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Bimba air cylinder modification

I bought a bunch of 1-1/2" bore x 3/4" stroke single-acting pull-off air cylinders to use for clamping fixtures. They a...
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posted by mars
15 comments posted 15yrs posted by mars

OT Bad parents!!!

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/os-killer-python-state-rests-20110714,0,1016567.story
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posted by ignoramus31510
5 comments posted 15yrs posted by ignoramus31510

Polishing dark iron

Often times, I come across a metal part or surface that used to be shiny, but has acquired a bit of rust. After "rust r...
5 comments posted 15yrs
posted by ignoramus7018
5 comments posted 15yrs posted by ignoramus7018

Drilling Alignment Problem

I'm making a rack out of several ~ 9" long sections of 2 1/2" PVC pipe. Each section of pipe is cut square on the botto...
9 comments posted 15yrs
posted by gwhite
9 comments posted 15yrs posted by gwhite

GibbsCAM release

This just hit my mailbox. If you have any interest in GibbsCAM [now has 5 axis capability] see http://us2.campaign-arch...
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posted by gmcduffee
0 comments posted 15yrs posted by gmcduffee

How to cut woven fiberglass sheathing?

I got the heaters for my roller project from McMaster-Carr. Also I picked up a bit of woven fiberglass (neat-resistant)...
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posted by dcimper
8 comments posted 15yrs posted by dcimper

Darex M2 vs Darex SP2500

I cleaned the crud off of the Darex sharpener that followed me home today. To say that it was dirty would be to say not...
3 comments posted 15yrs
posted by ignoramus2004
3 comments posted 15yrs posted by ignoramus2004

AC condenser part duex

Don Foreman was out for a visit today... We, of course, needed an excuse to get together. Guys aren't wimin folk after...
6 comments posted 15yrs
posted by karltownsend.NOT
6 comments posted 15yrs posted by karltownsend.NOT

OT a bit of humour

George Bush, Tony Blair and Vladimir Putin all die and go to hell. While there, they spy a red phone and ask what the p...
2 comments posted 15yrs
posted by noonehome
2 comments posted 15yrs posted by noonehome

Steve W

I thought I had copied those links for that HVAC study re: using cool water sprayed on roofs, and its efficiency. I gue...
2 comments posted 15yrs
posted by pittmanpirate
2 comments posted 15yrs posted by pittmanpirate

Value of Cincinnati #2 tool and cutter grinder?

A company is offering to sell me some Cincinnati #2 tool and cutter grinders. I looked on ebay and I see a lot of dream...
21 comments posted 15yrs
posted by ignoramus2004
21 comments posted 15yrs posted by ignoramus2004

OT Checking in

Michael suggested that I check in about weekly (if not weakly)and I said I would. On wednesday my housekeeper told me a...
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posted by dforeman
10 comments posted 15yrs posted by dforeman

Thumbscrew for Helios vernier caliper sought

I have a nice Helios vernier caliper that lacks only the thumbscrew that clamps the precision adjuster. The fine adjust...
9 comments posted 15yrs
posted by joegwinn
9 comments posted 15yrs posted by joegwinn

AC condenser repair

The AC broke in my John Deere. AC is needed a bit more in a tractor cause you get A LOT of heat off the machine, the ca...
16 comments posted 15yrs
posted by karltownsend.NOT
16 comments posted 15yrs posted by karltownsend.NOT