⏣ General Metalworking

Recycling Old Watches

Thanks to Don, I have managed, after much trial and ribulation, to put the photos of the watches turned into motorcycle...

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posted by n427c

16 comments posted 15yrs posted by n427c

Animated and Re-animated Metal

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6Zw1_NiSWg&border=1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vrvep_YOio&feature=related I think t...

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posted by snell-p

23 comments posted 15yrs posted by snell-p

Metal down the drain OT but metal related

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Peigneur Steve Heart surgery pending? Read up and prepare. Learn how to care for a fri...

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posted by pittmanpirate

3 comments posted 15yrs posted by pittmanpirate

OT: Favorite Cordless Phones

Our cordless phones are dying. The upstairs one is exhibiting "processor on the fritz" problems, and the downstairs one...

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posted by tim

18 comments posted 15yrs posted by tim

Safety chain

I have a Lincoln SA 200 with safety chains on it. My receiver hitch only sticks out about 8" from the pin slot. Total w...

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posted by pittmanpirate

92 comments posted 15yrs posted by pittmanpirate

mystery object - what are these things

maybe someone here can tell http://owwm.org/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=83060

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posted by nobody

7 comments posted 15yrs posted by nobody

Small volume metal spinning

I've been looking for someone to make me 12 aluminum spun items but am not having much luck. Each site I find on the in...

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posted by shuecustomcreations

14 comments posted 15yrs posted by shuecustomcreations

odd motor odor

Well, I started up the new fan motor on the apple cooler and got an odd odor from it. As I'm storing big $ (for me) of...

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posted by karltownsend.NOT

27 comments posted 15yrs posted by karltownsend.NOT

Fred Flintstone Milling

Today I had to mount some new tooling to an assembly fixture at work. One problem, there was metal in the way that woul...

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posted by ClutchAtLycosDotCom

19 comments posted 15yrs posted by ClutchAtLycosDotCom

OT: Got cholesterol?

Well, finally got in for that eye check thingis - the doc says there's no chance I had a stroke with a BP of 126/88; I...

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posted by richgrise

41 comments posted 15yrs posted by richgrise

Vacuum chamber ideas

I am going to build a chamber type vacuum sealer. Unlike the Food-saver Seal-a-Meal machines that pull a weak vacuum, d...

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posted by rogershoaf

49 comments posted 15yrs posted by rogershoaf

iron for machining

I notice most of my suppliers don't stock iron. I use steel and aluminum for most of my stuff. Would like to try some i...

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posted by xman

7 comments posted 15yrs posted by xman

Fire-safe low power space heater?

I would like to find/make etc a space heater, I would say 200 watts, that would be completely fire safe (say, I could s...

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posted by ignoramus12853

9 comments posted 15yrs posted by ignoramus12853

Brake Rotor protectant

Friend of mine, has a Buick station wagon, 1993. Last time he did front brakes and rotors, he neglected to take the gre...

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posted by cayoung61**spamblock##

4 comments posted 15yrs posted by cayoung61**spamblock##

GM brake pins (metal) which tend to rust

Living in the Rochester, NY area. Vehicles rust, and parts are dificult to remove. The threaded pins for GM front brake...

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posted by cayoung61**spamblock##

8 comments posted 15yrs posted by cayoung61**spamblock##