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What is it? Weekend Edition 10

39. Someone sent this to me a week or two ago, you can test your memory on it since it was posted on the site over thre...
23 comments posted 15yrs
posted by rhvp65
23 comments posted 15yrs posted by rhvp65

compressor tank repair

OK, so I got a deal - Like new 60-gallon Kobalt compressor for $125 on CL. He said it had a hole in the tank, but he co...
36 comments posted 15yrs
posted by burkheimer
36 comments posted 15yrs posted by burkheimer

Way skirts question for Iggy

Ig, the other day, I replace the front and rear way covers on my r2e4, because they were cracked. I selected 1/16" neop...
9 comments posted 15yrs
posted by lloydspinsidemindspring.com
9 comments posted 15yrs posted by lloydspinsidemindspring.com

MSC's web site

Tried the new seach, still sucks as much as the old one. Placed an order for 3 things.... 2 items 1 day shipment from P...
0 comments posted 15yrs
posted by rbraun333
0 comments posted 15yrs posted by rbraun333

How NOT to remove a lathe chuck

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=d27_1291395628 Could have ended up much worse. How many things did they do wrong?
27 comments posted 15yrs
posted by anorton
27 comments posted 15yrs posted by anorton

FF - "Machinist's Workshop"

Free - 7 issues "Machinist's Workshop" (June/July 2009 thru June/July 2010). MW is a lower level than Home Shop Machini...
0 comments posted 15yrs
posted by bobengelhardt
0 comments posted 15yrs posted by bobengelhardt

Unimat db 200 indexing attachment question

I bought one of these things at an auction recently but there is no indexing plate or an obvious way that you might att...
10 comments posted 15yrs
posted by doc
10 comments posted 15yrs posted by doc

[OT:] GM - Specific Motor Oil

I'm not making this up. http://gmdexos.com/aboutdexos.html Starting next month, GM will reserve the right to cancel you...
12 comments posted 15yrs
posted by Winston
12 comments posted 15yrs posted by Winston

OT: GM thinks your'e stupid

In yet another example of the contempt GM has for it's buying public, the current ad for the 2011 Silverado states it ha...
26 comments posted 15yrs
posted by junkjasonrnorth
26 comments posted 15yrs posted by junkjasonrnorth

Gear racks question

Been Googling a bit on this and not finding what I want, thought I'd ask just in case anyone might happen to know. I ha...
14 comments posted 15yrs
posted by janders1957
14 comments posted 15yrs posted by janders1957

What is it? Set 365

Another set has been added to the web site: http://55tools.blogspot.com/ Rob
30 comments posted 15yrs
posted by rhvp65
30 comments posted 15yrs posted by rhvp65

Aluminium and Ferric Chloride

I had to try it to see for myself. Actually the aim of the experiment was three-fold: 1) To see how well FeCl3 etches a...
40 comments posted 15yrs
posted by mkoblic
40 comments posted 15yrs posted by mkoblic

Cablegate

I am reading various diplomatic cables released recently. Naturally, I tried to read about what I know at least somethi...
22 comments posted 15yrs
posted by ignoramus24652
22 comments posted 15yrs posted by ignoramus24652

Dang! I still can do it! <G>

My R2E4 refused to enter the local editor today. I could type commands, and see them executed on the main console scree...
20 comments posted 15yrs
posted by lloydspinsidemindspring.com
20 comments posted 15yrs posted by lloydspinsidemindspring.com