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Model engineering heat pumps
Do the model engineering fanatics ever build heat pumps? All I can recall seeing are various engines. I was trying to t...
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Lots of used metal lathes for sale
More than I remember ever seeing, and even a few bargains. That's in northern Ca. What does the rest of the country look...
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posted by jstewart
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Slightly OT: anybody here roll fascia trim ?
I have a twenty year old house I built with matching soffit, fascia and guttering until about a year ago, when a tree k...
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OT Car won't start
Helping neighbor with 1996 Dodge Intrepid. Car quit suddenly while on highway. Obviously, it won't start. Replaced the...
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Latest Zenni Optical event
Ordered a new pair of specs, value perhaps 25.00, asked for some spare nosepads. Truck pulled into the driveway today,...
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posted by markotime
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FS/ BIG stainless steel "sink"
aprox 4 feet by 4 feet by 2 feet deep, Was used by machine shop for washing machined parts. Can be used for pet washing...
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Angle Iron vs Stamped Steel - Garden Tractor Frame
Back in the 80's my Dad had a Wheel Horse 308-8. I thought the entire frame was Cast Iron, but found out the front axle...
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Machine grade ABS ?
By chance, has anyone ever used this material? I just now heard of it -- any difference between it and the regular ABS?...
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Is this a bad idea? WIll electrical inspector fail this?
I am using T8 "shop lights in the ceilign of my detached garage. ABout10 of them. They are the type with a cord and plu...
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Jerry Howell passed away
Hmmmm... I don't know why this wasn't posted earlier, but the following came on modeleng-list yesterday XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX...
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Hunter Alignment Machine
I just picked up a 1990 vintage Hunter F111 4 wheel computerized alignment machine....price was right it was free. Cost...
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posted by msmith5242
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Spray Painting Woes
The goal: to change the color of a few new, factory-painted steel parts. I lightly sanded all surfaces with 800g emery...
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Slight metal content
I thawed my 16 cu. ft. Frigidaire upright freezer yesterday. When I fired it up, the surface temperature was 121 F. all...
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more home wiring: where's my neutral?
I've got a 25 year old house, whose light switches I'm converting over to a powerline protocol called INSTEON (see www....
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posted by pfeiffer
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