Craft Forum / Wood/Metal / Metalworking / February 2010

I am going through the VS countershaft assembly on the lathe and it
has two open ball bearings. They were filled with dried grease, which
I cleaned out.
I want to know what grease to use in them. I filled one with lithium

http://blogs.alternet.org/speakeasy/2010/02/11/sarah-palin%E2%80%99s-unfavorabil
ity-ratings-at-all-time-high/
 "Sarah Palin’s Unfavorability Ratings At All-Time High"

http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978036226
 "Sarah Palin Reads Cheat Notes Off Her Hand:"
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This would be funny if it weren't also pretty sad:

http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978057239&grpId=3659174
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 "Joe Stack The Tea Party Hero and Father of a Revolution?"
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In my coffee shop conversations and errands around East Texas (haven of right

http://newsjunkiepost.com/2010/02/18/at-conservative-political-action-conference
-torture-in-palin-out/
 "At Conservative Political Action Conference: Torture In, Palin Out"
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.....

It's pretty clear that our leftist idealogues are using Palin as a
stalking horse to discredit a real conservative movement.
WS
http://capitolhillcoffeehouse.com/more.php?id=8215_0_1_0_M

On Thu, 10 Dec 2009 18:17:18 -0800, tankfixer <paul.carrier@gmail.com> wrote:
 (Was: "Re: Faux & their proud teabaggng")

 Such as Glenn Beck touting gold investments on Faux?

http://www.mckeanmachinery.com/inventory/product-detail.php?item=BR5405
I have no experience with such and don't really know what it can do but the
price is right and will fulfill my obligation to the "Machine Tool Of The
Month Club".  I can probably get it for 1/2 - 2/3 of asking ...

http://www.cnbc.com/id/35296846
Dow Ends Around 9,900; Financials Skid
Published: Monday, 8 Feb 2010 | 5:18 PM ET Text Size
By: Cindy Perman

The good news is that after replacing VS pulleys on my Clausing 6913
lathe, it stopped rattling and runs rather quiet, even at high
speed. Also, swapping bearings on the 3 HP motor, got rid of the
squeaking sound. So, now, I would say, the lathe sounds exactly as it

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/blogs/beltway-confidential/GOP-respond
s-to-Obamas-Health-Care-Summit-invite-No-Thanks-84321682.html
GOP responds to Obama's Health Care Summit invite: No Thanks?
House Minority Leader John Boehner, R-Ohio, issued a statement late
Saturday in ...

http://dingo.care2.com/cards/flash/5409/galaxy.swf
 'Cause there's bugger all here down on Earth.

http://www.timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=902582&category=OPINION
 "Palin has easy answers"
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"There is no expedient to which man will not resort to avoid the real task of

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/02/18/cbsnews_investigates/main6221248.shtml
 ""Feed the Children" Charity Under Fire"
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"Feed the Children" is perhaps best known by its infomercials featuring founder,

25 years in a salt water bilge is not good for engine electrical wiring...
I'm looking to re-wire a Cummins 8.3 C  diesel  industrial engine. There's
not a whole lot there but it would help to have an engine electrical
drawing. Anybody have one by chance?