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shooting stars

apropos of nothing in particular regarding this game (in which the referee just made a horrible call= Clarkson gets cal...
8 comments posted 16yrs
posted by rangerssuck
8 comments posted 16yrs posted by rangerssuck

Cutting Vs Forming

I've been slowly retrofitting a MaxNC mini mill that was all clapped out and had V screws over to acme screws with anti...
8 comments posted 16yrs
posted by nospam
8 comments posted 16yrs posted by nospam

fa: Hilti screw/nut driver 99 cents

here's the link, maybe some of you can use this http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=300488061341
1 comments posted 16yrs
posted by Nobody
1 comments posted 16yrs posted by Nobody

Ryobi reciprocating saw blade retention issues

I have two reciprocating saws. My Super Sawsall works well but on occasion (like going to the Pick&Pull salvage yard) I...
5 comments posted 16yrs
posted by aribert
5 comments posted 16yrs posted by aribert

One-off hole on steel ball

Well two actually; but need them centred; and I don't want to mark the balls. I'm thinking to make a centred hole in a...
15 comments posted 16yrs
posted by none
15 comments posted 16yrs posted by none

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 16yrs
posted by pittmanpirate
16 comments posted 16yrs 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 16yrs
posted by kinch
3 comments posted 16yrs 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...
3 comments posted 16yrs
posted by SW
3 comments posted 16yrs 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 16yrs
posted by mkoblic
3 comments posted 16yrs 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 16yrs
posted by mkoblic
23 comments posted 16yrs 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 16yrs
posted by clannorm
13 comments posted 16yrs 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 16yrs
posted by rhvp65
55 comments posted 16yrs 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?...
34 comments posted 16yrs
posted by ignoramus9310
34 comments posted 16yrs posted by ignoramus9310