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OT: Heavy Metal TAP 150 Gits 'er Done

I had no idea Vespa was in the military artillery and transpo sectors until now. http://tinyurl.com/l9q2r8f
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posted by ljaques
0 comments posted 12yrs posted by ljaques

Etymological question -- "waller" a hole

The sons of the family mechanic talked about "wallering a hole", in the sense of "to wear and enlarge in an uncontrolle...
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posted by tim
48 comments posted 12yrs posted by tim

Measurement Suggestions Sought

Hi all, We have a (stainless) pressure cooker that gets a good bit of use... through the years we've become pretty good...
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posted by spam
19 comments posted 12yrs posted by spam

softening the startup load on my table saw?

I have a Sheppach table saw which constantly blows the fuse on startup. On the motor it says 14.5 amps at 230 volts, wh...
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posted by robanzellotti
49 comments posted 12yrs posted by robanzellotti

Anyone need any Hardinge CHNC 1 manuals?

I have a good sized box of near new manuals for Hardinge CHNC 1 lathes if anyone needs a set. If not..they go on Ebay T...
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posted by gunnerasch
7 comments posted 12yrs posted by gunnerasch

How To Read A Smashed Hard Drive

Here is why you're a f****ng moron if you think smashing your hard drive is a good answer to protecting your data from...
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posted by jonbanquer
17 comments posted 12yrs posted by jonbanquer

Video of hard drive crushing

See a video of hard drive crushing, some people enjoy that sort of stuff. http://www.machinerymoverschicago.com/blog/Har...
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posted by ignoramus14458
55 comments posted 12yrs posted by ignoramus14458

Stupid idea for lathe attachment

I figure some of you out there must have done this before! I just got an Optimum D650 lathe (see link 1), and I?d also...
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posted by lostfrom68jay
38 comments posted 12yrs posted by lostfrom68jay

What is it? Set 529

I need some help with 3088 and 3090 in this week's set: http://55tools.blogspot.com/ Larger images: http://imgur.com/a/a...
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posted by Rob_member
19 comments posted 12yrs posted by Rob_member

thread lead-in/ measuring chamfer

I've tried to look this up and found no real answers so far. Is there any sort of standard for cutting the chamfer on a...
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posted by presence
17 comments posted 12yrs posted by presence