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Harley Davidson (metal content)

Police issues of the Harley Davidson have systems that actually abate the n oise of exhaust. Are these systems (muffler...
10 comments posted 13yrs
posted by ivanvegvary
10 comments posted 13yrs posted by ivanvegvary

Shinola

http://seattle.craigslist.org/sno/tls/3924565183.html
4 comments posted 13yrs
posted by precisionmachinist123
4 comments posted 13yrs posted by precisionmachinist123

Tapping puzzler

I'm making a brake line tee for a guy , and I'm having trouble getting an acceptable fit . The compression nut reads 9....
28 comments posted 13yrs
posted by snag_one
28 comments posted 13yrs posted by snag_one

Reducing a drill bit's diameter

I just got a set of reduced shank bits, 9/16 to 1" by 1/16ths. I previously had a few bits in these sizes, which are no...
19 comments posted 13yrs
posted by bobengelhardt
19 comments posted 13yrs posted by bobengelhardt

Korean pilots

Read with interest if you contemplate using a Korean airline for travel. Date: Mon, Jul 8, 2013 at 11:43 PM Subject: Lo...
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posted by pkangas
5 comments posted 13yrs posted by pkangas

What is it? Set 501

http://55tools.blogspot.com/ Rob
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posted by Rob_member
12 comments posted 13yrs posted by Rob_member

Ford's CNC English Wheel(tmLJ)

Is this cool, or what? http://tinyurl.com/n5hl626 Styluses on either side of a suspended piece of sheetmetal shape new p...
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posted by ljaques
49 comments posted 13yrs posted by ljaques

greenhouse fan motors

I have a greenhouse with three fans from "American CoolAir". The problem is that the motors keep failing. At the moment...
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posted by notarealaddress
37 comments posted 13yrs posted by notarealaddress

Machinery made during Tsar Nicholas II

A truly unusual story, but yesterday, I bought appx. 29 tons of scrap metal, comprised of three huge machines called "p...
19 comments posted 13yrs
posted by ignoramus6768
19 comments posted 13yrs posted by ignoramus6768

IBM type M keyboard

I was digging out a monitor to give away and found an IBM type M keyboard with a PS/2 mini din plug. What's it worth?
12 comments posted 13yrs
posted by mike.terrell
12 comments posted 13yrs posted by mike.terrell

update on Servo Products drive on BP

A few weeks ago I posted about my drive for the "X" axis on my BP that died. I ended up only replacing the circuit boar...
3 comments posted 13yrs
posted by Mars
3 comments posted 13yrs posted by Mars

Belt Sander Knife Sharpener & Power strop

Harbor Freight had 25% off one item on their 4th of July sale so I ordered a 1 X 30 belt sander, regular $40, with coup...
17 comments posted 13yrs
posted by regor
17 comments posted 13yrs posted by regor

EA and WYK: Diesels over electrics?

Here's a non-technical story from _The Economist_ on where diesels are going, and why electrics are going to have a very...
16 comments posted 13yrs
posted by huntres23
16 comments posted 13yrs posted by huntres23

A few freebies

Used to run my CNC mill with a 2hp Boston Ace-KL inverter. I'd done only minimal setup, mainly programming a bit of ram...
7 comments posted 13yrs
posted by janders1957
7 comments posted 13yrs posted by janders1957