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Fess up time - who did it?

Come on guys who crossposted & invited the gene pool dregs into RCM? alt.california alt.politics.obama alt.politics.repu...
30 comments posted 15yrs
posted by dennis
30 comments posted 15yrs posted by dennis

Firm grip on round rod in vise without scarring

I need to thread some aluminum rod. The mini lathe is really not up to the task. I threaded some with it the other day...
10 comments posted 15yrs
posted by onebikenut
10 comments posted 15yrs posted by onebikenut

Knobs

Alright, I need some knobs. Just simple round plastic knobs that can handle a little heat. Preferably with a thread met...
8 comments posted 15yrs
posted by none
8 comments posted 15yrs posted by none

400Hz 3-phase power

Will any commonly available 240V VFDs go up to 400Hz? Need around 7.5HP.
40 comments posted 15yrs
posted by speffSNIP
40 comments posted 15yrs posted by speffSNIP

For Iggy: Self Balancing Skateboard

http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/nstv/2011/03/make-your-own-self-balancing-skateboard.html Oh Boy! I'm thinking a coupl...
8 comments posted 15yrs
posted by Winston
8 comments posted 15yrs posted by Winston

Harbor Freight 25% off coupon

There is a HF coupon for 25% off a single item, that was valid only today. Since I wanted a 3/4" Earthquake impact wren...
1 comments posted 15yrs
posted by ignoramus18332
1 comments posted 15yrs posted by ignoramus18332

Silver content in 56% flux coated brazing rods

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270773836337 This is a lot of 2 lbs of 56% silver brazing rods. I wo...
16 comments posted 15yrs
posted by ignoramus16406
16 comments posted 15yrs posted by ignoramus16406

R8 Collet key replacemnt in Bridgeport

I was one of three working on replacing the R8 collet key in a Bridgeport belonging to a friend. I was in a position to...
2 comments posted 15yrs
posted by BPdnicholsBP
2 comments posted 15yrs posted by BPdnicholsBP

Welding splatter

I watched someone use a MIG welder with a flux-core wire. There was a lot of spatter. 1) Is this usual? How can it be m...
15 comments posted 15yrs
posted by mkoblic
15 comments posted 15yrs posted by mkoblic

What's It Gonna Be

http://img221.imageshack.us/slideshow/player.php?id=img221/3223/1309735285si9.smil I haven't posted one of these in a w...
6 comments posted 15yrs
posted by none
6 comments posted 15yrs posted by none

Ball chain in headstock of a Clausing 6900 lathe?

My 6913 lathe is missing a ball chain. Its job is to pick up oil from the bottom of the headstock towards the spindle g...
16 comments posted 15yrs
posted by ignoramus16406
16 comments posted 15yrs posted by ignoramus16406

OT: How would you do on a citizenship test?

Questions 41 and 47 are California-specific, so there's no harm no foul if you're not a Californian, although maybe giv...
2 comments posted 15yrs
posted by richg
2 comments posted 15yrs posted by richg

Need some superspeed El Rusto

I'm making some window awnings out of S corrugated steel. The steel is heavy gauge, and to me looks like Corten, or sim...
1 comments posted 15yrs
posted by pittmanpirate
1 comments posted 15yrs posted by pittmanpirate

DIY hex broach

I'm using a couple of pieces of 3/4" rod to make pins for a project. They screw into an underlying part throughan upeer...
12 comments posted 15yrs
posted by howarde
12 comments posted 15yrs posted by howarde