⏣ General Metalworking

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 Jen...

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posted by joegwinn

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Interesting idea on the "Right to health care"

http://www.aapsonline.org/index.php/site/article/now_we_all_get_healthcare_right/?newsletter=off

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posted by csr684

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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...

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posted by ignoramus28180

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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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posted by Big Mark

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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......

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posted by speffSNIP

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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...

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posted by lmoore

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Clip Bearings Source

I need a few of the 3/16 x 1/16 version: https://sdp-si.com/eStore/GroupHead.asp?GroupID=1089 Stock Drive has 'em for $...

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posted by tim

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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 w...

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posted by aribert

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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 an...

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posted by karltownsend.NOT

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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 F...

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posted by H.Beal

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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 nee...

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posted by Searcher7

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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...

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posted by phamp

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Anybody got a time machine?

Set the controls for 1949.. http://books.google.ca/books?id=WCQDAAAAMBAJ&pg=RA1-PA9&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false Man...

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posted by speffSNIP

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New life for an old lathe

I've got a lathe. An old one. It's a Stark jeweler's lathe, uses #3 (sometimes called 3SS) collets, and it was old when...

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posted by whit3rd

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Toluene

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toluene "Toluene can be used as an octane booster in gasoline fuels used in internal combu...

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posted by jonbanquer

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