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1950s Model train questions

I uncovered my Lionel train set in my recent move. It's a Lionel 736 "O" gauge made in '53 or '54 from my best guess. I...
9 comments posted 16yrs
posted by buerste
9 comments posted 16yrs posted by buerste

Why is this so hard? (bearing seals question)

Old Monkey Wards boat trailer, doing the bearings. Found the bearings, need a seal with 1-3/8" ID, 2.3/8" OD. Checked n...
11 comments posted 16yrs
posted by spamless
11 comments posted 16yrs posted by spamless

Good Woodworking Group?

What's a good woodworking group? I'm doing a lot of model airplane work these days. It's driving me to build my own too...
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posted by tim
2 comments posted 16yrs posted by tim

Chlordane container

I was looking at the labeling on my container the other day, and noticed Chlordane was used on it. How concerned should...
6 comments posted 16yrs
posted by oldfart
6 comments posted 16yrs posted by oldfart

fa: cole type drill anyone?

there was a lot of discussion about these drills recently, and then by magic one showed up - so if you are interested,...
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posted by nobody
0 comments posted 16yrs posted by nobody

Project Icarus Stuff

http://space.1337arts.com/
0 comments posted 16yrs
posted by Clhuprichguesswhat
0 comments posted 16yrs posted by Clhuprichguesswhat

totally OT - anyone need a parallel port scanner?

before I donate this thing (umax astra 2000), if anyone running an older computer wants it, contact me off the list via...
9 comments posted 16yrs
posted by nobody
9 comments posted 16yrs posted by nobody

Repair of combination shear/brake/roll

I have a shear/brake/roll combo that looks identical to mcMaster item 2384A72, http://tinyurl.com/ybqu9xj, catalog page...
2 comments posted 16yrs
posted by ignoramus24590
2 comments posted 16yrs posted by ignoramus24590

Vise grips tools

Looks like vise grips will be made in China now, the complete factory is up for auction. I emailed Irwin to see what th...
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posted by rbraun333
71 comments posted 16yrs posted by rbraun333

OT: A new American citizen

Yesterday I became an American citizen. http://gallery.me.com/abrasha#100346
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posted by abrasha
24 comments posted 16yrs posted by abrasha

Dropbox Posting

A classic example of Goofball Italian engineering. See: http://www.metalworking.com/dropbox/Clutch.txt and the accociat...
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posted by junkjasonrnorth
0 comments posted 16yrs posted by junkjasonrnorth

OT: Free gunsight to good home

Cleaning out junk I came across a really old (25 years, I think) Oxford Illuminated Sight for a rifle or pistol. I have...
2 comments posted 16yrs
posted by huntres23
2 comments posted 16yrs posted by huntres23

Any interest in Blacksmithing Here?

Every now and then, I have posted a message on alt.crafts.blacksmithing to folks who may be monitoring the newsgroup an...
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posted by spaco
2 comments posted 16yrs posted by spaco

Home Shop Machinist collection

I've been around a long time, and I've patiently collected every single issue of Home Shop Machinist. Now I'm done. If...
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posted by grantNOSPAM
0 comments posted 16yrs posted by grantNOSPAM