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'Old Tools Swap Meet' Culver City CA

Hi all, The big 'Old Tools Swap Meet' is coming up this Saturday, Aug 18th in Culver City CA. Complete info here: http:...
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AA battery questions

I use AA batteries in my camera. I have about two dozen of them, as I use my camera professionally. Lately, in my good...
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posted by steveb
12 comments posted 14yrs posted by steveb

JFK Airport Security MAJOR Fail

http://security-today.com/blogs/reaction/2012/08/stranded-jet-skier-breaks-=through-jfk-airports-100-million-security-s...
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posted by rangerssuck
5 comments posted 14yrs posted by rangerssuck

Harbor freight powder gun

Is it my imagination or is this a POS ? Just used it for the first time and when is the powder going to be attracted to...
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posted by mikerbgr
20 comments posted 14yrs posted by mikerbgr

[OT] Air Pollution

Every few days in Silicon Valley, CA we are treated to a kind of stench in the air probably caused by arsenide gas from...
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posted by Winston
28 comments posted 14yrs posted by Winston

Freakin trailer brakes

Hooked up a new Teknosha P3 brake controller, and thought all was well. Hooked it up to a loaded trailer today with ele...
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posted by steveb
21 comments posted 14yrs posted by steveb

Adding a 5th axis to an old Fadal mill?

To any Fadal experts here I have a question. I have a Fadal 15XT with the 4th axis. I would like to add a 5th. Mainly f...
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posted by etpm
1 comments posted 14yrs posted by etpm

Speaking of ground off electronic part numbers

Mentioned in another thread was the possibility that a manufacturer may have ground off part numbers in a powers supply...
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posted by etpm
1 comments posted 14yrs posted by etpm

DRO repair

My "UNIQ" 2-axis DRO display has failed. The vendor says the power supply is bad and can't get a replacement. They have...
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posted by tge
37 comments posted 14yrs posted by tge

Math whiz question

To all you math whizzes, I am making parts now which require an .844 dia hole canted at 40 degrees to go through the .1...
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posted by etpm
15 comments posted 14yrs posted by etpm

Difference between TIG and MIG Welding

(Tungsten Inert Gas) TIG welding is very different from MIG (Metal Inert Gas) welding. The second one is created with a...
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posted by Ben.Gould.a6f1548
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how to drill

It occuers to me that I need to know more than "put a drill shaped thing on the metal, turn drill on, push". Can anyone...
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posted by zebeej
2 comments posted 14yrs posted by zebeej

How to operate a Bobcat S300

Need to know by Monday, we need to figure out enough about it to drive a Bobcat S300 on a trailer. I looked up online an...
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posted by ignoramus26166
23 comments posted 14yrs posted by ignoramus26166

Vacuum equipment

I'm clearing out and have a nice vacuum chamber suitable for deairing resin etc also a lab type vacuum pump (weight appr...
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posted by bfairey
0 comments posted 14yrs posted by bfairey