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Stuck with Hackett

If you have Sci channel, try to find Stuck with Hackett. It's kinda like a cross between Junkyard Wars and How Things Wo...
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posted by uce
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OT: Rattlesnake help

Hi All, The last couple of days the dog has been barking and sniffing around various rock piles around the house (20 mi...
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posted by davenpete
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Drilling set screw

Here is what I'm working on. http://s1123.photobucket.com/albums/l547/asberry3/?action=view&current=IMG_2610.jpg 1964 g...
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posted by aasberry
34 comments posted 14yrs posted by aasberry

OT -- 17 year old diskettes

I had a 17 year old diskette (1994) with some of my old C code archives from 1988 or so. I could never get around to re...
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posted by ignoramus14736
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Overpaid?

$50 one of these: http://goo.gl/09Pej$25 for this: http://goo.gl/5SbJI
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posted by ignoramus14736
10 comments posted 14yrs posted by ignoramus14736

pipe jaws

I need to fabricate a hydraulic clamp for a pipe, and trying to find the best way to grip onto a 2 7/8" pipe. I was loo...
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posted by kortjester
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OT: The value saving old Puter hardware

Background: A Puter I bought back in 2000 came with ME, an OEM version. ME doesn't phone home, the OEM version is tagge...
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posted by junkjasonrnorth
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One of those days

I go out and I notice that it looks like someone has applied about one ounce of C4 to my trailer tire. Tire is blown to...
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posted by pittmanpirate
9 comments posted 14yrs posted by pittmanpirate

Rigidity

Ok... I really need a high speed spindle machine that is bigger, faster and has better wear characteristics than the Ta...
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posted by none
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Need a pill 'popper'

--I'm getting seriously pissed off at those foil packaged pills that require major surgery to remove. Has anyone come u...
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posted by steamer
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Cool new product

This look kinda usefull, a guy walked in to my shop yesterday with one. He was here earlier for me to make a part for h...
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posted by rbraun333
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What is it? Set 407

I need some help with the unusual metal box in this week's set: http://55tools.blogspot.com/ Rob
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posted by rhvp65
43 comments posted 14yrs posted by rhvp65

Gearing question

OK, this is somewhat on-topic. O own a motorcycle, it has a large gap between the 1st two gears, a popular mod is to re...
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posted by spamTHISbrp
8 comments posted 14yrs posted by spamTHISbrp