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Dead guy tries to steal wire from electrical vault

http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/284051/husband-electrocuted-wife-burned-alleged-copper-theft-la Husband electrocuted, wif...

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posted by gunnerasch

24 comments posted 15yrs posted by gunnerasch

Just a few B-25 pictures

http://picasaweb.google.com/gunnerasch/Oildorado# I was very very surprised by how SMALL the bomb bay was. One couldnt...

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posted by gunnerasch

6 comments posted 15yrs posted by gunnerasch

Does anyone actually own a pig roaster

If you own a pig roaster or know someone who does, then I just have a couple of questions. 1) how often is it actually...

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posted by ignoramus10132

37 comments posted 15yrs posted by ignoramus10132

Laying Pipeline

This is a pretty cool video of a pipe laying ship. That's a LOT of machinery and work going on there. I don't understan...

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posted by 3t3d

3 comments posted 15yrs posted by 3t3d

3d plotting software for linux

In response to an earlier question, there appears to be three popular [free] 3d graphing packages available for linux....

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posted by gmcduffee

0 comments posted 15yrs posted by gmcduffee

Proxxon micro mill

Any good or bad experience with the Proxxon micro mill or other tools? It costs less than half of a Sherline. http://ww...

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posted by td_03

13 comments posted 15yrs posted by td_03

Knowing an old guy can be useful (on topic)

A younger friend and former colleague and teammate of many years came over today for a bit of shop assistance. He was d...

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posted by dforeman

11 comments posted 15yrs posted by dforeman

Electrochemical engineering

I am whittling away pieces of mild steel using direct current in 1% NaCl solution. The by-product is hydrogen gas. Acco...

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posted by mkoblic

18 comments posted 15yrs posted by mkoblic

OT Dish Network

When I started my Dish Network service a couple years ago, I paid the extra fee for the equipment ($49.95) instead of b...

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posted by regor

14 comments posted 15yrs posted by regor

Resiliance and a modicum of rebellion (on topic)

I promised to report back when I'd found a solution for a problem the twits at City Hall presented me with last spring....

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posted by dforeman

0 comments posted 15yrs posted by dforeman

Plastic welding question

An elderly couple just down the road from me have a 1000 gallon plastic water storage tank that has developed a minor c...

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posted by janders1957

26 comments posted 15yrs posted by janders1957

Heat Treater/Oven controls F/S

I just finished up converting an old Cress oven, with one more left to go and have a number of temp controllers availab...

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posted by gunnerasch

1 comments posted 15yrs posted by gunnerasch

If anyone needs a 1J Bridgeport head

Let me know. This one comes with an extra universal mounting plate, which you can remove of course, but you can use it t...

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posted by ignoramus18298

30 comments posted 15yrs posted by ignoramus18298

Ebooks of interest

alt.binaries.e-book.technical has quite a number of miltary and firearms related postings at the moment, as well as a n...

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posted by gunnerasch

68 comments posted 15yrs posted by gunnerasch

Wes

Check this out http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=330486331351 It has a few problems, which can be corr...

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posted by ignoramus18298

6 comments posted 15yrs posted by ignoramus18298