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What is it? Set 419

The answers for this set will be posted on Friday as usual but I'm not sure if I'll be able to post any replies between...
26 comments posted 14yrs
posted by rhvp65
26 comments posted 14yrs posted by rhvp65

lumberwaiter

So a friend in NorCal has firewood, a place to keep it, & woodstoves. But the route from B to C is circuitous. If he co...
27 comments posted 14yrs
posted by wb8foz
27 comments posted 14yrs posted by wb8foz

Trepanning 4" hole in D-2

Every 5 years or so I have to make a dozen circular shear blades. The finished blades are 8" x 1" with a 4" bore. I get...
8 comments posted 14yrs
posted by mars
8 comments posted 14yrs posted by mars

Vans - Ford vs Chevy

I may be in the market for a utility van (the traditional rectangular style) and I am curious what opinions RCMers may...
9 comments posted 14yrs
posted by verysorry
9 comments posted 14yrs posted by verysorry

UPS delivery

MSC offers UPS red. The UPS web site does not have "red" anymore. On the "Next day air" it has this: Delivery Commitmen...
14 comments posted 14yrs
posted by rbraun333
14 comments posted 14yrs posted by rbraun333

Finding a 'smallish' piece of Stressproof (1144)

I'd like to buy about 2 foot - 3 foot, of 3/8" - 1/2" dia. 1144. So far, with Googling, I haven't found a company that...
5 comments posted 14yrs
posted by limeylew
5 comments posted 14yrs posted by limeylew

"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...
0 comments posted 14yrs
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...
6 comments posted 14yrs
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...
2 comments posted 14yrs
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...
52 comments posted 14yrs
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...
3 comments posted 14yrs
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?
2 comments posted 14yrs
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-...
39 comments posted 14yrs
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...
3 comments posted 14yrs
posted by lloydspinsidemindspring.com
3 comments posted 14yrs posted by lloydspinsidemindspring.com