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oil filters

If an oil filter is the same size and has the same threads is it compatible with another one. I am talking about a John...
15 comments posted 17yrs
posted by markhabbi
15 comments posted 17yrs posted by markhabbi

Conduit nipper?

I have a lot of stubs of conduit laying around, and the 3/4" and 1" looks like it would be pretty good stuff to just mak...
21 comments posted 17yrs
posted by oldfart
21 comments posted 17yrs posted by oldfart

BP Radius attachment

I'm about to go pick up a Radius Attachment for a Bridgeport Mill. It appears it will do a lot of what you would use a...
15 comments posted 17yrs
posted by burkheimer
15 comments posted 17yrs posted by burkheimer

Water Cutting

Anybody here play with this kind of cutter? What kind of water pressures does it take? How is the nozzle shaped interna...
38 comments posted 17yrs
posted by nospam
38 comments posted 17yrs posted by nospam

'69 Olds 442 Idle Problem

Some metal content, (barely)...This started last spring actually when I helped a driver in an '69 olds 442 convertable...
38 comments posted 17yrs
posted by msmith5242
38 comments posted 17yrs posted by msmith5242

#OT#: Results of "Cash for Clunkers" program

690,114 new vehicle sales generated ain't bad. Only problem is that the majority of the new vehicles sold appear to be...
25 comments posted 17yrs
posted by gmcduffee
25 comments posted 17yrs posted by gmcduffee

#OT#: Score one for the good guys

Special for Gunner see http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090825/NEWS07/90825046&s=a Be sure and scan th...
4 comments posted 17yrs
posted by gmcduffee
4 comments posted 17yrs posted by gmcduffee

OT: Good Dill Pickles

A friend of mine brought a 5 gallon jar of the whole Deli dill pickles made by these guys to a charity event: http://ww...
5 comments posted 17yrs
posted by dav1936531
5 comments posted 17yrs posted by dav1936531

Sad gun related story

http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/2009/08/2-charged-in-bartlett-home-invasion-slaying.html
3 comments posted 17yrs
posted by ignoramus27816
3 comments posted 17yrs posted by ignoramus27816

Spot Welding Sheet Aluminium

Would appreciate advice and help on Resistance welding of Aluminium. I need to join, on a fairly regular basis, two she...
8 comments posted 17yrs
posted by Anti
8 comments posted 17yrs posted by Anti

Weed Whacker Resurrected

Hi all, I inherited two broken GrassHog weedwhackers. In the spirit of 'Reduce, Reuse, Recycle', I repaired one. I dril...
13 comments posted 17yrs
posted by Winston
13 comments posted 17yrs posted by Winston

Bring a gun have some fun in LV

Dedication today for Clark County Shooting Park The Associated Press Posted: 08/25/2009 04:01:19 AM PDT LAS VEGAS-Local...
26 comments posted 17yrs
posted by azotic
26 comments posted 17yrs posted by azotic

Fitting large-bore mandrel to a smaller bore motor?

I have a nicer old motor and one of those tapered-threaded mandrels for cotton buffs, and I need a buffer. The motor sh...
6 comments posted 17yrs
posted by jtayNOSPAMlor
6 comments posted 17yrs posted by jtayNOSPAMlor

Air compressor wiring

I am wiring my garage and am putting an outlet in for a "futre" air compressor to replace my small 110 unit. I bought 1...
13 comments posted 17yrs
posted by stryped1
13 comments posted 17yrs posted by stryped1

Welding jewelry bracelet clasp made of "925 silver"

At a Marshall's parking lot, I found a silver bracelet made of 925 silver. The only problem with it is that on the clas...
10 comments posted 17yrs
posted by ignoramus18810
10 comments posted 17yrs posted by ignoramus18810