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"Priceless"

You know the credit card ads that enumerate the costs of things, but the last item is "priceless". I had one of those r...
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posted by bobengelhardt
0 comments posted 14yrs posted by bobengelhardt

Servo motors & Gearboxes

Where do you get your servo motors and gearboxes? I'm working on a contract that was _supposed_ to be just circuit desi...
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posted by tim
6 comments posted 14yrs posted by tim

World's smallest Stirling

Here's a challenge for the micromachining crowd: a Stirling engine that's so small that random molecular motion makes i...
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posted by huntres23
2 comments posted 14yrs posted by huntres23

Harbor Freight electronic calipers warning

alt.machines.cnc, rec.crafts.metalworking Harbor Freight electronic calipers warning Three recently bought electronic c...
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posted by ht
52 comments posted 14yrs posted by ht

OT: My hero gets 13 months in prison!

Many, many years ago a good friend of mine was very apprehensive of her first mammogram. I offered to do the exam for h...
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posted by mars
3 comments posted 14yrs posted by mars

Deltaweld 451 vs 452

Is the Deltaweld 452 much better than model 451? Any idea?
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posted by ignoramus8962
2 comments posted 14yrs posted by ignoramus8962

Interesting quiz on various science knowlege

http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2011/1209/Are-you-scientifically-literate-Take-our-quiz/Composing-about-78-percent-of-...
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posted by gunnerasch
39 comments posted 14yrs posted by gunnerasch

Odds'n'ends equipment

Miller syncrowave 250 in working condition. mounted on 4 swivel casters. (no mention of Tig-mate, etc) along with stick...
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posted by lloydspinsidemindspring.com
3 comments posted 14yrs posted by lloydspinsidemindspring.com

How to remove concrete residue from plastic

I have a couple of those http://igor.chudov.com/misc/ebay/tmp/J-G-Porter/133.JPG They have white concrete on them, some...
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posted by ignoramus20184
21 comments posted 14yrs posted by ignoramus20184

$25 DRO Zaxis Mill Drill

I bought a 6 inch Dro with seperate readout from Grizzly for $25 it will fit the Z axis on my ENCO 16 inch Mill Drill a...
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posted by akimmel
0 comments posted 14yrs posted by akimmel

OT: Did FDR help or hurt?

Sorry for the new thread, but I missed this using Agent, and I have no idea how to go back and get it: [Huntress said]...
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posted by huntres23
11 comments posted 14yrs posted by huntres23

Folding band saw blades

While researching band saw blades for my latest boondoggle I discovered a local suppler has a few videos up on Youtube....
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posted by use-other
1 comments posted 14yrs posted by use-other

FS Very clean Millermatic 252

Unusually clean condition, barely used machine, top Miller quality with a Bernard gun. $1500 offered ONLY to readers of...
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posted by ignoramus16340
6 comments posted 14yrs posted by ignoramus16340

18 Gauge Sheet Metal Shear

Gentlemen, I have limited use for cutting sheet metal and abrasive blades are the pits for sheet metal IMHO. So I thoug...
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posted by nomaill
5 comments posted 14yrs posted by nomaill

Morse #1 taper adapter

I have my high-speed spindle, a drill quill made to run > 10k rpm. However, it has a M-1 male taper that holds a 1/4" J...
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posted by mars
7 comments posted 14yrs posted by mars