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Static phase converter

I have a rotary phase converter, the good thing about which is that it works very well and is 17.5 HP idler capacity. W...
23 comments posted 17yrs
posted by ignoramus3187
23 comments posted 17yrs posted by ignoramus3187

very interesting selfloader transpallet

this climbs up by himself in the truck! look, I want one of these. http://www.benemos.com/index.php?page=selfup Anyone c...
0 comments posted 17yrs
posted by info
0 comments posted 17yrs posted by info

What is it? Set 270

Might be another difficult set, I need help figuring out three of them this week: http://55tools.blogspot.com/ Rob
38 comments posted 17yrs
posted by rhvp65
38 comments posted 17yrs posted by rhvp65

Sandbags

Are sandbags, as in flood control, really full of sand? Seems like you would have to have some clay content in order to...
8 comments posted 17yrs
posted by ivan
8 comments posted 17yrs posted by ivan

Honest junior high school students

I received a call from our local Junior High, where my second grader's class conducted a concert yesterday. (apparently...
18 comments posted 17yrs
posted by ignoramus28897
18 comments posted 17yrs posted by ignoramus28897

OT - Whatever happened to plastics?

I remember back in the early 70s as plastics where really coming into common usage for everything there was a panic abo...
14 comments posted 17yrs
posted by nospam
14 comments posted 17yrs posted by nospam

Pinging Gunner

Hey Gunner, how are you doing? Hope your recovery is fast and complete! Are you starting to get more active? When can yo...
6 comments posted 17yrs
posted by ivan
6 comments posted 17yrs posted by ivan

Changing a tire at home

I have a trailer with 215/70/15 inch tires. Two of the tires constantly goes flat over a period of about a week. I went...
29 comments posted 17yrs
posted by dgilbert
29 comments posted 17yrs posted by dgilbert

How Baldor attaches wheels to grinders

At least for grinders with brakes, Baldor has a manual on how to replace the wheels. With brakes, the spindle nuts will...
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posted by joegwinn
0 comments posted 17yrs posted by joegwinn

earthquake valve

Several days ago I accidentally cracked the flexible gas line leading into my home. I called the gas co. to shut it off...
6 comments posted 17yrs
posted by engineman1
6 comments posted 17yrs posted by engineman1

#OT# More Detroit soap opera

January 09 total auto/light truck sales figures are in. This is an adjusted anualized sales rate of 9.6 million, the wo...
3 comments posted 17yrs
posted by gmcduffee
3 comments posted 17yrs posted by gmcduffee

#OT# GM bankruptcy closer?

Our Detroit "rescue" dollars in action... (Remember that GMAC got a separate boodle bundle also...) Why does the phrase...
39 comments posted 17yrs
posted by gmcduffee
39 comments posted 17yrs posted by gmcduffee

Museum of Making (much metal content)

Hi all! Discussed "The Museum of Making" here a few years ago after they posted a local ad for a mechanic/tech. They've...
2 comments posted 17yrs
posted by ask
2 comments posted 17yrs posted by ask

Dread anyone?

Could be the first real advance in hand held weaponry since gunpowder? The Dread http://www.defensereview.com/modules.p...
47 comments posted 17yrs
posted by cavelamb
47 comments posted 17yrs posted by cavelamb

Drawing in Linux

Iggy, what do you use for cad or parts drawing? I know you said you've about completely converted to Ubuntu. I'm consid...
66 comments posted 17yrs
posted by keillorp135
66 comments posted 17yrs posted by keillorp135