Re: Starrett merger/acquisition
Sounds great till there is war. Just ask Japanese in WW2 There where buying from America. Dave Note the brand of mill the guy is using
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davesmith1800
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Re: Starrett merger/acquisition
They have been making very good acoustic guitars in Mexico for a very very long time; there¡¯s a substantial home market for them. My 2010 Jetta TDI Sportwagen was made in Mexico and it¡¯s proven
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Bruce J
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Re: Starrett merger/acquisition
yep . I was with a but lookin to buy a Martin a few years back & after 2 trips to the guitar store we had them narrowed down to 5 . So we go back on the third day & he finally makes the decision which
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mike allen
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Re: Starrett merger/acquisition
A lot of Martin guitars are now made in Mexico!! ralphie
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Ralph Lehotsky
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#119168
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Re: "welding"
Johannes, What you need is an old (non-working) microwave oven, and about 6 feet (2 meters) of very heavy copper electric cable. Remove the power transformer from the microwave and discard the rest of
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George Franklin
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Re: Starrett merger/acquisition
Pawn shops can be yer friend . animal
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mike allen
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Re: Starrett merger/acquisition
The thing to keep in mind with MrPete is he is very direct & as far as I can tell I have never seen him hold back on anything which can be a good thing. He is very strong in his opinions as are many
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mike allen
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Re: "welding"
A spot welder would work, I think¡I am assuming the 2mm here is diameter and not length :-) Make your own https://www.instructables.com/How-to-Make-a-Spot-Welder-for-Cheap/ or buy one, Harbor
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Bruce J
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Re: Starrett merger/acquisition
It is very hard for a traditional U.S. company like Starrett, at one time existing mostly in the bubble of the U.S., to remain competitive once the manufacturing cmpetition went worldwide. A very long
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Charles Kinzer
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Re: Starrett merger/acquisition
Oh great¡another ¡®vulture capitalist¡¯ strikes. Buy the company, load it up with debt (to you, of course) sell off anything of value, fire everybody, move on to the next one leaving an empty husk
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Bruce J
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#119162
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Re: Starrett merger/acquisition
Most of my mics are Starrett Good to know. Dave
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davesmith1800
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Re: "welding"
1) If you using EDM to remove tap you broke in the mini lathe it is related. 2) Now if doing machine using EDM and not using a mini lathe it is not related I only want to tap removal that mini lathe
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davesmith1800
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Re: "welding"
Thanks Chris Lot of nice things there in Ebay. Problem is minimum 9 pages to chose from. I think I will chose something over USD50. /johannes Sent: tysdag 19. mars 2024 10:37 To:
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Johannes
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Re: "welding"
Could you use one of those welders made for welding wires onto Lithinum Ion cells? Search for "battery spot welder" on ebay or wherever
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chrisser
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Re: Starrett merger/acquisition
As if they weren't already going for big bucks on ebay. Sometimes the prices on the old stuff is higher than just buying new from Starrett.
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chrisser
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"welding"
My quest is not direct to a 7x12, however, it is close to EDM ? For next Christmas I have to connect many 2 mm iron strings together, in all directions. I can made 1 mm holes and screw or nail them
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Johannes
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#119156
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Re: Starrett merger/acquisition
Many Starrett products manufactured before this date will undoubtedly become more valuable. ralphie
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Ralph Lehotsky
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#119155
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Re: Using nitric acid to remove broken taps or drills from aluminum
All I want EDM is for removing small taps that broke in the mini lathe. I have seen simple manufacturer machines the using tap water just for removal of taps Dave
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davesmith1800
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Re: An EDM for Tap removal
EDM maybe very old aka { Electrical discharge machining spark erosion } *The erosive effect of electrical discharges was first noted in 1770 by English physicist Joseph Priestley*. EDM was for
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davesmith1800
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Re: Using nitric acid to remove broken taps or drills from aluminum
There are great EDM videos on YouTube.? The circuit is simple. https://youtu.be/MZm-mvxa2qo?si=Ztj5mr2_Qsax2w8P People are making machines out of 3D printers.? ?It seems to be 10% EDM process, 90%
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Peter Way
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