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Steve B

Bought this stuff for $15 http://igor.chudov.com/tmp/Welding-Rod/ Sold some of it today for $390. And I am sure that th...
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posted by ignoramus25972
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Ot: Help with Thunderbird newsgroup reader

Have been getting kinda upset with this. Almost every time I "reply to newsgroup" when responding to a post, I compose...
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posted by fusion640
15 comments posted 15yrs posted by fusion640

Motor Horsepower

If an electric motor with 80% efficiency is pulling 16A at 120V, what is the horsepower? Going by (16)(120)(0.8)/746, I...
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posted by jonSPAMMENOTdanniken
9 comments posted 15yrs posted by jonSPAMMENOTdanniken

How much is 40 lbs of pure nickel wire worth

This is a high temperature magnet wire that is ceramic coated for insulation. Made of 99.6% nickel alloy called Nickel 2...
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posted by ignoramus25972
19 comments posted 15yrs posted by ignoramus25972

new to lathes

I just got my hands on a sherline 4400 mini-lathe. I know how metal behaves with a file/saw/hammer- just not with machi...
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posted by presence
12 comments posted 15yrs posted by presence

OT: Computer keyboard suggestions?

My trusty old keyboard has given up the ghost. I have replaced it with a $4.99 piece of crap from microcenter. I'm now...
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posted by rangerssuck
30 comments posted 15yrs posted by rangerssuck

Reversing a small Bodine motor

I have a small fractional HP Bodine motor. From what I learned from the Bodine website, it is a shaded pole motor. For...
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posted by bob_1fs
5 comments posted 15yrs posted by bob_1fs

Mounting glass DRO scales

I've got a set of new "Rational" glass scales and am trying to mount them to a small (SX3) mill in spite of the Chingli...
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posted by speffSNIP
3 comments posted 15yrs posted by speffSNIP

Terminology question

I need a bearing that has a SQUARE "hole". I have heard these are used on disc harrows. It is to be used to stabilize a...
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posted by pittmanpirate
4 comments posted 15yrs posted by pittmanpirate

ZENNI OPTICAL INFO

Hi, I need some new glasses desperately. Is Zenni Optical still a good bet? I googled and saw some bad remarks about the...
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posted by jbleaux
8 comments posted 15yrs posted by jbleaux

Drying E7018 and hardfacing welding rod

I have a box of 3/32 E7018 welding rod that spent a while without being kept in a dryrod oven. Also a bunch of Stoody 2...
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posted by ignoramus3462
23 comments posted 15yrs posted by ignoramus3462