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Antique electrical vault - Pictures

http://www.machinerymoverschicago.com/blog/Antique-Functional-Electrical-Vault/ I worked in this vault today for a coupl...
32 comments posted 12yrs
posted by ignoramus22662
32 comments posted 12yrs posted by ignoramus22662

An industrial control win for me

A customer called last week with a problem on their packaging line. one of the machines was running out of sync with th...
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posted by rangerssuck
3 comments posted 12yrs posted by rangerssuck

OT Mystery Plumbing situation

Mystery Plumbing situation with slab on grade rental stoppage. From the 4" main line outside I guess a 3" or possibly 4...
7 comments posted 12yrs
posted by nomaill
7 comments posted 12yrs posted by nomaill

Anybody here know 1980s Johnson outboards?

So now that I have a 4.5 HP outboard that runs well I would like to hop it up a little. My last outboard was a 10 HP Me...
31 comments posted 12yrs
posted by etpm
31 comments posted 12yrs posted by etpm

New use for microwave oven

New to me but undoubtedly someone has done this before. I have a 1981 4.5 HP Johnson outboard motor. I was picking up s...
6 comments posted 12yrs
posted by etpm
6 comments posted 12yrs posted by etpm

Virtual welding

We ran an article in July that may be of some interest to the welders (weldors?) here -- training welders with a virtua...
6 comments posted 12yrs
posted by huntres23
6 comments posted 12yrs posted by huntres23

Help with metal strengths

Can someone elaborate on Yield and tensile strength of metals and how they are measured? For instance, I'm searching Mc...
26 comments posted 12yrs
posted by meanie.brat
26 comments posted 12yrs posted by meanie.brat

concrete setting time

I just finished pouring footings... Turns out the only day the kid can help me with the slab is tommorrow P.M. or 48 ho...
48 comments posted 12yrs
posted by karltownsend.NOT
48 comments posted 12yrs posted by karltownsend.NOT

Source for sprockets?

Hi all, I've searched around the net for sprockets for a project and am suffering a case of sticker shock for what seem...
14 comments posted 12yrs
posted by carla_xspamx
14 comments posted 12yrs posted by carla_xspamx

Source for Bridgeport Textron DRO readhead?

One of the original DRO readheads on my machine died, anyone have any sources for a replacement or a sub that will work?...
1 comments posted 12yrs
posted by BQ340
1 comments posted 12yrs posted by BQ340

OT Working with Asphalt

I have an asphalt driveway that has always looked horrible. It was put in w hen I built the house in 1998. It is uneven...
5 comments posted 12yrs
posted by stryped1
5 comments posted 12yrs posted by stryped1

Pulling rails from the ground

As I mentioned earlier, I purchased some old railroad rails on a private property. The rails are mounted on very old wo...
105 comments posted 12yrs
posted by ignoramus26736
105 comments posted 12yrs posted by ignoramus26736

Cutting off Short Stock on the 4 x 6 HV Band Saw

I have several coffee cans of "shorts" that I just can't bring myself to to ss. I will need to live to be at least 150...
4 comments posted 12yrs
posted by spaco
4 comments posted 12yrs posted by spaco