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Rusty boat trailer

Hi all, I'm looking buying a boat, but concerned about the trailer (images can be seen here: https://imgur.com/a/mtkIlS...
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OT: Items in a metal box are cooler?

Metal is cooler than ambient temperature? Is the temperature inside of a metal box cooler than ambient temperature? I n...
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posted by always.look
25 comments posted 6yrs posted by always.look

Cheap Import Surface Grinder - Coolant

A while back I picked up an inexpensive (relatively speaking) 6x12 surface grinder. It does a pretty decent job for lig...
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Re: Source for 1/4" x 32 set screw?

> I finally got the damaged collet key removed from my B'port C head spindle > but found it's threaded 1/4 x 32. Anyone...
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posted by kndmachine
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Where to buy one 5/8" 16 TPI nut?

Looks like DeWalt's mud mixer drill spindle is 5/8" 16 TPI. It measures .59 inches outer diameter and it's shaved down...
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posted by always.look
12 comments posted 6yrs posted by always.look

What grease is this?

https://www.flickr.com/photos/27532210@N04/? Will good NLGI 2 grease work? Thanks.
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posted by always.look
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Been fun folks!

Well time has come to drop my paid Usenet service very soon, and frankly not going to bother looking for a free one. 2...
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posted by janders1957
8 comments posted 6yrs posted by janders1957

Little metal cutting portable bandsaw rocks!

Once again, my small Dewalt metal cutting portable bandsaw slices through thick hard metal like butter. Using a Dewalt...
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posted by always.look
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Steel pipe for flag pole

I have one of those cheap aluminum flag poles because I don't want to spend $1200 on a high dollar one. It uses 2" pipe...
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posted by kleake1
23 comments posted 6yrs posted by kleake1

Power feed problem

I have a Central Machinery (HF) power feed on the X axis of my RF45 clone mill and it's acting weird . Works fine on th...
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posted by Snag_one
6 comments posted 6yrs posted by Snag_one

belt size

Does anyone know which of the small v belts would be used with a 1.5 hp 1700 rpm motor? My 9/20 lathe with a 3/4 horse...
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posted by ht
9 comments posted 6yrs posted by ht

Cutting up Golden Ray with diamond chain

There's an animation of using a "diamond-encrusted cutting chain" in a video in the article linked above, which is abou...
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posted by not
8 comments posted 6yrs posted by not