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WW2 interesting trivia

You might enjoy this from Col D. G. Swinford, USMC, Ret., and history buff. You would really have to dig deep to get th...
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posted by gunnerasch
22 comments posted 12yrs posted by gunnerasch

OT: will this be you in your "golden" years?

YOYO = Your On Your Own Can you save 500,000$ to 1,000,000$ for retirement if you are earning the median wage?...
66 comments posted 12yrs
posted by gmcduffee
66 comments posted 12yrs posted by gmcduffee

Support situation of old South Bend Lathes

I'm looking at an early -50's South Bend for use as a hobby machine. It was advertised as a 9" Model A. The folks at So...
33 comments posted 12yrs
posted by bp
33 comments posted 12yrs posted by bp

Gear grease?

What is gear grease called? I'm talking about the common grease that's used to lubricate gears. It's usually a glob stu...
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posted by jdoe
15 comments posted 12yrs posted by jdoe

Children School Teacher on Active Shooter Response

Children School Teacher on Active Shooter Response Gun Watch | 23 September, 2013 | Dean Weingarten In a discussion abo...
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posted by Leftards are desperat
1 comments posted 12yrs posted by Leftards are desperat

supply oil tempered steel wire

Commodity: Oil tempered irregular steel wire 1. Material JIS: SUP6; SUP7; SUP9; SUP9A; SUP10; SUP12; SUP12V; S60C. SAE:...
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posted by cnesudar
0 comments posted 12yrs posted by cnesudar

OT: another socio-economics article

If you have been following/posting to the current economic threads in rcm, here is a short Scientific American article...
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posted by gmcduffee
5 comments posted 12yrs posted by gmcduffee

Some OT but with some metal content: Movin' on (long)

I rarely read this group anymore because of all the political stuff and vulgar invective that I'd rather skip, but I ma...
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posted by dforeman*nospam*
10 comments posted 12yrs posted by dforeman*nospam*

Linkedln invatition scam

LinkedIn Customers Allege Company Hacked E-Mail Addresses. In an e-mail to Bloomberg yesterday, Deborah Lagutaris, whos...
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posted by H.Beal
11 comments posted 12yrs posted by H.Beal

OT: Adhesive for polyester webbing?

This morning's task is to replace the strap on an appliance hand truck. The strap requires a loop on one end. I have we...
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posted by mungedkevin
10 comments posted 12yrs posted by mungedkevin

OT: economy action item

The economic discussions on rcm have generated far more heat and smoke than light. Here is a specific action item conta...
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posted by gmcduffee
0 comments posted 12yrs posted by gmcduffee

Gluing Aluminum

This is out of curiosity: How good of a bond can one achieve with epoxy to aluminum? How good can one achieve with epox...
11 comments posted 12yrs
posted by tim
11 comments posted 12yrs posted by tim