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Loctite stick advice please

I'm quoting a job that has a stainless 8-32 set screw bonded into a brass part. The exposed threads of the screw and fr...
6 comments posted 14yrs
posted by etpm
6 comments posted 14yrs posted by etpm

What is it? Set 447

I need some help with the second last one this week: http://55tools.blogspot.com/ Rob
24 comments posted 14yrs
posted by rhvp65
24 comments posted 14yrs posted by rhvp65

Please Help Suport Local & Small Business

Support Small Business https://=E2=80=8Bmissionsmallbusiness.com/ When you get there, search for "American Machine". On...
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posted by zahnradkopf
0 comments posted 14yrs posted by zahnradkopf

EZ-go fix; followup

Although my wifey claimed the problem came and went periodically, it was solid-bad when I got it. Thank goodness! I pop...
24 comments posted 14yrs
posted by lloydspinsidemindspring.com
24 comments posted 14yrs posted by lloydspinsidemindspring.com

Fine copper "bullion" (read "bulls&^%") bars?

I just took apart a big electrical panel, extracting 194 lbs of copper buss bars. I also have a modest quantity of soli...
35 comments posted 14yrs
posted by ignoramus25088
35 comments posted 14yrs posted by ignoramus25088

Mouldable plastic that will be hard-wearing?

I may have to make an internally-splined sleeve to fit a shaft. Is there a plastic that I can pour around the shaft so...
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posted by xpzzzz
5 comments posted 14yrs posted by xpzzzz

Lake water pumping

The county put city water and sewers in a few years ago at my other place. I still have pumps that I used for well wate...
22 comments posted 14yrs
posted by Mars
22 comments posted 14yrs posted by Mars

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-...
3 comments posted 14yrs
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...
104 comments posted 14yrs
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...
22 comments posted 14yrs
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