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What steel to use?

HI group, I have a pellet stove wherein I have repaired the fire grate annually. Att= ached is a photo link of the grat...
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posted by ivanvegvary
10 comments posted 15yrs posted by ivanvegvary

Jed Clampett-Mobile

Guy builds a steam powered whatever it is. http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=a15_1318636799 Very useful for.....well....no...
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posted by dav1936531
17 comments posted 15yrs posted by dav1936531

Spot weld strength!

OK, now I know what I'm looking for I have a question about strength. I am in the process of making a pair of manacles...
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posted by Gadgetfreak2000
3 comments posted 15yrs posted by Gadgetfreak2000

OT: Harbor Freight Predator Gas Engines

Anyone have any experience with Harbor Freight's line of Horizontal Gas Engines. Especially the 6.5hp model:...
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posted by lfisk
9 comments posted 15yrs posted by lfisk

How to make a speedbump-like concrete dam?

My factory building has two bay type garage doors. One of them faces a parking lot, which happens to be so very slightl...
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posted by ignoramus21718
64 comments posted 15yrs posted by ignoramus21718

kind of thread is this

can somebody tell what kind of thread is this? http://www.signaturehardware.com/product8636 it is for an old fashined d...
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posted by alkarr4
21 comments posted 15yrs posted by alkarr4

What is it? Set 410

I need help with three of them this week: http://55tools.blogspot.com/ Rob
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posted by rhvp65
18 comments posted 15yrs posted by rhvp65

OT: another survey to pilot test

I have just finished the first draft of a Learned Helplessness / Learned Dependency web survey and would appreciate any...
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posted by gmcduffee
4 comments posted 15yrs posted by gmcduffee

Who shops at KBC Tools?

Are all their branches terrible or is it just the Vancouver branch? I swore I would never shop there again after two ep...
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posted by mkoblic
5 comments posted 15yrs posted by mkoblic

Sizing a Hole

What size hole should I specify be drilled in Nylon to get a press fit for a 0.195 inch part? And what sort of toleranc...
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posted by tim
17 comments posted 15yrs posted by tim

Zone question

In your building code zone, when is a structure considered a building? I need to read up on that. duh. Some places, it...
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posted by pittmanpirate
16 comments posted 15yrs posted by pittmanpirate