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fasten planks to frame

When the horrible heat breaks, I need to put a new wood deck on my old truck. I found the steel frame on the dump bed t...
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posted by karltownsend.NOT
9 comments posted 14yrs posted by karltownsend.NOT

What is it? Set 448

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posted by rhvp65
55 comments posted 14yrs posted by rhvp65

July 4

Lifted from rec.aviation.military: Only two defining forces have ever offered to die for you Jesus Christ and the Ameri...
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posted by muratlanne
2 comments posted 14yrs posted by muratlanne

What would a real machinist do?

I was prototyping a part which required two 0.125" slots milled 0.520" apart, .250" deep, symmetrical about a centre of...
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posted by mkoblic
19 comments posted 14yrs posted by mkoblic

Cern announces Higgs

Cern's LHC facility announced today a 5-sigma confidence in their having discovered the Higgs boson. Given that, they f...
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posted by lloydspinsidemindspring.com
8 comments posted 14yrs posted by lloydspinsidemindspring.com

OT- Small engine problem

The unit under test is a Troy-Bilt chipper made in the late 80's. Engine is an 8 HP Briggs. It appears to have very low...
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posted by mungedkevin
19 comments posted 14yrs posted by mungedkevin

OT - no metal content -- womens advice

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posted by cayoung61***spamblock
1 comments posted 14yrs posted by cayoung61***spamblock

Eaton Compressor purchase

I needed not to be down more than a couple of hours, so instead of pulling and _hoping_ my old compressor pump was in g...
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posted by lloydspinsidemindspring.com
5 comments posted 14yrs posted by lloydspinsidemindspring.com

OT Auto Insurance

Last year I bought my daughter a car and put her on my insurance to help her out with college, a student doesn't need t...
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posted by regor
4 comments posted 14yrs posted by regor

Grizzly rebar

I got a bunch of 3/4" rebar to use as the top level to my grizzly to separate rocks and gravel fed to it by a front end...
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posted by steveb
3 comments posted 14yrs posted by steveb

weld this to that

I want to weld a 3/4" shackle to a 3/4" round rod of cold rolled steel. I intend to use 7018. What can I expect in brit...
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posted by steveb
5 comments posted 14yrs posted by steveb

Homebrew coolant

Anyone know of a cheap homebrew water soluble coolant for general milling and turning?
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posted by haggisz
9 comments posted 14yrs posted by haggisz

Making a micrometer stop for a Clausing lathe

Recently, I was in the bidding for a micrometer stop for a Clausing 12" lathe. I dropped out when the price soared well...
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posted by joegwinn
46 comments posted 14yrs posted by joegwinn

Tongue weight

Is there any formula regarding tongue weight? I am redoing my boat trailer, and it seems a little heavy on the tongue....
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posted by steveb
10 comments posted 14yrs posted by steveb