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Batteries

I need to get some juice for my trolling motor, a Minn Kota 55. Should I go with a deep cycle marine 12, or 2 6v. batte...
2 comments posted 17yrs
posted by oldfart
2 comments posted 17yrs posted by oldfart

SA 200

I rebuilt my Lincoln SA 200 a while back. Ran good, but the auto idle/high idle didn't. I just hooked up a spring on th...
0 comments posted 17yrs
posted by oldfart
0 comments posted 17yrs posted by oldfart

OT: Cleaning Keyboards

Decided to try a method I read about sumwhr on the net. Had a particularly grungy PS2 board for the shop computer. Had...
8 comments posted 17yrs
posted by junkjasonrnorth
8 comments posted 17yrs posted by junkjasonrnorth

Voltage/frequency converter questions

I'm looking ahead to my eventual move to Australia, which might happen sooner that I really want if things don't pick u...
7 comments posted 17yrs
posted by janders1957
7 comments posted 17yrs posted by janders1957

Removing gasket material on military storage boxes

Hello All: I scored some really great square 5 gallon "waterproof" steel military type boxes with lids that have an 3/8...
4 comments posted 17yrs
posted by mlcorson
4 comments posted 17yrs posted by mlcorson

water tank fasteners

the design concept for my plasma table water tank is almost finalized... "The Kid" got the OK from his job to come in a...
17 comments posted 17yrs
posted by karltownsend.NOT
17 comments posted 17yrs posted by karltownsend.NOT

What are these bench lathes used for

http://igor.chudov.com/misc/ebay/tmp/MyronBowling/ You can see several "bench lathes", which look like motor driven lat...
24 comments posted 17yrs
posted by ignoramus4834
24 comments posted 17yrs posted by ignoramus4834

Copper plating of weld fixture clamps

I was wondering about getting some clamping pieces on a welding fixture copper plated to help prevent spatter sticking....
15 comments posted 17yrs
posted by djb
15 comments posted 17yrs posted by djb

Storage battery questions

I've got a couple of battery packs in the storeroom that need some attention. Both have been stored for periods of time...
8 comments posted 17yrs
posted by spamless
8 comments posted 17yrs posted by spamless

Lathe motor heat

When I converted my lathe to 3-phase & a VFD I used a TEFC motor. Worrying about cooling at low speeds, I removed the m...
0 comments posted 17yrs
posted by bobengelhardt
0 comments posted 17yrs posted by bobengelhardt

"How to use a lathe" tutorial with exercises

I am looking for a textbook, something like a community college textbook for manual lathe operators, with assignments to...
13 comments posted 17yrs
posted by ignoramus24574
13 comments posted 17yrs posted by ignoramus24574

Lapping

Lapping seems to be a term that encompasses several different processes of similar nature. I am interested specifically...
18 comments posted 17yrs
posted by mkoblic
18 comments posted 17yrs posted by mkoblic

water tank design

"The Kid" is on a rolling layoff, so I'm hiring him to do the fabrication on my 6' by 10' plasma cutter. We're building...
39 comments posted 17yrs
posted by karltownsend.NOT
39 comments posted 17yrs posted by karltownsend.NOT

splice underground romex

I sent the wife on a snipe hunt yesterday. She came home with the wrong thing. I need to splice underground romex 12-3...
15 comments posted 17yrs
posted by karltownsend.NOT
15 comments posted 17yrs posted by karltownsend.NOT

Wheel bearings

I haven't had a lot of experience with these. I bought a used boat recently. 14" tires, a 16' Lund boat. What do I look...
13 comments posted 17yrs
posted by oldfart
13 comments posted 17yrs posted by oldfart