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Re: "Yankee" Calipers & Dividers

> Hello again everybody, > Could someone tell me what "Yankee" calipers and dividers are and how they > differ from reg...
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posted by dr1212.mail
0 comments posted 2yrs posted by dr1212.mail

OT heater controls

Lots of experience here and I can't find the answer online ... We're working on my neighbor's 1995 Chevy truck , the he...
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posted by Snag_one
77 comments posted 2yrs posted by Snag_one

Personality Key

I am looking for an S-74 personality key. Thanks , Rick
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posted by ricksfz162
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beam deflection re. stress not force - useful?!

Hello everyone While doing the project "Rectangular Hollow Section beam calculator" 230724_ebbeam_rhs.html (-> 230720_e...
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posted by null
5 comments posted 2yrs posted by null

isn’t just for supercars...

Hi, Interesting article on 3d printing. Especially the shape of the parts they're coming up with: https://arstechnica.c...
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posted by lfiskgr
1 comments posted 2yrs posted by lfiskgr

Aluminum Coating

I do a little firearms tinkering, and I am currently in the process of building a 1911-22 with an aluminum frame. I'd l...
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posted by none
0 comments posted 2yrs posted by none

Paging Jim Wilkins

Interesting gizmo for probing circuit boards. Looks a bit clunky for what I used to do but would be nice it you did a l...
29 comments posted 2yrs
posted by lfiskgr
29 comments posted 2yrs posted by lfiskgr

Magnetic Spring

I was looking at some advertising on Facebook while sitting in a parking lot waiting earlier today. A product that caug...
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posted by none
1 comments posted 2yrs posted by none

Harbor Freight Jack - Blew Out

The other day I was pressing something on the little 12 ton press. Over 20 years ago I swapped the Harbor Freight stock...
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posted by none
18 comments posted 2yrs posted by none

My day off this week - Some metalworking - Sorta

I've been trying to work on an aluminum boat for the last month or so, but its WAY TO FREAKING HOT outside. It used to...
19 comments posted 2yrs
posted by none
19 comments posted 2yrs posted by none

The Tank returns

When we got this SUV , my wife called it a tank because it is a few inches taller/longer/wider than the Mazda Tribute ....
5 comments posted 3yrs
posted by Snag_one
5 comments posted 3yrs posted by Snag_one

My Next Day Off

Its been over 110F every single day for about 3 weeks now. I tried to work outside on an old boat a couple days, but ev...
14 comments posted 3yrs
posted by none
14 comments posted 3yrs posted by none

web-based beam calculator - RHS's only

Hi. Been at it again. Having learned some PHP - the web-scripting langugage. My beam calculations written in Lisp - don...
31 comments posted 3yrs
posted by null
31 comments posted 3yrs posted by null

I'm going to brake the rust

Or de-rust the brakes. Something down there makes scraping sounds when I turn. I began with the brakes because they are...
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posted by muratlanne
5 comments posted 3yrs posted by muratlanne