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Electroplating nickel onto carbon fibre?

A google search revealed that it's possible, but it didn't turn up much about the techniques or materials used. Can I j...
5 comments posted 12yrs
posted by someone
5 comments posted 12yrs posted by someone

Better-quality rattle-can nozzle?

I do a fair bit of painting of small bits with rattle-can paint. You can get some pretty good paint in cans if you look...
13 comments posted 12yrs
posted by me
13 comments posted 12yrs posted by me

Missing?

This came in yesterday. For what it may be worth? Not sure of the time of this, but it is a very interesting and realis...
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posted by cavelamb
4 comments posted 12yrs posted by cavelamb

Sanford SG 48 Surface Grinder Info Needed

Hi All, I recently bought a small bench top Sanford Surface Grinder, model SG 48. I believe this is the smallest model...
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posted by monmouthcenter
7 comments posted 12yrs posted by monmouthcenter

What is it? Set 538

http://55tools.blogspot.com/ Larger images: http://imgur.com/a/EevuB Rob
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posted by Rob_member
30 comments posted 12yrs posted by Rob_member

RCM hits a new low

Begin Rant Agent says it is downloading up to 107 messages to rcm. After filtering there were only 9 messages. 9! 3 of...
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posted by etpm
14 comments posted 12yrs posted by etpm

Irony

These three statements tell you a lot about our government and our culture: 1. We are advised to NOT judge ALL Muslims...
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posted by Leftards
2 comments posted 12yrs posted by Leftards

spiral reamer leaves spiral marks

I keep running into an issue with spiral reamers that leave what appears to be rifling in anything (aluminum) that I re...
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posted by presence
23 comments posted 12yrs posted by presence

120V time-delay switch

I may have asked this before. My office is heated by one of those oil-filled electric radiators, but the only spot I ha...
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posted by tim
12 comments posted 12yrs posted by tim

spring design help

I have a part that needs about five lbs. of spring force over a movement of 0.140" The only design that will work in th...
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posted by karltownsend.NOT
9 comments posted 12yrs posted by karltownsend.NOT

Update on the capability of my hydraulic press

A while ago I posted a video of hard drive crushing. Lloyd (IIRC) said that I was overestimating the capacity of my hyd...
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posted by ignoramus10422
12 comments posted 12yrs posted by ignoramus10422

Touch lamps

Over the years I have amassed a collection of a dozen or so touch lamps that don't work. Some were cheap and some weren...
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posted by Mars
5 comments posted 12yrs posted by Mars

How to crack this Meilink safe

I bought this Meilink safe at auction. Sadly, the safe is locked and the combination is not available. http://goo.gl/N2...
32 comments posted 12yrs
posted by ignoramus10422
32 comments posted 12yrs posted by ignoramus10422

Feasability study

There are occasions when it would be handy to have a portable piece of equiptment that is used at a remote worksite tha...
13 comments posted 12yrs
posted by H.Beal
13 comments posted 12yrs posted by H.Beal