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Looking for clock parts

Here's a question for the clockmakers... I'm trying to fix a wall clock which belonged to my great uncle. It's a German...
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posted by cdt22NOSPAM
14 comments posted 20yrs posted by cdt22NOSPAM

OT: Ubuntu bug

I'm posting this in case anyone that loaded Ubuntu (Linux) since the recent thread missed it. Yesterday, a bug was foun...
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posted by keillorp135
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Books

For when you are in a library, and they ask 'Can I help you?' Just a few books I ran across 'few' years ago. Have no id...
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posted by thermo102
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Anyone got a spare chuck with 5/8" x 16 thread?

Hi all, I'm looking for a Jacobs chuck to suit my Hougen mag drill. Unfortunately it has to have a 5/8" x 16 female thr...
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posted by cdt22NOSPAM
10 comments posted 20yrs posted by cdt22NOSPAM

Refurbishing old bookcases

Hi Everyone. I recently purchased a four-stack of metal barrister (I am not sure of what kind) bookcases. There are cur...
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posted by ethan.shvartzman
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Tool cleaning

I have a old steel t-square (18 X 30) that has become corroded and dirty to the extent the numbers are hard to read. I...
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posted by robertbw
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Curring stainless steel shim?

I want to make some oval gaskets with about a 2 inch center hole and 2 10 mm stud holes. I need to make multi layer sta...
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posted by chris
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Stupid Electronics question

This is a bit embaressing. Sigh..its been a looong time since I needed to figure this sort of thing out.....Im a board...
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posted by gunner
33 comments posted 20yrs posted by gunner

Some interesting ebooks

Some interesting Nasa books on alt.binaries.e-books.technical Gunner "A prudent man foresees the difficulties ahead and...
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posted by gunner
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Harrison M300

Hi I have a Harrison M300 lathe in my garage. Having serious problems with the Feed gears ("RST", "UVW", "XYZ"); some d...
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posted by bobsharp
2 comments posted 20yrs posted by bobsharp

Windmill types?

This involves metalworking... Ive gotten a wild hair to build a wind generator. I believe I either have most of the stu...
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posted by gunner
23 comments posted 20yrs posted by gunner

A little plating and anodizing current regulator

I finally put the lid on this project. I just love making stuff that can't be bought. Some readers might recall that th...
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posted by dforeman
5 comments posted 20yrs posted by dforeman

AIRCO 250 AC/DC Heliwelder V

I need some help from a person that knows electrical problems. I have used welder that I am refurbishing. I have made a...
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posted by hd_74al.24kvpd
2 comments posted 20yrs posted by hd_74al.24kvpd

old FE Reed lathe FS in Houston

Old F.E. Reed lathe for sale in Houston. circa 1898. If I remember correctly it has about an 8 ft bed. It has an extra...
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posted by wbbright
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Soybean-Fueled Car

Gunner this is article about the soy car is interesting. The electrical utility that I am retiring from at the end of t...
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posted by TENNENTofCANADA
4 comments posted 20yrs posted by TENNENTofCANADA