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Shear color?

Anyone know what color a Buffalo Forge #19 rod and plate shear was originally?
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posted by gmasterman
2 comments posted 11yrs posted by gmasterman

aluminium sheet in a ceramics kiln

I want to try to fire ceramic transfers onto sheet metal, aluminium in particular. These normally fire to 600-800 degre...
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posted by Diane
13 comments posted 11yrs posted by Diane

Blower/filter on a sandblaster

I have a 48" sandblast cabinet that I only recently put to use (long story). This cabinet has a blower and a filter bag...
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posted by ignoramus32591
10 comments posted 11yrs posted by ignoramus32591

Rusty prove it's worth

That's what I call my little JD tractor because , well , it's rusty . Today it proved it's worth , performing one of th...
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posted by snag_one
2 comments posted 11yrs posted by snag_one

Anybody got lengths of RG8x or 58A coax?

Im getting ready to install radios (VHF marine and CB) in my sailboats and am needing at least 100-200 feet of the abov...
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posted by gunnerasch
25 comments posted 11yrs posted by gunnerasch

GOP - hurt your own and blame it on 0bama

GOP - hurt your own and blame it on 0bama or if you like your subsidy you can't keep your subsidy. At least not in red...
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posted by invalid
0 comments posted 11yrs posted by invalid

Julie - Diabetes in the 100 club

Mostly for Ed Huntress here, Milady has had Diabetes for over 20 years. Not the type 2 most everybody thinks of when yo...
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posted by karltownsend.NOT
1 comments posted 11yrs posted by karltownsend.NOT

Hole at the end of a 6011 weld

Hi folks, I did a fair bit of welding with 6011 electrodes (4 mm diameter) when build ing my new workbench. I noticed t...
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posted by christopher.tidy
2 comments posted 11yrs posted by christopher.tidy

Mystery screws

I bought an old lamp and rewired it. Not sure of the age or origin, but it looks Art Deco. Here are some pictures: http...
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posted by christopher.tidy
15 comments posted 11yrs posted by christopher.tidy

Not as young as I used to be

My nephew (younger syster's youngest son) drives 1 '93 Chevy Lumina, and the brakes on it were getting beyond dangerous...
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posted by clare
6 comments posted 11yrs posted by clare

OT HP printer help ? OT

I just got a new black (61XL) cartridge for my HP 3510 all-in-one , after an hour on the line with HP support it still...
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posted by snag_one
12 comments posted 11yrs posted by snag_one

How does this drill press vise mount to the table?

I came across this vise (a palmgren), and I'm trying to figure out how it attaches to the drill press table. Most press...
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posted by jonSPAMdanniken
7 comments posted 11yrs posted by jonSPAMdanniken