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Sears 3 and 4 wheel belt sander/grinders

I had a made-in-Taiwan Sears Craftsman model 351.22632 3-wheel (triangle) belt sander/grinder that takes a 1" by 42" be...
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posted by joegwinn
7 comments posted 11yrs posted by joegwinn

OT Gooseneck trailer question

I have (among other transportation) my own Chevy 2500HD pick-up truck and a 12,000 lbs "bumper pull" trailer with a pin...
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posted by ignoramus10431
16 comments posted 11yrs posted by ignoramus10431

Weight bearing strength of 5 ft. of black iron pipe

If I fully support 60 in. of 1-1/2 inch diameter black iron pipe (bought at Lowes or Home Depot), approximately how muc...
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posted by 0f8503901d844703eea1acecb7a4938a_1963
35 comments posted 11yrs posted by 0f8503901d844703eea1acecb7a4938a_1963

12v inverters - Output voltage too high?

I know this is a metalworking site, but there is quite a bit of expertise o n subjects like this here. I just bought a...
57 comments posted 11yrs
posted by robanzellotti
57 comments posted 11yrs posted by robanzellotti

Speeds and feeds

There's a couple of YouTube videos by TheLazyMachinist that explain speeds, cuts, and feeds very well. More useful for...
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posted by BobEngelhardt
2 comments posted 11yrs posted by BobEngelhardt

I LOVE System Restore

This morning I was looking at some folders and accidently moved a folder containing my NC Fadal communication software....
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posted by etpm
0 comments posted 11yrs posted by etpm

Great drill performance

I just finished a job where I drilled 700 holes .468 diameter 1.600 long in 4340. I used one drill that had already bee...
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posted by etpm
14 comments posted 11yrs posted by etpm

Car dolly advice

Had to call a tow truck on July 4th as our family car quit on me. I had it towed to my house. I was able to fix it but...
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posted by stryped1
17 comments posted 11yrs posted by stryped1

new Analog clock

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posted by itajagatulloh
0 comments posted 11yrs posted by itajagatulloh

Does molten copper stick to steel or cast iron

I wanted to melt copper and cast an ingot. My question is, can I melt it in an iron tray and cast into a cast iron pot?...
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posted by ignoramus11126
14 comments posted 11yrs posted by ignoramus11126

Need help with oxygen concentrator

Need help with oxygen concentrator I bought an Invacare XPO100 portable oxygen concentrator at a garage sale. I'd like...
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posted by ham789
1 comments posted 11yrs posted by ham789

Sola-tube sky lights

Is anybody familiar with this brand? I would like three; a 14" in the kitchen and a 10" in each of two bathrooms. Any do...
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posted by Mars
10 comments posted 11yrs posted by Mars

Swamp (Gunner?) flushing tank?

Been reading about flushing the tank to reduce sediment concentration. We are on really hard well-water. We have a salt...
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posted by davenpete
2 comments posted 11yrs posted by davenpete

Swamp cooler and up-dux

We are looking at alternatives to leaving windows open for swamp cooler exh aust. I found up-dux but 70-bucks for 10-bu...
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posted by davenpete
7 comments posted 11yrs posted by davenpete