flange made a great wedge. All i had to do was cut the slot. As you can see, I used the angry beaver method....A mill would work too I guess..... The...
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