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Hammer bounce

This is pretty counterintuitive. I had a three-pound Estwing drilling hammer. My favorite hammer. The task was to knock...
15 comments posted 19yrs
posted by DoNotSpamthegoat4
15 comments posted 19yrs posted by DoNotSpamthegoat4

Titanium Eyeglass Frames

Gang, I have an "old" pair of titanium eyeglass frames (daily wear, and I'm pretty hard on glasses), but the "brow bar"...
40 comments posted 19yrs
posted by Ken Sterling
40 comments posted 19yrs posted by Ken Sterling

Need advice on etching jewelry

I have had some custom jewelry made that is incomplete. The next phase of my vision requires letters to be etched onto...
13 comments posted 19yrs
posted by jconaway
13 comments posted 19yrs posted by jconaway

NEMES Annual Show 2007

This past Saturday was the annuam NEMES show. Photos and video are on line at: http://neme-s.org/NEMES_2007/nemes_annua...
2 comments posted 19yrs
posted by errol.groff
2 comments posted 19yrs posted by errol.groff

Question: preparing my crucible for silver

quick question, or confirmation rather. Before I melt silver in my new crucible (composition is fused silica with clay...
6 comments posted 19yrs
posted by nospam
6 comments posted 19yrs posted by nospam

Newbie to cutting -- Medical Oxygen and propane

I want to learn how to cut metal, but don't want to spend the money on acetalyne. I have heard about using propane, and...
21 comments posted 19yrs
posted by jebsoc1
21 comments posted 19yrs posted by jebsoc1

Ward 2A Capstan Lathe available

(Posted to uk.rec.models.engineering, rec.crafts.metalworking) Had an email from a guy with a Ward 2A that he has bough...
0 comments posted 19yrs
posted by diesel
0 comments posted 19yrs posted by diesel

Steel spring properties

So I have attached 10 inch stainless steel (302) springs to telescoping rollerski poles for inline skating (please assu...
5 comments posted 19yrs
posted by jdoe
5 comments posted 19yrs posted by jdoe

We need your help

Greeting all, Most all of the things you see on Stirlingsouth (www.stirlingsouth.com) and The Little Engine Pages (http...
5 comments posted 19yrs
posted by rich
5 comments posted 19yrs posted by rich

Daytona500

Bakersfield boy Kevin Harvick wins Daytona! Gunner must be proud!! H.R.
18 comments posted 19yrs
posted by harleyron
18 comments posted 19yrs posted by harleyron

Brake controller question

I have a Chevy Silverado 2500 HD 2007 classic. Alsi I have a homemade trailer with electric brakes. http://igor.chudov....
4 comments posted 19yrs
posted by ignoramus23763
4 comments posted 19yrs posted by ignoramus23763

Spray-on aluminum finish?

I could swear somebody told me about some sort of oxidizing spray-on/ wipe-off type of solution that can be used on alu...
11 comments posted 19yrs
posted by dpdphoto
11 comments posted 19yrs posted by dpdphoto

Nice Metalwork

I'm impressed... http://stirlingsouth.com/art/critters.htm Jeff
10 comments posted 19yrs
posted by jwisnia
10 comments posted 19yrs posted by jwisnia

Tubing notching

Hi all! I am putting together another circletrack car, and am about to start the rollcage. I bought a basic cage kit, a...
4 comments posted 19yrs
posted by e01e
4 comments posted 19yrs posted by e01e

Pro CNC tooling

What are some of the popular CNC professional (stamping?) machines that are in use by the big outfits that do metal fab...
2 comments posted 19yrs
posted by newszz10
2 comments posted 19yrs posted by newszz10