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Printing Money?

Ed, Did you happen to notice this story in Ardmore, Philadelphia?...
1 comments posted 16yrs
posted by cavelamb
1 comments posted 16yrs posted by cavelamb

My encoder selection

http://usdigital.com/products/encoders/incremental/rotary/kit/e5/ Model E5-1000-394-I-D-H-G-B Index (3rd channel) Diffe...
5 comments posted 16yrs
posted by ignoramus14096
5 comments posted 16yrs posted by ignoramus14096

Screwing into a metal doorbuck

Awl -- Yeah, I know, a sheetmetal screw..... But are there designs esp. good for semi-heavy loads attached to 16 ga met...
9 comments posted 16yrs
posted by UNfitcat
9 comments posted 16yrs posted by UNfitcat

Trailer question

I have an old trailer I bought abotu a year ago. The wheels have six lugs. It has a brake drum and a metal line on the...
17 comments posted 16yrs
posted by stryped1
17 comments posted 16yrs posted by stryped1

The innate perversity of inanimate objects

I have to go in the lake tomorrow. Water temp at the surface is about 69 F. Kids happily swim in water like that all da...
74 comments posted 16yrs
posted by dforeman
74 comments posted 16yrs posted by dforeman

Fluxing linotype metal

Hi all - We have acquired several buckets full of old Linotype metal - it's a mix of lead, tin and antimony (and maybe...
12 comments posted 16yrs
posted by carla.xspamx.fong
12 comments posted 16yrs posted by carla.xspamx.fong

VFD/Welder question?

Anyone know if a VFD can safely (without blowing itself out) run a 3ph welder? Ive a 25hp older VFD, which appears to b...
11 comments posted 16yrs
posted by gunnerasch
11 comments posted 16yrs posted by gunnerasch

buy a Mig welder

My Century Mig welder don't work right no more. There's an industrial online auction nearby with several offers. A samp...
24 comments posted 16yrs
posted by karltownsend.NOT
24 comments posted 16yrs posted by karltownsend.NOT

Honda Going Back To Timing Chains?

Hi all, I recently bought a used 08 Honda 'Fit' McCar, and had the dealer toss in a set of factory shop manuals as part...
21 comments posted 16yrs
posted by spam
21 comments posted 16yrs posted by spam

Recent thread on solid state disk drives

The prices are starting to drop: 30 GB SATA 2 SS drive: $199 4 GB 2.5" PATA/IDE SS drive: $49
30 comments posted 16yrs
posted by mike.terrell
30 comments posted 16yrs posted by mike.terrell

Speed and feed confusion

Hi All, Must be a senior moment but I am stumped. 1/2" dia. two flute carbide cutting SFM 850, cut per flute 0.002" it...
4 comments posted 16yrs
posted by davenpete
4 comments posted 16yrs posted by davenpete

What is it? Weekend edition

The photos at the links below were sent to me by people looking to identify the items, for one reason or another these...
18 comments posted 16yrs
posted by rhvp65
18 comments posted 16yrs posted by rhvp65

Another economic nosedive

http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2010/06/05/1479060/stocks-nosedive-after-jobs-data.html Stocks nosedive after jobs dat...
32 comments posted 16yrs
posted by gunnerasch
32 comments posted 16yrs posted by gunnerasch