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OT Semi Truck parking

The building that I own since last Thursday, has a huge front parking lot that is 133 feet deep and is rather wide also...
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posted by ignoramus23561
33 comments posted 15yrs posted by ignoramus23561

Making Sure You Don’t Leave The House Drunk

http://chzallnighter.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/party-fails-house-door-maze-puzzle-lock-drunk.jpg
2 comments posted 15yrs
posted by borism_void_
2 comments posted 15yrs posted by borism_void_

Concealed Claw Hammer

Here?s a story of an intruder who had a really bad day, even by criminal standards. He was in the midst of a burglary,...
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posted by benny
2 comments posted 15yrs posted by benny

Working with Silver

I have a request for 20 Silver bullets in .45 caliber. I don't think I can or should cast them directly in my Aluminum...
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posted by mars
25 comments posted 15yrs posted by mars

Value of a 120mm artillery shell (no projectile)

While sorting through a $5 auction junk lot today, I found an artillery shell casing. I had no time to measure it, but...
15 comments posted 15yrs
posted by ignoramus4271
15 comments posted 15yrs posted by ignoramus4271

Compressor to be installed

Quincy model 350, 1982 vintage. http://igor.chudov.com/misc/ebay/tmp/Woodworking-Plase/133-1-4.JPG
17 comments posted 15yrs
posted by ignoramus4271
17 comments posted 15yrs posted by ignoramus4271

PICTURES -- Moving to my new shop

I am moving to a new shop. http://igor.chudov.com/tmp/Warehouse/ 10,000 square feet, 1 acre of land, machines pictured a...
56 comments posted 15yrs
posted by ignoramus7308
56 comments posted 15yrs posted by ignoramus7308

Upside - down saber saw?

Here, a few months ago, I wondered aloud what would happen if I clamped my saber saw underneath a work surface so that...
53 comments posted 15yrs
posted by Winston
53 comments posted 15yrs posted by Winston

[OT] Press guide to gun identification?

Somewhere, somehow, someone posted a "newsman's guide to gun identification" or something like that. It may even have b...
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posted by tim
3 comments posted 15yrs posted by tim

Range Levitation

Tomorrow afternoon, I will receive a kitchen range to replace the stunningly awful one I bought previously. In order to...
18 comments posted 15yrs
posted by Winston
18 comments posted 15yrs posted by Winston

Drilling Square Holes

All: Someone just sent this to me. I thought it was cool enough to post to the two machining groups. I apologize if thi...
8 comments posted 15yrs
posted by bottlbob
8 comments posted 15yrs posted by bottlbob

Found a new Whatzit

I didn't plan on making this a regular thing, but ------- I Found this one at the Smith-Sales.com on-line auction desk...
10 comments posted 15yrs
posted by spaco
10 comments posted 15yrs posted by spaco

Toyota forklift with 14k hours

Someone is trying to sell me a Toyota forklift with 14,000 hours. It does look much better than 14,000 hours and starts...
7 comments posted 15yrs
posted by ignoramus8377
7 comments posted 15yrs posted by ignoramus8377

What is it? Set 408

I'm not going to be able to post the answers for this set until Sunday, and I'm not sure if I'll have access to a compu...
8 comments posted 15yrs
posted by rhvp65
8 comments posted 15yrs posted by rhvp65

Puzzle

What kind of person would NOT want to be a millionaire?
19 comments posted 15yrs
posted by ignoramus15772
19 comments posted 15yrs posted by ignoramus15772