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VFD question

I don't have the three phase power turned on, the tenant doesn't need it. I could use all the three-phase machine tools...
23 comments posted 11yrs
posted by Mars
23 comments posted 11yrs posted by Mars

food safe instant glue?

I'm working on a piece of pharmaceutical equipment that has a minor mechani cal problem. There's an aluminum piece abou...
21 comments posted 11yrs
posted by rangerssuck
21 comments posted 11yrs posted by rangerssuck

Strong lightweight structural material

For this year Science olympiad, we have to build a robot that picks stuff and places it into a jar. It has to reach abo...
16 comments posted 11yrs
posted by ignoramus23308
16 comments posted 11yrs posted by ignoramus23308

Richard Lamb

Hi Tracy, Nedla LaCour gave me your number. We are selling out home - closing on the 30th - and don't yet have a place...
6 comments posted 11yrs
posted by cavelamb
6 comments posted 11yrs posted by cavelamb

Single Phase VFD - SURPRISE!!!

I was just looking on the Drives Warehouse website to see if they had any of the 5HP Spedestar VFDs in stock, and I pun...
5 comments posted 11yrs
posted by none
5 comments posted 11yrs posted by none

Work boots that last

OK, I had a pair of Wolverine pull-on boots that were extremely nice and wore great. Over time, the lining wore out to...
10 comments posted 11yrs
posted by ignoramus4604
10 comments posted 11yrs posted by ignoramus4604

Mount a 2 stroke upside down?

Because of the size and the way my bicycle frame is shaped it may be more convenient, strictly from a mechanical point...
30 comments posted 11yrs
posted by etpm
30 comments posted 11yrs posted by etpm

Just ordered a bike engine

These engine kits are offered from many sellers and the quality seems to be all over the place. So I don't know what is...
28 comments posted 11yrs
posted by etpm
28 comments posted 11yrs posted by etpm

Proper drain pipe size (off topic a little)

I am running my downspouts to buried pipe to be piped away from my house. T he side I am working on has two downspouts....
1 comments posted 11yrs
posted by stryped1
1 comments posted 11yrs posted by stryped1

Thom Hartmann Takes Down a Gun Nut!

"Fear combined with paranoia and the insecurity of one's self are the reasons most gun owners have guns. Most would nev...
7 comments posted 11yrs
posted by xFYLB
7 comments posted 11yrs posted by xFYLB

Any one using 3D printing for metalwork

Last evening I went to a beginners class on 3D printing. The class was using a program by Autodesk called " 123D Design...
14 comments posted 11yrs
posted by dcaster
14 comments posted 11yrs posted by dcaster

Jet JTM-830 owner / user manual

Have a Jet JTM-830 Vert. mill that is serving me very well. Appears this model is no longer made, serviced or supported...
4 comments posted 11yrs
posted by rgentry
4 comments posted 11yrs posted by rgentry

Heavy Metal Climbing?

I wonder if Ig can tell us what they're saying. (They sound Russian to me, anyway.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLDY...
10 comments posted 11yrs
posted by ljaques
10 comments posted 11yrs posted by ljaques

hardening copper wire

Sort of stupid question about hardning copper wire. I'd like to harden some 10 guage copper wire for making an antenna....
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posted by presence
8 comments posted 11yrs posted by presence