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Firearm question for all the enth

Hi, Guys: Question on antique firearm a friend has ended up with.. Firearm is a Harrington and Richardson 0.38 calibre...
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posted by speffSNIP
4 comments posted 11yrs posted by speffSNIP

OCS's and chisel plows

I need to build some kind of plow to pull behind my "new' tractor , and I'm thinking chisel plow . 3 or 4 blades is pro...
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posted by snag_one
33 comments posted 11yrs posted by snag_one

OT: GREAT Cartoon

I've always adored Non Sequitur comic, but this one really feels like reality at this point in America's life: http://ww...
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posted by ljaques
0 comments posted 11yrs posted by ljaques

sorta-OT Small Engine stalling

Hi, guys:- I have a relativley new Husqvarna 130BT 29.5 cc 2-stroke backpack leaf blower and it has a stalling problem-...
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posted by speffSNIP
23 comments posted 11yrs posted by speffSNIP

Anybody here install LOTS of Heli-Coils?

One of my customers has me drill. tap, and install STIs (AKA Heli-Coils) in aluminum castings. Depending on the casting...
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posted by etpm
10 comments posted 11yrs posted by etpm

FS: HEY #3 Manuals

for sale: 1)Hey #3 Automatic Facing & Centering Machine, Serial #2824, Operating & Maintenance Instructions; I have two...
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posted by bdtuttleman
2 comments posted 11yrs posted by bdtuttleman

Vibratory tumbling media

I rebuild MGB steering columns as a sideline. These columns use alloy space rs where the column bolts to the dash. Thes...
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posted by gmasterman
6 comments posted 11yrs posted by gmasterman

SR44

The local Harbor Freight had them for 37 cents each, a couple days ago.
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posted by mike.terrell
2 comments posted 11yrs posted by mike.terrell

Metal failure

I was vacuuming leaves the other day when the "6.5 hp" Harbor Freight-powered vac let out a terrible bam-bam-bam... and...
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posted by BobEngelhardt
49 comments posted 11yrs posted by BobEngelhardt

Oooooh!! I just know someone here built this!!

http://www.craigslist.org/about/best/phx/4411651464.html "At the core of liberalism is the spoiled child, miserable, as...
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posted by gunnerasch
3 comments posted 11yrs posted by gunnerasch

3D printing with titanium

Interesting article on additive fabrication [3D printing] in titanium using laser sintering. Zero tooling required. Just...
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posted by gmcduffee
11 comments posted 11yrs posted by gmcduffee

FS: 2 vintage Spicer manuals

for sale; scanned versions of the following manuals: 1)Spicer Model 7041 4 Speed Auxiliary Transmission Service manual...
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posted by bdtuttleman
0 comments posted 11yrs posted by bdtuttleman