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Cutting steel tubing on a RAS/carbide blade

Awl -- I've gotten so spoiled from cutting alum on my RAS, that it would be nice to cut 16 ga steel tubing, generally o...
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posted by UNfitcat
1 comments posted 16yrs posted by UNfitcat

cutting nylon

I need to cut a gentle curve through the long dimension of several 1/2"x1/2"x1" pieces of hard nylon stock (making soft...
19 comments posted 16yrs
posted by mice42
19 comments posted 16yrs posted by mice42

OT-Gold shortage in EU

It is not just professional investors who are worried. Bullion traders report a sharp increase in demand from ordinary...
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posted by azotic
1 comments posted 16yrs posted by azotic

The youth of today!!!

Remember that Miller welder with a TIG attachment that I bought for $0.99? I sold it on Craigslist. The buyer paid $150...
60 comments posted 16yrs
posted by ignoramus14233
60 comments posted 16yrs posted by ignoramus14233

Can this be run on single phase?

am loooking for an air compressor for my home shop/garage 30x30 that I could use with a sand blaster if I want. I found...
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posted by stryped1
10 comments posted 16yrs posted by stryped1

Balancing a fan

I got so much help on my sprayer, I'm trying again... Full time investigation and part replacement has me working on th...
37 comments posted 16yrs
posted by karltownsend.NOT
37 comments posted 16yrs posted by karltownsend.NOT

PING: Bill Noble

I lost the auction for your Linotype Lead, But I drove the price up nicely! If you get any more, let me know.
0 comments posted 16yrs
posted by buerste
0 comments posted 16yrs posted by buerste

McMaster is instant fulfillment!

I ordered a pair of Imperial model IE-180 wire cutters late on the 12th, and they arrived just now. Hot damn, that's jus...
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posted by ohland
13 comments posted 16yrs posted by ohland

Remember that o-ring groove in that piston?

Well, I tried to assemble the hole thing and the push rod threaded into my piston crooked... How is that possible I won...
12 comments posted 16yrs
posted by nospam
12 comments posted 16yrs posted by nospam

Harbor Freight safety instructions

SWMBO bought a hamburger press at Harbor Freight last weekend. So I'm getting ready to use it... unpack it... to find "...
62 comments posted 16yrs
posted by spambait
62 comments posted 16yrs posted by spambait

Combining compressors

I am wanting to do some sandblasting in the future. (Like a trailer frame). Most pressure blasters with a large nozzle...
14 comments posted 16yrs
posted by stryped1
14 comments posted 16yrs posted by stryped1

Hydraulic hose question

Would going from a 3/16"ID hose to a 1/4" ID hose make any difference in how something works? The hydraulic hose that c...
11 comments posted 16yrs
posted by geolane
11 comments posted 16yrs posted by geolane

NO DOPE!!! Dope!

I was just replacing our dishwasher with a new one, and I noticed something... First off let me tell you in the past I...
13 comments posted 16yrs
posted by nospam
13 comments posted 16yrs posted by nospam

rotational vibration

I'm repairing the same issue on my airblast sprayer for about the fifth time. Own something long enough and the same pr...
34 comments posted 16yrs
posted by karltownsend.NOT
34 comments posted 16yrs posted by karltownsend.NOT

[Way OT] RFC (Request for Catchphrase)

Resolved that all future stock market freefalls of 9% or larger within one hour be called 'Tourre Cliffs'....
0 comments posted 16yrs
posted by Winston
0 comments posted 16yrs posted by Winston