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Hello, I've recently added a forklift to my home shop but can't find out anything about it. I'm guessing it is from the mid to late 1960s. Allis-Chalmers FP20 approx 2000+lb capacity with pneumatic tires. Very sweet machine fitted with 4-cyl Waukesha engine and "power shift" read more...
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What metal (or other fairly common substance) retains COLD the longest? I was thinking of experimenting this hot Summer with placing various chunks of metal in my freezer and...more or less using them like ice. Putting them in my cooler and seeing if they kept items nice and cold --without the side effect read more...
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hi fellas.. i try to install sw2007 but at the start it gives error ''unable to find a resource DLL '' what can i do to fix it. thans for yor answers.. read more...
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Hi I have gotten a 8868 set with the 9V motor and batterybox. But no instructions for the box. How do I open the battery box? /JJ read more...
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Witam Tak sie ostatnio zastanawialem czy istnieja metody prostowania drewna? Chodzi mi np o blat ktory sie wygial, czy ktos sie spotkal z czyms takim? pozdrawiam read more...
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Re: Study Reveals Up To 5.7 Million Illegal Votes Cast In 2008
author: Ed Huntress posted 06-22-2017
On Wed, 21 Jun 2017 19:43:35 -0700, pyotr filipivich You've got your history backwards. The historical carpetbaggers in the US were ALL Republicans. Look it up. -- Ed Huntress read more »My tungsten keeps balling up institutionsly: Why?
author: Jacob Myers posted 06-10-2017
Harbor freight Tig welder cfm: 20 ( I hear gas flow) 3/32 E3 tungsten Amperage: 100-120 The welder is not set for stick. https://www.polytechforum.com/img/5k https://www.polytechforum.com/img/5j read more »Table of RPM for drill size
author: news16 posted 03-23-2016
Is there a url around of a nice table of rpm for each drill size for the various material. Each time I need to use the vertical drill I figure it out, but it would be handy to final attack such ... read more »Advice for novice
author: giovannigozio1974 posted 11-24-2016
Hi to all, I'm asking for advice in order to start working on metals. Any idea will be much appreciated, from necessary tools to equipment etc etc. Regards read more »EN AW-5754 fatigue strength
author: mw158979 posted 06-17-2017
Hello, What is the fatigue strength of 5754 aluminium alloy? Any states. thanks in advance read more »Engineering and Science
Who can tell me how much about one set 3T induction furnace?
author: Edmond posted 05-08-2017
Hello,sir or madam, Do anybody know 3 ton capacity 6 rectifier 12 pulse;steel shell;cast iron melting furnace ballpark estimate? Plan to machine tool manufacturing. Thanks. read more »Wipac Cj magneto drive gear
author: Huw77 posted 05-10-2017
Hi, I've recently acquired my first stationary engine, a 1949 Ruston pt. The magneto it came fitted with is a Wipac cj,seems to be missing a part (gear)to drive the mag.....any help , and advice wher... read more »Scientists decipher the nanoscale architecture of a beetle's shell
author: JEMM posted 02-23-2017
A professor of mechanical and materials engineering has found a way to analyze the fibrous nanostructure of a beetle's lightweight but durable shell. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/0... read more »problem with ADINA-T module
author: staramsiejakmogeale posted 09-16-2016
I would like to modell some problem using ADINA-Thermal. Unfortunatelly gov erning equation of heat conduction is Poisson's equation while I would like to solve Kirchhoff-Fourier equation (Poisson... read more »Please Help... Polishing Polyethylene
author: sadarmends posted 05-17-2017
I know it sounds weird. I've got a polythene bodied RC car. I use elbow grease and plain white toothpaste. No, really, give it a go once you're down to the fine scratch stage. read more »Computer-Aided Design and Manufacturing
keypoint matching
author: rnsweta posted 04-17-2017
Hi, I have been asked to do familiar scene recognition with sift keypoint match ing and homography. I have adapte dthe sift_mosaic.m code from vlfeat libra ry. My results show many inliers which ... read more »Mapping positive definite matrix through a similarity transformation
author: Southern.Cross posted 05-25-2017
Hello all, This is my first post on the group. I'm hoping that the group can help me b etter understand something. I'm designing a feedback controller with LQR in Matlab. My LTI model (A,B,C an ... read more »Work light
author: Brian posted 05-06-2017
We have a Takang TNC-05 and Yam CK-2 Lathe, both use the same type of work light inside. It has a bulb built in to a small single wire harness. I assume , the whole thing gets changed? Any idea what ... read more »Senior Mechanical Designer/Drafter (SolidWorks) @ Zo diac Pool Systems ? (San Diego) Vista, California
author: Michael Galvin posted 03-23-2017
Senior Mechanical Designer/Drafter (SolidWorks) @ Zodiac Pool Systems ? ?? (San Diego) Vista, California Zodiac isn't just a pool supply manufacturer - we focus on Smart Pool Produ cts, from ph... read more »Creating a viewport in modelspace?
author: wiersma1978 posted 06-29-2016
Dear Reader, I need some help using Autocad. I'm currently working on a drawing that has multiple views of one floor; construction view, mechanical view, electrical view, and so on... I got these v... read more »super-affordable HDMI video clip conferencing devices by VU Telepresence
author: hdmisplitter posted 11-03-2015
Just put, this extenders undoubtedly are a fantasy are available legitimate delivering needing improved, much more cost-effective, much more versatile AV setups. Utilizing high-quality, low-cost CAT5... read more »Model Engineering
Has anyone got a manual for a Wicksteed Hacksaw 8"?
author: Mike Perkins posted 06-08-2017
As per Subject, seemingly a rare beast! -- Mike Perkins Video Solutions Ltd www.videosolutions.ltd.uk read more »Re: Homasote????
author: kd posted 06-19-2017
On Tue, 21 Mar 2017 13:22:10 -0700 (PDT), bscottfrancisco@gmail.com Go to the homasote website. There is an option to search for a dealer. Try that read more »RMF Tiger I Gruppe "Fehmann" HELP
author: jmpaliza posted 05-14-2017
On the instruction sheet step 6 you have to decide on workable torsion bars or not. Then on step 7 you have a choice of different wheels sets one from sprue X the other from C, it goes on to 8 and 9.... read more »Track and Couplings (N Gauge) query
author: Mike Smith posted 05-05-2017
Okay, after a long absence I'm doing model railways again (actually my end is really more toy trains than model railways). My interest was rekindled by helping a chap set up - Starting with a smal... read more »Sbach 30 cc gas Orange, Black, White (73"w.s.)
author: JosephJ711 posted 02-06-2017
Wanted: N.I.B. (arf) Sbach 30 cc ORANGE,Black,white read more »rec.models.rockets FAQ Part 02 - Names and Addresses
author: rmrfaq posted 06-13-2017
Archive-name: model-rockets/addresses Rec-models-rockets-archive-name: rockets-faq/part02 Posting-Frequency: weekly Last-modified: 2002 May 14 URL: http://www.ninfinger.org/~sven/rockets/rmrfaq.t... read more »LEGO 3D Milling Machine
author: passerby posted 03-31-2013
Saw this in another group, could not resist re-posting here: http://youtu.be/oF0pMILT7_Y NXT-based. Given that it's Easter today, can't resist the temptation to compare it to the Eggbot - similar des... read more »Re: Soap Bubble Machine built from LEGO only!
author: Jacob Sparre Andersen posted 02-23-2017
derjoshder writes: It looks good. :-) Not much support for it yet. :-( Play well, Jacob -- Jacob's LEGO trains: http://lego.sparre-andersen.dk/Transport/Tog/ read more »International Engineering (BETA)
Deckenleuchte
author: Norbert Hahn posted 06-20-2017
Hallo, klemme gibt es einen Kondensator zwischen L und N. Sie blieben an, nach dem ich den Duspol wieder entfernt hatte! Lampe aus und wieder angeschaltet: dunkel. Trotzdem wurde jetzt 230V Mehrm... read more »Siedendes Wasser im U-Rohr
author: Heiner Veelken posted 03-31-2017
Angenommen, ich pumpe siedendes Wasser nach oben durch ein senkrechtes Rohr. Da der statische Druck abnimmt, wird das Wasser teilweise Frage: Kann der Zustand des Wassers (Druck, Temperatur, etc.) ... read more »problème de stabilité secteur ?
author: g.bon posted 06-14-2017
Bonjour, usine. (5 pannes) Merci, GB read more »AMD-Treffen?
author: Frank Steinmetz posted 06-22-2017
Moin Patrick! Habe am Wochenende mal wegen Deiner Termin mit Gustl Franke und Andreas Reiter gesprochen: die wissen von nichts. Kann es sein, dass das besagte Antiktreffen nebenan in Taucha ist?... read more »[Conseils d'utilisation] fr.rec.modelisme
author: J.F PION posted 06-02-2017
Archive-Name: fr/chartes/rec.modelisme ======================================================================= = Conseils d'utilisation du forum fr.rec.modelisme = ==========... read more »[MANIFESTO] it.hobby.modellismo
author: Gruppo Coordinamento NEWS-IT posted 05-27-2017
In fondo a questo articolo, inviato automaticamente ogni mese, troverai il manifesto di questo newsgroup (it.hobby.modellismo). . Tieni presente che esistono anche questi newsgroup it.test ... read more »Model (makieta) domku jednorodzinnego
author: miroslaw.korus posted 02-26-2017
Witam serdecznie, pozdrawiam, Mirek read more »Przedłużacz z przetwornicami napięcia.
author: Andrzej S posted 06-16-2017
na drugim doprowadzenie do standardu. pozdro -- A S read more »