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Solid stae hard drive questions

This is metal related. Hard drives do contain metal. Anyway, I need to put yet another drive in a laptop and the thread...
23 comments posted 13yrs
posted by etpm
23 comments posted 13yrs posted by etpm

What is it? Set 472

I need some help with the second item this week: http://55tools.blogspot.com/ Rob
22 comments posted 13yrs
posted by rhvp65
22 comments posted 13yrs posted by rhvp65

Dihydrogen Monoxide Joke Site

Hi all, A friend sent this yesterday: http://www.dhmo.org/ It's a pretty funny site, once you sort out the BS about wha...
1 comments posted 13yrs
posted by spam
1 comments posted 13yrs posted by spam

Wiring Diagram for Gas Hung Heater

I've got a Dayton gas heater. I had the repair guy come out last night to light the pilot light (well, to figure out _w...
27 comments posted 13yrs
posted by tim
27 comments posted 13yrs posted by tim

Carpal

Anyone had it? Had the surgery? Mine is getting bad, and I need to go. What to expect? Steve
15 comments posted 13yrs
posted by steveb
15 comments posted 13yrs posted by steveb

Kindling maker

I want to make a hand operated kindling maker. When I split logs, I split some about 1? thick, kind of like planks. But...
129 comments posted 13yrs
posted by steveb
129 comments posted 13yrs posted by steveb

Fat Max Propylene cylinders

It looks like these are being discontinued. Instead one can again buy the 14 oz cylinders (those that had had bad malfu...
13 comments posted 13yrs
posted by mkoblic
13 comments posted 13yrs posted by mkoblic

Question about casing malleablity

This is a Rockwell video http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=RXJKdh1KZ0w&feature=endscreen They mention "malleable loga...
17 comments posted 13yrs
posted by phamp
17 comments posted 13yrs posted by phamp

Lathe turning and parting off questions

My clausing 6900 lathe has barely any wear on the ways. And yet, when I try to turn straight cylinders, I get something...
10 comments posted 13yrs
posted by ignoramus10903
10 comments posted 13yrs posted by ignoramus10903

How come my gasoline does not go stale?

Title says it. Had to start up the 5000 watt generator because of an outag e. Gas within is at least three winters old....
15 comments posted 13yrs
posted by ivanvegvary
15 comments posted 13yrs posted by ivanvegvary

Coil Hose

Over the summer I put some RapidAir lines along the back of the shop, put o ne over to the Hurco for the brakes and oil...
3 comments posted 13yrs
posted by alarm_wizard
3 comments posted 13yrs posted by alarm_wizard

Mayans say no more machine work in four days

It starts satirical, but ends serious. Worth reading. http://www.naturalnews.com/038377_Mayan_prophecy_life_experience_...
0 comments posted 13yrs
posted by cayoung61***spamblock
0 comments posted 13yrs posted by cayoung61***spamblock

Nancy Lanza's alimony

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/adam-lanzas-rampage-leaves-burning-questions-why/2012/12/17/c597c44e-4890-11e2-b6f0...
18 comments posted 13yrs
posted by ignoramus31296
18 comments posted 13yrs posted by ignoramus31296

OT distance calculator

I have several lat/long readings from a GPS device in excel. I need to calculate the distance between points. How? For...
12 comments posted 13yrs
posted by karltownsendNOT
12 comments posted 13yrs posted by karltownsendNOT

Fastener Control

I have about four 5 gallon buckets of fasteners. Plus half empty boxes. Plus coffee cans. Plus, plus, plus. I got faste...
7 comments posted 13yrs
posted by steveb
7 comments posted 13yrs posted by steveb