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insulate a pipe

I'm putting a thermostat on my landlord's solar hot water heater. It has about one foot of exposed copper pipe at the t...
11 comments posted 16yrs
posted by karltownsend.NOT
11 comments posted 16yrs posted by karltownsend.NOT

If you need some good reading

Really great website. http://sites.google.com/site/dannympwillems/home
6 comments posted 16yrs
posted by ignoramus26563
6 comments posted 16yrs posted by ignoramus26563

Not all 12x30 lathes are created equal

This Pratt and Whitney 12x30 lathe http://igor.chudov.com/misc/ebay/tmp/tmp-6362.jpg probably weighs as much as three t...
15 comments posted 16yrs
posted by ignoramus26563
15 comments posted 16yrs posted by ignoramus26563

Clone 4" Kurt-style Mill Vise Acquired - Update

The clone "Kurt" vise acquired in July 2009 has a few vices. This is the story of one such vice. The two bolts that cla...
5 comments posted 16yrs
posted by joegwinn
5 comments posted 16yrs posted by joegwinn

Finding engineering data on shock absorbers

Kinda oddball question, hoping that someone will know. I'm almost ready to re-hang my driveway gate - we've been surviv...
11 comments posted 16yrs
posted by tim
11 comments posted 16yrs posted by tim

Math site

I'm pretty good with algebra and trig. Yet, sometimes, I get stumped, or would just like to take the easy way out. I ha...
16 comments posted 16yrs
posted by deserttraver
16 comments posted 16yrs posted by deserttraver

Does anyone still use lantern toolposts

I was just wondering if anyone who has a lathe capable of using a quick change toolpost like Aloris, would still have a...
24 comments posted 16yrs
posted by ignoramus14738
24 comments posted 16yrs posted by ignoramus14738

weight & quality Emcoturn

Sometime in the not terribly distant future I'll be living in a two bedroom condo. I need to make plans now or I'll go...
10 comments posted 16yrs
posted by karltownsend.NOT
10 comments posted 16yrs posted by karltownsend.NOT

Yet another chain saw question

I have a 16" bar on my Husky 345. Can I just change that to an 18" or 20"? Where can I check that? Steve
43 comments posted 16yrs
posted by deserttraver
43 comments posted 16yrs posted by deserttraver

Dial caliper

A friend has a Chinese made dial caliper that he dropped and now when closed and the O at the top it reads .015. He can...
14 comments posted 16yrs
posted by engineman1
14 comments posted 16yrs posted by engineman1

help sought with tempering spring steel rod

G'Day, We've got a piece of 1/4" spring steel rod (as hard as piano wire) - typical grade spring steel (1080) which we...
8 comments posted 16yrs
posted by desbromilow
8 comments posted 16yrs posted by desbromilow

1977 Ford F250 sector shaft spray welding

My 1977 Ford F250 power steering box is a bit loose on the bottom sector shaft journal. This was a $350.00 "rebuilt box...
5 comments posted 16yrs
posted by msmith5242
5 comments posted 16yrs posted by msmith5242

What's your favorite sites for DIY and plans?

I've seen, and bookmarked a few sites posted here over the last few years, but can't seem to find them again among the...
1 comments posted 16yrs
posted by janders1957
1 comments posted 16yrs posted by janders1957