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Quality time with a son -- metal content
Met son Kevin at Cambridge range today about 1:30. Right on time even, that may be a first for him. We'd agreed to have a range date, intro to a few rifles and handguns. Whaddadad, right? Kevin is 37,...
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OT Warren Buffett interview on bailout
I have admired him since approximately 1996, and own a bunch of his company shares since 1997, in fact I have 96% of my stock investments in Berkshire. So here's a very insightful interview where he...
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Bridgeport dimension
What's the height from the floor to the top of the ram on a Bridgeport J / 2J vertical mill? Reason I'm asking is to try and determine if a Harbor Freight shop crane (2 ton) has enough height / reach...
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Need a big cordless hammer drill?
Apparently Bosch is dumping their lithium-ion 36 V Brute Tough hammer drill. Bosch part number 18636-2 You can find it on eBay or Amazon for less than $200. I bought it shipped from Tool Authority for...
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"heating rod" for an arc welder
looking to heat up a pretty big chunk of steel, preferably near (or maybe even "at") red. my oxi-acet gas bottles are near empty. rather do it electrically than get the bottles filled. I have an old...
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what's the flame temperature of a gasoline stove? (pic too)
anybody know the flame temperature of a gasoline "plumbers blowtorch" type stove when it's burning blue? the kind in the center-left of this picture, on the dolly... want to use it to pre-heat (heat...
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Flies in the shop!!
--We seem to be in the middle of a fly epidemic. Anyone got something more effective than flypaper? We put up 4 of them every other day, when there's no more real estate on the old ones...
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DC servo motor question
I've got a couple DC servo motors that are in great shape but old enough that Electro-Craft no longer has any info on them. So I would like to know if there is a way to figure out what max voltage and...
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Sawzalls and recoil
I am comparing two sawzalls: DeWALT-DW307-Reciprocating-Saw and Bosch RS20-XC. The reason for this is to pick which one to get rid of. I have this old Dewalt and very cheaply bought a new Bosch ($50)....
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My mister has a cold
My cool mist quit today and it had a load of snot in the tank clogging it up. I am using a eco-non-anything coolmist koolaid and water, and had it all washed out 3 months ago. I use it most of the...
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PING: Gunner
Refresh my poor memory, what sizes of brass was it you were looking for? The Lions Club, of which I am now officially a member, sells the brass they clean up for scrap. I suspect that you could buy...
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FREON DETECTOR
WANTED. j/b
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I'm stumped with a pump
I have a small cast iron, gear pump that was working. The gear is about an inch in diameter, .375 thick and the other gear (idler type) is a bit smaller. No blockages, no clogs, all looks good....
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Innovative investment - somewhat on topic
My local Home Hardware store sells fasteners by the pound in which it thankfully differs from all other stores selling fasteners here. The savings are substantial. Unless you want set screws: Those...
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Chip chart in DropBox
A fresh post in SEJW refers to a Grizzly bandsaw. The manual for that saw has a chart of chips and the speed/feed adjustments to make. I've posted the chart to the DropBox. (Yeah, I know it's...
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