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Drilling Out Cylinder Head Studs - Tooling Question

If you call me and ask me about drilling some typical manufacturing-related job, I can sell you the equipment, but gene...
20 comments posted 15yrs
posted by autodrill
20 comments posted 15yrs posted by autodrill

Tire Bead Goop

Is the purpose of the goop they slather around the bead of a tubeless tire to lubricate during installation, to help se...
31 comments posted 15yrs
posted by pilgrim
31 comments posted 15yrs posted by pilgrim

Are all truck batteries created equal?

My truck battery is dying, and I was wondering if there is such as thing as a "better battery", or are they all created...
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posted by ignoramus9135
90 comments posted 15yrs posted by ignoramus9135

NC Programming

Is there a "generic" NC programming language, or does each brand of machine have its own? How hard is it to learn from...
16 comments posted 15yrs
posted by richg
16 comments posted 15yrs posted by richg

Tips for Lufkin #1671A automatic center punch?

Been looking a this thing sitting on my desk for months, meaning to see if I can find tips for it. Lufkin of course bei...
3 comments posted 15yrs
posted by janders1957
3 comments posted 15yrs posted by janders1957

OT use your toilet plunger for CPR

Maybe this is old news, but a kid used a toilet plunger to CPR his dad a few years ago. The docs have given their bless...
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posted by karltownsend.NOT
8 comments posted 15yrs posted by karltownsend.NOT

dc motor speed control

The electric spout turner on my snowblower is blowing fuses...again. I'm thinking of moving way on up in motor power an...
20 comments posted 15yrs
posted by karltownsend.NOT
20 comments posted 15yrs posted by karltownsend.NOT

Syncrowave 250DX Good Deal?

http://stlouis.craigslist.org/tls/2211016224.html Looks pretty new, not sure if it has the water cooler, maybe the fill...
12 comments posted 15yrs
posted by regor
12 comments posted 15yrs posted by regor

2 stroke yamaha 3 cyl perf mods?

hi, i know this is way off topic , but..............does anybody know of > ANY > workshops etc.... that do performance...
3 comments posted 15yrs
posted by krawczuk
3 comments posted 15yrs posted by krawczuk

Troublesome charger

Several days ago I bought a 3/8 Makita cordless drill. I am very happy with the device with one exception. Whenever I'm...
5 comments posted 15yrs
posted by engineman1
5 comments posted 15yrs posted by engineman1

DIY magnetic bend brake - was "Magnabend"

I just made a 2-MOTE (MOT electromagnet) brake as an evaluation of the idea: -------- I made it small to keep the time,...
2 comments posted 15yrs
posted by bobengelhardt
2 comments posted 15yrs posted by bobengelhardt

Home zinc plating

Has anyone tried zinc plating stuff at home, and if so, how successful was it. I was reading about this and I am not su...
19 comments posted 15yrs
posted by ignoramus15263
19 comments posted 15yrs posted by ignoramus15263

Accu-Link adjustable link belt?

Years ago I built a nice mechanism that put a belt through some insane twists and turns and routing through inaccessibl...
8 comments posted 15yrs
posted by shoppa
8 comments posted 15yrs posted by shoppa

OT-Lobbyists Forge Letters In Derivatives Reform

?This story actually comes from back in November, but I just found out about it due to a recent Planet Money episode al...
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posted by H.Beal
22 comments posted 15yrs posted by H.Beal

OT: Mary and Mayo

St. Mary's hospital in Rochester, MN is very, very impressive. We were there from Monday evening until Friday midday. N...
38 comments posted 15yrs
posted by dforeman
38 comments posted 15yrs posted by dforeman