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It turns!

So here is the almost-final version of the RedNeck lathe v5.01 (the last video and subsequent 6 pictures in the set): h...
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posted by mkoblic
2 comments posted 17yrs posted by mkoblic

Slitting saw

I purchased a slitting saw and an arbor to make - well, slits. The first slit ever I made was using a Dremel abrasive d...
1 comments posted 17yrs
posted by mkoblic
1 comments posted 17yrs posted by mkoblic

Interesting lathe configuration

Tailstock goes before carriage. http://www.bidspotter.com/forms/staticitem.php?photo=6385873&gallery=7550 i
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posted by ignoramus24584
5 comments posted 17yrs posted by ignoramus24584

Ot question and need some ingenious answers

I am a runner. (Mainly for for a hobby.) During short races like a 5k I almost always, despite conditioning, stomach ex...
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posted by stryped1
4 comments posted 17yrs posted by stryped1

Have you tried

Have you tried google sketchup,it is the best kind of way to unleash your art and 3d modeling.
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posted by flyerfaye
0 comments posted 17yrs posted by flyerfaye

New idea for work bench?

I took two old vanities that I replaced in the bathrooms and screwed them together end to end to make the carcass of a...
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posted by Buerste
37 comments posted 17yrs posted by Buerste

Orrifice flow calculator

Where can I find an online calculator to figure the flow through different sized orifices and different pressures? Been...
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posted by gmasterman
5 comments posted 17yrs posted by gmasterman

Did a little Don Foreman style project today

This is a handle for my rotary table. The original table on it is very small and inconvenient and I always wanted a bet...
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posted by ignoramus3171
13 comments posted 17yrs posted by ignoramus3171

Clausing Colchester lathe Q's

I ran across an ad for a Clausing Colchester 13x36 lathe SN F3/704xx I've only seen a picture and exchanged some email...
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posted by GeoLane at PTD dot NET
1 comments posted 17yrs posted by GeoLane at PTD dot NET

moon landing 40th anniversary coming up soon

july 20th 1969. editorial article in today's paper, mentioned we're coming up on the 40th anniversary of the first Apol...
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posted by wwixon
10 comments posted 17yrs posted by wwixon

Motor rewinding cost

I have this electric powered pressure washer that I want to fix. At this time, it appears (from talking to the tech of...
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posted by ignoramus21207
4 comments posted 17yrs posted by ignoramus21207

OA Cart

I want to build an OA cart for a big O2 and acetylene bottle. The O2 is the big one, and the acet is about half as high...
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posted by oldfart
11 comments posted 17yrs posted by oldfart

trikes

Would it be possible to build a trike using the engine and transaxle out of a front wheel drive car. With the radiator...
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posted by stryped1
13 comments posted 17yrs posted by stryped1

"Hi-Flo" quick connects - tried 'em yet?

It's time for me to replace the female quick connect at the end of my airhose, and I am looking at the "hi-flo" units f...
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posted by jondanSPAMniken
15 comments posted 17yrs posted by jondanSPAMniken

OT Bedroom safe

I would like to buy a safe for a bedroom, mostly to keep my wife's jewelry, but possibly a handgun as well. Two issues...
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posted by ignoramus10294
78 comments posted 17yrs posted by ignoramus10294