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Anniversary of an amazingly enduring design

Monday, March 29, is the 99th anniversary of the legendary 1911 semiautomatic pistol designed by John Moses Browning. T...
162 comments posted 16yrs
posted by dforeman
162 comments posted 16yrs posted by dforeman

PICTURES of my wire brushing and polishing setup

Some pictures of my cleaning setup. http://igor.chudov.com/projects/Cleaning-And-Polishing/ I can clean and polish most...
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posted by ignoramus8345
3 comments posted 16yrs posted by ignoramus8345

OT -- off grid power systems

I'd like to chat offline with someone who has installed a solar array system that feeds your load AND backfeeds to the...
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posted by wb8foz
26 comments posted 16yrs posted by wb8foz

Abec 9 bearings

Finally came across one. Here's how they look like. http://yabe.algebra.com/~ichudov/misc/ebay/Barden-Precision-Bearings...
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posted by ignoramus8345
0 comments posted 16yrs posted by ignoramus8345

Somewhat OT: Well Wiring

From what I understand of wire insulation codes, ANY TW or THWN wire (or other wire with a W in the type code) is water...
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posted by MyNameForward
9 comments posted 16yrs posted by MyNameForward

Closing aluminium tube ends

I'm working on a little project (a spotlight) that is basically a bit of aluminium tubing, 50mm ID, 5mm wall thickness....
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posted by creffield
17 comments posted 16yrs posted by creffield

Hardwood Flooring

Any advantage of one or the other when considering pre-finished VS unfinished wood flooring other than the obvious work...
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posted by autodrill
30 comments posted 16yrs posted by autodrill

Reading RCM via Mac?

--A pal of mine was wondering what other Mac users prefer for reading usenet. I'm on the PC side of the fence using put...
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posted by steamer
8 comments posted 16yrs posted by steamer

Type "J" bushing and Aloris AXA-104

Found that the set screws in my AXA-104 boring bar holder do not match the two holes in the type J bushing. A bit of mi...
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posted by ohland
2 comments posted 16yrs posted by ohland

Some CAD/CAM history

http://www.cadhistory.net/chapters/12_Computervision.pdf
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posted by Clhuprichguesswhat
7 comments posted 16yrs posted by Clhuprichguesswhat

Lubricant for plastic on metal

I have some cheap electrical pushbutton switches that are showing signs of wear on the plastic moving part. Also, plast...
15 comments posted 16yrs
posted by oparr
15 comments posted 16yrs posted by oparr

Bob's Homemade Paper Cutter

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TXyDjdfrX4 It's a run what you brung kinda project. Took 6.5 hours to mill the top plat...
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posted by nospam
4 comments posted 16yrs posted by nospam

fun with your tractor

http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=RobaJKGMMiE
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posted by nobody
22 comments posted 16yrs posted by nobody