⏣ General Metalworking

snow removal methods

I researched the weather before I moved, but to no avail. The snow falls last year and this year have been above normal...

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posted by dcaster

42 comments posted 15yrs posted by dcaster

I love the smell of napalm at Home Depot

I was at Home Depot and saw that they sell "gelled fuel" now. This fuel is almost like napalm in properties, except tha...

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posted by ignoramus17662

15 comments posted 15yrs posted by ignoramus17662

4th axis Rotary table now works great

After much looking and thinking, I found the reason why the 4th axis table was moving in an unsteady, jerky fashion. It...

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posted by ignoramus17662

2 comments posted 15yrs posted by ignoramus17662

Electronic question

I subscribed to some electronics newsgroups, but as of yet haven't passed through their process to get messages. I want...

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posted by pittmanpirate

18 comments posted 15yrs posted by pittmanpirate

Broke a bolt

I snapped a stanchion bolt the other day! 1/4" stainless steel machine screw actually. Starboard stanchion by the cockp...

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posted by cavelamb

20 comments posted 15yrs posted by cavelamb

fa: Hitachi dual trace oscilloscope

nice dual trace scope, really easy to use, could come in handy looking at VFD outputs, logic, etc. here's the link if yo...

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posted by Nobody

1 comments posted 15yrs posted by Nobody

Not metal but materials question

I have an AMERICAN HARVEST JET STREAM OVEN that I love and use daily. After ten years the cover has developed a crack....

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posted by R-D-Lorance

10 comments posted 15yrs posted by R-D-Lorance

Short John Silver

--Put up a set on Flickr describing a build we started back in '05. Will add more when time permits. A bit of machining...

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posted by steamer

0 comments posted 15yrs posted by steamer

How do you get a keensert out?

There's a bin with some aluminum cutoffs with hard steel bushings and Keenserts inserts in them. I can just press out t...

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posted by richg

5 comments posted 15yrs posted by richg

Snowblower Zaps Owner

Well it didn't happen yet, but a neighbor brought over her 2003 Troybilt 8526 so I could see why it stalls after runnin...

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posted by msmith5242

5 comments posted 15yrs posted by msmith5242

OT: Spacesuit gloves

Well, there is some marginal metal content, and even a little electronics, depending on your POV on waldos or servos. D...

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posted by richg

14 comments posted 15yrs posted by richg

Acorn table clamps

My son scored an Acorn table like this one: http://cgi.ebay.com/5-X-5-ACORN-PLATE-PLATEN-WORKHOLDING-WELDING-TABLE-/110...

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posted by karltownsend.NOT

8 comments posted 15yrs posted by karltownsend.NOT

Sources for hook clamps?

Gosh, looking for 3/8 x 16 hook clamps. Jergens has them, but @ $ 24 each. Anyone with lower prices? Perhaps the body a...

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posted by ohland

1 comments posted 15yrs posted by ohland

Welding job

I have a tile cutter that I have nearly sawn in half on the bottom of the tray. How much should a repair of that cost? S...

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posted by pittmanpirate

2 comments posted 15yrs posted by pittmanpirate

Strictly OT - funny commercials

I stumbled across this commercial on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l38blGqVeHc&NR=1 There's other ones, too. E...

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posted by bobengelhardt

0 comments posted 15yrs posted by bobengelhardt