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What is it? Weekend Edition 12

People send me a lot of unusual items that they are looking to identify, maybe a third of them get posted on the web si...
21 comments posted 15yrs
posted by rhvp65
21 comments posted 15yrs posted by rhvp65

Chipper Shredder plans

i have cleaned up a good bit of the lot and now have several piles of yard waste to get rid of. I would like to chip an...
38 comments posted 15yrs
posted by dcaster
38 comments posted 15yrs posted by dcaster

What is it? Set 391

I need some help with two of them this week: http://55tools.blogspot.com/ Rob
34 comments posted 15yrs
posted by rhvp65
34 comments posted 15yrs posted by rhvp65

What percentage of machinists are conservative?

Generally, occupations, where the final arbiter of truth is aesthetics, are dominated by liberals. Generally, occupatio...
75 comments posted 15yrs
posted by clarkmagnuson
75 comments posted 15yrs posted by clarkmagnuson

ShopFox lathe update

The new lathe arrived last evening from Woodstock International. It's new. Paint is good. Gap block was match-ground to...
8 comments posted 15yrs
posted by lloydspinsidemindspring.com
8 comments posted 15yrs posted by lloydspinsidemindspring.com

leading

I'm in the process of rebuilding a bicycle frame and am left with some minor dings and scratches which I want to fill a...
44 comments posted 15yrs
posted by johnbslocomb
44 comments posted 15yrs posted by johnbslocomb

Need screw

I am looking for a large quantity of 8 x 1" #2 tip unslotted self drilling 5/16 head screws with neoprene washer. I had...
4 comments posted 15yrs
posted by pittmanpirate
4 comments posted 15yrs posted by pittmanpirate

Trailer axle update

Well, I am begining to wonder if this is an implement hub. I took the hub off. It is studded with 6 studs on 5.5 simila...
6 comments posted 15yrs
posted by stryped1
6 comments posted 15yrs posted by stryped1

dry out oil

I had to dump the trans-hydraulic oil out of a tractor today. Its contaminated with water. I've always just replaced it...
69 comments posted 15yrs
posted by karltownsend.NOT
69 comments posted 15yrs posted by karltownsend.NOT

parallel port

I'm needing a parallel port in this computer to hold the hasp or dongle for my CNC control software. The last upgrade f...
18 comments posted 15yrs
posted by karltownsend.NOT
18 comments posted 15yrs posted by karltownsend.NOT

50 mpg air-hybrid

and it is claimed to have the torque of a diesel... http://www.scuderigroup.com/the-scuderi-air-hybrid-system
21 comments posted 15yrs
posted by mice42
21 comments posted 15yrs posted by mice42

pertaining to electric cars - power

There has been a lot of bad press on electric cars - first - I'd buy one myself when funds come in. Some state the grid...
14 comments posted 15yrs
posted by lionslair
14 comments posted 15yrs posted by lionslair

Telling die-cast from aliuminum?

Die-cast = zinc, presumably?? Certainly cain't use magnets, eh? Chemical test? Grinder? Melt point -- not so easy, real...
8 comments posted 15yrs
posted by fitcat
8 comments posted 15yrs posted by fitcat