⏣ General Metalworking

OT: Gathering of friends and interment of Mary today

Today wasn't as bad as many predicted it would be. The gathering of familly and friends was not difficult. It was small...

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posted by dforeman

6 comments posted 15yrs posted by dforeman

Holding round objects in vise

Once in a while, i need to hold round objects. It would be either thin, flat round things, or, conversely, tall things....

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posted by ignoramus7104

20 comments posted 15yrs posted by ignoramus7104

OT-Taxing the rich

New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Illinois-states that are the most heavily reliant on the taxes of the wealthy-are...

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posted by H.Beal

109 comments posted 15yrs posted by H.Beal

Can dial calipers be fixes when the readings start jumping around?

I have had a set of $20 calipers from China for 10 years that have worked very well, repeatability of .0002" if I do my...

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posted by clarkmagnuson

12 comments posted 15yrs posted by clarkmagnuson

Fukushima Nuclear Reactor Helicopter Video March 27 2011

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=8ac_1301263689 They are reporting radiation levels consistant with a melt down and an ex...

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posted by dav1936531

5 comments posted 15yrs posted by dav1936531

Turning shallow recess - part 3

So here is the recessed plate working:...

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posted by mkoblic

13 comments posted 15yrs posted by mkoblic

VERY NICE TUTORIAL ABOUT HYDRAULICS

I found this small but good tutorial about basic hydraulics. Joe http://www.toro.com/customercare/commercial/education/p...

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posted by jbleaux

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FS: misc involute gear cutters

3 English pitch: Pitch PA Teeth Bore OD 4 14-1/2 21-25 1.250 4-1/4 4 14-1/2 135-rack 1.250 4-1/4 5 14-1/2 55-134 1.250...

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posted by news

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Lincoln 175 SP question

>I bought one of these, and I like it, although not nearly as much as my > MillerMatic 200. > > I have lately run into...

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posted by pittmanpirate

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fs: honeywell temperature controllers

I picked up a pile of honeywell temperature controllers, along the general lines of this one: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eB...

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posted by Nobody

0 comments posted 15yrs posted by Nobody

Free Technical Books

30 pounds of math books, mostly calculus 45 pounds of electronics and data books, z-80, Motorola 68xxx, a couple ca. 20...

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posted by news

14 comments posted 15yrs posted by news

can anyone estimate some custom gears?

I'm considering a project that will need some custom gears. I only got into this hobby in the last year, and haven't bo...

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posted by dcimper

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OT-SSDI going broke

SSDI, created to assist people who have stopped working because of physical or mental-health problems, has become one o...

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posted by H.Beal

16 comments posted 15yrs posted by H.Beal

Turning shallow recess- Part 2

Here is what I did: http://www.flickr.com/photos/27683124@N07/5562240999/http://www.flickr.com/photos/27683124@N07/5562...

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posted by mkoblic

4 comments posted 15yrs posted by mkoblic

Continental solenoid starter stopped working

I was cranking this Continental engine, trying to get it to start. It would sputter occasionally but would never really...

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posted by ignoramus8104

32 comments posted 15yrs posted by ignoramus8104