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Company bans homeschooled workers

Company bans homeschooled workers 'Discriminatory practice reflects a narrow-minded and statist view of education' Publ...
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posted by gunnerasch
174 comments posted 12yrs posted by gunnerasch

Chinese Welding Inverters Keep Getting Better

I think were are nearing the time when the Chinese stop f****ng over buyers with crap and start offering a much better...
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posted by jonbanquer
1 comments posted 12yrs posted by jonbanquer

Sears sandblaster

I have a 16706 Sears sandblaster that a friend gave me. I can't get it to get any suction on the suction line. Dumped i...
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posted by snuffy
4 comments posted 12yrs posted by snuffy

Engine flushing

I want to flush my f-163 Continental four banger on my SA 200 welder, just for GP. Is this necessary? Is it helpful? Wh...
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posted by snuffy
12 comments posted 12yrs posted by snuffy

Log Spliiter

There was a link posted a few weeks ago for a manual lever operated log splitter. It used a moving (ratchet like) pivot...
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posted by none
4 comments posted 12yrs posted by none

Mounting a rare earth magnet in a thin plate

Problem statement: Mount a small (nominally 3.2 x 1.6mm) NdFeB magnet in an aluminum model airplane spinner backplate (...
58 comments posted 12yrs
posted by tim
58 comments posted 12yrs posted by tim

Indexable countersinks for deburring 2" EMT?

Indexable countersinks. Are they worth while for very large diameters where Weldon / MA Ford 'hole' style countersinks...
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posted by use-other
0 comments posted 12yrs posted by use-other

What is it? Set 543

http://55tools.blogspot.com/ Larger images: http://imgur.com/gallery/EONNq/new Rob
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posted by Rob_member
25 comments posted 12yrs posted by Rob_member

OT(?) vacuum pump

Hi all, I'm looking to buy a two stage vacuum pump. This may not be the best forum, and if some of you know a vacuum re...
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posted by ggherold
16 comments posted 12yrs posted by ggherold

Does any adhesive/sealant stick to titanium?

For corrosion protection I need to waterproof the junction where a nickel and a titanium sheet are bolted together (for...
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posted by someone
11 comments posted 12yrs posted by someone

Help - I broke my lathe!

Its a German made Optimum approx. 26 inch center distance. I was running th e power feed at high speed, turning a wood...
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posted by robanzellotti
12 comments posted 12yrs posted by robanzellotti

What lathe to look for?

My buddy is looking for a general purpose lathe that will get used a few times a week. He makes parts for production ma...
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posted by Mars
7 comments posted 12yrs posted by Mars

What is it? Set 542

I need some help with numbers 3166 and 3167: http://55tools.blogspot.com/ Larger images: http://imgur.com/gallery/DlNfQ/...
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posted by Rob_member
23 comments posted 12yrs posted by Rob_member

Oxy cutting a 8" steel shaft

We need to cut a 8" steel shaft (crankshaft on a punch press) to safely take off the flywheel before dropping down the...
11 comments posted 12yrs
posted by ignoramus18845
11 comments posted 12yrs posted by ignoramus18845

Welding on a vehicle

Hello all, I am building a (for lack of a better term) "load stabilizer" for my vehicle, the final stages of which will...
9 comments posted 12yrs
posted by jonSPAMdanniken
9 comments posted 12yrs posted by jonSPAMdanniken