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Jjohn.k replied to the thread OT: 500 megawatt compressed air power storage.Covid....whatever happened to that ?
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Jjohn.k replied to the thread Buying manual mills and lathes for a VoTech shop.Theft from school machines is nothing new.....back in the 70s/80s Id buy Colchester Students and Bantams from govt schools with the...
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Jjohn.k replied to the thread OT: 500 megawatt compressed air power storage.The greens aint stupid ..its a powerful fundamentalist religion that has carefully devised appeal for the young,with considerable...
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Jjohn.k replied to the thread Hiring a salesman.Got s better one than that ....young Dave is sitting in the tractor yard office when a young lady sales person comes in selling some...
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Jjohn.k replied to the thread any tips on boring a con rod on the mill table?.The factory always machined the rod held by the three centres .....one atop the small end,and two on either side of the bigend.....if...
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Jjohn.k replied to the thread any tips on boring a con rod on the mill table?.There is a device that was called a "SeaLion" that goes with every old rod bearing boring setup.........the instructions that go with...
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Jjohn.k replied to the thread Ok, how is SIG making hybrid ammo?.people have been making rifle cases from drawn steel for over 80 years ......in fact much european military ammo is all ferrous ...no...
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Jjohn.k replied to the thread Automotive machining question….Funny story about a fuel line .......was doing some work .chassis extension, on a big gasoline powered ex military truck.........anyhoo...
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Jjohn.k replied to the thread Ok, how is SIG making hybrid ammo?.Funny,but amateur collectors and shooters have been using exactly the same method of joining brass tube to steel bases to make obsolete...
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Jjohn.k replied to the thread OT: 500 megawatt compressed air power storage.These systems have failed at various times from the 1880s onwards ,due to the very poor energy recovery efficiency from compressed...
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Jjohn.k replied to the thread Hiring a salesman.if you own a shop ,sales have to tread a fine line between comission and bribery.......for instance you always get a certain job at way...
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Jjohn.k replied to the thread Small shop startup. / FIRST TIME POSTING :).I started with one off maintenance type work.......every factory has a maintenance mechanic ...this is the person to see .......no use...
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Jjohn.k replied to the thread Thoughts on reproducing a pre-1900 spindle.I pull the swarf off my Swift with a garden rake .....if it gets too thick ,it may wind up around the work ,throwing swarf all over the...
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Jjohn.k replied to the thread any tips on boring a con rod on the mill table?.Conrods that had white metal bearings always have two centre drill cuts ,just outside the rod bolt bores either side ...........these...
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Jjohn.k replied to the thread 1 Ton Long Wheelbase Dually Flatbed Pickup vs Machine Height/Size/Weight.When we were doing the bricks ,our trucks would go through the Govt weighbridge legal,and the lady from the office would be waiting...