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Rare earth magnet question

I want to make a knife bar out of rare earth magnets to hold my kitchen knives. If I hold the surface of the knives off...
16 comments posted 15yrs
posted by pittmanpirate
16 comments posted 15yrs posted by pittmanpirate

A new TV show for guys like us

James May's _Man Lab_, "... a new series in which he strives to save the modern man - 'a feckless, bedwetting, parmesan...
3 comments posted 15yrs
posted by kinch
3 comments posted 15yrs posted by kinch

Finding Trades in One's Area

I had that feeling that I'd have to go postal. Seems that I can't find a powder coating business within driving distanc...
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posted by SW
3 comments posted 15yrs posted by SW

Electrochemical Engineering - follow up

There was some concern about production of chlorine in the process I was using to remove steel by electrolysis. I thoug...
3 comments posted 15yrs
posted by mkoblic
3 comments posted 15yrs posted by mkoblic

Round holes with flat bottoms

I am sorry to ask something very basic. My excuse is that I am testing the Forte Agent :-) I need to make round holes i...
23 comments posted 15yrs
posted by mkoblic
23 comments posted 15yrs posted by mkoblic

Building a big tumbler?s

By big i am thinking capacity of 1000 lbs. This is to tumble steel parts coming off our plasma cutting table. My boss c...
13 comments posted 15yrs
posted by clannorm
13 comments posted 15yrs posted by clannorm

What is it? Weekend Edition 8

These photos were all recently sent to me, the first three were submitted by people looking to identify the items, I've...
55 comments posted 15yrs
posted by rhvp65
55 comments posted 15yrs posted by rhvp65

SK Tools is bankrupt

And if you want to know how they made their tools, you can look here: http://www.bidspotter.com/forms/staticgallery.php?...
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posted by ignoramus9310
34 comments posted 15yrs posted by ignoramus9310

Contactors

Once we get all that duct unspooled; I'll need >8 3-phase contactors, in the 50-200A range. If anyone here knows of a su...
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posted by wb8foz
10 comments posted 15yrs posted by wb8foz

Furnace Blower Motor

Towards the end of the last heating season, the blower motor in the shop furnace started acting up. It would not self-s...
36 comments posted 15yrs
posted by snell-p
36 comments posted 15yrs posted by snell-p

OT - filling small oil cans like 3 in 1

I found many years ago that oil by the galon like WD-40 is cheaper than small cans of three in one. But, how to get the...
6 comments posted 15yrs
posted by cayoung61**spamblock##
6 comments posted 15yrs posted by cayoung61**spamblock##

Degassing epoxy

This thing may actually may be use full for something. Presorvac 5 Cycle Marinater http://woot.com/!
18 comments posted 15yrs
posted by usenetreply
18 comments posted 15yrs posted by usenetreply

unspooler project

Have an upcoming job where we'll be spooling out several thousand feet of 1~1.5" HDPE duct and waterpipe. Such arrives...
62 comments posted 15yrs
posted by wb8foz
62 comments posted 15yrs posted by wb8foz

OT: Well water hammer problem

Hi All, Well, (pun intended) the Goulds 10GS15 pump is down there and pumping like a champion. Problem is I am now gett...
14 comments posted 15yrs
posted by davenpete
14 comments posted 15yrs posted by davenpete

The Mother of All Clocks

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posted by jwisniaDumpThisPart
4 comments posted 15yrs posted by jwisniaDumpThisPart