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Boring bar satisfaction

Picked up a 3" boring bar from Mesa Tool in order to use in my 1/2" boring head. Had to use it today making a crank han...
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posted by ohland
0 comments posted 15yrs posted by ohland

More on manuals

I have a personal collection of PDF manuals, where I only collected 692 PDF files. This is only the stuff that I needed...
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posted by ignoramus30509
13 comments posted 15yrs posted by ignoramus30509

Mental resilience

Why is it, that some people are more resilient to stress and keep acting rationally, whereas some others, at the first...
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posted by ignoramus30509
40 comments posted 15yrs posted by ignoramus30509

What is it? Set 370

I need some help with three of the items this week: http://55tools.blogspot.com/2011/01/set-370.html Rob
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posted by rhvp65
31 comments posted 15yrs posted by rhvp65

Butt welding ends of 1/16" stainless wire

The tab on my son's jacket zipper, that you would grab to move the zipper up and down, broke. I made a replacement as a...
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posted by ignoramus25384
66 comments posted 15yrs posted by ignoramus25384

Electricital question

I just got a BIG combo oven and microwave from my daughter. She said she had not used the microwave for a year and a ha...
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posted by pittmanpirate
10 comments posted 15yrs posted by pittmanpirate

CNC Machine component search

Looking to add a CDROM or DVDROM drive to an existing, PC based, machining center. I'm having no success finding one th...
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posted by southside09
9 comments posted 15yrs posted by southside09

Self-Sharpening Pick

I once had the pleasure of quarrying alongside a delightful gentleman wielding what he said was a self-sharpening pick...
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posted by haloOUTzzyzxhalo
12 comments posted 15yrs posted by haloOUTzzyzxhalo

MEP-006A behind my trailer

Here it is, behind my trailer, 5,000 lbs of old fashioned goodness http://igor.chudov.com/tmp/MEP-006A/genset.jpg
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posted by ignoramus25384
5 comments posted 15yrs posted by ignoramus25384

Ted Edwards

Readers, Some time ago we had an elderly gentleman that followed RCM named Ted Edwards. He was from Canada, and very wi...
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posted by vordos
41 comments posted 15yrs posted by vordos

Levin Turret Lathe Info Request

Anticipating the most appropriate sentiments sincerely evoked by this post, I'll let Shakespeare admit for me that "Whe...
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posted by haloOUTzzyzxhalo
3 comments posted 15yrs posted by haloOUTzzyzxhalo

OT: Oregon replacement carburetors?

Tecumseh HM80 needs the carb fixed. I have an overhaul or buy new choice to make. I would prefer not to mess with it (i...
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posted by mungedkevin
0 comments posted 15yrs posted by mungedkevin

Scary San Bruno Announcement

Just heard a "spokeswoman" from NTSB state that "If you don't know the pressures that your pipelines are operating unde...
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posted by pittmanpirate
3 comments posted 15yrs posted by pittmanpirate

Can caulk be microwaved?

I just got some caulk from the garage, a new tube of silicone. It was fairly cold in the garage, and the caulk is about...
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posted by pittmanpirate
7 comments posted 15yrs posted by pittmanpirate