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What is it? Weekend Edition 5

I don't know the answers for number 19 and 21: 18. Someone sent this in, I had a similar tool on the site a couple year...
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posted by rhvp65
20 comments posted 15yrs posted by rhvp65

Friday Score

Fridays are the days to hit yard and estate sales if one has the freedom to do so. I just scored a Tekronix 2215 60Mhz...
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posted by janders1957
39 comments posted 15yrs posted by janders1957

Durable cheap finish for home built receiver

Durable cheap finish for home built receiver I recently finished a home made AR-15 receiver made from 304 SS and 6061-T...
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posted by dbirch
40 comments posted 15yrs posted by dbirch

Machining HDPE question

I need to machine some HDPE to hold a bunch of specialized tooling for automation cell at work. I need a 1.5D x 1.1 DP...
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posted by ClutchAtLycosDotCom
12 comments posted 15yrs posted by ClutchAtLycosDotCom

Was CZ75 compact now S&W M&P 40 compact

Well, I finally connected with a PDW I liked. Called a sporting goods place down state that is normally farther than I...
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posted by ClutchAtLycosDotCom
5 comments posted 15yrs posted by ClutchAtLycosDotCom

Bang on it with a hammer

We have all experienced the old stuck starter motor. Often smacking it a couple times with a hammer seems to fix it rig...
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posted by nospam
21 comments posted 15yrs posted by nospam

Propane valve question

Will the connector from a home propane grill line hook up to and work on a propane fuel tank for a forklift? Or do I ne...
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posted by pittmanpirate
18 comments posted 15yrs posted by pittmanpirate

Sometimes I'm an idiot

A while back I made a homemade tram for my mill, drill press etc. Day before yesterday I had a crash that knocked the m...
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posted by nospam
4 comments posted 15yrs posted by nospam

Pretty Accurate Horizontal Drilling/Milling

In the process of making another spindle holder / mount I was thinking it would sure be nice if I could drill the horiz...
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posted by onebikenut
2 comments posted 15yrs posted by onebikenut

Robot at IMTS

When I visited the IMTS show, I saw a robot that was working very quickly, performing some boring, but intricate task v...
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posted by ignoramus15834
15 comments posted 15yrs posted by ignoramus15834

Source for small 4 jaw chucks?

I have a pre-WWII metal lathe, made for Sears. Very small, AA series. it had a 3" diameter 4 jaw chuck. The chuck mount...
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posted by sdwheaton
10 comments posted 15yrs posted by sdwheaton

OT: Failure to post

I have tried to post responses on some of the threads but they are not getting through. On some threads I can get throu...
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posted by mkoblic
26 comments posted 15yrs posted by mkoblic

Retaining Compounds - part 2

I got the Permatex version of Loctite 660 yesterday (Permatex 20297). Before I used it in anger I thought I would run a...
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posted by mkoblic
9 comments posted 15yrs posted by mkoblic

Need oddball bolt: 1/2" x 12 TPI

Hi everyone - I've got a repair project on an ancient (pre 1900, American-made) Chandler and Price guillotine paper cut...
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posted by carla_xspamx
18 comments posted 15yrs posted by carla_xspamx