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Ping Larry J and Mike Terrel

Email me your addresses (again) and Ill ship out your Stuff Tuesday afternoon. I found my notes...sigh. But! I have mone...
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posted by gunnerasch
2 comments posted 13yrs posted by gunnerasch

Air or electric cylinder?

I'm designing a new generation machine that will need to push a 5/8" rod two inches with about 600 lbs of pressure. It...
31 comments posted 13yrs
posted by Mars
31 comments posted 13yrs posted by Mars

Shipbreaking in Illinois

I am eyeing this boat to buy and scrap. http://www.govliquidation.com/auction/view?auctionId=6295962 It is an assault l...
22 comments posted 13yrs
posted by ignoramus31152
22 comments posted 13yrs posted by ignoramus31152

Homemade cannon laws

I was going to make a cannon from a 1.25" diameter piece of 8620 steel and a steel base. My question is, are there legal...
26 comments posted 13yrs
posted by ignoramus31152
26 comments posted 13yrs posted by ignoramus31152

Yuasa Speeder

I recently acquired a Yuasa spindle speed multiplier with a straight shank. Woo! Hoo! The seller had said it had a 3/4...
10 comments posted 13yrs
posted by alarm_wizard
10 comments posted 13yrs posted by alarm_wizard

Repairing a broken magnesium mower deck

My wife loves her old Lawn Boy push mower; it's very lightweight (esp. since I removed all the Rube Goldberg self-prope...
26 comments posted 13yrs
posted by jgandalf1
26 comments posted 13yrs posted by jgandalf1

computer KO

My cnc computer boots just fine, then about 30 seconds later it kicks out like a circuit breaker trips. But there is no...
89 comments posted 13yrs
posted by karltownsend.NOT
89 comments posted 13yrs posted by karltownsend.NOT

Damaged Miller Bobcat 250 propane powered welder

At an auction, I bought this damaged Miller Bobcat 250 welder that had a mounting provision for a propane tank on the r...
21 comments posted 13yrs
posted by ignoramus20081
21 comments posted 13yrs posted by ignoramus20081

Liberator Updated

http://www.guns.com/2013/05/31/3d-printed-liberator-gets-community-update-version-1-1/
68 comments posted 13yrs
posted by csr684
68 comments posted 13yrs posted by csr684

It's easy to justify a car hoist purchase

https://plus.google.com/photos/110101292398085234210/albums/5883986160964962337/5883986173033855410?pid=588398617303385...
13 comments posted 13yrs
posted by ivanvegvary
13 comments posted 13yrs posted by ivanvegvary

Bought two miiltary trucks

M927 5 ton truck with 20 foot bed in Indianapolis http://www.govliquidation.com/auction/view?auctionId=6298764 1991 BMY...
18 comments posted 13yrs
posted by ignoramus305
18 comments posted 13yrs posted by ignoramus305

Fate of the OBI punch press

Per great advice received here (thanks!), I took the bolster plates for possible use as counterweights. And here's the...
3 comments posted 13yrs
posted by ignoramus305
3 comments posted 13yrs posted by ignoramus305

What is it? Set 495

I need some help with the fifth item in this week's set: http://55tools.blogspot.com/ Rob
29 comments posted 13yrs
posted by Rob_member
29 comments posted 13yrs posted by Rob_member

Draw filing

Had to make some geometric modifications to my wall-oven hinge receivers. Basically, I extended one of the surfaces by...
11 comments posted 13yrs
posted by ivanvegvary
11 comments posted 13yrs posted by ivanvegvary