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Drill bit temperature?

I was drilling some 1/2" holes today in some 3/8" mild steel today (for the base clamp of a drill press stand I am putt...
7 comments posted 16yrs
posted by jonSPAMMENOTdanniken
7 comments posted 16yrs posted by jonSPAMMENOTdanniken

Workshop Practice

I was going to add some of the workshop Practice books to my collection, but wanted get feedback first. Particularly su...
17 comments posted 16yrs
posted by Searcher7
17 comments posted 16yrs posted by Searcher7

Selling nice pre-war German height gage

Very nice with 0.02 mm vernier. http://cgi.ebay.com/Hahn-Kolb-metric-height-gage-gauge-German-pre-WWII-/220610815847
0 comments posted 16yrs
posted by anorton
0 comments posted 16yrs posted by anorton

stuck in park

"The Kid" is closing on his house today. backing his van up a steep hill with a heavy trailer, he put it in park and go...
36 comments posted 16yrs
posted by karltownsend.NOT
36 comments posted 16yrs posted by karltownsend.NOT

Home Despots -- NEVER again!

I thought I would spread the news about an issue I had with Home Depot Friday. We had a trenching crew cut a buried fee...
30 comments posted 16yrs
posted by lloydspinsidemindspring.com
30 comments posted 16yrs posted by lloydspinsidemindspring.com

Brake question

I have a brake question. I have a 1996 chevy Silverado. I have had it for about 4-5 years. I bought it from my dad. It...
7 comments posted 16yrs
posted by stryped1
7 comments posted 16yrs posted by stryped1

PING Don Foreman

Wasn't it you that did all the research on the effects of welding and magnetic field effects on a defib device ? A good...
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posted by snag_one
15 comments posted 16yrs posted by snag_one

GLOAT: I'm tired

Went to an auction yesterday. Big one with two rings. Right when one ring moved to the power tools, the other ring move...
32 comments posted 16yrs
posted by karltownsend.NOT
32 comments posted 16yrs posted by karltownsend.NOT

OT: Atten: Gunner and other Linux players

Mint 9 is out. My emachine's mouse isn't working on the mouse port so haven't tried it on that. There can be a usb mous...
0 comments posted 16yrs
posted by kfvorwerk
0 comments posted 16yrs posted by kfvorwerk

compressed-air drills

SWMBO wants me to build a small deck. Of course, every new project requires a new tool, right? And my trusty Bosch cord...
157 comments posted 16yrs
posted by spambait
157 comments posted 16yrs posted by spambait

OT: sutibility of M16

I thought some one else would have posted this by now. http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jlLE3JHCPYeSFD...
13 comments posted 16yrs
posted by gmcduffee
13 comments posted 16yrs posted by gmcduffee

Tool review - Harbor Freight

(Cross posted to rec.crafts.metalworking and rec.woodworking) Bought a mobile base for some of my power tools. http://w...
1 comments posted 16yrs
posted by ivanvegvary
1 comments posted 16yrs posted by ivanvegvary

OT: range report

Got a last minute email from Todd last evening, might I be available for a shoot today. I was. It turned out to be a ve...
23 comments posted 16yrs
posted by dforeman
23 comments posted 16yrs posted by dforeman

repair pin holder

When you buy old equipment you always buy a repair job... An 1-1/2" pin holds the hoe on the tractor with two 1/2" stee...
15 comments posted 16yrs
posted by karltownsend.NOT
15 comments posted 16yrs posted by karltownsend.NOT