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4 wheel drive rolling effort vs 2 wheel drive

I have an '90 Audi 200 Quattro wagon with about 260K miles on the clock. In the last several years I've logged four 600...
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posted by msmith5242
5 comments posted 15yrs posted by msmith5242

If Your Metalworking Includes HPVs

If you are capable of making various human-powered vehicles (HPVs), you may be coming into good times. I believe fuel p...
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posted by javawizard
0 comments posted 15yrs posted by javawizard

Tapping Head

Finally broke down and bought a cheap #0-1/4. I find myself tapping lots of 10 -32 holes lately. Anyway, I was wonderin...
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posted by alarm_wizard
14 comments posted 15yrs posted by alarm_wizard

Cutting Disks

I have two sizes of disk to cut, from two or three different materials: Disk 1: 3/4" diameter, from 6mm thick "Depron"...
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posted by tim
14 comments posted 15yrs posted by tim

A Larger Than HSM Lathe

This one probably won't fit in your home shop. http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=4b7_1304499408 Although there are certainl...
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posted by dav1936531
17 comments posted 15yrs posted by dav1936531

Plastic fasteners for car

My wife's Honda Odyssey has the bumper cover held on with these 2-part fasteners (the diameter of the plug is about 3/8...
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posted by bobengelhardt
0 comments posted 15yrs posted by bobengelhardt

mother's day gloat

Don't know if I'm a good hubby or not. I bought Milday a floor scrubber for mother's day: http://www.k-bid.com/cgi-bin/...
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posted by karltownsend.NOT
14 comments posted 15yrs posted by karltownsend.NOT

Tapping a hole in aluminum?

Lots of questions about tapping this. 2017 aluminum collar/rod 64 mm length (about 1" will be used) 22 mm outer diamete...
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posted by jdoe
13 comments posted 15yrs posted by jdoe

A Planar Geometry Problem

Consider two circles, of arbitrary diameter, and a point, all on a plane. I want to inscribe an arc that is tangent to...
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posted by tim
16 comments posted 15yrs posted by tim

Tungsten-cobalt alloys extremely carcinogenic?

A little distraction from our "show us Obama Bin Laden's death certificate" battles. I was reading this article. http:/...
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posted by ignoramus18758
25 comments posted 15yrs posted by ignoramus18758

Electrical code question

My ex is in the process of buying a house. When I looked at the place I noticed that the Romex cables coming from the m...
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posted by rogershoaf
13 comments posted 15yrs posted by rogershoaf

aircraft newsgroup?

A friend has been appointed administrator of his late brother's estate. Among the items in the estate are 2 20' trailer...
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posted by engineman1
9 comments posted 15yrs posted by engineman1

Maximat Compact what model do i have

I have an used 1960's ? Maximat Compact No# on tag 6803002 Made in Austria Would like to find out what model it is. Bes...
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posted by my1940coupe
4 comments posted 15yrs posted by my1940coupe

FYI: Amazon & Reid Supply

There is a particular little coated ball end mill from Reid Supply that I have grown to like for certain applications....
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posted by none
2 comments posted 15yrs posted by none