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r134a fittings

I bought a can of R-134 for my 1999 Ford Taurus SE so I could recharge the system but the fitting to the can and the lo...
5 comments posted 12yrs
posted by Benita
5 comments posted 12yrs posted by Benita

Workshop Condensation - ideas?

Long post follows..... I've got a problem with condensation in my workshop I can't understand. I'm getting condensation...
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posted by ob
10 comments posted 12yrs posted by ob

Scammer Alert

I was sitting at the computer this morning when the phone rang. It was the Windows Microsoft Technical Department? He t...
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posted by ljaques
9 comments posted 12yrs posted by ljaques

Need Nickel Wire?

I have had some in my own circle request Nickel Wire so just posting here if anyone is in need. Just let me know what q...
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posted by fun.complex.view
0 comments posted 12yrs posted by fun.complex.view

Wheel / Pulley Balancing

I'm to the point of turning the drive wheel for the belt grinder I'm building for my son. It'll be 6061 Al, 6" dia. x 2...
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posted by Pete.Keillor
14 comments posted 12yrs posted by Pete.Keillor

Zircs - My dumb question of the month coupon

I just bought an air grease gun. I am amazed at how many zircs there are on a tractor, and how many needed juice. Some...
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posted by snuffy
25 comments posted 12yrs posted by snuffy

RIP james brady

We've finally been relieved of future injuries from him. He gets shot by a psychotic would-be presidential assassin: So...
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posted by lloydspinsidemindspring.com
121 comments posted 12yrs posted by lloydspinsidemindspring.com

LED Shop Lights

Anyone used 'em? I've got a high-bay shop with about a dozen 8' florescent fixtures, only a few of which work. I'm thin...
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posted by tim
16 comments posted 12yrs posted by tim

Needed - 1" shaft

I need a piece of round shaft about 18" long. It is for the bucket on a loader, being the pin it swivels on. The ends a...
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posted by snuffy
21 comments posted 12yrs posted by snuffy

Can't get the tooling out of my mini arbor press

I bought a mini jeweler's arbor press/staking kit http://www.vigoroptical.com/stakingset.html It got stored damp and th...
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posted by ham789
5 comments posted 12yrs posted by ham789

Interchangeable parts?

This is relevant to the modern interchangeable parts and output impedance discussions. The other day my truck had a no-...
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posted by muratlanne
15 comments posted 12yrs posted by muratlanne

When High Taxes Lead to Revolution

I wonder what this fellow means by "incessant stoking of ethnic and racial animosity?" http://mises.org/daily/6824/When...
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posted by StevefromColorado
5 comments posted 12yrs posted by StevefromColorado

Beyond spud guns

Here's a new hobby idea for the hard-core 2nd-Amendment types, who lust over loaded howitzers as lawn ornaments, and MA...
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posted by huntres23
18 comments posted 12yrs posted by huntres23

metcalf bros hy/flo aquarium air pumps

Is there anyone out there with any knowledge on making or repairing the small pistons off the hy/flo piston pumps atall...
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posted by lan harris
0 comments posted 12yrs posted by lan harris

Remington 9 mm recall

Read the comments after the piece on the Remington. http://dailycaller.com/2014/07/25/breaking-remintgon-r51-9mm-pistol...
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posted by StevefromColorado
238 comments posted 12yrs posted by StevefromColorado