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Cost of concreting an area

I need to concrete some area in front of my warehouse, due to the mess that forklifts make with asphalt. It is already...
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posted by ignoramus1113
43 comments posted 14yrs posted by ignoramus1113

Electric chainsaw duty cycle?

A previous post about electric chain saws had me wondering what the expected duty cycle would be. Any ideas? I have an i...
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posted by tge
20 comments posted 14yrs posted by tge

REALLY Heavy metal work

Like most of us (baby boomers) I grew up in a world that already had nuclear weapons. We did "Duck and Cover" drills in...
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posted by cavelamb
42 comments posted 14yrs posted by cavelamb

hold tiny part

I need to make a pin .25" long by .096" diameter with a 0.109 by 0.117 head. It needs to be hard so I'll make it out of...
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posted by karltownsend.NOT
19 comments posted 14yrs posted by karltownsend.NOT

Fried my el chain saw?

I was cutting a palm trunk with an electric chain saw for trash and it was rough going due to binding and crappy cuttin...
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posted by nomaill
27 comments posted 14yrs posted by nomaill

band sawing annealed 304 SS?

My wanted a touch-pad for her recipes in the kitchen - so I got her one for Christmas. Now she is looking for a holder...
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posted by aribertn
20 comments posted 14yrs posted by aribertn

Zennis (and the saga continues)

Took the bunch of Zenni glasses to independant optician. He put them all on the "gadget" and find out that most of the...
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posted by cayoung61***spamblock
26 comments posted 14yrs posted by cayoung61***spamblock

What is it? Set 429

I need some help with the second item in this week's post: http://55tools.blogspot.com/ Rob
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posted by rhvp65
17 comments posted 14yrs posted by rhvp65

Can you run a natural gas generator on [propane

I have a Kohler 14 kW naturaal gas generator, can I somehow test it with propane, thanks. Also what sort of regulator wo...
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posted by ignoramus22387
13 comments posted 14yrs posted by ignoramus22387

Friggin' amazing - Quadrocopter Ball Juggling

Some guys have all the fun (and get paid to do it)! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CR5y8qZf0Y
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posted by bobengelhardt
0 comments posted 14yrs posted by bobengelhardt

tips on modifying a tap for mill

I've been "practicing" with mill threading with a tap. At least for now, I really can't see dropping a couple of hundre...
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posted by lloydspinsidemindspring.com
11 comments posted 14yrs posted by lloydspinsidemindspring.com