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Stripped !

My drive belt . Got a smaller rear sprocket (thanks Paulie!) and figger I might as well while I'm in there . Stock belt...
2 comments posted 16yrs
posted by snag_one
2 comments posted 16yrs posted by snag_one

Jerry can spout? Maybe OT

Hi All, I have a Jerry can with a 2-5/16" diameter opening and 11-1/2 TPI thread. It looks to be a tapered thread so it...
9 comments posted 16yrs
posted by davenpete
9 comments posted 16yrs posted by davenpete

Don't Bring A Knife To A Gunfight

Nice little demonstration about why all law abiding people should have the right to gun ownership. http://www.liveleak....
143 comments posted 16yrs
posted by dav1936531
143 comments posted 16yrs posted by dav1936531

Mosin Nagant

Finally took possession of this 91/30. It was a local transaction, just took a bit long. http://igor.chudov.com/tmp/Mos...
85 comments posted 16yrs
posted by ignoramus17745
85 comments posted 16yrs posted by ignoramus17745

Gutenberg lathe book

Turning and Boring, by Franklin D. Jones: http://www.gutenberg.org/files/34030/34030-h/34030-h.htm jsw
1 comments posted 16yrs
posted by kb1dal
1 comments posted 16yrs posted by kb1dal

Electric stove element repair

I have one of those quartz top electric ranges. One of the "burners" quit, it has a Nichrome waffled ribbon snaking aro...
34 comments posted 16yrs
posted by buerste
34 comments posted 16yrs posted by buerste

Enco 20 percent off in October

Promo code FSCOCT for orders over $150. Does not apply to machinery items. I don't remember this big of a discount in ye...
1 comments posted 16yrs
posted by kinch
1 comments posted 16yrs posted by kinch

Hard Chrome Application

From experience, I'm relatively sure hard chrome plating can be applied to mild or heat treated steel. Are there any li...
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posted by autodrill
8 comments posted 16yrs posted by autodrill

VFD running 5 pumps?

Is it possible to run say five 2hp blowers or pumps from one 10hp VFD? I read about "Multiple Motors" where the VFD can...
2 comments posted 16yrs
posted by advance
2 comments posted 16yrs posted by advance

Key for small Cushman drill chuck

I got a Dumore "precision" drill press at the dump, but it's missing the key for the Cushman chuck. I found a Jacob's c...
0 comments posted 16yrs
posted by bobengelhardt
0 comments posted 16yrs posted by bobengelhardt

atlas craftsman newsgroup?

I met 2 people this weekend who have recently gotten atlas lathes. I told them both about the atlas-craftsman listserve...
2 comments posted 16yrs
posted by spaco
2 comments posted 16yrs posted by spaco

More power supply

Using SCRs don't look like such a good idea (see previous threads) so I ordered a three phase rectifier for my 240 Vac...
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posted by karltownsend.NOT
14 comments posted 16yrs posted by karltownsend.NOT

16000MAH Solar Battery Charger Panel for Laptop

The nice thing about this 19v laptop solar charger is that if you don't have sun, you can still have portable power by...
2 comments posted 16yrs
posted by gloria06
2 comments posted 16yrs posted by gloria06

making a tubing roller

I used a tubing roller a friend of mine made. It had a big honking forward/reverse motor, and three rollers, and a allt...
1 comments posted 16yrs
posted by pittmanpirate
1 comments posted 16yrs posted by pittmanpirate

Steam Heat question

Does anyone know if there's such a thing as a toe-kick radiator that works for a steam system? My kitchen is severely l...
2 comments posted 16yrs
posted by rangerssuck
2 comments posted 16yrs posted by rangerssuck