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Welding on a fuel tank (jerry can)

I would like to convert a 5 gallon steel jerry can into a fuel tank to hold diesel fuel. To that end, I will need to ad...

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posted by ignoramus25468

27 comments posted 16yrs posted by ignoramus25468

Recalescence and Curie Point

For a delightful demo of Curie point of steel see: http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=ES&hl=es&v=X8ZHQQUusGo I wonder, whi...

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posted by dgoncz.703.475.7456

0 comments posted 16yrs posted by dgoncz.703.475.7456

Reciprocating saw performance

What is the reasonable maximum cutting capacity of a reciprocating saw in mild steel? What is the incremental benefit o...

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posted by mkoblic

12 comments posted 16yrs posted by mkoblic

Reloading - brass jammed in sizing die

Started playing with my Dillon 550 reloader after the ball game today... The second brass casing I pushed in to the siz...

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posted by karltownsend.NOT

7 comments posted 16yrs posted by karltownsend.NOT

ER25 collet arbor with galled taper

I recently bought a used ER25 collet set and 1" diameter straight-shank arbor, aside from missing a few of the larger c...

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posted by joegwinn

2 comments posted 16yrs posted by joegwinn

Workpiece larger than machine tool

A casting for a conventional design of 1/2 ton capacity arbor press was machined 1/8 inch on a 2 x 10 inch side for a m...

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posted by dgoncz.703.475.7456

8 comments posted 16yrs posted by dgoncz.703.475.7456

Explosion Welding

A cool video on a very unique welding process. http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=7cc_1258854138 Dave

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posted by dav1936531

2 comments posted 16yrs posted by dav1936531

A day in the shop

Spent part of today mudding and taping seams in the drywall. I'm getting close to having my shop ready for winter metal...

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posted by clutch

17 comments posted 16yrs posted by clutch

What is awesome in German?

Just got a text from my kid "What is awesome in German?" Numerous smart-ass answers leaped to mind, including "idiomati...

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posted by tim

94 comments posted 16yrs posted by tim

Hadron Collider back online

http://www.v3.co.uk/v3/news/2253714/hadron-collider-back-online

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posted by Clhuprichguesswhat

58 comments posted 16yrs posted by Clhuprichguesswhat

repair "gloat"(?)

i suspect this post is of no value to anyone, just more or less a "gloat", and mine's not nearly as good as some of you...

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posted by wwixon

11 comments posted 16yrs posted by wwixon

Stuart Victoria Meyer Expansion Valve Drive

Finally got the Meyer Expansion valve drive working on the Victoria http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kzk8EwN7-34 Steve

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posted by steve.withnell

3 comments posted 16yrs posted by steve.withnell

MIG Welder Costs?

I bought a Clarke 190EN gas/gasless MIG welder. How big a difference does it make to use it with gas? How does one go ab...

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posted by gmark99

4 comments posted 16yrs posted by gmark99

welder advice

aloha metalheads, long time no see... my friend wants to know what to buy (more or less) and I thought I'd come here an...

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posted by sheltech

3 comments posted 16yrs posted by sheltech

WWII era Submarine Training Manual Link

Hi all, I had some time to blow this afternoon, and went surfing Wikipedia... and ended up at the periscope entry. http...

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posted by spam

3 comments posted 16yrs posted by spam