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How would you bend polycarbinate (lexan)

I need to bend some 4 foot long (almost), 1/4" thick Lexan sheets. It does not have to be super pretty, just good enough...
18 comments posted 15yrs
posted by ignoramus25935
18 comments posted 15yrs posted by ignoramus25935

50 HZ motor ?

I have a new Gast rotary vane vacuum pump. Model no. 0522-V103-G21DX The motor is a GE 1/4 hp, 220v, 50HZ, 1425 rpm. I...
8 comments posted 15yrs
posted by tunxis
8 comments posted 15yrs posted by tunxis

Stupid questions about parallels

When you set something in your vise with parallels do you slide them out before beginning work, or do you press down fi...
10 comments posted 15yrs
posted by onebikenut
10 comments posted 15yrs posted by onebikenut

Made first money off of the CNC milling machine

Someone ordered 12 identical brass parts to be made and supplied material. The biggest expense in terms of time was G c...
37 comments posted 15yrs
posted by ignoramus1796
37 comments posted 15yrs posted by ignoramus1796

History of drill sizes

While at the "Big Box with Nothing WE Need" store, looking at their available bolts, the list of taps we had, tapping c...
8 comments posted 15yrs
posted by wb8foz
8 comments posted 15yrs posted by wb8foz

face groove

Got a tuff little job for tomorrow morning... I'm making a new end of an air cylinder. Start with a 3.5 by 3.5 block 1....
19 comments posted 15yrs
posted by karltownsend.NOT
19 comments posted 15yrs posted by karltownsend.NOT

fs: 10 pounds of linotype anyone?

getting down to the dregs here - I have 4 ingots (2.5 pounds) of linotype alloy that I can ship to anywhere in the USA...
11 comments posted 15yrs
posted by nobody
11 comments posted 15yrs posted by nobody

how to make motorcycle mudguards

G'Day, does anyone here have knowledge, articles, experience, etc to cover how metal motorcycle mudguards are made? I s...
9 comments posted 15yrs
posted by desbromilow
9 comments posted 15yrs posted by desbromilow

New Job

I've been working at a tire plant 33 miles away for around 8-1/2 years now, Continental Tire's Mt Vernon, IL plant, ~60...
3 comments posted 15yrs
posted by regor
3 comments posted 15yrs posted by regor

goofy thread pitch

I just came across a shotgun bore brush package that states the thread for the rod is 5/16-27. Who the hell came up with...
6 comments posted 15yrs
posted by presence
6 comments posted 15yrs posted by presence

How to move a barn!

How would you move a large barn? Check out these guys! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o83W0gj_CRE
18 comments posted 15yrs
posted by pkangas
18 comments posted 15yrs posted by pkangas

Carbureter float gauge

In going through my Dad's stuff, I found a Carbureter T109-239 float gauge, used with some Carter carburetors. If you h...
2 comments posted 15yrs
posted by mungedkevin
2 comments posted 15yrs posted by mungedkevin

Mini private what is it

What is it? have I seen one on the real what is it? https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/AZmqUBJElF4rSLlfWahSxUe6wY15rE...
1 comments posted 15yrs
posted by haggisz
1 comments posted 15yrs posted by haggisz

Where does China get their leather for shoes?

I was at a shoe store recently and a quick check of a few shoe boxes indicated that most shoes are not made in the USA....
22 comments posted 15yrs
posted by R-D-Lorance
22 comments posted 15yrs posted by R-D-Lorance