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1/16" drill bit won't fit a 1/2" chuck

I've been culling my collection of crap. Decided to reduce the number of incompatible cordless tools and dead batteries...
11 comments posted 9yrs
posted by ham789
11 comments posted 9yrs posted by ham789

Hydroforming with a pressure washer

Do your friends think that your metalworking hobby is a boring old thing fo r phlegmatic, antiquarian farts? If so, let...
13 comments posted 9yrs
posted by edhuntress2
13 comments posted 9yrs posted by edhuntress2

Soldering pot metal petcock

http://s677.photobucket.com/user/gari556/media/Petcock1.jpg.html Petcock is probably zinc. I was thinking, copper/brass...
2 comments posted 9yrs
posted by gary556
2 comments posted 9yrs posted by gary556

Finally got a job interview!

Yesterday I got a call from a kid asking if Id interview for a man Friday type job. I said oh hell yes! But it was a ve...
19 comments posted 9yrs
posted by GunnerAsch
19 comments posted 9yrs posted by GunnerAsch

Battery capacity testing

I've finally acquired enough equipment to measure the remaining Amp-Hour capacity of my Lead-Acid and Lithium battery c...
36 comments posted 9yrs
posted by muratlanne
36 comments posted 9yrs posted by muratlanne

90-10 cu-ni for back up bar for SS?

I have a couple pieces of 1/2" thick Cu-Ni plate that I was planning on using for back up when welding steel. Before I...
0 comments posted 9yrs
posted by etpm
0 comments posted 9yrs posted by etpm

Really Compact Gear-Down Thingie

I use "thingie" in the title to not give anyone a false impression of what I do or don't know. I'm working with a clien...
14 comments posted 9yrs
posted by seemywebsite
14 comments posted 9yrs posted by seemywebsite

Acrylic to PVC? Sources of PVC sheet?

Can I bond acrylic to PVC with PVC pipe glue? I have a project that involves PVC pipe with end caps made on the lathe,...
6 comments posted 9yrs
posted by seemywebsite
6 comments posted 9yrs posted by seemywebsite

OT: Another product rant

What the hell is it with noisy window air conditioners? I have yet to see o ne that doesn't have some ill-fitting piece...
19 comments posted 9yrs
posted by rangerssuck
19 comments posted 9yrs posted by rangerssuck

OT: Tesla Battery Improvements

Excellent news, isn't it? http://interestingengineering.com/researchers-found-way-increase-lifetime-tesla-batteries-20-y...
0 comments posted 9yrs
posted by ljaques
0 comments posted 9yrs posted by ljaques

RIP Kurt Lochner

From his family's page: On Saturday May 13, 2017 after battling with a very bad cold for the past 2 weeks, Kurt Harring...
37 comments posted 9yrs
posted by matt.telles
37 comments posted 9yrs posted by matt.telles

Are religious people less intelligent than atheists?

https://www.indy100.com/article/scientist-looked-through-63-studies-conclude-atheists-more-intelligent-religious-people...
119 comments posted 9yrs
posted by ignoramus21164
119 comments posted 9yrs posted by ignoramus21164

Bonding epoxy to PVC for water proofing

I'm playing around potting some electronics for immersion in water up to 10 metres. A cable with a polyethylene sheath...
31 comments posted 9yrs
posted by aussie
31 comments posted 9yrs posted by aussie