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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 15yrs 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
1 comments posted 15yrs posted by lloydspinsidemindspring.com

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
0 comments posted 15yrs posted by clarkmagnuson

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 15yrs 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 15yrs 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 15yrs 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 15yrs 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 15yrs posted by bobengelhardt

Included angle of drywall screw head?

Dayum.... google has not been my friend.... nor Bing.... I found the included angle of bugle head drywall (60-63 deg, f...
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posted by fitcat
17 comments posted 15yrs posted by fitcat

TIG weld 4140

I've got a critical weld project coming up. Need to TIG weld 4140 steel to full strength without distortion. Do you use...
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posted by karltownsend.NOT
4 comments posted 15yrs posted by karltownsend.NOT

water heater pilot jet

I put a new gas valve in my water heater but now the pilot won't light. I must have gotten some crud in the jet when I...
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posted by engineman1
41 comments posted 15yrs posted by engineman1

Heinisch scissors and New Jersey USA

I was talking with an antique restorer I know here in the UK earlier today and she was doing some upholstery with a ver...
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posted by djb
7 comments posted 15yrs posted by djb

Attn Central PA shoppers - Shaper for $250

http://harrisburg.craigslist.org/tls/2571985395.html 16" shaper. It will be pretty heavy.
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posted by GeoLane at PTD dot NET
0 comments posted 15yrs posted by GeoLane at PTD dot NET

Before I buy Leaded Steel

I kinda asked this question once before, and got a bunch of answers that all seemed off the point. So I'm going to try...
12 comments posted 15yrs
posted by tim
12 comments posted 15yrs posted by tim

UL approval

A friend of mine has retired. He was a master electrician. He wants to make some widgets used in electrical work like k...
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posted by pittmanpirate
6 comments posted 15yrs posted by pittmanpirate