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Added a start/stop button to compressor

Finally, I have my compressor wired exactly as I wanted. The last piece that I did yesterday was adding a start/stop bu...
10 comments posted 17yrs
posted by ignoramus14359
10 comments posted 17yrs posted by ignoramus14359

Petter diesel generator

I ran across a Petter diesel genset at the Green Dragon flea / farmers market in Ephrata, PA last Friday. It's at the t...
1 comments posted 17yrs
posted by GeoLane at PTD dot NET
1 comments posted 17yrs posted by GeoLane at PTD dot NET

OT: MySQL versus PostgreSQL and database design

Hi folks, Please excuse the off-topic post. I thought I'd ask this question in rec.crafts.metalworking because there ar...
21 comments posted 17yrs
posted by cdt22NOSPAM
21 comments posted 17yrs posted by cdt22NOSPAM

punch press

Saw this on Ebay and can not think of a good reason to buy it. But currently at $100 for a Di-Acro Punch Press #5, it se...
2 comments posted 17yrs
posted by dcaster
2 comments posted 17yrs posted by dcaster

I went to a school (machinery) auction

For years I have wanted to go to a school auction - kept hearing about the deals on gently used equipment. Saturday a w...
30 comments posted 17yrs
posted by aribert
30 comments posted 17yrs posted by aribert

Deere Backhoe Pins

Does anyone know the alloy used to make the pins for the "G", as in 310G series J.D. backhoes? The pins drill fairly ea...
5 comments posted 17yrs
posted by trb-maps
5 comments posted 17yrs posted by trb-maps

Two Wheels

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-gm-segway7-2009apr07,0,2638670.story[ GM, Segway think 2 wheels The companies pla...
5 comments posted 17yrs
posted by Clhuprich
5 comments posted 17yrs posted by Clhuprich

Impact gun - time to replace - suggestions

My 30 year old Bluepoint 1/2 inch drive does not have much power. I do not use it much but it seems to have had more po...
10 comments posted 17yrs
posted by aribert
10 comments posted 17yrs posted by aribert

Looking for Simplicity 540 rpm PTO attachment

Years ago Simplicity built a PTO attachment for their garden tractors. I have a 1972 3212 to put it on. I need the PTO t...
1 comments posted 17yrs
posted by bob_1fs
1 comments posted 17yrs posted by bob_1fs

On Topic - Doosan (Daewoo) closes up shop

Doosan closed the DIA Engineering Center in Plymouth, MI last week and let all of the employees go. This group was resp...
11 comments posted 17yrs
posted by psevin
11 comments posted 17yrs posted by psevin

Harbor Freight air hydraulic jack for shop crane

Since I started using my shop crane more often, raising it up becomes quite a chore. So I splashed and bought this item...
6 comments posted 17yrs
posted by ignoramus16660
6 comments posted 17yrs posted by ignoramus16660

looking for special washers

Motorcycle wheels - rims are drilled at angles to fit specific hub dimensions. If you get a used rim and it is not matc...
25 comments posted 17yrs
posted by jtayNOSPAMlor
25 comments posted 17yrs posted by jtayNOSPAMlor

Rubber for pressure switch membranes?

I have a compressor that I am fixing, lightly, whose pressure switch has a rubber membrane that rotted due to 50 years...
7 comments posted 17yrs
posted by ignoramus8423
7 comments posted 17yrs posted by ignoramus8423