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HVLP Turbine Spray Systems
No, but some fyi stuff. rec.woodworking is the place to go for spray painting. mebbe for car painting. HF has an hvlp system for $80-100, that the RW peeple say is OK. And finally, iirc, Infomercial...
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Best carbide lapping method?
I have been grinding and lapping carbide tools by hand for over 30 years. I have gotten pretty good at it. But with the relatively newer micrograin carbides it is possible to buy carbide inserts for...
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Henry Ford: American Experience
Caught the second hour.... fascinating. Caught a camera pan of a factory floor with what seemed like 100's of lathes.... geared head, no belts??
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FS Quincy compressor 3HP
3HP 3 phase Quincy horizontal Price is $500 if you pick up from the auction location. i http://auction.orbitbid.com/details.cfm?ID=1126635
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Bandsaw gearbox lube
I'm putting my bandsaw back together after a repair (broken gear shaft), and it needs gear lube. The specs call for 140 weight, which, unfortunately, isn't something my local places carry. I'm...
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Spring Steel Project
I'm about to undertake a project and was considering using spring steel as a backing where flexibility is needed. The spring steel will first have to be cut into strips and then shaped, and I was...
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Propane heater question
Should work, but I'd aim for a 45 to 60-degree angle downwards toward the floor and the people being heated - at 90-degrees straight down you might get radiated heat coming back into and cooking the...
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Any more secure options for replacing mechanical dial locks on old safes?
There are plenty of safes, such as this one: They are sturdy and high quality, but the locks are obsolete and can be lockpicked by knowledgeable individuals. My question is, are there replacement...
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Funny truck
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Solved: Vehicle fuel pump as a transfer pump
Awl -- Thanks to Bob Haller -- and other input, of course -- I found a dert simple way to do this, with no ill effects to the car's pyooter or anything else. Rather than fool with the pressurized...
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How to cost efficiently clean rust from steel plate
I have a bunch of street plate steel, that I want to magically transform into welding tables. They have rust on them, it is not horribly deep, but it needs to be removed. What is the most efficient...
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What is it? Set 477
This week's set has been posted: Rob
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PLC board corrosion
I got me Pro-Face PLC back from the manufacturer today. I had posted about the failure a few weeks ago. It turns out that there was some sort of corrosion on the main board and the video board. The...
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Razor spark scooter: what is that sparker?
My brother-in-law gave one of my kids a Razor brand sparking scooter last month. I've looked at the sparker thing and it appears to be a solid block of some soft metal. It isn't as brittle as sparker...
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Tour of the Orbital Lab
Quite interesting! My first view and I found it exceptionally interesting!! Gunner The methodology of the left has always been: 1. Lie 2. Repeat the lie as many times as possible 3. Have as many...
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