⏣ General Metalworking

Kroy 80k Lettering machine

Sometime back I was given a Kroy 80K lettering machine along with a Kroy XL SignMaker and a big shitload of tapes. Anyb...

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posted by gunnerasch

11 comments posted 13yrs posted by gunnerasch

What are these trailer washers called

I need to buy a couple of these thick washers. They hold a wheel to the hub. Note that the wheel is clamped down with t...

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posted by ignoramus29457

10 comments posted 13yrs posted by ignoramus29457

Saved by disassembly photos

I finally got the trim-tilt up and running. Next trip down it goes back on the boat. I ended up having to helicoil thre...

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posted by Pete.Keillor

0 comments posted 13yrs posted by Pete.Keillor

OT-Bathroom Cameras

A total of 825 cameras were installed in the bathrooms and changing rooms of 207 different schools across England, Scot...

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posted by H.Beal

1 comments posted 13yrs posted by H.Beal

NASA funds research into self-building spaceships

Major cool factor.... TMT NASA funds research into self-building spaceships Technology News Blog Considering the diffic...

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posted by too_many_tools

13 comments posted 13yrs posted by too_many_tools

What is it? Set 458

http://55tools.blogspot.com/ Rob

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posted by rhvp65

12 comments posted 13yrs posted by rhvp65

Way [OT] Intersection Passtime?

Stopped at a light in crosstown traffic, what do you do to make the time pass agreeably? Read a magazine? Sketch? Water...

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posted by Winston

30 comments posted 13yrs posted by Winston

Have you problems with the gift for someone?

Hello, I want to you present my new autumn art works. Some one from the leather sc= ulpture like a "Women in the mask",...

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posted by bohemyart

3 comments posted 13yrs posted by bohemyart

DeWalt reciprocating saw

I already have two tools that use the same battery. Anyone had any experience with these? DEWALT DCS310S1 12-Volt MAX Pi...

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posted by dbirch

11 comments posted 13yrs posted by dbirch

Rivet set - how to use safely?

I bought a rivet gun off ebay (thank you, Gunner!) It is supposed to be able to handle up to 1/4" rivets. It came with...

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posted by mkoblic

16 comments posted 13yrs posted by mkoblic

language: The missing engineering skill

I noticed this one in an explosives chemistry forum (speaking of charcoal types): "... 18v dewalt saw-zaw ..." A societ...

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posted by lloydspinsidemindspring.com

62 comments posted 13yrs posted by lloydspinsidemindspring.com

36" bandsaw with VFD?

I have a 7.5 hp 36" Tannewitz vertical band saw that we don't use much any more. We used it for production wood cutting...

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posted by Mars

17 comments posted 13yrs posted by Mars

Aluminum rod in nylon bushing produce much heat?

http://howto.homedepot.com/videos/watch/1567826211001/Echo-GT225-Entry-Level-Trimmer.html That's my two-stroke 21.2 CC...

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posted by jdoe

20 comments posted 13yrs posted by jdoe

Flouresent lighting questions for the wizards

Ive got a shop 14' wide by 55' long For years Ive had a series of 4' double tube florescent fixtures hanging and have h...

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posted by gunnerasch

27 comments posted 13yrs posted by gunnerasch

Gears on Mars

US made. http://ourcityourstory.com/episode/13/#episode-- Boris

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posted by borism_void_

2 comments posted 13yrs posted by borism_void_