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Holding thin shells

Think prop spinner for a model airplane. Assuming that I'm not making it out of spun metal, the obvious way to proceed...
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posted by tim
1 comments posted 15yrs posted by tim

Trammed the mil yesterday

It took about an hour, but I am finally done, trammed it with a dial indicator. 0.001" over about 4 inches. (diameter of...
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posted by ignoramus10056
45 comments posted 15yrs posted by ignoramus10056

A piece of history

Anyone here ever run one of these machines? http://i.ebayimg.com/00/$(KGrHqZ,!loE3IC4mVJ(BN99K4vB-Q~~_3.JPG Best Regards...
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posted by H.beal
19 comments posted 15yrs posted by H.beal

Autodesk 123D software

Download the free Beta version of Autodesk 123D modeling software. http://www.123dapp.com/
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posted by usenetreply
1 comments posted 15yrs posted by usenetreply

chipmunks

The damned chipmunks. Yes, I know they are cute. Yes I know there's not much meat on 'em. Yes, I know that if a cat cat...
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posted by mice42
17 comments posted 15yrs posted by mice42

Need high throughput pressure regulator

--OK here's the thing: I'm trying to push a good flow of propane into a flaming widget but I'm only wanting to do it at...
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posted by steamer
9 comments posted 15yrs posted by steamer

Led Flashlights

Eclipse LED Flashlights is one of the companies to get the latest technology light. LED means Light Emitting Diodes. We...
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posted by samaden11
0 comments posted 15yrs posted by samaden11

OT: Visit to grief support group

This is a note to a grief counsellor I consulted with a week or two ago, friend of a friend sort of thing.
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posted by dforeman
11 comments posted 15yrs posted by dforeman

threaded grease/dustcaps

I have a trailer that I think uses very old truck or automotive axles. It is 6 bolt on 5.5 pattern. One set of axles ha...
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posted by stryped1
7 comments posted 15yrs posted by stryped1

Casting pewter and making molds

At a garage sale, I acquired three pewter plates. It is some kind of commemorative memorabilia, but they say PEW-TA-REX...
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posted by ignoramus21268
16 comments posted 15yrs posted by ignoramus21268

OT: Laptop PCB repair?

This Dell D600 laptop had a funky power jack. It was given to me with two others with "issues". I get a lot of used lap...
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posted by kl57ytr
22 comments posted 15yrs posted by kl57ytr

Small Gear Puller?

I just acquired a Servo small drill press. These are really nice variable speed precision drills, with a dila indicator...
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posted by gwhite
5 comments posted 15yrs posted by gwhite

Aloris adjustment height?

I'm about to take the plunge, but the Aloris catalog only lists specific lathes, not a way to calculate which toolholde...
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posted by lloydspinsidemindspring.com
9 comments posted 15yrs posted by lloydspinsidemindspring.com

Concrete tamper

How do I get the residual concrete to release from my yard sale concrete tamper? One of those two handled things with t...
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posted by pittmanpirate
13 comments posted 15yrs posted by pittmanpirate