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OT - no metal content -- womens advice

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posted by cayoung61***spamblock
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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
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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
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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

aluminum soldering report

I just tried a few minutes ago soldering aluminum with tinning flux. The tinning flux didn't seem to give any advantage...
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posted by etpm
4 comments posted 14yrs posted by etpm

OT can someone recommend a good network TV device

I would like to buy a networked device that plays DVD, youtube, netflix, has a web browser, and also can play from netw...
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posted by ignoramus28058
3 comments posted 14yrs posted by ignoramus28058

OT - Heat wave crosses America

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posted by cayoung61***spamblock
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Aluminum Soldering

(reposted from SED) I want to try soldering some aluminum plate (0.032=94) onto each side of a brass cylinder. When try...
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posted by gherold
35 comments posted 14yrs posted by gherold

Help for a woodworker

Here's hoping you metal guys can help a woodworker. I'm building a thickness sander and have a nominal 1 inch cold roll...
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posted by Nomore
20 comments posted 14yrs posted by Nomore

What is this rotating welding table?

I bought this table, along with two Fanuc robotic welders and two Lincoln Idealarc DC-400 MIG welders. http://igor.chud...
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posted by ignoramus30438
7 comments posted 14yrs posted by ignoramus30438