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Re: non-leather welding gloves?

> Do there exist welding gloves that are not made from leather? Maybe > some sort of natural fiber, or even synthetic?...
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posted by chickadeelinda
9 comments posted 11yrs posted by chickadeelinda

OT: safe woodworking

This looks (and sounds) real safe: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qt5ui3P9QA
3 comments posted 11yrs
posted by presence
3 comments posted 11yrs posted by presence

lathe help

newbie - hobbyist here, I was grinding a hardened shaft on my lathe with appropriate rags covering everything to protec...
3 comments posted 11yrs
posted by Kevin
3 comments posted 11yrs posted by Kevin

AR Hand Guard

I recently purchased a hand guard with rail mounts so that I can update an older Colt AR. I seem to have run into a dif...
0 comments posted 11yrs
posted by Bob
0 comments posted 11yrs posted by Bob

OT: Ping Gunner

Now here's a real little skiff for you. Forget those dinky sailboats. http://tinyurl.com/otzjwaz I think those dainty 1...
8 comments posted 11yrs
posted by ljaques
8 comments posted 11yrs posted by ljaques

Advice please-oil for old 2 stroke engine

I have an engine that's nearly 100 years old. It is a two stroke water cooled made by Cady. The oil type for it that's...
6 comments posted 11yrs
posted by etpm
6 comments posted 11yrs posted by etpm

Remotely controlled water heater?

I have 2 water heaters, plumbed in series. 1 is turned off, as 1 is normally adequate. Would like to be able to turn he...
3 comments posted 11yrs
posted by vrgolf
3 comments posted 11yrs posted by vrgolf

tool wanted

Anybody have any made in USA 4" adjustable wrenches for sale? They just don't seem to make them here anymore, even the...
19 comments posted 11yrs
posted by presence
19 comments posted 11yrs posted by presence

Hey Iggy - stepper motors ?

Got any stepper motors for cheep? I think nema 34's will work , I want to power the X axis and maybe the Y on my bencht...
56 comments posted 11yrs
posted by snag_one
56 comments posted 11yrs posted by snag_one

Moving Bridgeport

I only want to move it 100', is there any reason not to lift and carry it by the ram with a forklift? It' a 2-hp 42" ta...
7 comments posted 11yrs
posted by Mars
7 comments posted 11yrs posted by Mars

height of V2XT

Sorry for the ON topic post, but does anybody know the height of a Bridgeport V2XT? There's one on eBay, and I just hap...
16 comments posted 11yrs
posted by elson
16 comments posted 11yrs posted by elson

Phone Circuit

On Friday, January 23, 2015 at 11:29:14 PM UTC-5, Jonny Quest wrote in sci.electronics.repair: > > Phone Circuit. > > a...
0 comments posted 11yrs
posted by mogulah
0 comments posted 11yrs posted by mogulah