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    Where to buy a new Borring head.

    A couple years ago I bought a 2 inch boring head from Harbor Freight and I have been very pleased with it. I attached it to my Kwik-way boring machine to bore small air cooled engine cylnders. The one that I have is not available any more due to its size( 5/16 bit size)but it is almost identical...
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    Building Rudy's Steam Tractor

    Down here in Texas the terminology that I learned for the cleats on caterpillars was grouser. It is the type of cleat or lug used as a average trade off for traction on soil as well as hard surfaces The flat lug surface does not tear up the road surface as much as the deeper cleat or lug ...
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    Meccano Anyone??

    I had several Erector sets as a kid and they helped me greatly to visualize physics concepts and tweek creativity in school. I later got a manufacturing degree and went into agricultural equipment maintence. I now collect Erector, meccano, Buildo, Lionel and other construction sets. I now have...
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    rapid proto typing

    I find that sometimes I need to work out the geometry of a project in a hurry and do not have time to draw it out. I use a Gilbert or mecanno erector set to prove the concept or mechanical actions. Both sets use a scale base of .500 in. or 12.7 mm for the spacing of the holes in their parts so...
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    Changing from AC to variable speed DC motor

    hi there--i am new to this group but i have been running my 109 with a pm treadmill motor for several years now with excellent results . i used the complete wiring from my donor treadmill to utilize the pm motor since the pm motors need some feedback to stabilize the speed and torque .this way...
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