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OT: Frozen padlocks

Hi All, The last couple of nights we have had heavy frosts and morning temps around the 28-F mark. Padlocks on the shed...

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posted by davenpete

24 comments posted 15yrs posted by davenpete

Drop Side Baby Cribs

This looks like an excellent opportunity for handy man types to make money converting the existing drop side cribs to f...

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posted by usenetreply

5 comments posted 15yrs posted by usenetreply

Deepwater horizon explosion -- in depth article

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/26/us/26spill.html?hp=&pagewanted=all

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posted by ignoramus7943

16 comments posted 15yrs posted by ignoramus7943

Better than STERNO

I have used STERNO when camping or hunting for years. About a dozen years back I discovered a better product than STERN...

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posted by R-D-Lorance

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

100% economic recovery achieved

After a strong recovery, GDP, adjusted for inflation, should be at 100% pre-recession level by now. http://www.marketwat...

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posted by ignoramus7943

13 comments posted 15yrs posted by ignoramus7943

build yer own lower

Record cold and snow in MN. I'll soon be locked in the shop for the duration of winter and been casting about for a wor...

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posted by karltownsend.NOT

38 comments posted 15yrs posted by karltownsend.NOT

Robot handgripper

What will they think of next, eih? phil k. http://tinyurl.com/2dmeewm

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posted by pkangas

3 comments posted 15yrs posted by pkangas

Enhancing a sled for smooth gliding

We have a sled ($1 at a garage sale) that looks kind of like this: http://www.amazon.com/Flexible-Flyer-48-Sled/dp/B000...

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posted by ignoramus4804

22 comments posted 15yrs posted by ignoramus4804

Season's Greetings !

The rolls are risin' , turkey's in the oven , Ma got the glazed yams goin' ... and the family will be arriving soon for...

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posted by snag_one

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A troubling Christmas - metal/mental related

I was just sent a cell phone picture of my two grandsons, five and seven, on their new Christmas present, an ATV. I am...

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posted by pittmanpirate

55 comments posted 15yrs posted by pittmanpirate

looking for mostly aluminum allow with some nickel and iron

I need some tubing and round rod made of like 90% aluminum and maybe 5% nickel and 5% iron. Are there any alloys in tha...

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posted by gjbugh

3 comments posted 15yrs posted by gjbugh

Metal / plastic interface cracking

Can anyone tell me how I can avoid this? I want to design a part using the same kind of metal - to - plastic interface...

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posted by Winston

42 comments posted 15yrs posted by Winston

Merry Christmas RCM

I just wanted to wish everyone here a Merry Christmas and a happy New Years. For the Canadians, Happy Boxing day tomorr...

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posted by ClutchAtLycosDotCom

1 comments posted 15yrs posted by ClutchAtLycosDotCom

individual impact sockets

We've picked up some HF impact sockets and used them with good success. Maybe our Craftsman impact tool is too wimpy to...

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posted by wb8foz

11 comments posted 15yrs posted by wb8foz

TV interference with T8 lights

I decided after the T 12 lights in my attached garage started having problems to replace them with T8's.(Electroonic ba...

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posted by stryped1

6 comments posted 15yrs posted by stryped1