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How to store steel scrap

I am producing a variety of steel scrap. Some is compact and heavy, and some is kind of fluffy, like this: http://yabe....
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posted by ignoramus31958
7 comments posted 14yrs posted by ignoramus31958

What is it? Set 416

This week's set is ready, I haven't changed anything here since the newsgroup service provider said they would look int...
35 comments posted 14yrs
posted by rhvp65
35 comments posted 14yrs posted by rhvp65

Rotary through Coolant Adapter

Rotary Through Coolant Adapters are used when coolant is externally supplied. They offer rotary through coolant adapter...
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posted by shivabizconnmedia
0 comments posted 14yrs posted by shivabizconnmedia

Testing a rotary screw compressor Gunner style

I have a 50 HP rotary screw compressor. It is wired for 460. While the control transformer,and the main motor, can be r...
15 comments posted 14yrs
posted by ignoramus21764
15 comments posted 14yrs posted by ignoramus21764

Where to buy 320 grit 3 x 18 sanding belts?

I need a 320 grit or higher 3" x 18" sanding belt. Or a variety/assortment pack that includes at least one 320 grit san...
10 comments posted 14yrs
posted by jdoe
10 comments posted 14yrs posted by jdoe

Rebuild Bosch cordless drill batteries?

I have a perfectly good Bosch 18-volt model 3850 cordless drill that I bought new for $200 in June 2000 at a closeout s...
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posted by joegwinn
24 comments posted 14yrs posted by joegwinn

Sandvik coromant carbide way scraper

I have a couple of Sandvik Coromant way scrapers, they look like this:...
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posted by ignoramus8003
22 comments posted 14yrs posted by ignoramus8003

OT Amazon to begin charging state sales tax

http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/InternetSalesTa They are "not raising taxes" they are "just helping to collect taxes"...
52 comments posted 14yrs
posted by jdoe
52 comments posted 14yrs posted by jdoe

Here we go again: PVC PIPE FOR AIR SUPPLY LINES

Due to having no money and abundance of devil-may-care, I am thinking of using P.V.C. pipe to put in my shop for air su...
47 comments posted 14yrs
posted by jbleaux
47 comments posted 14yrs posted by jbleaux

Link Belts

I've got a line on an RF-30 at what seems like a decent price. Went and checked it out the other day, and I've been doi...
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posted by none
4 comments posted 14yrs posted by none

OT-Wacky Bureaucrats

EU bans claim that water can prevent dehydration Brussels bureaucrats were ridiculed yesterday after banning drink manu...
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posted by H.Beal
3 comments posted 14yrs posted by H.Beal

spring maintenance (torsion spring)

Last week the garage door torsion spring snapped. It was at least twenty-five years old and no one lamented it's short...
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posted by *
9 comments posted 14yrs posted by *

OT: LCD Projector

I need an LCD projector but I know nothing about them. What should I look for and what should I avoid? I don't need lot...
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posted by mars
11 comments posted 14yrs posted by mars

Cordless corded tools?

I just converted a Dremel 10.8 V rotary tool to use Bosch 10.8 V batteries. I always have the rotary tool immediately i...
13 comments posted 14yrs
posted by jdoe
13 comments posted 14yrs posted by jdoe