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The end of kodachrome

http://www.wral.com/news/national_world/national/story/8071952/
8 comments posted 16yrs
posted by kfvorwerk
8 comments posted 16yrs posted by kfvorwerk

custom 1930's motorcycle

http://www.bikeexif.com/art-deco-custom-motorcycle
0 comments posted 16yrs
posted by kfvorwerk
0 comments posted 16yrs posted by kfvorwerk

What is this strange encoder motor?

Lots of new pictures here. http://igor.chudov.com/projects/Bridgeport-Series-II-Interact-2-CNC-Mill/24-Troyke-Rotary-Ta...
24 comments posted 16yrs
posted by ignoramus18921
24 comments posted 16yrs posted by ignoramus18921

More calliope build photos

--Have been working at odd moments; finally got the damned thing to pass a pressure test. http://www.flickr.com/photos/s...
3 comments posted 16yrs
posted by steamer
3 comments posted 16yrs posted by steamer

How to determine DC servo motor voltage

I have this Troyke CNC rotary table with a DC servo motor. The nameplate is missing. Thus, I do not know what is the no...
27 comments posted 16yrs
posted by ignoramus18921
27 comments posted 16yrs posted by ignoramus18921

'Way OT: Ant control

I read that ants use pheromones to create trails and communicate with each other. I figured I could discourage them by...
47 comments posted 16yrs
posted by Winston
47 comments posted 16yrs posted by Winston

Interesting video on hand making knives

Not much detail, but an interesting video feature about making high-end ($2,500) kitchen knives. Carla If one person ca...
6 comments posted 16yrs
posted by carla.xspamx.fong
6 comments posted 16yrs posted by carla.xspamx.fong

Nice lathe paint job

http://www.stankpress.ru/list/images/16k20.jpg
16 comments posted 16yrs
posted by ignoramus32079
16 comments posted 16yrs posted by ignoramus32079

My Troyke CNC rotary table is actually working!

A while ago I mentioned this Troyke CNC rotary table that I bought off ebay. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...
33 comments posted 16yrs
posted by ignoramus32079
33 comments posted 16yrs posted by ignoramus32079

What loc-line nozzles do you use for coolant

If you do general purpose simple stuff, what Loc-Line nozzle are you using. A single stream, or something fancier?
2 comments posted 16yrs
posted by ignoramus32079
2 comments posted 16yrs posted by ignoramus32079

Solar power

Quick update on our solar installation. The meter numbers when we installed: 65616 " " 2 weeks later 65458 Obviously we...
2 comments posted 16yrs
posted by eh
2 comments posted 16yrs posted by eh

Metal Halide question

My friend is an electrician, so he gets me hotel stuff in Vegas that they are throwing away. He got me an outdoors tran...
8 comments posted 16yrs
posted by pittmanpirate
8 comments posted 16yrs posted by pittmanpirate

Way OT: Reverse Dictionary

Short Version: Mathematics and physics are awash in concepts known by multiple names. It would be super cool to have a...
11 comments posted 16yrs
posted by Winston
11 comments posted 16yrs posted by Winston

Air compressor water filter

I bought a 4-gal compressor/18 G Brad nailer combo from RONA today. You may question my choice but at $130 I did not th...
11 comments posted 16yrs
posted by mkoblic
11 comments posted 16yrs posted by mkoblic

Rather fascinating

http://www.humorsphere.com/fun/8787/colortest.swf I got 88% and more than a bit confused during the test Rather fascina...
4 comments posted 16yrs
posted by gunnerasch
4 comments posted 16yrs posted by gunnerasch