Afton Chemical acquires Polartech metalworking additives

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Sat, 06 Mar 2010 00:24:00 GM

Afton Chemical acquires Polartech . metalworking. additives. -US-based lubricants and fuel additive producer has acquired UK-based . metalworking. additives...

Notification of morph

unknown

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 17:11:17 GM

If this gets me out of your killfilter, that was not my intent. But as long as I am out, be advised that I am trying to avoid OT posts, and stick with . metalworking. . ...The post does not have replies yet. Start the discussion here.

In tough times, metalworking class has waiting list | HamptonRoads ...

unknown

Sun, 17 Jan 2010 01:39:56 GM

Elizabeth city, NC A well-riveted, crisply angled metal dust pan may be one of the most important projects Melvin Overton has made in awhile. Overton, 53, of Elizabeth City, is taking a seven-week course in sheet metal repair offered by ...

FA: Clausing 5900 12"x24" Lathe Assemblies

unknown

Sat, 27 Feb 2010 15:57:25 GM

I am parting out a Clausing 12 x24 lathe. I am going to convert it to CNC in the hear future so I have listed the assemblies on eBay that I won't need minus the leadscew, half nuts and QC box (gotta figure out how to pull that stuck ...

Grizzly G9972Z lathe aging

unknown

Sat, 27 Feb 2010 02:05:43 GM

Finally pulled the gearbox cover plate on my lathe so I could fix the leaking around the gearbox oil sight glass. To my surprise, it's a plastic sight glass that is held in only through an O-ring. Not sure how I want to take care of it, ...

Reuse and ingenuity in Nairobi's metalworking industry - Boing Boing

Cory Doctorow

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 05:37:22 GM

Afrigadget reports from Gikomba, a . metalworking. district in Nairobi where ingenious reuse and improvisation are the order of the day: I ran into a George Odhiambo, a bulk fabricator of everything from wheelbarrows to chisels. ...

STP as a general lube?

unknown

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 09:02:49 GM

At work, we have used motor oil for general machine lube. On these machines there are a lot of bronze bushings, cast iron bores that have slow rotating hard shafts and slides in dovetails and the like. Often an oil cup or button get ...

hardfacing

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Mon, 22 Feb 2010 15:48:40 GM

Sent to sci.engr.joinin​g.welding, too, but so as not to crosspost and annoy the ankle biters: Arrived home to find my front yard completely destroyed by a backhoe. It started the day before I left. Failed leach field. ...

Sony Magnescale alignment procedure

unknown

Sun, 21 Feb 2010 22:13:27 GM

One axis on my grinder readout is reading erratically and the symptoms point to the pulse detection/shapi​ng circuit being out of alignment. The scale indicates approximately the proper distance travelled, but only counts in one ...

Miss me?

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Sun, 21 Feb 2010 17:16:18 GM

Just got home last night from four days in hospital. Diagnosis is that I have a rare heart ailment. Good news is that all my plumbing is open from the bypass 7.5 years ago. I could tell you some doctor and hospital stories, ...

OT: respect for fallen vets

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Sun, 21 Feb 2010 07:21:38 GM

We attended a funeral today. Good friend's dad, who was a vet. Not a military funeral, but there was an American Legion honor guard at the cemetary. John had been an active Legionaire. It was a bit raggedy, but done by volunteers with ...

[OT] PC Hardware Problem

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Sun, 21 Feb 2010 06:58:18 GM

It's been ages since I kept current with PC technology, so I wanted to run this by some of you, to see if it lights any bulbs. One of my boxen runs for a while, then (in Linux at least) kernel panics and resets (in Windows it resets, ...

[OT] How much is a gigapixel?

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Sat, 20 Feb 2010 21:29:18 GM

I think the design elements are really fun. --...The post does not have replies yet. Start the discussion here.

Bid screwup!

unknown

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 20:37:11 GM

This article is pretty vague regarding WHY the protest was successful. post does not have replies yet. Start the discussion here.

OT-Message to bankers

unknown

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 08:06:00 GM

MOSCOW, Ohio Like many people, Terry Hoskins has had troubles with his bank. But his solution to foreclosure might be unique. Hoskins said he's been in a struggle with RiverHills Bank over his Clermont County home for nearly a decade, ...

OT-Shipping Washers

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Fri, 19 Feb 2010 07:41:08 GM

The Pentagon spent $998798 shipping two 19-cent washers from South Carolina to Texas, and $293451 sending an 89-cent washer from South Carolina to Florida. Best Regards Tom. ...

What grease for motor bearings

unknown

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:52:15 GM

Since I am going through the Clausing lathe anyway, I decided to give some attention to the motor. The motor is a 40+ year old Reuland motor. The only problem with it that I observed is that it squeaks/squeals​ at 60 Hz. ...

wendyleehearn.com Blog Archive Metalworking101ForBeaders1

wendylee

Sat, 23 May 2009 05:57:00 GM

Recent Posts. Die Forming with Hydraulic Press · Broom Casting · . Metalworking. 101 for Beaders Candie Cooper · Gaffa Glass Cabochons · Fused Glass Pendants. Archives. Select Month, February 2010 (1), January 2010 (2), December 2009 (3) ...

Movies

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hu, 18 Feb 2010 15:56:08 GM

Open Source Arabic movies (583 items). Maybe something of interest to Raffee or, if the Arabic is close enough to Egyptian Arabic, maybe even to the kids and/or Neveen. Love, Dad. ...

Mag light corrosion (some metal content)

unknown

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 14:08:46 GM

I recently had a battery corrode in my black 4D cell Mag light. Old style bulb, if that's relevant. The 4D mag light by my front door was dead. I managed to get the tail cap off (two big pipe wrenches) and find the bottom battery had ...