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OT: AR10 won't extract

I could look for a firearm user group, but i know you guys... I'll find one if no joy here. I bought a used DPMS AR10 a...
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posted by karltownsend.NOT
7 comments posted 15yrs posted by karltownsend.NOT

Truck rack

I have a '06 Dodge 2500 short bed. I need to make a mondo headache rack so I can utilize my trips to Vegas to save abou...
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posted by pittmanpirate
16 comments posted 15yrs posted by pittmanpirate

New Madrid fault

As we all know, Mississippi's flood defenses are full right now and the authorities are flooding Peter to help Paul. It...
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posted by ignoramus21553
32 comments posted 15yrs posted by ignoramus21553

ME Consultant - Revisited

Ok... When I first used ME consultant I got numbers that didn't make any sense or if I plugged things in came up with n...
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posted by none
3 comments posted 15yrs posted by none

OT:

It has been reported in many places, so please forgive the source link... http://www.huliq.com/10178/texas-bans-offensi...
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posted by cavelamb
0 comments posted 15yrs posted by cavelamb

Rust removal

Acquired a LOT of HO scale slot car track recently. The rails and end connections are rusty, some very little, others,...
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posted by fusion640
9 comments posted 15yrs posted by fusion640

OT: CD versus DVD durability?

I've been using recordable CDs to archive data for a long time. My experience has been that they're very robust. I've b...
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posted by cdt22NOSPAM
49 comments posted 15yrs posted by cdt22NOSPAM

Making Tools

Hi all I have a need for this sort of tool; (a 1/2" driver 'speed handle' with a flex-head) I could buy one from Snap-o...
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posted by snell-p
15 comments posted 15yrs posted by snell-p

Grease

I am in the process of refurbishing a 1950 Delta-Rockwell drill press.It has an auxiliary speed reducer that has a very...
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posted by pilgrim
9 comments posted 15yrs posted by pilgrim

Anyone Have an Okuma Lathe / Machining Center?

I'm looking for some specs I can't get from them so far or from the web... Specifically, I'm looking for info on the L3...
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posted by autodrill
4 comments posted 15yrs posted by autodrill

looking for Myford ML 7 tailstock

A lot of them turn up on ebay but they all seem to be from seller "lathe-parts" in England. Depending on condition, the...
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posted by danieloconnell
3 comments posted 15yrs posted by danieloconnell

What is it? Set 388

I need some help with the fourth and fifth items in this set: http://55tools.blogspot.com/2011/05/set-388.html Rob
53 comments posted 15yrs
posted by rhvp65
53 comments posted 15yrs posted by rhvp65

OT: End of forced Child Support

Over 18 years of child support in a stupid libtarded system, and I'm ahead in payments! In less than 2 weeks my last ch...
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posted by regor
92 comments posted 15yrs posted by regor

Cutting board to fit kitchen sink

My latest domestic kitchen-support project was to take a very stiff 12"x18" high-density polyethylene (HDPE) cutting bo...
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posted by joegwinn
37 comments posted 15yrs posted by joegwinn