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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

Two drilling questions

We use a number of the small bench-top drill presses. Yes they're cheap, but it seems like the ones that are 4 times mo...
15 comments posted 17yrs
posted by xray66
15 comments posted 17yrs posted by xray66

Best practice for mill VFD control wiring

I am back from my RV trip. (which went very well) This post is in regards to that Arboga EM825 mill that I am working o...
23 comments posted 17yrs
posted by ignoramus25401
23 comments posted 17yrs posted by ignoramus25401

How To: Drill a stack of metal sheets accurately

How do I drill a stack of metal sheets accurately with a 1/8" or 3mm drill? Assuming metal is 16 or 18 gauge steel, is...
4 comments posted 17yrs
posted by another1171
4 comments posted 17yrs posted by another1171

Pillow Block

I just got a 12mm self aligning pillow block.How do you align these things,it is off by at least 15 dgrees,I can't align...
2 comments posted 17yrs
posted by calrup12
2 comments posted 17yrs posted by calrup12

On topic: a metal art project

Daughter Karen came over today for an art project. She's the artist, I was just the proprietor of the shop ... uh, stud...
12 comments posted 17yrs
posted by dforeman
12 comments posted 17yrs posted by dforeman

ONE SECOND AFTER

I have been listening to the Audio CD of ONE SECOND AFTER by William R. Forstchen. The premise of the book is that the...
112 comments posted 17yrs
posted by R-D-Lorance
112 comments posted 17yrs posted by R-D-Lorance

Lyon Modular Cabinet Lock Mechanism

Yesterday I picked up two tool cabinets, both eye height, an 11 drawer Vidmar and a 17 drawer Lyon. The Lyon had a poor...
2 comments posted 17yrs
posted by keillorp135
2 comments posted 17yrs posted by keillorp135

Another Try: Tinkerer Wanted

(Sorry if you've seen this already, but since posts are so frequent here, I thought some may have missed it.) I need a...
20 comments posted 17yrs
posted by joel_a_clark
20 comments posted 17yrs posted by joel_a_clark

OT Indian Point decommissioning fund in dispute

http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090821/NEWS/908210342 if they can forestall putting enough mon...
1 comments posted 17yrs
posted by wwixon
1 comments posted 17yrs posted by wwixon

How are you avoiding metal slivers in your hands?

I worked all day Wednesday hack sawing, milling, die grinding, drilling, and tapping to make an action wrench. I got ~...
16 comments posted 17yrs
posted by clarkmagnuson
16 comments posted 17yrs posted by clarkmagnuson

Suggestions for Fixing Tank Seepage?

I have a poly tank that is seeping (water) from a couple of places near the bottom (probably at the edge but not sure)....
10 comments posted 17yrs
posted by nospam
10 comments posted 17yrs posted by nospam

Large surface grinder-craigslist

I don't have any interest in this grinder but when I saw the price and photo I knew I had to post it. Large Surface Gri...
18 comments posted 17yrs
posted by dgrup
18 comments posted 17yrs posted by dgrup