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OT-Junk science targeted

?The incoming Republican majority in the House of Representatives has selected the National Science Foundation (NSF) as...
36 comments posted 15yrs
posted by H.Beal
36 comments posted 15yrs posted by H.Beal

boat wiring

My friend's boat wiring is FUBAR. Its a 25 year old salt water unit with a Cummins diesel and single screw. There is wh...
11 comments posted 15yrs
posted by karltownsend.NOT
11 comments posted 15yrs posted by karltownsend.NOT

Personal question metal related

I need to go buy a GOOD nose hair cutter. My wife gives me holy s*it because my nose hair grows faster than any other h...
23 comments posted 15yrs
posted by pittmanpirate
23 comments posted 15yrs posted by pittmanpirate

ER40 Collet Chuck Options?

Anyone have a trusted and reliable source for ER40 collet chucks to mount onto either J3 or J33 tapers? Alternately, I'...
13 comments posted 15yrs
posted by autodrill
13 comments posted 15yrs posted by autodrill

DRO - Shooting star scales Q

I have a Shooting Star DRO setup that someone has tried to mount to a minilathe, so the long scale is cut down. I need...
7 comments posted 15yrs
posted by burkheimer
7 comments posted 15yrs posted by burkheimer

Industrial Music SWMBO

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBo5K0ZQIEY&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ag1EbxYKh_4 Was surfing for ne...
6 comments posted 15yrs
posted by SW
6 comments posted 15yrs posted by SW

Forging a wrench

The Nov-Dec issue of HSM has the last in a series of 5 articles about making a tool that _cuts_ knurls. It's an interes...
1 comments posted 15yrs
posted by bobengelhardt
1 comments posted 15yrs posted by bobengelhardt

Nico mini-lathe

Hi Folks: I have recently acquired a "Nico" small lathe. All it says on the machine is "Nico... Lockport. N.Y." This is...
0 comments posted 15yrs
posted by danmitch
0 comments posted 15yrs posted by danmitch

Electrical wiring question - shop related

Is it permissable to have an outlet that is rated for less curent than the circuit breaker is? I wired the detached gar...
12 comments posted 15yrs
posted by aribert
12 comments posted 15yrs posted by aribert

Cole Drill and 1/4 hp dc motors on eBay

HI, guys: Been a while since I posted here, but thought I would give you a heads- up on a couple items now active on eB...
0 comments posted 15yrs
posted by bob.edwards
0 comments posted 15yrs posted by bob.edwards

Screw Thread Gauges

Can I get recommendations of which and how many screw thread gauges(gages?) one should own to cover the most common thr...
14 comments posted 15yrs
posted by Searcher7
14 comments posted 15yrs posted by Searcher7

Cutting Linear Motion Shaft Without Distorttion

Not sure if its even an issue, but I was wondering if I cut a 1" precision linear shaft with something like a chop saw...
13 comments posted 15yrs
posted by onebikenut
13 comments posted 15yrs posted by onebikenut

Gun Tap VS Spiral Tap

Someday I'm going to get to buy a good used tapping head that doesn't go up to almost new price. Anyway, in the mean ti...
9 comments posted 15yrs
posted by onebikenut
9 comments posted 15yrs posted by onebikenut

Speeds / Feeds / Depth

I had received an e-mail recently saying the G-Wizard was going to go to a subscription basis. It sure sounded like you...
3 comments posted 15yrs
posted by onebikenut
3 comments posted 15yrs posted by onebikenut

Cushy plier handles

My 'Mr. Coffee' finally konked out for the last time. (Repair parts weren't in my stockpile and would cost a significan...
65 comments posted 15yrs
posted by Winston
65 comments posted 15yrs posted by Winston