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Homebrew stud extractor

You know when you want to extract a short, unbroken stud from a casting without damaging it, but it's stuck tight? Well...
26 comments posted 15yrs
posted by cdt22NOSPAM
26 comments posted 15yrs posted by cdt22NOSPAM

What the media is ignoring in Japan

Folks, I have studied this situation very carefully. I have been watching it closely since the late 1950s, and we have...
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posted by rangerssuck
12 comments posted 15yrs posted by rangerssuck

Fukushima #3 Using Plutonium Fuel?

According to this article, the recently exploded reator number 3 at Fukushima was using "mox" as a fuel. QUOTE: "Last y...
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posted by dav1936531
14 comments posted 15yrs posted by dav1936531

Servo drive spec for EMC2 use

Having now tested my servos on the Shizuoka and found all working, I now need to spec some servo drives. If I understan...
16 comments posted 15yrs
posted by nil
16 comments posted 15yrs posted by nil

keep solder from spreading

What's a good way to keep solder from flowing or wetting copper or brass parts being soldered- sort of like an anti-flux...
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posted by presence
19 comments posted 15yrs posted by presence

archer tapping head

Hello there , just joined and am looking any info on an Archer No 1tapping head ,ie operating instructions/ torque setti...
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posted by bitsinbobs_at_yahoo_dot_co_dot
0 comments posted 15yrs posted by bitsinbobs_at_yahoo_dot_co_dot

drill old gass

Milady needs me for my shop skills. Don't happen that often. She has old canning jars. The type with a glass lid and a...
31 comments posted 15yrs
posted by karltownsend.NOT
31 comments posted 15yrs posted by karltownsend.NOT

Toolholder

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posted by mike.terrell
4 comments posted 15yrs posted by mike.terrell

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...
6 comments posted 15yrs
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...
4 comments posted 15yrs
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...
13 comments posted 15yrs
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