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Fellow owners of the Grizzly/Jet/HF/Enco 4x6 metal cutting bandsaw, unite! Share you mods, tips, experiences, upgrades, etc., here.
(and any tips to keep the hacksawing arm in shape now that it just flips a switch)
New members, say Hi and let us know about you. Please cruise the archives and see if there's anything of interest. Please don't post for sale, spam, urban legends, or flames as they will be deleted.
Thanks for stopping by!
(I generally run through the pending approvals every few days, please be patient)
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Re: Cylinders from office chairs
I took a lift cylinder from a hatch back to use to hold a window open. I drilled a hole in it and tapped it for a set screw, which allowed me to “lock” the
Posted - Sat May 26, 2012 7:41 pm
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Ray C Archibald
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Re: Cylinders from office chairs
Screen door hydraulic closers. you can adjust the screw in the end and or modify it to a different needle valve. Some time ago I saw a post or webpage about
Posted - Sat May 26, 2012 6:37 pm
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D Norton
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Re: Cylinders from office chairs
Grant, Cheap is a relative term so not sure what you are looking for. Grainger has a lot starting in the $40 dollar range, ebay literally has tons of at all
Posted - Sat May 26, 2012 5:34 pm
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Carl Hollopeter
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Re: Cylinders from office chairs
I don't see that working too well. Those hood and hatch struts are really more spring than anything. They are designed to assist in the lifting of a heavy
Posted - Sat May 26, 2012 5:21 pm
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Aaron Willis
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Re: Cylinders from office chairs
another similar candidate for a down feed would be a hatch or hood strut from a car. I think it would require similar upgrades. There's gotta be something that
Posted - Sat May 26, 2012 5:04 pm
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GRANT MELVILLE
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