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Position of handles to open safe doors.

Bought 1905 Moslet 2 door safe at auction for $10. They said the internal guts are gone from the doors. Right door prys...
1 comments posted 9yrs
posted by Johnhenry55
1 comments posted 9yrs posted by Johnhenry55

Crikey!

Commodore Wieber seems to be storing some of his flotilla on the property to the north of him that he doesn't own, and...
56 comments posted 9yrs
posted by cap
56 comments posted 9yrs posted by cap

Best way to clean gas tank while in tractor?

More 9N stuff. The gas tank has crud in it. I don't know how much but there is enough to mostly clog the outlet. The ol...
15 comments posted 9yrs
posted by etpm
15 comments posted 9yrs posted by etpm

Do you wonder...

... if this is an email? My footer says it is, but there are ominous signs...
0 comments posted 9yrs
posted by GunnerAsch
0 comments posted 9yrs posted by GunnerAsch

Calling all friends

As promised, its time to handle these bastards who refuse to stop ridiculing me. Ive IDed two of them and it turns out...
5 comments posted 9yrs
posted by GunnerAsch
5 comments posted 9yrs posted by GunnerAsch

want accurate mechanical temperature switch

I want to cut AC power if the temperature drops below a close-to-freezing temp, and I want it to work even if there's n...
25 comments posted 9yrs
posted by me
25 comments posted 9yrs posted by me

Smith-Drum Extension-Gap lathe manual wanted

Hi, I saw a port from ~2 years ago on this forum from somebody ("K Smith") who appears to have a manual for the Smith-D...
8 comments posted 9yrs
posted by irox
8 comments posted 9yrs posted by irox

Fascinating!

https://kittyhawk.aero/
6 comments posted 9yrs
posted by gunnerasch
6 comments posted 9yrs posted by gunnerasch

Ford 9N ignition question.

Years ago my neighbor and I bought a 9N tractor together. we used the tractor for many years and then for various reaso...
29 comments posted 9yrs
posted by etpm
29 comments posted 9yrs posted by etpm

Westec is on for September!

Its been a number of years since we had a Westec show....I just got notification that its on this year in September. An...
2 comments posted 9yrs
posted by gunnerasch
2 comments posted 9yrs posted by gunnerasch

removing metal "plugs" in solvent cans

Is there some farmer's trick to remove those "cut this out" metal plugs that's pressed into steel solvent cans for ship...
2 comments posted 9yrs
posted by presence
2 comments posted 9yrs posted by presence

Steel spring wire thickness to turn a crank?

Thinking about turning the crank of my bicycle with a wire spring. Approximately, how thick will be spring wire need to...
2 comments posted 9yrs
posted by always.look
2 comments posted 9yrs posted by always.look

Diet Soda BS

Im tired of my tax money being wasted on junk "science" like this lie that claims diet soda increases risk of stroke an...
33 comments posted 9yrs
posted by yak
33 comments posted 9yrs posted by yak

castting

I am research student I need any one interest in casting of copper base all oy or high copper alloy with chrome in diff...
16 comments posted 9yrs
posted by asaadka77
16 comments posted 9yrs posted by asaadka77

Spiral Milling Vs Drilling

I do a lot of spiral milling instead of drilling on my little high speed (RPM) mills. There are a couple reasons. One i...
9 comments posted 9yrs
posted by none
9 comments posted 9yrs posted by none