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    jorogi replied to the thread 1/8 NPT.
    Well thanks guys, you're making me feel much better.
  • someidiot
    someidiot replied to the thread Cutting radius on lathe.
    Initial forays will be with Delrin, so it's going to be pretty forgiving. Will probably move on to Al and SS later.
  • Golem Pens
    Golem Pens replied to the thread Threading to shoulder shenanigans.
    Well, I have single point threaded three parts that fit together! The threads are looser than I'd like though and I should resolve that...
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    fixerup replied to the thread 1/8 NPT.
    Another problem with npt connection was the orientation of the components. Lets say a pressure gauge, an elbow..... needed to face...
  • whydontu
    whydontu replied to the thread 1/8 NPT.
    Did a medium-size piping manifold for a client. 2" Sch40 316 pipe & Class 150 threaded fittings. Nickel teflon tape, teflon paste, Big...
  • Tumbleweed Machine
    Tumbleweed Machine replied to the thread Hello from ottawa.
    Welcome from another denizen of the BC hinterland. Some of us can use big words but they don't always mean what you might think they...
  • djberta
    djberta reacted to whydontu's post in the thread Cutting radius on lathe with Like Like.
    For aluminum, grab a carbide roundover bit for a router. Hold it like a boring bar and feed in tangential to the workpiece. It'd...
  • DPittman
    DPittman reacted to phaxtris's post in the thread Chainsaws of the Forum with Like Like.
    My saws dont get much use these days, i used to do a lot of trail clearing and firewood harvesting (camping/backyard firepit wood...
  • DPittman
    DPittman reacted to mcostello's post in the thread Chainsaws of the Forum with Angry Angry.
    I had a Pioneer 16", rated up to36". Hardest to start saw I ever had. It would pop back and tear the start handle out of My hand. Stung...
  • Chicken lights
    Chicken lights replied to the thread 1/8 NPT.
    I was told/taught that on larger pipe fittings the dope/tape actually served as a lubricant to help the two halves mate. Largest I've...
  • Chicken lights
    Chicken lights reacted to whydontu's post in the thread 1/8 NPT with Like Like.
    Done 40 years of stainless steel pipe connections. Good size dollop of teflon paste on the male thread, hand tighten into the female...
  • 140mower
    140mower reacted to jorogi's post in the thread Active project - 1972 MGB with Haha Haha.
    That would be a pew, wouldn't it ?
  • 140mower
    140mower reacted to jcdammeyer's post in the thread Active project - 1972 MGB with Haha Haha.
    I think that's spelled pee ewe
  • DPittman
    DPittman replied to the thread Identifying a thread.
    Not sure, the gear moves along the thread until it hits the end then I assume the torque force is then directed elsewhere?
  • 140mower
    140mower reacted to DavidR8's post in the thread Active project - 1972 MGB with Like Like.
    So this happened. An Eaton M45 supercharger is winging its way to me. Going to build a blow through, intercooled setup.
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