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Its official!!
Military Emails Reveal Details On bin Laden's Burial FoxNews | November 21, 2012 Internal Military Emails Reveal Details On bin Laden's Burial November 21, 2012 WASHINGTON "Traditional procedures for...
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What is it? Set 468
I need some help with the last one in this set: Rob
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10-32 Roll Form Tapping RPM
I've got a customer using standard HSS roll form tap tools from MSC Direct, etc. He tells me he wants to run my machine at 3600 RPM. My gut (and some charts) tell me 600 RPM is more appropriate. He is...
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Teamsters Union killed the Twinkie
There was a very interesting article in The Wall Street Journal today ("Twinkies?A Defense", 21 Nov 2012) by Holman Jenkins. In summary, Jenkin's point is that the big problem at Hostess was not the...
 
Interesting idea on the "Right to health care"
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Keeping a trailer frame from rusting
I have a Transcraft Tl-2000 semi trailer, which is in a remarkably decent condition, considering it is 17 years old. It has superficial surface rust, but no through holes or big pieces or rust falling...
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What type of hydralic fluid does the lift use?
what type of hydralci fluid does a GLC040 fork lift take?
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High temperature thread sealant
Anything better than PTFE/Teflon for high temperatures? Just go dry or what? High temperature compressor output line... the hose is bellows with braid over it.
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what would 19 on the hand held rockwell tester conver to?
tested steel of .060" thich with hand held rockwell hardness test tool. results showed 19. what would that be equivalent to? Thanks
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Clip Bearings Source
I need a few of the 3/16 x 1/16 version: Stock Drive has 'em for $0.55, but they also have a service change (unknown) for orders less than $50.00 McMaster has the version for thicker panels (.072 to...
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Pinging Larry Jaques (and anyone else that has/uses a Ryobi 18v reciprocating saw)
Larry, others: I can't seem to be able to retain the blades in my 18v Ryobi reciprocating saw. My only need for it is when I go to my local pick & pull salvage yard - anywhere else I'll use my...
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did i kill my 'puter
i had a CMOS checksum error on my CNC mill. So, I installed a new motherboard battery. Now the CPU fan just comes on and it makes no attempt to boot. Is the computer DOA? I checked connections and...
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Union kills the twinkie
All Hostess Brands employees will lose their jobs in the coming weeks, some sooner than others, the company announced Friday. The layoffs span nationwide, and represent a deep cut in mid-wage jobs...
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Gear Project
I want to undertake a gear making project for practice if not nothing else. I figure I'll try something I'll likely need in the future. I have a Star Wars game that uses a yoke controller that has...
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Stolen Copper recovered - 144 tons of it
"U.S. border enforcement agents and the Arizona Department of Public Safety said Tuesday that an investigation into the September theft of copper from a mining facility in Hayden, Ariz., has led to...