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Bending copper tubing

I have some 3/8" copper tubing that I need to bend at a tight radius. Like 2". I have the spiral bender, and another ha...

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posted by pittmanpirate

24 comments posted 14yrs posted by pittmanpirate

Quiz

Can you guess what this is? http://www.flickr.com/photos/27683124@N07/6224318497/in/photostream Michael Koblic, Campbell...

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posted by mkoblic

4 comments posted 14yrs posted by mkoblic

Two things:

Is there a new flock of idiots migrating in here? No offense to the resident idiots. Does your server show lots of messa...

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posted by pittmanpirate

4 comments posted 14yrs posted by pittmanpirate

Alloy question

At various markets people set up stalls selling an aluminium soldering (brazing) rod Which they demonstrate filling hol...

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posted by haggisz

8 comments posted 14yrs posted by haggisz

Berg sidecutters

Does any one know whether the cutting edges on Berg side cutters are hardened right through so can be ground when worn?

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posted by haggisz

1 comments posted 14yrs posted by haggisz

Delrin sheets continued: transferring a pattern for engraving

Eventually I got a 2' x 4' piece. But not before ordering another one from somewhere else, so soon I'll have two. Oh we...

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posted by dcimper

8 comments posted 14yrs posted by dcimper

Solder question

I'm making a wort chiller. That's just a spiral of copper tubing to cool boiling hot beer brew to put into the fermente...

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posted by pittmanpirate

13 comments posted 14yrs posted by pittmanpirate

eye doctor impressed with my Zenni Optical glasses

Bought mine several months back after getting pd from eye doctor and showed him the glasses yesterday. He said what cos...

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posted by frankperiodlogullo

15 comments posted 14yrs posted by frankperiodlogullo

Caution! Metal content! Looking for 1"-20 die

Looking for a non-chinese hex or round die to chase a 1"-20 thread on a Remington 788 barrel. MSC wants almost $60, IIRC...

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posted by ohland

3 comments posted 14yrs posted by ohland

OT male marriage humor

When a man steals your wife, there is no better revenge than to let him keep her. David Bissonette After marriage, husb...

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posted by karltownsend.NOT

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Vibration at Part-off

My CNC Cincinnati Hawk 150 started to make a big noise/vibration while Part-off. I make the machine turn counterclockwi...

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posted by rosacer59

12 comments posted 14yrs posted by rosacer59

What is it? Set 409

Back to the usual schedule this week: http://55tools.blogspot.com/ Rob

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posted by rhvp65

28 comments posted 14yrs posted by rhvp65

Made in the USA

I am not the author, I am passing this along without verifying the cites, so it may be bogus... But i did get it in an...

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posted by carla_xspamx

14 comments posted 14yrs posted by carla_xspamx

I highly recommend this shop crane

I highly recommend this shop crane: http://igor.chudov.com/tmp/OTC-Shop-Crane/ Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/OTC-1814-C...

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posted by ignoramus28169

2 comments posted 14yrs posted by ignoramus28169

Astronauts to be renamed to cosmonavts

Sad news. I do not give it as much significance as Fox News, but, here we are. http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2011/10/05...

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posted by ignoramus28169

35 comments posted 14yrs posted by ignoramus28169