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Painting over old paint

I have an old electrical box by Square D. I want to use it for my trailer, to house all electricals and to also have a...
17 comments posted 19yrs
posted by ignoramus380
17 comments posted 19yrs posted by ignoramus380

OT- Varmint Removal - (Sorry Nick M)

Hey all: Sorry to post OT, but I know many have been through it so is the best source to go to in a pinch... Weather go...
111 comments posted 19yrs
posted by phred
111 comments posted 19yrs posted by phred

AK-47 flashhider/bayonet lug question

Is it legal now, after Brady act has expired, to add a bayonet lug and replace muzzle brake with a flash hider. Also, d...
17 comments posted 19yrs
posted by ignoramus380
17 comments posted 19yrs posted by ignoramus380

OT: Afghanistan from a soldier's viewpoint

Hi everyone. I'm still alive but freezing my tail off. We got 8 inches of snow last week and it reached 5 degrees below...
11 comments posted 19yrs
posted by aasberry
11 comments posted 19yrs posted by aasberry

English wheel

I too did it. Ordered an English wheel from Harbor Freight. Told my wife (I always confess after a tool order) that she...
5 comments posted 19yrs
posted by ivan
5 comments posted 19yrs posted by ivan

What I did on Friday

Many of the readers here are employed in the metalworking business, but many of us are not, coming here for only for ho...
5 comments posted 19yrs
posted by gourdhedd
5 comments posted 19yrs posted by gourdhedd

Trailer complete and tested (pictures)

I have completed all mechanical work on this trailer. The only thing left is to make an electrical box to contain a ter...
39 comments posted 19yrs
posted by ignoramus380
39 comments posted 19yrs posted by ignoramus380

Home thermostat + twisty-tie(metal)

It's 1:00 AM and I have a twisty-tie bypassing the thermostat. It's a White-Rodgers heat/cool programmable about 10 yea...
14 comments posted 19yrs
posted by tom(nospam)
14 comments posted 19yrs posted by tom(nospam)

375 t4-lf c2 inserts for trade

75 packages of 5 from an auction lot. Ive got what I wanted out of the lot and now trying to get rid of the rest. Crite...
0 comments posted 19yrs
posted by wbbright
0 comments posted 19yrs posted by wbbright

Medium high pressure compressor needed

We have a pneumatic lift that runs at 300psi or a bit more, running off a nitrogen bottle and regulator for mobile use....
5 comments posted 19yrs
posted by spamless
5 comments posted 19yrs posted by spamless

Accuracy report on my Harbor Freight Sieg X3

After building a bench and lifting the mill onto it, I got to accuracy measurements today. A) .0001 (tens) indicator, m...
2 comments posted 19yrs
posted by rashid.karimov
2 comments posted 19yrs posted by rashid.karimov

Star mill

I met a guy with a Star mill for sale made by I think, Nantong in China. Anyone have any experience using or repairing,...
1 comments posted 19yrs
posted by "warydragon AT gmail DOT com"
1 comments posted 19yrs posted by "warydragon AT gmail DOT com"

rebuilding an air-over-hydraulic unit?

I got an 8-ton long-throw air-over-hydraulic jack, an engine hoist one. It's been good to me but now it no longer works...
1 comments posted 19yrs
posted by grant
1 comments posted 19yrs posted by grant

Advice on Lathes

I would like to get a lathe, and I have read a lot of the advice in the archives. My criteria are specific, so I would...
19 comments posted 19yrs
posted by srychnov
19 comments posted 19yrs posted by srychnov