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electronic ignitor

My Northern Tool hot pressure washer quit doing hot water... So, I followed the manual and determined the electronic ig...
23 comments posted 15yrs
posted by karltownsend.NOT
23 comments posted 15yrs posted by karltownsend.NOT

gloves & PVC cement

Harbor Freight has 3-4 kind of gloves; latex, nitrile, vinyl & something else. Which, if any, don't dissolve with PVC ce...
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posted by wb8foz
8 comments posted 15yrs posted by wb8foz

I need a special nut

http://www.amazon.com/Cork-Butler-Corkscrew-Bottle-Opener/dp/B0007RRFMW We bought this wine bottle opener for $2 at a y...
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posted by pittmanpirate
25 comments posted 15yrs posted by pittmanpirate

Rolling threads on a lathe?

Anyone ever tried this? Possible? Practical? H.
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posted by howarde
5 comments posted 15yrs posted by howarde

Skiving Spindle Drive

This is the current drive and reducer soon to be replaced with a closed loop vector drive. http://s32.photobucket.com/a...
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posted by debco99
3 comments posted 15yrs posted by debco99

Skiving and Spinning

Thought I would post some pics of two application we are in the process of retrofitting. The skiving lathe does billits...
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posted by debco99
0 comments posted 15yrs posted by debco99

Machine Shop Knowlige Base

Machine Shop Knowlige Base DRILL PRESS: A tall upright machine useful for suddenly snatching = flat metal bar stock out...
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posted by guvbob2003
0 comments posted 15yrs posted by guvbob2003

Is the exhaust pipe of SA-200 pipe threaded?

Got a nice muffler at the farm store. Really makes a difference. (and 5 little baby Leghorn chicks too). I would like t...
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posted by ignoramus28444
12 comments posted 15yrs posted by ignoramus28444

New Personal Record

I designed a new mold the other day, and then turned it into a seven cavity mold. Largest that fit in the work envelope...
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posted by none
18 comments posted 15yrs posted by none

What's needed to wire up a rotary 3ph converter?

Rotary converter will be installed in my garage and used to run lathe & mill (one at a time). Supply will be dryer circ...
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posted by pconners98
15 comments posted 15yrs posted by pconners98

Duplicate Boring

I want to make a bunch of identical molds, for 3/4" diameter model airplane wheels. I'm envisioning a tool that's 3/8"...
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posted by tim
41 comments posted 15yrs posted by tim

Drilling itty bitty holes

I just messed up my only #71 drill bit -- boo hoo. What's the name of the gizmo that you use when you have a Great Big...
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posted by tim
17 comments posted 15yrs posted by tim

Shim Stock

I bought a piece of stainless shim stock thinking myself over clever to use in the solution of some minor adjustment pr...
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posted by onebikenut
18 comments posted 15yrs posted by onebikenut

Framing

I am thinking of building a storage buildong and remember coming across one time a different way of doing it. It seemed...
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posted by stryped1
0 comments posted 15yrs posted by stryped1