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Emerson Electric

One of the country's most important industrial companies says the United States is not a good place to manufacture and...
58 comments posted 16yrs
posted by azotic
58 comments posted 16yrs posted by azotic

9 volt battery hack on youtube

Been a while, but I did see a "battery hack" done on Youtube. The video creator takes apart a 9 volt transistor battery...
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posted by cayoung61**spamblock##
3 comments posted 16yrs posted by cayoung61**spamblock##

Where's TMT?

I haven't seen TMT posting lately about the President he helped elect doing what he would have been posting about if GW...
6 comments posted 16yrs
posted by regor
6 comments posted 16yrs posted by regor

Ping: Iggy

Say..can you set up a single directory that I can upload ebooks into? I dont mind sending a bunch of them via hi-speed...
2 comments posted 16yrs
posted by gunner
2 comments posted 16yrs posted by gunner

PING: Gunner

Do you have a high-speed mandrel? Ideally, 10-15k rpm. Something I can drive with a flat belt and attach a cut-off wheel...
2 comments posted 16yrs
posted by buerste
2 comments posted 16yrs posted by buerste

Non-detergent kerosene?

It was suggested that I clean my skungy windows with a diluted solution of this. Just some in some warm water. The guy...
10 comments posted 16yrs
posted by deserttraver
10 comments posted 16yrs posted by deserttraver

Shop lights with radiant heater

They have shop lights with built in radiant heaters at Costco. Karl
0 comments posted 16yrs
posted by kfvorwerk
0 comments posted 16yrs posted by kfvorwerk

Lathe purchase advice sought

I need a lathe with a little larger capacity than the Sherline that I've been using for a while, but don't have very mu...
59 comments posted 16yrs
posted by spambait
59 comments posted 16yrs posted by spambait

Ok to make a panel knockout bigger?

I am removing my #4 romex feeding my sub panel due to suggestions on here. When I removed the main panel end, I discove...
17 comments posted 16yrs
posted by stryped1
17 comments posted 16yrs posted by stryped1

Isolating neutral bus from ground bus

I was looking at my sub panel beside my main panel. (It is about 2 feet away and was added a few years ago because of l...
14 comments posted 16yrs
posted by stryped1
14 comments posted 16yrs posted by stryped1

machining rubber

Today, I had to make some grippers for a machine that grasps a round part and then drives 6 bolts in to 50 lb/ft. I was...
23 comments posted 16yrs
posted by clutch
23 comments posted 16yrs posted by clutch

Compression Cutters

To All: Now here's a real End Mill Flute design I've never seen before - outside of some off-the-wall router bits. It's...
18 comments posted 16yrs
posted by bottlbob
18 comments posted 16yrs posted by bottlbob

Lead angle for boring bar?

Should an insert on a boring bar be neutral?
4 comments posted 16yrs
posted by ohland
4 comments posted 16yrs posted by ohland

Screw extractor for brass 10x32 screw

I've already found out that a spiral screw extractor is not backing out a snapped-off brass 10x32 screw. Would a straig...
3 comments posted 16yrs
posted by ohland
3 comments posted 16yrs posted by ohland

Flashlight for review

This worth $25? http://misterx.livejournal.com/616213.html
17 comments posted 16yrs
posted by cayoung61**spamblock##
17 comments posted 16yrs posted by cayoung61**spamblock##