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OT: Spacex Dragon docking with ISS

For those interested, the SpaceX Dragon will be docking with the ISS in about an hour (they said about 10:40 EDT, but i...
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posted by rangerssuck
1 comments posted 14yrs posted by rangerssuck

Heat pump refrigerant change to R-22 substitute

Is it a good or bad idea to change over to one of the new refrigerants that claim lower head pressure, cooler air and su...
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posted by Mars
29 comments posted 14yrs posted by Mars

Bending 1/8 inch thick 7075-T6 aluminum

Hey all: I'm wondering what it will take to put a 2-3 inch curve in a 21 to 24- inch wide sheet if 1/8 inch thick 7075-...
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posted by nathan.decoux
23 comments posted 14yrs posted by nathan.decoux

shop press

Many of my queries over the last month have been on my spring 2012 project - a 30 ton shop press built entirely from sc...
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posted by karltownsend.NOT
14 comments posted 14yrs posted by karltownsend.NOT

What is it? Set 442

http://55tools.blogspot.com/ Rob
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posted by rhvp65
23 comments posted 14yrs posted by rhvp65

CNC routing plastics - eye irritant?

I've been playing with my little home brew CNC router cutting some plastic enclosures and have noticed my eyes are a li...
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posted by 123
7 comments posted 14yrs posted by 123

Zero On topic out of 11

Subject says it all. Why not start your own newsgroup, "alt.politics"? And no, I don't know or care about filtering and...
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posted by spaco
13 comments posted 14yrs posted by spaco

video of tiny 12 cylinder diesel

Friend sent this to me, and I thought some here would like it: http://www.wimp.com/tiniestengine ----- Regards, Carl Ija...
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posted by carl.ijames
6 comments posted 14yrs posted by carl.ijames

Rivets

I thought I would try to rivet some of my pieces. Efforts to make my own small (1/8") rivets were somewhat indifferent....
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posted by mkoblic
43 comments posted 14yrs posted by mkoblic

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...
8 comments posted 14yrs
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