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480 wiring convention

I've got three 480 volt plasma cutters my son is going to test at work. He asked me to get them all strapped to a palle...
14 comments posted 15yrs
posted by karltownsend.NOT
14 comments posted 15yrs posted by karltownsend.NOT

What is it? Set 395

I need some help figuring out the third item in this set: http://55tools.blogspot.com/ Rob
37 comments posted 15yrs
posted by rhvp65
37 comments posted 15yrs posted by rhvp65

Fraudulent work at home scam

(as opposed to an honest work at home scam?) Here's a good one. URL has an extra space to not promote it too much. http...
12 comments posted 15yrs
posted by ignoramus20088
12 comments posted 15yrs posted by ignoramus20088

Endmill regrinding

Just dropped off about 30 lbs of end mills to be reground. I have never done it before. The regrinding shop has an awes...
28 comments posted 15yrs
posted by ignoramus20088
28 comments posted 15yrs posted by ignoramus20088

[Quite OT:] Roaches!

Over the last couple months, I've captured a total of three cockroaches whilst they were on patrol in my garage. (Just...
7 comments posted 15yrs
posted by Winston
7 comments posted 15yrs posted by Winston

Bearings

Ok... I know some are going to say its just the wrong tool for the job, but I get a lot of use out of the little Bosch...
5 comments posted 15yrs
posted by none
5 comments posted 15yrs posted by none

Comm check

I signed up for the Eternal-September newsreader and posted this to see if I exist. jsw
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posted by muratlanne
10 comments posted 15yrs posted by muratlanne

My work experiences - in a nutshell

1968 My first job was working in an Orange Juice factory, but I got canned. Couldn't concentrate. 1970. Then I worked i...
0 comments posted 15yrs
posted by J.R.M.
0 comments posted 15yrs posted by J.R.M.

Interstate Mile Marker GPS and elevations

I am trying to find a database of all of the Mile Markers on Interstate 80 from New York to the farthest West one in Ca...
2 comments posted 15yrs
posted by R-D-Lorance
2 comments posted 15yrs posted by R-D-Lorance

1/2" screw would not unscrew with an impact

I am taking that compressor apart. There is one Grade 8 1/2-13 bolt that would not budge even with an impact wrench. Is...
19 comments posted 15yrs
posted by ignoramus13217
19 comments posted 15yrs posted by ignoramus13217

I need a database of GPS coordinates with altitudes

I am trying to find a database of all of the Mile Markers on Interstate 80 from New York to the farthest West one in Ca...
1 comments posted 15yrs
posted by R-D-Lorance
1 comments posted 15yrs posted by R-D-Lorance

disassembly of keyless chuck

I've got a drill chuck that's sticky, and would like to disassemble it. The chuck has a rubberized adjustment ring, and...
3 comments posted 15yrs
posted by whit3rd
3 comments posted 15yrs posted by whit3rd

Found a China-made item - SF Bay Bridge

Regarding replacement of parts of the San Francisco Bay Bridge, above says "Construction of the bridge decks and the ma...
18 comments posted 15yrs
posted by not
18 comments posted 15yrs posted by not

A little extra

That compressor on trailer, that I will be making into a portable grill, turns out to have a great fuel tank. In the ta...
1 comments posted 15yrs
posted by ignoramus18941
1 comments posted 15yrs posted by ignoramus18941