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Britain's answer to the Space Shuttle

"Reliant Robin"-based space travel. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_b4WzWFKQ20
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posted by speffSNIP
9 comments posted 17yrs posted by speffSNIP

Hex hammer bits?

I have in my possession an assortment of what looks like hammer drill or air hammer bits (chisel end, point end etc) th...
8 comments posted 17yrs
posted by ignoramus18183
8 comments posted 17yrs posted by ignoramus18183

Clausing cross slide

After a long search I finally located a standard compound with the top and bottom slides for a 1300 Clausing I've had s...
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posted by msmith5242
4 comments posted 17yrs posted by msmith5242

Squirrel cage fan performance (some sheet metal maybe)

I have small squirrel cage fan salvaged from and old disc drive from times when they had 4 or 5 12" plus removable disc...
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posted by e_john_wilson.no.spam.
0 comments posted 17yrs posted by e_john_wilson.no.spam.

Britain's answer to knife crime

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/crime/article6501720.ece
42 comments posted 17yrs
posted by steve
42 comments posted 17yrs posted by steve

Steel joists

Anyone here have knowlegde of steel joists? I am trying to ID a joist that is made of a pair of 1.5 x 1.5 x 1/8 angles...
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posted by rbraun333
10 comments posted 17yrs posted by rbraun333

Source for Grey Iron

Is there a mail-order metal supplier that provides grey iron in 1" thick by 4" wide ?
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posted by ohland
2 comments posted 17yrs posted by ohland

B&S #7 Endmills FS

Ive got 9 absolutely brand new B&S #7 shank 5/8th inch endmills available. 7 are still in the P&W red cardboard tubes,...
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posted by gunner
3 comments posted 17yrs posted by gunner

OT: First aid and "Nonstick" gauze pads

When replacing the gauze pad on a recent boo-boo, I noticed that the pad would adhere to the wound and take the upper l...
22 comments posted 17yrs
posted by Winston
22 comments posted 17yrs posted by Winston

Nasty electric motor

Today, I got a chance to save the machine I need to repair or make a shaft for. The first order of business was look at...
9 comments posted 17yrs
posted by clutch
9 comments posted 17yrs posted by clutch

power hand tap

I've got a hundred or so holes to drill and tap in the back of an electrical cabinet. Mostly 8-32. Its for mounting ele...
30 comments posted 17yrs
posted by karltownsend.NOT
30 comments posted 17yrs posted by karltownsend.NOT

paint spray guns

I would like to get an inexpensive paint spray gun for spraying primer and enamel on metal objects. I already have a co...
15 comments posted 17yrs
posted by dcaster
15 comments posted 17yrs posted by dcaster

Inneresting gas-saving factoid

Awl -- There was a brief ad campaign in NYC, to the effect that letting your car idle more than **10 secs** wastes gas....
37 comments posted 17yrs
posted by UNfitcat
37 comments posted 17yrs posted by UNfitcat

Good finish when milling an end of a brass piece

Someone at works wants me to mill a end of a rectangular brass bar, about 3/16x1 in cross section. This is a one time d...
15 comments posted 17yrs
posted by ignoramus31934
15 comments posted 17yrs posted by ignoramus31934