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Coke machine

Is it hard to get an old one going? I would like to buy an old one for the garage project.
13 comments posted 16yrs
posted by stryped1
13 comments posted 16yrs posted by stryped1

Garage idea

I have a 30x30 garage/shop. I have an idea to paint the concrete floor a beige eppoxy then put a 3 foot tall borger or...
12 comments posted 16yrs
posted by stryped1
12 comments posted 16yrs posted by stryped1

DIY resistance welding

I want to make some small diameter rod racks for spices. I think I'll use 1/4" or less square and round bar. I'm going...
7 comments posted 16yrs
posted by deserttraveler
7 comments posted 16yrs posted by deserttraveler

Cast iron that crumbles like cookies?

I was throwing out a completely unremarkable piece of metal junk. It was a ring the size a bit bigger than a quarter an...
15 comments posted 16yrs
posted by ignoramus4694
15 comments posted 16yrs posted by ignoramus4694

Pictures of this strange winch

http://igor.chudov.com/tmp/Winch/
11 comments posted 16yrs
posted by ignoramus4694
11 comments posted 16yrs posted by ignoramus4694

Measuring the CFM of a fan

Maybe OT, but not as much as many. I have a fairly large centrifugal blower (squirrel cage) & I'd like to know its CFM....
0 comments posted 16yrs
posted by bobengelhardt
0 comments posted 16yrs posted by bobengelhardt

Bad single phase motor? Diagnostic?

I have seen a few single phase motors that acted badly, but not like this. I am fixing a few things that I did not have...
7 comments posted 16yrs
posted by ignoramus4694
7 comments posted 16yrs posted by ignoramus4694

80 year old waterpump that still works

http://yabe.algebra.com/~ichudov/misc/ebay/Antique-Electric-Water-Pump/Antique-Electric-Water-Pump-6762.jpg And the comp...
39 comments posted 16yrs
posted by ignoramus27467
39 comments posted 16yrs posted by ignoramus27467

13' Boston Whaler Restoration

Hey All: A neighbor of mine on the pond I live has offered me a free use of a 13' Boston Whaler, if I can fix it up......
6 comments posted 16yrs
posted by fredfowler
6 comments posted 16yrs posted by fredfowler

The last hole

Today, I thought I'd make the rear barrel plate for my gatlingun. Simple round disk with an array of 10 threaded holes,...
13 comments posted 16yrs
posted by clutch
13 comments posted 16yrs posted by clutch

OT Responsible millionaires for higher taxes

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/meet-the-millionaires-who-want-to-pay-higher-taxes-2010-04-09 I certainly share their...
20 comments posted 16yrs
posted by ignoramus21954
20 comments posted 16yrs posted by ignoramus21954

Smithy Change Gears

http://www.metalworking.com/dropbox/smithy-change-gears.pdf I included the Scilab file that generates the LaTeX to make...
0 comments posted 16yrs
posted by tim
0 comments posted 16yrs posted by tim

Rolltop

http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=7H0K1k54t6A "German concept laptop"
1 comments posted 16yrs
posted by Clhuprichguesswhat
1 comments posted 16yrs posted by Clhuprichguesswhat

MIG at home garage legality

I'm a newbie to welding... Just wondering if I need to notify town authorities if I was to set up a small MIG kit in my...
42 comments posted 16yrs
posted by unixzip
42 comments posted 16yrs posted by unixzip

Leaking 1/2" union -- face on a lathe?

Awl -- It's an old-style union (flat mating faces), immediately on my compressor, with the controls and fittings on tha...
15 comments posted 16yrs
posted by UNfitcat
15 comments posted 16yrs posted by UNfitcat