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My daughter just started a job as a Technical Writer for McMaster Carr. Can you spell "employee discount"? I always knew that girl would make something of herself! She'll probably be the only 23 year old female employee buying end mills, taps, etc.

I recently bought this tool grinder from HF: http://www.harborfreight.com/1-2-half-hp-6-inch-tool-grinder-46727.html I have a couple of newbie type questions: 1. It came with two green wheels, which have a metal plate on the back side, and then a ring-shaped grinding stone attached to the...

By way of introduction, I am a tax lawyer, and have done a lot of woodworking. I was given an Atlas 10F54, which I spent some time (and many dollars) fixing up, as it was in pretty bad shape, with busted gears in the QCGB, as well as on the spindle, a broken large pulley on the countershaft, and...

OK, I've heard you guys like pictures, so I'm going to try to oblige. Also, there have been a lot of posts about boilers lately, and I thought you'd be interested in this one. This steam engine belonged to my dad. My grandfather was an executive with the American Stove Company in Chicago. When...

I just ran across this website, and thought some here may be interested. Aluminum jig plate is a fine grain stress relieved cast plate, with the surface machined to a .005 tolerance. It supposedly has very good dimensional stability when machined. This place makes very large bearings from it...

I'm relatively new to machining, and this is my first call for help here, tho I have been lurking for a while, and enjoying all of the knowledge you all are sharing. I restored an Atlas 10F-54 some time ago, and hadn't used the back-gear much. The other day, I needed about 80 RPM, so I engaged...