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Tamper-resistant screw

?Apple is switching to a new type of tamper-resistant screw. This is not a standard Torx, and there are no readily avai...
28 comments posted 15yrs
posted by H.Beal
28 comments posted 15yrs posted by H.Beal

Mill Vise Hold Downs

Seems simple... How do you think It will work out? http://www.instructables.com/image/F5LZD5ZFD80X40N/The-design.jpg or...
4 comments posted 15yrs
posted by onebikenut
4 comments posted 15yrs posted by onebikenut

WIX Filters for less

I know there have been filter discussions here before, (like back when I was regretting using Fram) and I almost think...
4 comments posted 15yrs
posted by steve
4 comments posted 15yrs posted by steve

Keywords du jour

"date night" "prom night"
0 comments posted 15yrs
posted by pittmanpirate
0 comments posted 15yrs posted by pittmanpirate

Induction heating pipes

What would be involved in making a device to heat copper pipes to red hot by means of induction. THis is my friend's pro...
5 comments posted 15yrs
posted by ignoramus21198
5 comments posted 15yrs posted by ignoramus21198

OT: Humor

http://xkcd.com/386/
3 comments posted 15yrs
posted by steve
3 comments posted 15yrs posted by steve

Keyword du jour

"in-vest'-ments" Just watch how many times you hear this in the next two days. Steve
1 comments posted 15yrs
posted by pittmanpirate
1 comments posted 15yrs posted by pittmanpirate

OT How to size a diode?

I am fabricating a small box that will house a couple of "muffin" fans to direct air behind a fireplace insert. I have...
30 comments posted 15yrs
posted by aribert
30 comments posted 15yrs posted by aribert

[Way OT:] Microwave oven now "Lazy Man" clean

I zap a soup bowl, half full of water for a couple minutes and let the vapor condense within the oven cavity for a coup...
49 comments posted 15yrs
posted by Winston
49 comments posted 15yrs posted by Winston

Jackson vertical mill - information?

I'm going to look at a Jackson vertical mill tomorrow night. I've not found out much about them. It appears they were a...
2 comments posted 15yrs
posted by burkheimer
2 comments posted 15yrs posted by burkheimer

Aluminum countertop

I'm determined to do something unique for a countertop and don't want to spend the money on stainless steel and I want...
23 comments posted 15yrs
posted by mikerbgr
23 comments posted 15yrs posted by mikerbgr

Further adventures with CCMT

Making a fixture from a piece of stainless. RPM @720, feed @.050 DOC 5 thousandths. Nice finish, with the chain ripples...
0 comments posted 15yrs
posted by ohland
0 comments posted 15yrs posted by ohland