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Mini Lathe To Simplify Quick Thread Removal

When a friend was investigating a fuel leak located at a fuel injector (IH diesel truck engine), he discovered a motor...
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posted by wb_wildbill
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Recomendations for a Good Wire Tracer?

Somewhere in my house, I have a broken electrical connection. This is the second time a circuit has developed a fault i...
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posted by gwhite
14 comments posted 15yrs posted by gwhite

De-burring Sheet Metal Edges

I'm scoring and then breaking off strips from sheet metal as opposed to using conventional snips and may have to de-bur...
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posted by Searcher7
37 comments posted 15yrs posted by Searcher7

Mig welded a SS washing drum - how long?!

This is Hoover Electron 1100 washing machine baught 1984 and I mended over the years from reasonable ailments! It start...
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posted by charlie
4 comments posted 15yrs posted by charlie

Bridgeport gib source

Need the short one, for the Y axis. Don't mind finishing a blank, as they come O/S. Seems to be only on non OE supplier...
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posted by fusion640
6 comments posted 15yrs posted by fusion640

Production Q

Awl -- I'm using a 6" piece of 1 3/4 x 3/8 wall round alum tubing in a gusset assembly. Turns out instead of the full 6...
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posted by fitcat
7 comments posted 15yrs posted by fitcat

Philips Wood screws

There are two kinds of Philips wood screws. The better ones fit the screwdriver like hand and glove, stay on it and mai...
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posted by ignoramus6479
30 comments posted 15yrs posted by ignoramus6479

Sad

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posted by ignoramus6479
2 comments posted 15yrs posted by ignoramus6479

Not sure what are they doing exactly

These guys are pounding a knife into an artillery shell with an axe, pretty hard. Removing a fuze, or what? It does not...
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posted by ignoramus31410
21 comments posted 15yrs posted by ignoramus31410

Sheet roller

I want to make some half cylinder wall sconces for outdoor lighting. Maybe even some full tubes. Can I get a roller tha...
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posted by pittmanpirate
3 comments posted 15yrs posted by pittmanpirate

303 stainless metric hex bar stock

rec.crafts.metalworking 303 stainless metric hex bar stock Can anyone recomend a source of 303 stainless hex stock with...
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posted by ht
2 comments posted 15yrs posted by ht

What is it? Set 390

My ISP was down this morning so I had to post this through Google instead of my usual method. http://55tools.blogspot.co...
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posted by rhvp65
19 comments posted 15yrs posted by rhvp65

Trailer hitch coupler

I finally got the trailer for my boat. I'm a bit impressed and a bit dismayed - but what else is new. My big question t...
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posted by cavelamb
4 comments posted 15yrs posted by cavelamb

Dodge 2500 cummins maintenence schedule

Yah, yah, I googled it, and got a bunch of crap and places where they want all kind of information and a blood sample.....
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posted by pittmanpirate
12 comments posted 15yrs posted by pittmanpirate