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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...
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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
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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

OT: Help! Dust in my varnish!

Problem, part A: I'm making a birthday present for SWMBO, which includes a nice wooden part which I'm varnishing. For w...
14 comments posted 13yrs
posted by tim
14 comments posted 13yrs posted by tim

How to make a small clean hole?

A coworker bought a view camera, and while searching for glass wants to take some pinhole pictures. I ran through the f...
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posted by mungedkevin
18 comments posted 13yrs posted by mungedkevin

OT: Walmart Deters Shoplifting

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2012/11/suspected-shoplifter-dies-after-confrontation-with-walmart-employees/ I s...
8 comments posted 13yrs
posted by walter_munney
8 comments posted 13yrs posted by walter_munney

When to give up on the 4x6 horz'l bandsaw?

Awl -- How do you know when to junk it, and just get another one? I've had two main problems: Blade tracking (jumping o...
41 comments posted 13yrs
posted by fitcat
41 comments posted 13yrs posted by fitcat

Making welding tables

A couple months ago, I discovered that "welding tables", meaning sturdy tables with thick steel tops 3/8 to 1 inch, are...
62 comments posted 13yrs
posted by ignoramus7601
62 comments posted 13yrs posted by ignoramus7601

Any Erector Set folks out there?

Seems that fewer and fewer kids are learning about building things with toys that use real nuts and bolts these days. I...
22 comments posted 13yrs
posted by spaco
22 comments posted 13yrs posted by spaco