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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
1 comments posted 15yrs posted by snag_one

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

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

Machine Abuse

Ran into this 6 min. video and personally I wouldn't do this to a vertical mill. Cutting refractory clay and lining up a...
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posted by SW
2 comments posted 15yrs posted by SW

OT: House wiring ideas needed

My brother bought a house 2 years ago, and remodeled the basement. Older house, no ground wires on the overhead lights....
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posted by fusion640
43 comments posted 15yrs posted by fusion640

Q about Lab Volt 5300 CNC lathe

Anyone familiar with this? http://dallas.craigslist.org/mdf/tls/2126003075.html Is it obsolete? Is it capable of doing...
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posted by burkheimer
9 comments posted 15yrs posted by burkheimer

What is it? Set 368

I need some help with two of them this week: http://55tools.blogspot.com/2010/12/set-368.html Rob
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posted by rhvp65
13 comments posted 15yrs posted by rhvp65

It Makes a Fine Drill Press

Well, I got the major problems fixed with the little mill/drill. It's now got a universal draw bar, and adaptors for bo...
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posted by onebikenut
3 comments posted 15yrs posted by onebikenut

Metal content- making pierced tin lanterns

This shows how a more or less simple thing can become a big deal. http://www.spaco.org/Blacksmithing/TinLantern/PiercedT...
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posted by spaco
4 comments posted 15yrs posted by spaco