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Why is my Colombian bench vise not breaking?

http://i757.photobucket.com/albums/xx220/ClarkM/ColumbianvisefromBoeingsurplusinseafoamgreen4inch.jpg I got this old vi...
24 comments posted 15yrs
posted by clarkmagnuson
24 comments posted 15yrs posted by clarkmagnuson

Surprise !

Several years ago I bought a Lincoln 225 Tombstone from a friend . Today I finally got around to powering it up ... and...
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posted by snag_one
7 comments posted 15yrs posted by snag_one

Bushing - Reamer

Ok, I am still not happy with the setup on the mini lathe, but these are not too horrible. I chucked them up in a preci...
0 comments posted 15yrs
posted by alarm_wizard
0 comments posted 15yrs posted by alarm_wizard

OT: Groaner of the Day

http://content.comicskingdom.net/Mgoose/Mgoose.20110619_large.gif But I do wonder who the two superheroes in the last pa...
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posted by richg
11 comments posted 15yrs posted by richg

Spring for hanging baby basket?

We have a newborn in the house and I hung a wicker baby basket from the ceiling so it could swing. Then I found a coil...
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posted by robanzellotti
32 comments posted 15yrs posted by robanzellotti

A day at da laaaake in MN

Son Kevin and daugher Kelsy joined me at my cabin this father's day weekend, a wonderful gift indeed. We had perfect we...
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posted by dforeman
2 comments posted 15yrs posted by dforeman

Where can I buy Corrugated metal

The generator is finally connected to the home via a proper transfer switch. I need to build a little house for my gene...
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posted by ignoramus6708
34 comments posted 15yrs posted by ignoramus6708

Has anyone tried knurling on a CNC milling machine

Here's a weird question. Got these knurls out of a cabinet https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/blxfP3rrTIxNcGopAKcuhN...
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posted by ignoramus6708
10 comments posted 15yrs posted by ignoramus6708

Are micrometer gages useful for anything?

Out of a cabinet on auction, I pulled these: https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/3SrVIG_eOdMSnqy_gLew8txO3bjAhN7B42H-...
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posted by ignoramus6708
16 comments posted 15yrs posted by ignoramus6708

Filling 20lb & 30lb propane tanks

Need some advice from somebody that has already done this. I have a "wet t= ap" on my 500 gallon propane tank. I am try...
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posted by ivanvegvary
15 comments posted 15yrs posted by ivanvegvary

Accurately bending threaded rod

I have a new a product that will use two pieces, 4" long of 1/4-20 threaded rod. Each piece will need to have two 20 de...
7 comments posted 15yrs
posted by kl57ytr
7 comments posted 15yrs posted by kl57ytr

mig v tig welding - a simple question

Taking with my neighbor last night after he got home form work. I could smell "machine shop" on him, so asked. Yep, he'...
28 comments posted 15yrs
posted by phamp
28 comments posted 15yrs posted by phamp

chipmunk chili

Ha, found a recipe via the Google; I'll let you folks know how it turns out. Metal content: gonna use a pellet gun 'n g...
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posted by mice42
1 comments posted 15yrs posted by mice42

OT: W7 security warning

ARGH! Windows is protecing me from myself. I'm trying to unzip a file and get the message "Windows security warning, th...
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posted by karltownsend.NOT
4 comments posted 15yrs posted by karltownsend.NOT