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I guess I did a good thing
Good story Dave. I'm sure you get a lot of unexpressed gratitude what with the anxiety that accompanies a lot of what you do as EMT. Let's hope you keep on having lots of little old ladies and...
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milling a pocket in Al
I need to mill a pocket 1 x 2, 5/16 deep in a rectangular block of aluminum. Normally I'd try to get a slot going with an end mill. That's not easy as your cutting 3 sides at the same time. So I end...
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Skootaskate
Just checked out the skootaskate website. like an interesting toy - with which to bust a few bones. Expensive for what it is though! I'm sure it would be easier & cheaper to build than a kart. And no...
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Millermatic 175 question
I have had my son's Millermatic 175 here for some time now. I last used it about 3 or 4 months ago and it worked great. Today he comes over to weld some small stuff and it don't work. Crap! Turn it on...
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Electric Car Conversion Companies: Alternatives To Gas Powered Cars
Electric cars are not an unrealistic space age creation. Electric cars were created way back in the 1900s when gasoline was so expensive that consumers could not afford to fill their vehicles. Sound...
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Cut Tap VS Roll Form Tap Question
If you knew the customer, you'd know that asking here has a better chance of getting the correct answer... :)
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Adhesive for bonding aluminum to cast iron
Ask for "5200"
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Interference from TIG arc starter
Hi. I recently bought a funny old TIG welder on craigslist. It is a small AC buzzbox connected to a Power Kraft arc starter (made by 21st Century). I tried it out, and it kind of works, but it creates...
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vibratory tumbling question
I have a couple of vibratory tumblers, one is a big home built one, and the other is a Raytech Tumble Vibe 10. Both of those machines I use 3/8" plastic cone type media with a FLOW THRU type rinse...
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Shaded pole foot controller?
Anybody got a source for a foot pedal speed controller that will work with a fractional HP shaded pole motor? OR A source for a fractional horsepower (1/15 or so) parallel shaft gearmotor, with a full...
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Zeroing Mitutoyo Digimatic Bore Gage
I have picked up a Mitutoyo Digimatic Bore Gage. It is the model that will accept 2 sets of anvils. This gage will accept 2.4-2.8in or 2.8-3.2in. It only came with the 2.8-3.2 range anvils. This is...
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Machine saftey
Grusome story of a farmer cutting off his arm to save his life. Anyone here have a simular incident involving a machine tool ? Best Regards Tom. 404 Not Found | 11alive.com
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OT What's this idiot light?
We bought the kid a car, 2000 Saturn sedan, and being used it had no owners manual. Tonight at dinner she says "Oh, by the way some idiot light came on today". She described it and it didn't sound...
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diesel in 93 Ford gas
My '93 Ford F350 dump truck needs TLC. "Plan "A" was to get a new one, cost was $50K. So, I'm on to plan "B" If the old girl got a new engine, new tires, new toolbox, new bumper, sandblast dump box,...
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eBay: Black & Decker 3/4" heavy duty magnetic drill press
http://xrl.us/DrillPress
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