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OK , I'm seeing re-posts of posts I made and posts Larry J has made , both with the following appended : --- SoupGate-W...
23 comments posted 11yrs
posted by snag_one
23 comments posted 11yrs posted by snag_one

Hydraulically powered forklift boom project

This will be a 20,000/10,000 lbs boom for a big forklift. http://www.machinerymoverschicago.com/blog/Forklift-Boom/
6 comments posted 11yrs
posted by ignoramus28939
6 comments posted 11yrs posted by ignoramus28939

Ohio

Dear Tony, Hi, have you decided how to handle the final bills from the Ohio building expenses? I must make an appointme...
36 comments posted 11yrs
posted by Mars
36 comments posted 11yrs posted by Mars

Propane forklift runs rough at idle

I have a Kalmar C50 forklift. It has a impco ca55 carb and impco kb mixer. It runs rough at idle. Here's the descriptio...
18 comments posted 11yrs
posted by ignoramus7467
18 comments posted 11yrs posted by ignoramus7467

gasoline blowtorch

I just picked up a Turner T15C gasoline blowtorh, "new" and unused with instruction manual but a little shelf worn last...
18 comments posted 11yrs
posted by presence
18 comments posted 11yrs posted by presence

Help me catch THIEVES that are in this VIDEO

I and my neighbor were burglarized last night. Here's a video showing the burglars and their white car. http://www.mach...
98 comments posted 11yrs
posted by ignoramus4731
98 comments posted 11yrs posted by ignoramus4731

Posted pics of the Honda Clone genset

https://picasaweb.google.com/104042282269066802602/Clone_Genset Need any others let me know. And yeah..Ill clean it up...
14 comments posted 11yrs
posted by gunnerasch
14 comments posted 11yrs posted by gunnerasch

EZ Clean Spark Plug

I'll bet most of you aren't old enough to have seen a spark plug like this one I've got in my "Hell box". http://home.co...
2 comments posted 11yrs
posted by Jwisnia18
2 comments posted 11yrs posted by Jwisnia18

PING: rbowman

You may remember a discussion we had a month ago, about the collapse of the American machine tool builders, and a book...
20 comments posted 11yrs
posted by huntres23
20 comments posted 11yrs posted by huntres23

Slitting Metal Sheets on a Lathe

I attempted different ways of cutting .042 phosphor-Bronze into strips and concluded that the only way to do this quick...
37 comments posted 11yrs
posted by jamesjaddah1755
37 comments posted 11yrs posted by jamesjaddah1755

Estimating weight of overhead cranes

I do not have a lot of experience dealing with overhead cranes. I need to have an approximate idea of how much a bridge...
30 comments posted 11yrs
posted by ignoramus16418
30 comments posted 11yrs posted by ignoramus16418

fishtank glue

I've always wondered about this. How are glass fishtanks glued together, and with what?
37 comments posted 11yrs
posted by presence
37 comments posted 11yrs posted by presence

Anotherone bites the dust

Old time used machinery dealer closes thier doors. http://lasvegas.craigslist.org/tls/4786264512.html Visited them seve...
2 comments posted 11yrs
posted by Hbeal
2 comments posted 11yrs posted by Hbeal

Photo question for Ed Huntress

Ed, I recall you saying that many pros were using Sony DSLRs, with full-frame (24 Mpix) sensors. This would be the mora...
14 comments posted 11yrs
posted by joegwinn
14 comments posted 11yrs posted by joegwinn