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Tiny engines

I'm seeking a small engine that can drive a generator. By small, I mean in the 12"^3 range. It must be 4 cycle as it wi...
36 comments posted 9yrs
posted by wb8foz
36 comments posted 9yrs posted by wb8foz

FBI releases Nickola Tesla's files

I just downloaded all three sets of documents. No idea how long ago they released them...but it should be interesting r...
2 comments posted 9yrs
posted by gunnerasch
2 comments posted 9yrs posted by gunnerasch

Metalworking Museum

Just WOW! What a "basement". http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/museum-of-making-ian-macgregor-1.4287475
2 comments posted 9yrs
posted by ljaques
2 comments posted 9yrs posted by ljaques

Cool collection

I'd be happy to have just the machine shop portion! All it takes is cubic $$. Jon
0 comments posted 9yrs
posted by janders1957
0 comments posted 9yrs posted by janders1957

Open Wheel

So, those of you who run a wire wheel on a bench grinder. Do you take the covers off that side, or do you just spacer t...
37 comments posted 9yrs
posted by none
37 comments posted 9yrs posted by none

3lb Sledge VS 10lb Sledge

In my never ending search for interesting bits of salvage (kind of my hobby now - well one of them) I decided to break...
15 comments posted 9yrs
posted by none
15 comments posted 9yrs posted by none

Interesting WWII Manufacturing Video

Chrysler was given task of taking the hand-fit 40mm Bofors anti-aircraft gun and mass producing it for WWII. They gave...
5 comments posted 9yrs
posted by ljaques
5 comments posted 9yrs posted by ljaques

spray paint can tip

Just had quite the battle with a clogged up spray paint can. Something (paint solids?) was clogging the tube that goes...
5 comments posted 9yrs
posted by presence
5 comments posted 9yrs posted by presence

How to wash off dark carbon/motor oil stains

Some of my clothes, not surprisingly, have dark spots from used oil and carbon. I am not sure if it is the oil itself,...
10 comments posted 9yrs
posted by ignoramus21254
10 comments posted 9yrs posted by ignoramus21254

Vemcolite VL-4 on 50Hz?

Setting up to do some old school drafting for work. Was going to model our ute trays in CAD, but nobody at work is remo...
7 comments posted 9yrs
posted by janders1957
7 comments posted 9yrs posted by janders1957

Reusing Broken Carbide

I was thinking about picking up a silicone carbide "green stone" for grinding carbide. In my milling operations I do ge...
5 comments posted 9yrs
posted by none
5 comments posted 9yrs posted by none

Cleaning Aluminum From An Abused Grinding Wheel

I didn't really need another bench grinder, but for $20 I couldn't really turn it down. The darn thing is an ancient ch...
4 comments posted 9yrs
posted by none
4 comments posted 9yrs posted by none

bolts in the corners?

I'm making a thing that has a removable hatch. It's held on with thumbscrews. I get to decide where the holes are. The s...
3 comments posted 9yrs
posted by me
3 comments posted 9yrs posted by me

OT: New Trackball

Quite a while back, I was complaining about my dead Microsoft Trackball Exp lorer which Microsoft discontinued, and for...
33 comments posted 9yrs
posted by rangerssuck
33 comments posted 9yrs posted by rangerssuck