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  1. David

    Air compressor not restarting

    My 60 gallon Sanborn compressor is in a lean-to on the outside of my shop, fully enclosed, and insulated for noise abatement. Wired to a 30A, 220v circuit. Sometimes it starts fine, other times for some reason the reset button on the motor will have tripped and I have to manually reset it...
  2. David

    2002 VW Golf refurb

    Thought it might be best to start a separate thread for this one. I have been looking for a car project for a while. Looked at MG's and Miatas but since it has to live outside those weren't great choices. Always liked the Rabbit/Golfs ever since high school when I saw their ad for the GTI where...
  3. David

    Seriously impressive!

    @grease monkey mailed something to me yesterday from Alymer ON. It was delivered this afternoon at 2:02pm Actually amazing service from Canada Post.
  4. David

    Other Mechanics of Machines - textbook

    I saw this textbook on FB Marketplace but wasn't willing to pay the seller's asking price. A quick search turned up this freely downloadable pdf of the full text. Fascinating stuff. https://zlib.pub/book/mechanics-of-machines-51ck58rk2mc0
  5. David

    Seen online

    Discussion about trying to determine thread pitch of threaded hole had this response: My normal method: >go to my boxes of fasteners workbench >realize what a shit show my stuff is, spend an hour organizing >fail to find a bolt that fits >leave unknown threaded part in my passenger seat for the...
  6. David

    Cross slide DRO

    Ok I'll admit it. Having the DRO scale under the cross slide is an appealing idea. Here are a couple of shots of the cross slide. I am slightly concerned that there isn't enough room for the read head beside the lead screw. There's barely 11mm on each side. But the lead screw seems overly long...
  7. David

    Low friction 3D filament

    Saw this online. https://www.igus.ca/product/12404?artNr=I150-PF-0175-2000
  8. David

    Possible candidate for 3-phase for my lathe?

    Says 1hp. Currently have 1.5hp single phase. Is this worth considering?
  9. David

    Design for 3D printing.

    Ran across this today. (warning! long read) https://blog.rahix.de/design-for-3d-printing/?fbclid=IwY2xjawKGFTtleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETE4U3RJS1dEUFU2RXNXVHIzAR75R83DAWlVs9IVjPLDTV-VVDDMZAEl0ypU8XRpcSaYpMtGfA59YpfLDkW1Rg_aem_ZKQxiIICTBUhkDht5f68JA
  10. David

    3D printed circuit board!?!

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