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Walmart

I used to feel, and with some reasons, that Walmart was an honest company providing us the benefits of its efficiency a...
71 comments posted 20yrs
posted by ignoramus12063
71 comments posted 20yrs posted by ignoramus12063

Perfect $10 spring

I needed a way to control the lash of 3 flat wires being fed from dancer controlled, power fed 250 lb. spools into a ma...
1 comments posted 20yrs
posted by tom(nospam)
1 comments posted 20yrs posted by tom(nospam)

Harbor Freight Nail Guns

I know this is off topic, but because so many of us by from HF I thought I would ask here anyway. Has any one bought on...
7 comments posted 20yrs
posted by Pilgrim6nospam
7 comments posted 20yrs posted by Pilgrim6nospam

Does anyone have a HF "tool and carbide grinder"

I have spent a few bucks with my HF credit card remodeling my kitchen, when the reward $s come in (about the cost of th...
1 comments posted 20yrs
posted by wayneREMOVETHIS
1 comments posted 20yrs posted by wayneREMOVETHIS

Hart Moore Blacksmith Studio at Touchstone

John W. Pollins, III of Rananim Forge has been re elected to the Board of Directors of Touchstone Center for crafts in...
0 comments posted 20yrs
posted by pollinsiii
0 comments posted 20yrs posted by pollinsiii

What is a proper speed for countersinking?

What is a proper speed for countersinking? Some people recommend slower that it's suppose to be for this diameter but wh...
2 comments posted 20yrs
posted by alexkuzn
2 comments posted 20yrs posted by alexkuzn

Bridgeport table feed

Help! I need wiring diagrams and info to repair my J2 Varispeed table powerfeed. I think it is a 6F-B powerfeed, I coul...
2 comments posted 20yrs
posted by soundadv
2 comments posted 20yrs posted by soundadv

FA: smallish centre lathe

5.5"x18" located in UK. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7582920260
0 comments posted 20yrs
posted by austinNOSPAM
0 comments posted 20yrs posted by austinNOSPAM

Cutting a 4" disk out of 1" steel plate

I have a piece of CRS, about a foot square and 1" thick. I want to cut out 2 disks about 4" in diameter. I will ultimat...
16 comments posted 20yrs
posted by jstewart
16 comments posted 20yrs posted by jstewart

OT: was Cliff rant

>Dear IRS, >Enclosed is my 2004 tax return showing that I owe $3,407.00 in taxes. >Please note the attached article fro...
9 comments posted 20yrs
posted by gmcduffee
9 comments posted 20yrs posted by gmcduffee

HF Sandblaster

Anyone have any experience with Harbor Freight's 110 lb. pressurized sand blast pot. Any comments would be appreciated....
6 comments posted 20yrs
posted by travis
6 comments posted 20yrs posted by travis

making a 90 degree cut with a miter saw

I've posted this to both rec.crafts.metalworking and to rec.woodworking because I am actually cutting plastic--and I su...
8 comments posted 20yrs
posted by clayton
8 comments posted 20yrs posted by clayton

Countersink problems in Aluminium

I have recently been having problems countersinking in 1/16th inch aluminum plate. I am using a drill press. Instead of...
10 comments posted 20yrs
posted by nosmo86
10 comments posted 20yrs posted by nosmo86