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Very Scary Scare Last Night

So I got up to take a leak last night, and there's this mysterious red dot at the base of my dining room window which o...
3 comments posted 10yrs
posted by jgp
3 comments posted 10yrs posted by jgp

deep hole drilling in Plexi ?

Hello, all, I just got a job to do some deep hole drilling in Plexiglas. This needs a bunch of 0.6mm holes 20mm deep! T...
7 comments posted 10yrs
posted by jmelson
7 comments posted 10yrs posted by jmelson

deep hole drilling in Plexi

Hello, all, I have a job coming up where I need to drill really deep holes in Plexiglas. The thing is 20 mm deep, and t...
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posted by jmelson
0 comments posted 10yrs posted by jmelson

Ruggedized laptop review

Well, just in case anybody is interested, I got the laptop from Gunner. Mixup in where FedEx holds packages in my area....
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posted by Imnot
1 comments posted 10yrs posted by Imnot

Yesterday Evening

I spent all of yesterday evening culling down at the local glory hole. It was a Great Cull lol. --- news://freenews.netf...
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posted by gunnerassh
8 comments posted 10yrs posted by gunnerassh

Metalish post

http://www.gizmag.com/luke-workman-zero-interview-liveforphysics/42320/ I'd love to visit Itsa Cruise and play on Luke's...
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posted by ljaques
0 comments posted 10yrs posted by ljaques

conduit hickey question

I was looking for a 1/2" EMC hickey for some tight, ugly bends, but don't see any in any catalogs. A few places still m...
34 comments posted 10yrs
posted by presence
34 comments posted 10yrs posted by presence

New question about inner tubes

I have been out of the small tire usage for some time. I need an inner tube for a small [4"] tire with the stem comming...
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posted by email
3 comments posted 10yrs posted by email

OT - VERY slow small tire leak

My snow blower (tubeless) tire went flat. Took it off, pumped it up, & did under-water bubble test. Negative; no bubble...
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posted by BobEngelhardt
36 comments posted 10yrs posted by BobEngelhardt

How hard it is to rebuild a Detroit 4-53?

I bought this Detroit 4-53 engine. http://www.bidspotter.com/en-us/auction-catalogues/heath-industrial/catalogue-id-bsc...
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posted by ignoramus25402
7 comments posted 10yrs posted by ignoramus25402

Spray mist air scrubbers?

Curious to know if there are any plans to build one in the wild. The cheapest one I can find new that looks to be worth...
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posted by steamboated
6 comments posted 10yrs posted by steamboated

What are those things called?

They are used to hold bundles of round objects http://igor.chudov.com/tmp/pipe-holder.jpg
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posted by ignoramus10735
3 comments posted 10yrs posted by ignoramus10735

VFDs and line reactors questions

To all youse high speed spindle guys, I have now a new 2.2KW VFD and matching 24000 RPM spindle motor. I am wondering h...
9 comments posted 10yrs
posted by etpm
9 comments posted 10yrs posted by etpm

Spindle mount advice please

With the new high speed spindle on its way I need to make a mount for it. On the Fadal mill the part of its spindle hou...
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posted by etpm
25 comments posted 10yrs posted by etpm

SETI

Is there any intelligent life out there?
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posted by muratlanne
11 comments posted 10yrs posted by muratlanne