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Soldering Aluminum to Steel

This is kind of a product review, kind of a "how to", and kind of a "how not to". But mostly, it's a request for the RC...
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posted by tim
4 comments posted 14yrs posted by tim

A neat trick!

I'm sure lots of you already know about this trick but I just figured it out a couple days ago and thought I'd share it...
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posted by etpm
6 comments posted 14yrs posted by etpm

Cutting with an Idealarc 250

I have some heavy steel beams I'd like to cut for easier transport. I'd be cutting through about 24 lineal inches of 3/...
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posted by walter_munney
11 comments posted 14yrs posted by walter_munney

1 inch impact and 1/2 inch compressed air piping

In a certain surplus deal, I acquired four trailer+pickup truck/loads of various surplus stuff, mostly electrical. One...
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posted by ignoramus25729
18 comments posted 14yrs posted by ignoramus25729

What is it? Set 434

I need some help with the second and fifth items in this week's set: http://55tools.blogspot.com/ Rob
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posted by rhvp65
25 comments posted 14yrs posted by rhvp65

Maybe We Should Take A Break

Maybe We Should Take A Break https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guRM8NurWhI
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posted by lotniarz
0 comments posted 14yrs posted by lotniarz

Azorian The Raising of the K129

This is a documentary about the design and building of the Glomar Explorer and finally about raising part of the Russia...
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posted by dav1936531
3 comments posted 14yrs posted by dav1936531

Bridgeport head question

Hi All, I'm a long term lurker but first time poster and I have a question about Bridgeport heads that I'm hoping someo...
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posted by me
20 comments posted 14yrs posted by me

Replacing AL rivets on an SS pot

Hey I'm not saying this makes economic sense but... I've got a cheapo stainless stock pot and it turns out the rivets h...
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posted by jj
8 comments posted 14yrs posted by jj

How to not hire workers

I go through Ellington, CT every day. In the middle of town there's a sign up, that has had several additions made to i...
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posted by jclarkeusenet
2 comments posted 14yrs posted by jclarkeusenet

Harbor Freight Pilgrimage

So now we have local HF stores. I visited for the first time yesterday to acquire a hitch mounted cargo carrier for the...
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posted by walter_munney
20 comments posted 14yrs posted by walter_munney

Joshua Rose

Here is an excellent machine shop book from 1887, right about when machine tools reached the mature designs that they ke...
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posted by muratlanne
0 comments posted 14yrs posted by muratlanne