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Bogus MSC survey -- beware

Many of us purchase from MSC. I just got an e-mail purporting to be from MSC, and asking me to take part in a survey. S...
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posted by BPdnicholsBP
1 comments posted 14yrs posted by BPdnicholsBP

Revisiting chainsaws

Back in 2005 there was a lonnnngggg thread about chainsaws: the good, the bad, and the ugly. I don't want to re-do that...
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posted by bobengelhardt
0 comments posted 14yrs posted by bobengelhardt

Right angle cordless drill with a clutch?

I need a right angle cordless drill that has a clutch. I heard that Mikita might have had a 1/2 inch version, but don't...
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posted by jdoe
12 comments posted 14yrs posted by jdoe

Kinda OT: Specialty Bolts

I occasionally have the need for some of these bolt styles. Can anyone direct me to a manufacturer or wholesaler? Thank...
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posted by ljaques
13 comments posted 14yrs posted by ljaques

Bonds

I am embarking on a new business venture. It is international in scope. What it is basically, is to provide goods and s...
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posted by steveb
0 comments posted 14yrs posted by steveb

Don Foreman still about?

I haven't had the pleasure of reading one of Don's posts for quite a while. I hope all is well with Don. Anyone?
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posted by jon.dough
30 comments posted 14yrs posted by jon.dough

Reducing power of halogen lamps

I have a bedside lamp with a 100W halogen lamp which runs directly off 110V. In the base of the lamp is a small rotary...
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posted by mkoblic
34 comments posted 14yrs posted by mkoblic

Band saw: A follow up

I had to take the saw apart after all. I unscrewed everything that was attached to the arm and dismantled the hinge wit...
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posted by mkoblic
6 comments posted 14yrs posted by mkoblic

Electric die grinder speed control

What is the best/cheapest way to get the speed of this electric die grinder down to 10k rpm? http://www.harborfreight.c...
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posted by tge
10 comments posted 14yrs posted by tge

Pictures of the Axelson 16x54 lathe

http://igor.chudov.com/tmp/Axelson-16x54-Lathe/ I am seriously thinking about having it rebuilt (meaning reground/refit...
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posted by ignoramus3737
17 comments posted 14yrs posted by ignoramus3737

First Into Nagasaki - was REALLY Heavy Metal Work

A few years back I read a book titled "First Into Nagasaki". It was written by the son of an American reporter who mana...
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posted by GeoLane at PTD dot NET
6 comments posted 14yrs posted by GeoLane at PTD dot NET

OT: Car Advice?

The subject car is a 2004 Corolla, 134000 miles, I have owned it since new, and have always run synthetic oil. Car was...
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posted by mungedkevin
13 comments posted 14yrs posted by mungedkevin

OT Chevy Volt

I got this in my e-mail today from one of the people I now who send jokes rather then bothers to write. I initially was...
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posted by johnbslocomb
66 comments posted 14yrs posted by johnbslocomb