⏣ General Metalworking

Pro-Face PLC puke

four friggin' months out of warranty! My LT3201-A1-D24-C has black screen and a flashing Amber light and not functionin...

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posted by Mars

0 comments posted 13yrs posted by Mars

OT-The Union Man

A committed SEIU executive was attending a convention in Las Vegas and decided to check out the local brothels. When he...

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posted by H.beal

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Die grinder bit in milling machine

Hi, Any reason (other than the hard bits getting into the ways) I shouldn't put a 1/4" diamond die grinder bit into a m...

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posted by speffSNIP

7 comments posted 13yrs posted by speffSNIP

Surface Oxidation: Wiping

I'm working on a project that is a mechanical switch of sorts, and it entails running electrical signals through Phosph...

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posted by Searcher7

21 comments posted 13yrs posted by Searcher7

The buck (xmfr) stops here

They traveled from Redmond, Oregon and stopped in Clinton, Washington. Courtesy of Paul Drahn with some help from his s...

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posted by etpm

2 comments posted 13yrs posted by etpm

Electric brake on miter saws

In the thread on SawStop, the issue of making saws stop rotating shortly after the user turned the power off came up, w...

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posted by joegwinn

6 comments posted 13yrs posted by joegwinn

OT-Concealed Carry Victory

CHICAGO (AP) - In a big victory for gun rights advocates, a federal appeals court on Tuesday struck down a ban on carry...

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posted by H.Beal

39 comments posted 13yrs posted by H.Beal

Rusted diesel motor pulleys

We bought two Chevy Kodiak dump trucks, with large stainless salt spreaders, from CTA (Chicago Transit Authority). Both...

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posted by ignoramus26227

23 comments posted 13yrs posted by ignoramus26227

Painting galvanized

I got a lot of steel panels, and constructed a large (32' x 40') structure out of two 40' containers. I used a lot of p...

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posted by steveb

3 comments posted 13yrs posted by steveb

OT google redirect

Posting from winter quarters... Not been here for a while. Hope you folks can help me with a computer problem. I use go...

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posted by karltownsendNOT

4 comments posted 13yrs posted by karltownsendNOT

OT - Airbus A380 parts transport

This link has an article and set of pictures about Airbus A380 parts being transported to their assembly point in Toulo...

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posted by not

0 comments posted 13yrs posted by not

Threadlocking in Plastic?

I need to take the slop out of a couple Delrin devices that are subjest to vibration. They are a bit loose in the hole...

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posted by gwhite

15 comments posted 13yrs posted by gwhite

Heating a pool with an air conditioner

Ask This Old House showed the installation of a system that captures the heat from the AC unit to heat a swimming pool....

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posted by teamarrows

31 comments posted 13yrs posted by teamarrows

Odd thing with PVC tubing

I have a coil of flexible PVC tubing that has sat on a shelf for a few years and I went to cut a piece from it and foun...

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posted by djb

3 comments posted 13yrs posted by djb

Angie's List: Inyone use it?

Good, bad, a con? Couldn't find the subscription price without undue hassle.... They're advertising like crazy, so I fi...

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posted by fitcat

10 comments posted 13yrs posted by fitcat