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Ping Leon: Design Q on SawStop

There seems to be two mechanical strategies at work in the SawStop, of translation, and of rotation, ie, retracting the...
5 comments posted 13yrs
posted by fitcat
5 comments posted 13yrs posted by fitcat

Metal suggestion

I need a good METAL nose hair cutter. I've bought a couple of $10 ones, and they end up in the bottom of the drawer. Wha...
23 comments posted 13yrs
posted by stevebulicz
23 comments posted 13yrs posted by stevebulicz

Machinable Thermal Insulator Good to > 500F?

I am making an annealing "oven" for nylon rod out of a piece of 4" stove pipe wrapped in fiberglass insulation. The rod...
23 comments posted 13yrs
posted by gwhite
23 comments posted 13yrs posted by gwhite

Will You Hand Over Your Guns?

There is a rumor floating around that Obama is going to outlaw semi- auto guns. WILL YOU HAND OVER YOUR GUNS?
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posted by tracey12email
9 comments posted 13yrs posted by tracey12email

CA accelerator discoloration

I am gluing some copper to wood with CA. Anyone knows how to get rid of the white/blue/green discoloration that develop...
8 comments posted 13yrs
posted by mkoblic
8 comments posted 13yrs posted by mkoblic

Digital Camera Recommendation

Main purpose for camera will be to take pictures of machinists tools and storage boxes that I have for sale. What do I...
87 comments posted 13yrs
posted by jonbanquer
87 comments posted 13yrs posted by jonbanquer

Curta Calculator Video

Hi all, Had heard of these, but never actually seen one... as a matter, the video is also a first for me. I'm sure some...
1 comments posted 13yrs
posted by spam
1 comments posted 13yrs posted by spam

Blade Welding Blues

Just a comment or two. If you Google Do-All you can find instructions for the blade welders on their saws. I silver sol...
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posted by pilgrim
0 comments posted 13yrs posted by pilgrim

What is it? Set 470

http://55tools.blogspot.com/ Rob
21 comments posted 13yrs
posted by rhvp65
21 comments posted 13yrs posted by rhvp65

Springs with a washer welded on each end?

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-RDHWnBBu2Yc/ULWYEWjhwzE/AAAAAAAAABY/zxB4WR9M_Dc/s272-c/November272012 I need to secu...
12 comments posted 13yrs
posted by jdoe
12 comments posted 13yrs posted by jdoe

Aspirin Tax-FYI

New information about aspirin for Immediate Release: Effective Jan 1, 2013, aspirin will be heavily taxed under Obamaca...
3 comments posted 13yrs
posted by gunnerasch
3 comments posted 13yrs posted by gunnerasch

Interesting Hardinge Ive never seen before

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=310433580966 The methodology of the left has always been: 1. Lie 2....
2 comments posted 13yrs
posted by gunnerasch
2 comments posted 13yrs posted by gunnerasch

What is the biggest conspiracy in USA?

The answer is, it is the "Santa conspiracy". Very wide ranging. i
24 comments posted 13yrs
posted by ignoramus13907
24 comments posted 13yrs posted by ignoramus13907

Cutting teeth in a ratchet wheel

The wheel is 36" dia., .3125" thick and has a 14" hole in the center and six equidistant mounting holes .375 dia. 1" fr...
43 comments posted 13yrs
posted by Mars
43 comments posted 13yrs posted by Mars

Slightly OT: Spot the deliberate mistake

I thought of selling some of my stuff on eBay (fixed price=free till tomorrow) so I did some research on the competitio...
8 comments posted 13yrs
posted by mkoblic
8 comments posted 13yrs posted by mkoblic