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Welding 4130

I mentioned a while ago that Fab Shop would be publishing an article about welding 4130 steel, written by a specialist...
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posted by huntres23
13 comments posted 10yrs posted by huntres23

Air- acetylene torch?

I found this torch at the dump. I think that it's air-acetylene, but I'd like your opinion. There's no name on it, but...
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posted by BobEngelhardt
0 comments posted 10yrs posted by BobEngelhardt

OT - photo hosting site

Dropbox no longer supports XP users, so I need a new photo host. My main criterion is simplicity. Both for ease-of-use...
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posted by BobEngelhardt
12 comments posted 10yrs posted by BobEngelhardt

Ford Ranger fuel filler hose

Do you still have your old Ranger? I just replaced the cracked outer fuel filler hose on mine and noticed that the top...
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posted by muratlanne
0 comments posted 10yrs posted by muratlanne

A bomb sent me home early

My surf-fishing trip was cut short this morning by a bomb that went off in a trash can around two miles from where I wa...
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posted by huntres23
14 comments posted 10yrs posted by huntres23

22 reloading

Thoughts ? http://www.ebay.com/itm/261920694059?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT SHARP SHOOTE...
4 comments posted 10yrs
posted by whiney_will_have_his_nose_in_my_ass_in_3_2_1
4 comments posted 10yrs posted by whiney_will_have_his_nose_in_my_ass_in_3_2_1

minor gloat CO2 tank

Yesterday my wife was working so I had to take my visiting sister-in-law to the hair dresser. And then went on to the l...
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posted by dcaster
33 comments posted 10yrs posted by dcaster

How do you weld bandsaw blades

We just bought a spool of band saw blade stock and we want to cut it in sections and weld blades. How do we weld them so...
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posted by ignoramus16559
18 comments posted 10yrs posted by ignoramus16559

Retired!

Well, I retired on Friday. 'Finally had enough. So I went fishing this weekend -- and I see that a lot of people here s...
86 comments posted 10yrs
posted by huntres23
86 comments posted 10yrs posted by huntres23

One of those days?

I just checked for RCM messages and saw this: Headers retrieved for rec.crafts.metalworking: Messages: 0, Duplicates: 0,...
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posted by ljaques
5 comments posted 10yrs posted by ljaques

Freon 22

rec.craft.metalworking, Freon 22 raplacement Anyone know what serves as a replacement fluid for recharging a dehumidifi...
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posted by ht
8 comments posted 10yrs posted by ht

Steel mill mishap

Electric arc furnace malfunctions. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVlUPtxGFlI Best Regards Tom.
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posted by H beel
6 comments posted 10yrs posted by H beel

Gun sales on track to set a record

http://money.cnn.com/2016/09/06/news/guns-fbi-background-checks/ Guns are selling at unprecedented levels this summer,...
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posted by whiney_will_have_his_nose_in_my_ass_in_3_2_1
28 comments posted 10yrs posted by whiney_will_have_his_nose_in_my_ass_in_3_2_1

Pardon my interruption with a metalworking post

OK, so only half of it is. http://newatlas.com/royal-navy-robotic-sentinel-thames/45268/ Wouldn't you love one of these...
4 comments posted 10yrs
posted by ljaques
4 comments posted 10yrs posted by ljaques