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Snowed in metal workers

Nyah! Nyah! Nyah! I planted corn today. With the mild winter I wish I had planted a month ago. To stay on topic for the...
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posted by nospam
0 comments posted 16yrs posted by nospam

Pictures of sorted metals

They are somewhat annotated. http://igor.chudov.com/tmp/Metals/
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posted by ignoramus5865
16 comments posted 16yrs posted by ignoramus5865

The ultimate monitor hang

Over the course of many years, I have designed several different computer areas for personal use. The first monitor sta...
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posted by jdoe
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Soldering small

Today I putzed with making suitable drive electronics for my summertime bug-free yellow LED reading light mentioned her...
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posted by dforeman
30 comments posted 16yrs posted by dforeman

Homemade press brake

I have enough iron now, to make what I always wanted to make, which is a homemade press brake. It would be shaped along...
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posted by ignoramus5865
7 comments posted 16yrs posted by ignoramus5865

What are fiber rope crimps called?

What are those compressed/crimped wire rope clips for fiber rope called? They overlap by about half the circumference o...
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posted by kfvorwerk
5 comments posted 16yrs posted by kfvorwerk

3-in-1 oil rant

So I've had this "tin" of 3-in-1 oil around for years - for the yearly 4-drop oiling of the radiant heating pump motors...
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posted by ask
22 comments posted 16yrs posted by ask

Need recipe for moglice like material

Being cheap and having a need to build up the apron slide surfaces on my Chinese lathe mill/drill because they were not...
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posted by e_john_wilson.no.spam.
5 comments posted 16yrs posted by e_john_wilson.no.spam.

Socket on a stick

Here a tool I made this week, I call it a socket on a stick. I made it to attach the water lines to my bathroom sink, a...
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posted by jondanSPAMniken
51 comments posted 16yrs posted by jondanSPAMniken

American made lathe chucks

In a possibly fruitless search for an adjustable, US made chuck, I've found that a price list is not a common thing. Bi...
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posted by ohland
4 comments posted 16yrs posted by ohland

Fast CNC

What is the big key to the speed of this machine? http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4550191913648686955#docid=-16...
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posted by none
10 comments posted 16yrs posted by none

Gene Haas on American Chopper

Awl -- FWIW..... "Stewart Haas Racing Bike" episode. Before or after jail?? Paul Teutul Sr. is lookin skinny, haggard,...
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posted by UNfitcat
15 comments posted 16yrs posted by UNfitcat

Albrecht 1/8" to 5/8" Chuck

I Picked up a used Albrecht 1/8" to 5/8" chuck. Seems to operate very smoothly, but if you close it down to near 1/8",...
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posted by msmith5242
4 comments posted 16yrs posted by msmith5242

This will Blow your mind!

Youtube video, for the electrical types. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqjl-qRy71w
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posted by 3t3d
32 comments posted 16yrs posted by 3t3d