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Half a success

The new rods will be here by friday . This wouldn't be so important to me if I didn't need that compressor . Tomorrow I...
2 comments posted 13yrs
posted by snag_one
2 comments posted 13yrs posted by snag_one

twin motor phase converter

I'm building a phase converter for my son... My third one. We're using two motors. A 5hp start unit and a 20 hp run uni...
14 comments posted 13yrs
posted by karltownsend.NOT
14 comments posted 13yrs posted by karltownsend.NOT

OT where the middle class went and why

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-09-13/factory-rebirth-fizzles-in-u-s-as-work-shipped-overseas.html The U.S. industri...
4 comments posted 13yrs
posted by gmcduffee
4 comments posted 13yrs posted by gmcduffee

Wild Idea

Some time ago I managed to tip my compressor over , landed on the pulley . The pulley survived , but the connecting rod...
32 comments posted 13yrs
posted by snag_one
32 comments posted 13yrs posted by snag_one

Can't win some times

Today (Saturday Sept 14, 2013) a friend gave me an air compressor. Says when he ran it six months or so ago, ran fine....
22 comments posted 13yrs
posted by cayoung61
22 comments posted 13yrs posted by cayoung61

Help! removing completely superglue

I am trying to glue a red bakelite object. The break is fresh. So I put superglue on the break and everything was jake...
13 comments posted 13yrs
posted by etpm
13 comments posted 13yrs posted by etpm

Razor scooter woes

My youngest has a Razor Scooter, looking something like this one: http://www.target.com/p/razor-ultra-pro-lo-scooter-si...
8 comments posted 13yrs
posted by *
8 comments posted 13yrs posted by *

Socketless Cap Screws

Yes, socket*less* cap screws. As in no hole to insert a hex key, but other wise the same shape and height as the head o...
22 comments posted 13yrs
posted by use-other
22 comments posted 13yrs posted by use-other

Manual drum deheader

I need to cut the tops off of ~5 rusty steel drums to make an outdoor dry firewood storage array. Got no electricity an...
20 comments posted 13yrs
posted by perilmung
20 comments posted 13yrs posted by perilmung

What is it? Set 510

I need some help with 2971 and 2976 in this set: http://55tools.blogspot.com/ The larger images can also be seen here: h...
25 comments posted 13yrs
posted by Rob_member
25 comments posted 13yrs posted by Rob_member

temperature controler

For a month or two I have been bidding on some Ebay Chinese temperature con trollers. See item 331003208004. I was not...
5 comments posted 13yrs
posted by dcaster
5 comments posted 13yrs posted by dcaster

newspaper

I made the local news, just in case you don't know what I do http://tinyurl.com/pcd7t4u Karl
16 comments posted 13yrs
posted by karltownsend.NOT
16 comments posted 13yrs posted by karltownsend.NOT

Set screws on hard shaft

I have an application where a 1" dia. shaft is hard to R-62 and a part is attached with two opposing 3/8" cup-point set...
33 comments posted 13yrs
posted by Mars
33 comments posted 13yrs posted by Mars

forklift mast lift height T071

If a Yale forklift has a T071 mast how high does it go? T071 stands for Triple, 71" lowered height. I found that so far...
3 comments posted 13yrs
posted by rbraun333
3 comments posted 13yrs posted by rbraun333