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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...
22 comments posted 16yrs
posted by stryped1
22 comments posted 16yrs posted by stryped1

Another Ancestor

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125440678661956317.html?mod=WSJ_hpp_MIDDLETopStories[ The highlight of the extensive fo...
14 comments posted 16yrs
posted by Clhuprichguesswhat
14 comments posted 16yrs posted by Clhuprichguesswhat

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...
2 comments posted 16yrs
posted by steamer
2 comments posted 16yrs posted by steamer

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 say...
14 comments posted 16yrs
posted by oldfart
14 comments posted 16yrs posted by oldfart

Tools Explained

[ Tools Explained DRILL PRESS: A tall upright machine useful for suddenly snatching flat metal bar stock out of your ha...
1 comments posted 16yrs
posted by Clhuprichguesswhat
1 comments posted 16yrs posted by Clhuprichguesswhat

what is this thing part of? actual metal content

http://www.metalworking.com/dropbox/counter-thingie.JPG got this from a friend cleaning out extra stuff - I"m trying to...
7 comments posted 16yrs
posted by nobody
7 comments posted 16yrs posted by nobody

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 m...
0 comments posted 16yrs
posted by dgoncz.703.475.7456
0 comments posted 16yrs posted by dgoncz.703.475.7456

HF 21/2 ton long frame jack

Had this about 5 years. The pump got extremely hard to move, so the pedal stayed down, and hardly any pump action from...
2 comments posted 16yrs
posted by junkjasonrnorth
2 comments posted 16yrs posted by junkjasonrnorth

Straightening bent windmill vanes

I have an old windmill whose vanes are bent up and creased and with bullet holes- some fairly minor but some with some...
22 comments posted 16yrs
posted by bcarwell_at_us_dot_ibm_dot_com
22 comments posted 16yrs posted by bcarwell_at_us_dot_ibm_dot_com

metal for moulding toys and the like

I have a few old French ocarinas (see the ocarina page on my site for a picture of one) which seem to be moulded out of...
8 comments posted 16yrs
posted by bogus
8 comments posted 16yrs posted by bogus

Dial Indicator crystal: How to replace?

What is the easiest way to replace the broken plastic crystal on a dial indicator? I'm sure I could attach an oversize...
8 comments posted 16yrs
posted by cinelogic
8 comments posted 16yrs posted by cinelogic

Stainless braided hose suppliers

I am looking for made up hoses that are stainless steel braid 22" in length with straight stainless steel 3/16" inverte...
6 comments posted 16yrs
posted by markhabbi
6 comments posted 16yrs posted by markhabbi

OT: "The Taming of the Screw"

[crossposted: sci.electronics.design,rec.crafts.metalworking please manage followups intelligently.] Today's "fortune":...
0 comments posted 16yrs
posted by richgrise
0 comments posted 16yrs posted by richgrise

Help with mounting light on metal building

I planned to use a motion detector with the two flood lights centered above my garage door. I started cutting thinking...
12 comments posted 16yrs
posted by stryped1
12 comments posted 16yrs posted by stryped1

Tool gloat!

I found a contractor grade air compressor in the Salvation army Thrift Store. The motor, and air filter was clogged wit...
1 comments posted 16yrs
posted by ud233
1 comments posted 16yrs posted by ud233