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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?
30 comments posted 14yrs
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...
34 comments posted 14yrs
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...
6 comments posted 14yrs
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...
10 comments posted 14yrs
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...
17 comments posted 14yrs
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...
6 comments posted 14yrs
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...
13 comments posted 14yrs
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...
66 comments posted 14yrs
posted by johnbslocomb
66 comments posted 14yrs posted by johnbslocomb

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...
43 comments posted 14yrs
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...
20 comments posted 14yrs
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...
42 comments posted 14yrs
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...
19 comments posted 14yrs
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...
27 comments posted 14yrs
posted by nomaill
27 comments posted 14yrs posted by nomaill