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Any beer brewers in here?

I am having fun trying to match up the connectors on my Cornelius kegs, and could use some help. Steve
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posted by pittmanpirate
6 comments posted 14yrs posted by pittmanpirate

How to test AC servo motors

I have some AC servo motors that I need to test. I found a great way to test that they work. I simply connect a DC powe...
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posted by ignoramus10872
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home made (metal) rail road car

A totally fascinating character who decided to build his own rail car. Along with photos. And movie clips. The web page...
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posted by cayoung61**spamblock##
6 comments posted 14yrs posted by cayoung61**spamblock##

Most kids cringe at the implication

Most kids cringe at the implication when back to school shopping starts to ramp up each July, but Jordan {1}{/1}heads a...
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posted by haoxinfenshou98
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CHINA HALTS RARE EARTH PRODUCTION

What is up with these prices falling while copper is through the roof?...
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posted by rbraun333
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Cutting lead

A friend offer me part of a sailboat's lead ballast. It has a strange shape. He told me it's about 500 lbs. It's soft e...
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posted by mars
26 comments posted 14yrs posted by mars

Freaking yard sales

Went yard saling this past weekend. Found a guy that had a box of wrist bands that were actually big blue rubber bands...
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posted by pittmanpirate
17 comments posted 14yrs posted by pittmanpirate

need a whatsit

Please look at this pic: http://www.metalworking.com/dropbox/tripod.jpg At left center is a yoke and thick disk with a...
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posted by karltownsend.NOT
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Occupy Deadbeats funding?

Occupy Las Vegas currently has 350 members and another 4,000 volunteers. They expect to double current membership by th...
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posted by H.Beal
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Should I get this Bridgeport rotary table?

At a local used machine outlet. http://www.mckeanmachinery.com/inventory/product-detail.php?item=BT1256
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posted by mars
15 comments posted 14yrs posted by mars

Band saw

What's the best horizontal band saw for the money in the range of a 1" blade or so. I've seen several for around $1,000...
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posted by pittmanpirate
2 comments posted 14yrs posted by pittmanpirate

OT: The Fukushima Robot Diaries

Ran across this: http://spectrum.ieee.org/fukushimablog1011 English translation of a robot operator blog at the disaster...
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posted by danieloconnell
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What is it? Set 411

http://55tools.blogspot.com/ Rob
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posted by rhvp65
29 comments posted 14yrs posted by rhvp65

I bought a forklift

This is a working LPG powered Datsun forklift with non-working side shift. I hope that I may fix the SS. Everything els...
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posted by ignoramus12402
10 comments posted 14yrs posted by ignoramus12402