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OT: Tuna fish

I'm back on a diet and to make the salads worth palatable, I bought some tuna to put into it. It has been at least a ye...
72 comments posted 17yrs
posted by clutch
72 comments posted 17yrs posted by clutch

Need help for the DynaPath CNC controller

I am working with my friend to start the milling machine with DynaPath System 10 CNC controller. I looked at the Dynapa...
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posted by hteck
1 comments posted 17yrs posted by hteck

Red Tape- the good kind

Hello. I'm actually a woodworker who occasionally works with metals. I've come up with something which may be of use to...
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posted by clmessina
8 comments posted 17yrs posted by clmessina

Repairing a heat pump compressor braze

Corroded brazed joint to an R-22 heat pump: http://67.207.131.7/poolheater.jpg Doesn't look to me like this has enough...
9 comments posted 17yrs
posted by kinch
9 comments posted 17yrs posted by kinch

Tips on welding up a shaft

I have a machine at work, I do not have to fix it in the next couple days but I'd like to fix it before they decide to...
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posted by clutch
13 comments posted 17yrs posted by clutch

flame-harden pneumatic breaker chisel?

Hi folks More saga of the lost wax castings with the extra ceramic to dig out. Needle descaler worked wonderfully. And...
2 comments posted 17yrs
posted by r0d1s3
2 comments posted 17yrs posted by r0d1s3

OT: GM Reinvention ad

For anyone who hasn't seen it, here's GM's new "reinvention" ad: http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid228791...
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posted by huntres23
4 comments posted 17yrs posted by huntres23

Delrin and Nylon sale on for June

Hi Guys. Just thought I'd let you know that I have a sale on Delrin and Nylon Offcuts this month. 25-35% off, over 900...
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posted by ericchagedorn
11 comments posted 17yrs posted by ericchagedorn

Machining characteristics of plastic pipe

I may be getting a project where it is necessary to machine internal threads in PVC. An threaded metal cylinder would s...
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posted by judybob
30 comments posted 17yrs posted by judybob

New project

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=150349259424
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posted by ignoramus27128
14 comments posted 17yrs posted by ignoramus27128

Heard from Hamei

So I'm standing in the Maury River in Lexington, Virginia on Saturday, retrieving a C.P. Swing spinner cross-stream, an...
12 comments posted 17yrs
posted by huntres23
12 comments posted 17yrs posted by huntres23

making large bug zapper for mosquitos

I want to build a large bug zapper similar to the tenis racket shaped hand held type. I want to make a 4' X 4' wood or...
64 comments posted 17yrs
posted by markhabbi
64 comments posted 17yrs posted by markhabbi

pics for carbon steel thread-- king road drag

http://www.gis.net/~riderdan/pics/misc/Img_2643sm.jpghttp://www.gis.net/~riderdan/pics/misc/Img_2644sm.jpg these are tw...
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posted by notme
3 comments posted 17yrs posted by notme

ATV lift

I want to buy one. Any suggestions. Want to spend $100 - $150. A lot of them I've seen only have straight rolling wheel...
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posted by oldfart
2 comments posted 17yrs posted by oldfart