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    JustaDB reacted to Dan Dubeau's post in the thread Chainsaws of the Forum with Like Like.
    just go all in on building one of these.
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    JustaDB reacted to Chicken lights's post in the thread Chainsaws of the Forum with Like Like.
    Anyone with their own Husky saws, you can buy a tachometer and set the top end I just noticed the publication date was 1992 on the...
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    Doggggboy reacted to DavidR8's post in the thread Active project - 1972 MGB with Like Like.
    The MGB driveline losses are well documented at about 30hp. A stock MGB puts out about 95hp at the crank and 68 at the rear wheels. The...
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    Chicken lights reacted to historicalarms's post in the thread 1/8 NPT with Like Like.
    Cutting tapered threads is basically the same as chambering a rifle...reamer or tap depth is critical, weather your fitting threads or a...
  • Chicken lights
    Chicken lights replied to the thread Chainsaws of the Forum.
    Well, this is only my experience too, the problem with a 36" bar is it stinks for limbing. The way we did things was all the falling...
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    Perry replied to the thread Cutting radius on lathe.
    And for the free hand comment you could use a handheld graver like they do on a watchmakers lathe. You would need to make up a tool...
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    jorogi replied to the thread Building SSQA for tractor loader from scratch.
    Dan, I think you should change your "ultra member" status to an "inspector gadget " status.
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    someidiot replied to the thread Cutting radius on lathe.
    That's handy, alright. But I'm not actually trying to do radii of critical dimensions - I'll be satisfied if they're just radii.
  • djberta
    djberta replied to the thread 1/8 NPT.
    Having run a lot of rigid conduit in my time. I have a full set of taps for 1/2, 3/4, 1 inch ndp. I can not believe how many fittings...
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    Perry replied to the thread Cutting radius on lathe.
    You could 3D print a set of radius gauges.
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    someidiot replied to the thread Cutting radius on lathe.
    No, when I said "concave cuts on a shaft", I meant along the length of the shaft so a rope that runs around it will stay centered...
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    Perry 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...
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    DPittman reacted to Engmaxx's post in the thread Chainsaws of the Forum with Like Like.
    Stihl MS290. Inherited from my Father-in-law. Cuts great. Itching to cut but never finds an opportunity. I live vicariously through...
  • Engmaxx
    Engmaxx replied to the thread Chainsaws of the Forum.
    Stihl MS290. Inherited from my Father-in-law. Cuts great. Itching to cut but never finds an opportunity. I live vicariously through...
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    Engmaxx reacted to Chicken lights's post in the thread Chainsaws of the Forum with Like Like.
    If the chain is tensioned properly, it shouldn't throw the chain. General rule of thumb is you can cut three times the length of your...
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