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I went out to the main shop today, to discover that several beams had cracked. The roof leak, and desroyed most of the...
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posted by mike.terrell
52 comments posted 13yrs posted by mike.terrell

Computer questions

I was getting nagged that my IE was outdated, and that I should download the newest greatest Google Chrome, which I fin...
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posted by stevebulicz
28 comments posted 13yrs posted by stevebulicz

Strange mail issue

I have a warehouse with a business address. For some reason, a lot of mail is delayed by approximately two weeks. In ad...
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posted by ignoramus17284
59 comments posted 13yrs posted by ignoramus17284

Small engine repair question

The unit under test is a generator powered by an 8HP Briggs. I cleaned the fuel tank, replaced the fuel lines and filte...
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posted by mungedkevin
20 comments posted 13yrs posted by mungedkevin

Building home made pan/box brake

Any one have any diagrams? I am attempting to build a pan brake to bend 1/8 sheet metal up to 36 inches wide manuelly....
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posted by TomTom1.af63708
5 comments posted 13yrs posted by TomTom1.af63708

Sturdy portable/rollable shelves?

How about grabbing some rectangular pieces of wood, drilling holes through the four corners of each piece, sticking pip...
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posted by jdoe
13 comments posted 13yrs posted by jdoe

Its official!!

Military Emails Reveal Details On bin Laden's Burial FoxNews | November 21, 2012 Internal Military Emails Reveal Detail...
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posted by gunnerasch
3 comments posted 13yrs posted by gunnerasch

What is it? Set 468

I need some help with the last one in this set: http://55tools.blogspot.com/ Rob
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posted by rhvp65
25 comments posted 13yrs posted by rhvp65

10-32 Roll Form Tapping RPM

I've got a customer using standard HSS roll form tap tools from MSC Direct, etc. He tells me he wants to run my machine...
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posted by autodrill
8 comments posted 13yrs posted by autodrill

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
0 comments posted 13yrs posted by joegwinn

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
41 comments posted 13yrs posted by ignoramus28180

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
22 comments posted 13yrs posted by speffSNIP