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How to sour milk

My helper got a job. At the job, they have a communal fridge. There's one guy who will come in and help himself to most...
43 comments posted 15yrs
posted by pittmanpirate
43 comments posted 15yrs posted by pittmanpirate

Shining Aluminum

I'm redoing my boat. It's aluminum hull, painted. The gunwales are unpainted aluminum, and discolored by stain, oily ha...
10 comments posted 15yrs
posted by pittmanpirate
10 comments posted 15yrs posted by pittmanpirate

Removing Rust

I need to polish the rust off of a few joystick shafts I have and I'm not sure what kind of steel the shafts are made o...
7 comments posted 15yrs
posted by Searcher7
7 comments posted 15yrs posted by Searcher7

Diy roof repair

The shingles that Andrew Espey put up two years ago are holding up well, but the legal battle that came with them is fa...
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posted by H.Beal
8 comments posted 15yrs posted by H.Beal

Trailer tire

Anyone have an extra boat wheel/tire kicking around? 5/30 x 12, 2.5 center of hole to next hole, 4.25" center of hole t...
3 comments posted 15yrs
posted by pittmanpirate
3 comments posted 15yrs posted by pittmanpirate

Welder price

What does a gently used Miller 175 MIG go for. No regulator. Works good. Steve
7 comments posted 15yrs
posted by pittmanpirate
7 comments posted 15yrs posted by pittmanpirate

Cuttermaster pictures

http://igor.chudov.com/tmp/Cuttermaster/
4 comments posted 15yrs
posted by ignoramus14275
4 comments posted 15yrs posted by ignoramus14275

AL spoolgun stuck on high

I picked up a millermatic 250 welder with an AL spoolgun at an auction a while back. I tried the spoolgun a couple days...
38 comments posted 15yrs
posted by karltownsend.NOT
38 comments posted 15yrs posted by karltownsend.NOT

AC question

I know it's kinda OT but ... My son called last night to say his central AC wasn't cooling . Went over early this am an...
28 comments posted 15yrs
posted by snag_one
28 comments posted 15yrs posted by snag_one

What is it? Set 400

Six new items have been posted on the site: http://55tools.blogspot.com/ Rob
24 comments posted 15yrs
posted by rhvp65
24 comments posted 15yrs posted by rhvp65

Colored SS

Awl -- Years ago I knew of colored SS, for strictly cosmetic architectural/decorative purposes. To my surprise, in one...
4 comments posted 15yrs
posted by fitcat
4 comments posted 15yrs posted by fitcat

Tattoo Removal w Metal Working Equipment

Oh yeah......here's the latest spare time money maker for you and your shop gear. http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=149_13...
0 comments posted 15yrs
posted by dav1936531
0 comments posted 15yrs posted by dav1936531

OT USPSA match

I shot my first USPSA match today. United States Practial Shooting Association. The matches are timed events requiring...
3 comments posted 15yrs
posted by dforeman
3 comments posted 15yrs posted by dforeman

Compressor question

I have a Husky upright, not the great big one, but the one about chest high. Two cyl compressor. I bled the tank today,...
20 comments posted 15yrs
posted by pittmanpirate
20 comments posted 15yrs posted by pittmanpirate

window AC unit conversion to water cooling

Has anybody had the condenser coils removed from a window AC unit and replaced with one of these things? It looks like...
15 comments posted 15yrs
posted by presence
15 comments posted 15yrs posted by presence