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Just in case you happen to get your manly bits stuck in a metal pipe, here's what to do: http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/80...
3 comments posted 16yrs
posted by burkheimer
3 comments posted 16yrs posted by burkheimer

OT what is this strange animal in our backyard

I think that he lives under a porch. It is furry and the size of a big cat. http://igor.chudov.com/Animal/ i
121 comments posted 16yrs
posted by ignoramus13320
121 comments posted 16yrs posted by ignoramus13320

CL listing: Anvils in Northern California

No relation to or knowledge of seller, I just know there's always someone looking for an anvil, and this seller has a s...
10 comments posted 16yrs
posted by janders1957
10 comments posted 16yrs posted by janders1957

BP Versus Hurricane Katrena

Remember back during Katrena. I remember a lot of people wanting to help, but they got orders from the Fed (FEMA?) not...
4 comments posted 16yrs
posted by cayoung61**spamblock##
4 comments posted 16yrs posted by cayoung61**spamblock##

Pets 10 commandments

Remember that they can't do a lot of things for themselves and that they depend on you to make their life a quality lif...
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posted by gunnerasch
48 comments posted 16yrs posted by gunnerasch

Far off topic: old fart chuggin' on

Mary suggested that I do my 3 miles indoors today since it was hot and muggy out. Nuh-uh, winter is long enough. It was...
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posted by dforeman
8 comments posted 16yrs posted by dforeman

fa: some really heavy duty pivots/hinges

maybe some of you folks can use these for something productive - they were originally for accordion doors - very heavy...
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posted by nobody
0 comments posted 16yrs posted by nobody

Update on constant-torque/tension

I've made a decision based upon disassembling and evaluating the clutch that was on my machine. The existing clutch is...
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posted by lloydspinsidemindspring.com
4 comments posted 16yrs posted by lloydspinsidemindspring.com

Todays plasticworking

Today I got tasked with making new gripper jaws for an assembly cell. I saw the email before I made it into work while...
25 comments posted 16yrs
posted by ClutchAtLycosDotCom
25 comments posted 16yrs posted by ClutchAtLycosDotCom

Bought more powerful servo amps

I just won a couple of servo amps 30A20AC on ebay. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220618312225http:...
18 comments posted 16yrs
posted by ignoramus24975
18 comments posted 16yrs posted by ignoramus24975

Shop at critical mass

It's a good feeling. Almost anything I need to make or do, the stuff is there to do it. Latest trifling; I needed to po...
7 comments posted 16yrs
posted by junkjasonrnorth
7 comments posted 16yrs posted by junkjasonrnorth

Life is good!

Metal related, not political. The reason for the subject line becomes clear at the end of this video: http://www.youtube...
3 comments posted 16yrs
posted by dforeman
3 comments posted 16yrs posted by dforeman

Big propane tank

Picked this up in someone's garbage. The guy told me that the tank did not have any problems, though it is old. My ques...
58 comments posted 16yrs
posted by ignoramus27711
58 comments posted 16yrs posted by ignoramus27711