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1996 chevy truck driveshaft removal question

I am having trouble removing the driveshat out of my 1996 chevy.l It is one piece. The front is a yoke going into the t...
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posted by stryped1
6 comments posted 15yrs posted by stryped1

pyrography power supply questions OT

Am trying to hack together a set up to power a wood burning pen. The set up is similar to a hot wire power supply. Just...
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posted by danieloconnell
4 comments posted 15yrs posted by danieloconnell

Pensioner factory

It does have metal content.... I just saw a documentary called "pensioner factory" about a business in the US where "th...
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posted by blubber
13 comments posted 15yrs posted by blubber

Nuclear power plant explodes

Holy crap!!!!!!!! http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/japan/8377506/Japan-earthquake-nuclear-disaster-feared-...
109 comments posted 15yrs
posted by H.Beal
109 comments posted 15yrs posted by H.Beal

Know how to cook? Go fry your brain!

http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/bfb12aea47/charlie-sheen-s-winning-recipes?playlist=featured_videos
3 comments posted 15yrs
posted by kb1dal
3 comments posted 15yrs posted by kb1dal

OT Five years goes quickly

About 5 years ago, on 21 March 2006, I had the opportunity to shoot a handgun for the first time as a civilian. I'd sho...
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posted by dforeman
19 comments posted 15yrs posted by dforeman

Shizuoka ST-N *before* retrofit work starts!

Photos: http://www.jmbyrne.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/1a.html Manual pages showing spec of motors and drives etc: http://www....
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posted by nil
16 comments posted 15yrs posted by nil

Supplier Tip of the Day

According to some technical contacts I have, Lowe's and Home Depot both accept the 20% off coupons from Harbor Freight....
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posted by autodrill
1 comments posted 15yrs posted by autodrill

What is it? Set 379

http://55tools.blogspot.com/2011/03/set-379.html Rob
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posted by rhvp65
28 comments posted 15yrs posted by rhvp65

Upside-down drill press

I have a project that involves drilling four 1/8" holes in a wood block. The block is 7.5" long x 3" wide but has a tra...
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posted by w
30 comments posted 15yrs posted by w

Sheet steel hardness

I have some drawn parts to make and have one drawing die done, the part looks like a top hat. I do have similar parts m...
2 comments posted 15yrs
posted by w
2 comments posted 15yrs posted by w

Loctite 249 Quicktape Tape Threadlocker Non-liquid

I guess this stuff was released last year, but I just saw some at my local industrial supplier http://www.applied.com/...
2 comments posted 15yrs
posted by wb_wildbill
2 comments posted 15yrs posted by wb_wildbill

Best welding rods for a fillet around pipe?

Hi folks, If I rotabroach or holesaw a 1 3/4" hole in a piece of 1/8" steel plate and put a close-fitting pipe (with a...
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posted by cdt22NOSPAM
15 comments posted 15yrs posted by cdt22NOSPAM