⏣ General Metalworking

Can I saw some grade-2 nuts in a bandsaw?

-Like,,, without greatly hurting the blade? I need some half-height 3/4x10 nuts. A regular nut sliced in half would be...

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posted by dcimper

11 comments posted 14yrs posted by dcimper

Subject change: Back to photos

>Photos of what? And how did your namby pamby whimpering divert the >topic shown in the Subject line suddenly evolve to...

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posted by tony_cooper213

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Home made Torx T-9 insturment

Recently dropped a FRS walkie talkie, which now transmits but without any TX audio. I'm curious what's inside. The Harb...

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posted by cayoung61**spamblock##

6 comments posted 14yrs posted by cayoung61**spamblock##

TIG welder info

Hi, Just wondering if anyone here has any knowledge of this welder: Eastwood Pro 200 AMP Tig Weld Welder Eastwood Part...

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posted by wwm

9 comments posted 14yrs posted by wwm

OT: metal working question

I want to make a small, dime-sized circular saw blade out of 4 mil thick steel shim. How would I get little teeth on th...

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posted by a7yvm109gf5d1

1 comments posted 14yrs posted by a7yvm109gf5d1

Great metalworking video!

Guys, this a great metalworking video! http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/08/31/us/sept-11-reckoning/skycowboys.ht...

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posted by ancr

0 comments posted 14yrs posted by ancr

Flush-type grease fitting

I've just been replacing a lot of parts on the latest buggy, the new front driveshaft U-joints have flush-type grease f...

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posted by stans4

8 comments posted 14yrs posted by stans4

1936 AUTOMOTIVE ASSEMBLY LINE

http://www.dump.com/2011/07/15/fascinating-1936-footage-of-car-assembly-line-video/ ABSOLUTLY AMAZING.... Remove 333 to...

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posted by rbraun333

16 comments posted 14yrs posted by rbraun333

Steve Huck gets the engine running

Steve Huck has finally gotten the "Little Demon V8" tuned and running well. It's on YouTube... look up "Little Demon Get...

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posted by lloydspinsidemindspring.com

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OT: How do I enable "price trends" on Ebay?

http://i757.photobucket.com/albums/xx220/ClarkM/ebaygraphpricetrends8-31-2011.jpg "The price points in this graph were...

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posted by clarkmagnuson

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What is it? Set 404

I need some help with two of the items this week: http://55tools.blogspot.com/ Rob

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posted by rhvp65

25 comments posted 14yrs posted by rhvp65

Odd behaviour of brazed joint

Silver-soldered to be precise. One of the bars of the stainless steel BBQ grill detached itself at one end from the str...

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posted by mkoblic

8 comments posted 14yrs posted by mkoblic

Holding thin round stuff

I've got a situation where I have to drill 3 holes, then accurately cut out a slot in the lid of a small cookie tin. I...

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posted by steamer

30 comments posted 14yrs posted by steamer

[OT] English as she is spoken

I have another universal phrase which is well on it's way to describing every possible object A 'roof jack' can be: A d...

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posted by Winston

5 comments posted 14yrs posted by Winston

Men who lack supervision

16 pictures of men doing stupid things (2MB): http://home.comcast.net/~bobengelhardt/MenWhoLackSupervision.pdf Enjoy, Bo...

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posted by bobengelhardt

0 comments posted 14yrs posted by bobengelhardt