⏣ General Metalworking

Aircraft Carrier Catapult

I've always wondered how the slit in the steam launch tube was sealed around the sliding yoke that the shuttle is attac...

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posted by bogus

2 comments posted 14yrs posted by bogus

Paralleling phase converters?

I have read here that some folks use more than one phase converter in their shops and just turn on more converters as t...

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posted by etpm

16 comments posted 14yrs posted by etpm

Hard Starting Honda Lawnmower

I have a Honda HRC215 lawnmower. It's a very nice machine, but became impossible to start. The symptoms were that: Over...

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posted by joegwinn

8 comments posted 14yrs posted by joegwinn

Amazing Light & Reusable Glow Stick

http://www.uvpaqlite.com/?et_mid=555189&rid=233363857 http://www.uvpaqlite.com/ I don't see what's the advantage of glo...

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posted by cayoung61***spamblock

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

OT - Blue Rhino proprietary valve

http://ths.gardenweb.com/forums/load/bbq/msg031613123088.html http://www.ripoffreport.com/fuel-companies/blue-rhino/blu...

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posted by cayoung61***spamblock

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

OW

I was using the radial arm drill this afternoon to drill a couple 3/4 holes in 1/2 inch plate. I needed to copy the hol...

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posted by karltownsend.NOT

16 comments posted 14yrs posted by karltownsend.NOT

Drilling a deep straight hole

I need to make a drill extension guide to finish a project. I want to use a .090 end mill to manually peck drill a hole...

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posted by none

15 comments posted 14yrs posted by none

heat treat queries

I bought a VERY old heat treat oven quite a long while back... I'd like to check that it is reasonably calibrated befor...

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posted by karltownsend.NOT

9 comments posted 14yrs posted by karltownsend.NOT

Hypereutictic aluminum alloy expansion coefficient

I've always been told that one of the cool things about hypereutectic aluminum alloy is that its thermal expansion coef...

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posted by tim

6 comments posted 14yrs posted by tim

How do welding shade numbers add up? Eclipse viewing.

I want to look at the eclipse this weekend. Everybody says a #14 welding shade is good. I don't have one. So, how do th...

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posted by spamme9

7 comments posted 14yrs posted by spamme9

need cheap tach

I put a http://www.tinytach.com/ on my tractors five years ago. Very useful. It wore out the battery and i got another....

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posted by karltownsend.NOT

22 comments posted 14yrs posted by karltownsend.NOT

Male Professionals with Higher Ethical Standards Earn Less

http://web.hbr.org/email/archive/dailystat.php?date=051412 MAY 14, 2012 Male Professionals with Higher Ethical Standard...

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posted by ignoramus2996

6 comments posted 14yrs posted by ignoramus2996

What is it? Set 441

I need some help with the second last item in this week's set: http://55tools.blogspot.com/ Rob

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posted by rhvp65

18 comments posted 14yrs posted by rhvp65

From Railroad to Bed Rail

Recycling railroad steel into angle iron.. Sales video, but fun to watch the operation... (found this on another list,...

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posted by carla_xspamx

9 comments posted 14yrs posted by carla_xspamx

Perpetual motion machine?

This guy has done the 'impossible'!!!! ;>)} http://www.wimp.com/perpetualmotion/

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posted by pkangas

6 comments posted 14yrs posted by pkangas