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fillet knife blade's geometry?

Del's trying to make a fillet knife from a full-hard power hacksaw blade and me being a desert-rat, don't know nuthin'...
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posted by alvinj
9 comments posted 20yrs posted by alvinj

I overclocked my Miller arc welder

actually, I just installed an old computer fan in there, because the original "gave up the ghost" after only 23 years o...
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posted by tool_box
4 comments posted 20yrs posted by tool_box

306 SS threading

I'm making some shifter and brake pegs for a friend's bike , and have run into a small problem . I suspect I have work...
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posted by snagone
2 comments posted 20yrs posted by snagone

How to change diameter of rolled sheet

I have to bend roll a sheet into cylinder using rollers placed in shape of pyramids. The diameter coming out is quite l...
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posted by rahulgarg323
3 comments posted 20yrs posted by rahulgarg323

Wall wart current draw

A while back there was a discussion about why wall wart transformers that were not under load would draw no current. An...
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posted by rsiggy_at_
15 comments posted 20yrs posted by rsiggy_at_

Catapult (Marginally OT)

Well... I'm sure this 'project' involved a bunch of metalworking, but beyond that... Click the 'play' button at the cent...
1 comments posted 20yrs
posted by erik
1 comments posted 20yrs posted by erik

OT: specialized paint roller

I am in need of a way to apply paint to a sign I make so as to resemble a screen grill on an old tractor or car. I have...
6 comments posted 20yrs
posted by BR549
6 comments posted 20yrs posted by BR549

Pardon Lottery

OK, time to start making book here. Which of the guilty parties will get a pardon from the Dweeb? Delay? Rove? Libby? N...
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posted by jim_member
34 comments posted 20yrs posted by jim_member

OT; 3-wheeler doesn't start

I feel like a fool for posting this since I should be able to fix it in my sleep, but I can't. 1983 Kaweasaki Prairie 3...
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posted by nhull
36 comments posted 20yrs posted by nhull

metal working

Is there anyone out there who wants to talk shop?
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posted by tboneuser
16 comments posted 20yrs posted by tboneuser

MEW magazine number 96

I am looking for the carriage stop modification for a myford from Model Engineer Workshop mag #96. If someone could sca...
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posted by kade
0 comments posted 20yrs posted by kade

Beckman HV-211 High Voltage probe?

Does anyone know what are the ratings of a Beckman HV-211 high voltage probe? I found one webpage that says it is for a...
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posted by ignoramus25712
21 comments posted 20yrs posted by ignoramus25712