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OT income tax software applies only to USA

Off topic, but almost every one here has to pay income taxes. And at least it is not political. I used a spreadsheet to...
4 comments posted 10yrs
posted by dcaster
4 comments posted 10yrs posted by dcaster

1912 Dalton Six B2 spindle repair

Have spindle end play, no more adjustment, need new bearing. Also collet key is damaged , needs fix. Can any one help m...
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posted by oldstufffixer
0 comments posted 10yrs posted by oldstufffixer

Reiling Pump Oil Can

I recently purchased a Reilang pump oiler (made in Switzerland) and bought directly from Germany, and find it to be far...
5 comments posted 10yrs
posted by joegwinn
5 comments posted 10yrs posted by joegwinn

Extra-wide vice (vise) using linear motion components

Hi folks, I want to build an extra-wide vice (excuse the British spelling - for the A merican guys, I mean a "vise"). S...
31 comments posted 10yrs
posted by christopher.tidy
31 comments posted 10yrs posted by christopher.tidy

High Friction soft sticker type material

We are making a computer programmed robot that works according to a program, that picks up various objects with a claw...
19 comments posted 10yrs
posted by ignoramus11775
19 comments posted 10yrs posted by ignoramus11775

304 Rod Machining

I had to machine some 3/4 304 stainless round rod last week, and it performed a little oddly. I first noticed it on the...
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posted by none
25 comments posted 10yrs posted by none

lubricant for sanding aluminum

I need to do some fairly extensive "grinding" of aluminum on belt sander. I will be using a fairly coarse belt and woul...
5 comments posted 10yrs
posted by clare
5 comments posted 10yrs posted by clare

Optical flats and lasers

In yesterday's mail was a package for me containing some canada balsam and a few optical flats. The flats weren't origi...
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posted by etpm
7 comments posted 10yrs posted by etpm

Cast iron that rings?

At an auction at a defunct 110 year old coal power station, I bought a crate with iron bricks (not exactly rectangular,...
25 comments posted 10yrs
posted by ignoramus8923
25 comments posted 10yrs posted by ignoramus8923

Manual can openers working poorly

I own several can openers, of manual style with a star wheel, including "USA made" and such. They all work poorly and t...
45 comments posted 10yrs
posted by ignoramus28209
45 comments posted 10yrs posted by ignoramus28209

Off Topic

I am tapping into the collected wisdon of the group. I have a cabin where the winters get below freezing on occasion an...
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posted by email
5 comments posted 10yrs posted by email

selfie sticks?

Sarah Palin called selfie sticks "hopey changey" in her Donald Trump endorsement speech.
0 comments posted 10yrs
posted by rubber2b
0 comments posted 10yrs posted by rubber2b

OT? boiling battery

I noticed recently that my deep cycle battery that powers the camper lights and stuff was low on electrolyte , so day b...
26 comments posted 10yrs
posted by snag_one
26 comments posted 10yrs posted by snag_one