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EZ-go electric cart question

My wife is about to kill me. We have an '03 36V electric EZ-Go for her excursions around the property. It's developed a...
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posted by lloydspinsidemindspring.com
20 comments posted 14yrs posted by lloydspinsidemindspring.com

Does cut angle matter (odd take-apart joint)

I am going to cut a bicycle frame in two. The frame has a spar main section of a taller-vertically rectangle with half-...
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posted by xpzzzz
3 comments posted 14yrs posted by xpzzzz

Are electric cars more energy efficient?

I was thinking about electric cars today. An internal combustion car, burns fuel inside cylinders and produces energy a...
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posted by ignoramus6950
104 comments posted 14yrs posted by ignoramus6950

Vehicle battery question

There's an old motor home on our property we want to get rid of. It was driven into place about three years ago. Appare...
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posted by steveb
22 comments posted 14yrs posted by steveb

Seattle sights?

What interesting plant tours, museums, and shops exist in the metalworking line in Seattle? I recall there was a Boeing...
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posted by notarealaddress
1 comments posted 14yrs posted by notarealaddress

T-Slot Plate

I recently picked up a little CNC router. Its got decent (not perfect, but decent) ballscrews and decent linear rails....
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posted by none
12 comments posted 14yrs posted by none

Scrap cutting torches

We find ourselves cutting a fair amount of scrap stuff, thick and thin, small and big. Things like this, for example: h...
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posted by ignoramus28895
9 comments posted 14yrs posted by ignoramus28895

Bandsawing problem

The saw is a horizontal band saw using a 3/4 blade. The problem is new and is not related to blade pitch or to a partic...
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posted by etpm
11 comments posted 14yrs posted by etpm

Stainless bird feeder

Well actually the bird feeder hangers. I made a couple bird feeder hangers from 3/8 SS rod. They bolt to the deck posts...
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posted by etpm
0 comments posted 14yrs posted by etpm

Small VFD sources (USA)

Is automationdirect still the best bang for the overall functional buck in small VFDs? I'm fairly sure I heard of them...
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posted by MyNameForward
1 comments posted 14yrs posted by MyNameForward

Help with milling 1/8" diameter brass pieces

I've been a locksmith for 40 years now, and I usually work out my own solut= ions, but this time I could use some help...
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posted by akaleemost
11 comments posted 14yrs posted by akaleemost

Stapling question

I have a DeWalt air powered stapler. Not a very big one, I'd have to go out in the shop and get the number, but I would...
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posted by steveb
1 comments posted 14yrs posted by steveb

Crown Stoves - Repair Parts

I have a big old 6-burner Crown (model H3005702 845-242KG0E-10) natural gas stove that my wife just loves, but is in ne...
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posted by joegwinn
20 comments posted 14yrs posted by joegwinn

What do you think of Holder's comment?

Holder said that if he testified about "Fast and Furious" that it would cause a "Constitutional Crisis". I may be wrong...
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posted by lloydspinsidemindspring.com
10 comments posted 14yrs posted by lloydspinsidemindspring.com