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WANTED: Digital brushless servo drives

Looking for a number of digital (step and direction control) brushless servo drives in good working condition. Looking...
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posted by rpseguin
5 comments posted 20yrs posted by rpseguin

Aluminum Question

I'm interested in making a table base from aluminum cans. What would be the strongest glue/welding medium to glue these...
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posted by wipeout64
15 comments posted 20yrs posted by wipeout64

Google luanched its new version of search engine

Being a top search engine in the world, google is has now come up with new features and launched its new version ADVANC...
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posted by madhuandu
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angled drilling?

I have to make some 1-1/4x.120" wall cable stair railing posts. The stairs go up at about a 36 degree angle. The tubes...
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posted by grant
29 comments posted 20yrs posted by grant

How to rust proof cast iron

I'm building a 1/3 scale hit miss engine. The flywheel rims will be bare cast iron. What is the best sealant to put on...
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posted by henrichs_1
12 comments posted 20yrs posted by henrichs_1

Renting warehouse space

I am considering renting warehouse space. I think that 1,000-1,500 feet of space with heavy warehouse racks and ability...
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posted by ignoramus29180
35 comments posted 20yrs posted by ignoramus29180

5C collet dimensions

Anyone know the internal thread size and angle of taper on 5 C collets? Thanks
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posted by jinsolo
2 comments posted 20yrs posted by jinsolo

Bending 304 stainless steel

I have 304 stainless steel bars. They are 3/16" thick by 1.5" wide (9 feet each). I have a plan to use them to make a p...
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posted by ignoramus29180
23 comments posted 20yrs posted by ignoramus29180

OT: a bit of shooting afield

http://www.glumbert.com/media/carshoot
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posted by dforeman
5 comments posted 20yrs posted by dforeman

Confused about TIG welders

Hello: I am a serious hobby welder and have been working with a MillerMatic 135 for 3 years now. I'm working on a smoke...
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posted by cog4150
14 comments posted 20yrs posted by cog4150

Gun record retention?

I understand that form 4473 is required to be kept for 10 years, but what happens afterwards? Are they usually destroyed...
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posted by ignoramus22711
10 comments posted 20yrs posted by ignoramus22711

Eyes

Awl-- Duluth has a neat set of glasses, non-prescrip, but with a magnifying/reading lens in one corner, "diopter" of ye...
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posted by entropic3.14decay
0 comments posted 20yrs posted by entropic3.14decay

What NOT to do at a keg party

http://www.newstimeslive.com/news/story.php?id=1018586 I live about 5 miles as the crow flys and I heard the bang last...
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posted by wayneREMOVETHIS
23 comments posted 20yrs posted by wayneREMOVETHIS

Shipping lathe cross county

Purchased a Monarch 10EE from Parsippany, NJ. Good price. Searched for shipper, best shipping cost I found is still an...
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posted by americansun
36 comments posted 20yrs posted by americansun