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Vise ID
ERON 4" No. 100 Vise, but no anvil top, just a lip. Was this a special purpose vise? Got it for $10 at a yard sale. Quite heavy. Explore deserttraveler’s 12 photos on Flickr!
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Craigslist pipeline welder
Is this a good deal ? Regards Tom. http://lasvegas.craigslist.org/tls/1404924594.html
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Meet the Hazzards
the Hazzards By Nomi Prins & Christopher Hayes This article appeared in the October 12, 2009 edition of The Nation. September 23, 2009 As we mark the end of the first year of the financial bailout,...
 
Glass baking tray explosion
This glass baking tray (with a pie in it) exploded, when a electric oven burner was turned on under it by accident (not by me). What is interesting is that it exploded (shattered violently) all at...
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There I Fixed It (Humor)
Here are some pics from the "There I Fixed It" website, for you creative and mechanically inclined folks. http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee126/BottleBob_photo/image001.jpg...
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Drill bit tolerances
What is the expected tolerance of drill bits? I have a set of fractional, letter and number drills. No.12 to 15 (including 3/16") seem to produce the same size hole.
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Belt buckle
My belt buckle broke, here's it's replacement (the belt I bought online still has not shown up)
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Ping: Tom Gardner
FYI, sent you a contact today. If you wind up making his brushes, I'll be spinning them in my product so call with any questions and much success on the sale! Regards, Joe Agro, Jr. (800) 871-5022...
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Semi gloss vs gloss in garage
If I am paintign osb walls, which would be better in a shop/garage, semi gloss or gloss white. I want to reflect alot of light but still look good.
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Another Ancestor
highlight of the extensive fossil trove was a female skeleton a million years older than the iconic bones of Lucy, the primitive female figure that has long symbolized humankind's beginnings. An...
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Steamboat regatta photos up
--Back from the California Delta Steamboat Meet. It was HOT, so not much firing of boilers; 105 on Saturday and 104 on Sunday. Still and all it was fun.. Explore this photo album by Steamboat Ed on...
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Electricital question
FACTS: I need to run about 190' from breaker box to my shop. I have a double pole breaker on a 200 (+ or -) v. that says 30 on each leg. In the shop, I will be running a SP175+ 220v MIG Lincoln welder...
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Tools Explained
[ Tools Explained DRILL PRESS: A tall upright machine useful for suddenly snatching flat metal bar stock out of your hands so that it smacks you in the chest and flings your beer across the room,...
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what is this thing part of? actual metal content
this from a friend cleaning out extra stuff - I"m trying to figure out what it's part of - is it related to film loading? I haven't seen anything quite like it, but there's a lot I havent seen - the...
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Backpedaling Electric Bicycle Hub
I preemptively publish and establish a 1-year deadline for my own patent application in the USA thusly: I spoke about my MOEPED series of ultracapacitor electric bicycles with a friend--my boss from...