⏣ General Metalworking

Tile in garage?

Would you use this in a workshop/garage? http://www.armstrong.com/commflooringna/products/vct/black-gray/_/N-75hZ6vl?rpp...

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posted by stryped1

12 comments posted 16yrs posted by stryped1

Dropbox Question

I just finished an exercise in automatically generating a LaTeX file from Scilab, to make a change gear table for my Sm...

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posted by tim

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Unpleasant certain excpected disappointment with Bridgeport

The service woman got back to me and said ``This is a machine that was built exclusively in the UK. They are not suppor...

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posted by ignoramus21954

7 comments posted 16yrs posted by ignoramus21954

Battery drill external battery pack

Have you ever built a battery drill, using a dead cordless drill, and external battery pack? For a while, I was saving...

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posted by cayoung61**spamblock##

29 comments posted 16yrs posted by cayoung61**spamblock##

Not OT (for once) - follow up - drill chuck removal problem

Hi All, follow up - some time ago, I asked about how to remove the key-less chuck on battery drills. My semi-dead one I...

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posted by VK3BFA

5 comments posted 16yrs posted by VK3BFA

Role of craftspersons (such as metalworkers) in resilient communities

Some really good stuff to ponder here, especially if you think we are headed for a systemic crisis. http://globalguerril...

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posted by spamTHISbrp

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HF hydraulic press Question

I bought the Harbor Freight 20 Ton hydraulic press today. The table [they refer to it as the apron] rocks on the pins....

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posted by GeoLane at PTD dot NET

6 comments posted 16yrs posted by GeoLane at PTD dot NET

OT: [OT] That was funny!

Just now I told SWMBO that I've decided to fight senility. I proudly told her that I refused to open any incoming packa...

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posted by Winston

33 comments posted 16yrs posted by Winston

Pleasant (tentative) surprise with Bridgeport Customer Service

I called Bridgeport (division of Hardinge now) and spoke to customer support. I asked a lady if they have schematic for...

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posted by ignoramus16651

26 comments posted 16yrs posted by ignoramus16651

OT computer/video question OT

I'm tryin' to assemble diverse pieces into a sorta-kinda media center . One of those pieces is a computer , Intel D865P...

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posted by snag_one

17 comments posted 16yrs posted by snag_one

shrinker/stretcher

I'm thinking about getting a shrinker/stretcher to have about the shop for mostly shaping aluminum parts. Are there any...

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posted by eh

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Agent Email filter help

Just got a TON of spam Emails with 7 lines and blank subject field. all from different sender ID. Agent's filter seems...

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posted by junkjasonrnorth

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OT: Mil pay vs Social Security

I'm retired USAF, drawing a monthly pension payment. But it is harder every day to go to my job. I'm getting close to S...

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posted by piracy

6 comments posted 16yrs posted by piracy

Turbo Incabulator

http://home.comcast.net/~steveham21/turbo.mpg Gunner

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posted by gunnerasch

6 comments posted 16yrs posted by gunnerasch

Sine Bar Chart?

Anyone got a simple chart or spreadsheet for a 5" sine bar?

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posted by burkheimer

12 comments posted 16yrs posted by burkheimer