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Working on some heavy-duty parts today at my workshop. Precision and strength are key when building for the long run. This is what real craftsmanship looks like in rural India."
"Just finished welding these heavy components for a custom tractor trolley project. In our village workshop, we focus on manual precision to ensure the equipment can handle the toughest loads in the fields. No fancy robots here, just hard work and strong steel. What do you guys think of the weld quality?"
I had an IKEA FIXA drilldriver. It wasn't a very good tool. In its favor, it did come with a nice box. So I put it through my tool re-education program. Now it's a fan and light controller for a fume hood. Made a decent pin vise drill from the keyless chuck, too.
Herkules lathe
I recently visited one of Sweden’s oldest still operating industries, Åkers. They manufacture steel rollers. Very cool place, everything is at least 10x normal size.
Bonus pic on a grinding disc, about 1 m in diameter. (banana-yellow crane controller for reference)
Skookum related?!
Hey guys, sorry in advance if this is out of scope.
Just got this beautiful desk and I can’t seem to find that much info on it. Even our AI friends seem to disagree on the origins.
Since my google image search mainly got me here to this sub, I’d like to ask for some insight.
(Photos are from seller. Disregard the stickers, I’ll get her back to her prime and she’ll be part of my inheritance for my future kids.)
Skookum or not i like it
Gateway /fun project
Proyama 25cc tophandle chainsaw
Custom fit 1/5 rc truck tune pipe
Custom fit mp255 carb
V1 prototype here https://youtube.com/shorts/xNnIoKxaI0U?feature=shared
Cutting old telephone pole wall
I need to cut these telephone poles, you can see the faint white lines I marked where I want to make the cuts. There is dirt behind the wall.
Anyone have any ideas on the best way to go about this? They are thick, 12" in some spots. I do have access to a chain saw, I'm just worried about destroying the chain.
Thank you!
More Information than I've Hitherto Found in One Place about the Heavily Reïnforced 'Bathtub' of the Fairchild A-10 'Warthog' Military Aeroplane
simpleflying.comSeeking advice on Makita 2708 motor (tablesaw)
Hi all,
I have bought this saw used, supposed to be working. When inspected I found that the stator was melted so I ordered a new one along with new brushes. The rotor was in perfect condition and all coils are measuring correct impedance. No shorts or damage to the copper connectors. I sanded the carefully and cleaned 'em.
When running the saw I see a lot lightning or sparks from the brushes. Way more than normal sparks, it's like constant blue light.
Any suggestions on what can cause this? Brushed are firmly installed and bearrings are all ok. I've also noticed that the motor motorstop only seems to work in 1 of 50 stops. Don't know if that has anything to do with this..? Thanks for reading!
New coal brushes - they are worn in as they should be, but get's grinded down way too fast
Constant light from the brushes - and no motor stop (supposed to magnetic stopped).
Learn how mechanical clocks work in under 5 minutes
youtu.beNightHawkInLight and Rowow Talk About How to Build Open-Source Ion Exchange Membranes for less than $1/sq Yard With Hardware Store Materials. Ion-Exchange Can Be Used For Separating Metals From Ores (YouTube)(1h10m)
youtu.beSkookum factory tour: CLAAS Scorpion telehandler assembly in Telfs, Austria
Got access to film inside the CLAAS Scorpion plant in Austria and put together a full walkthrough of the assembly process.
Starts at the bare frame and goes all the way through wiring, hydraulics, powertrain, cab, boom, fluid fill, first fire-up, testing, and final inspection.
A nice reminder that what looks like a simple finished machine is really a pile of systems, packaging decisions, service compromises, and testing steps stacked on top of each other.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXiKI6JSZJ8
Curious what this crowd notices first in a build like this.