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OT: The new Durflame "logs"

Wife brings home a carton of Duraflame "logs" for the fireplace. Here in south Florida you want a cozy fire about two n...
33 comments posted 18yrs
posted by kinch
33 comments posted 18yrs posted by kinch

Enviro chamber liquid CO2 question?

Hi all, I hope I'm not too way off base here in asking for advice, but you guys seem to know everything!! :-) Boss at w...
24 comments posted 18yrs
posted by ask
24 comments posted 18yrs posted by ask

6" 4 Jaw chuck Backplate

Hi, I just bought a 6" 4 Jaw independent chuck for my Myford ML7, but I can't get a backplate around here. What steel w...
9 comments posted 18yrs
posted by rmedinaday
9 comments posted 18yrs posted by rmedinaday

What is this tool for?

The local used refrigerator store had a cleanup the other day and put some things out in front marked "free". I brought...
4 comments posted 18yrs
posted by engineman1
4 comments posted 18yrs posted by engineman1

JB weld

I posted pics for another discussion, so might as well spread some weirdness here too. I didn't have access to a TIG we...
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posted by spam
6 comments posted 18yrs posted by spam

OT? Metal or plastic bucket for man lift

I'm building a portable elevator to mount on my tractor's 3-point hitch so I can reach into trees, etc. It will be base...
8 comments posted 18yrs
posted by nhull
8 comments posted 18yrs posted by nhull

folded steel?

i wonder, what actually makes folded steel better? Evil overlord of http://www.gamestotal.com http://uc.gamestotal.com h...
7 comments posted 18yrs
posted by corgorant
7 comments posted 18yrs posted by corgorant

water heater element

I picked up a 4500 watt 208 water heater element today cheap. I need to make a steem generator for wood bending and was...
11 comments posted 18yrs
posted by clare
11 comments posted 18yrs posted by clare

Moving machinery

I had the riggers come in and rearrange all the machine tools in the lab: two manual lathes, 2 Bridgeports, Haas toolro...
5 comments posted 18yrs
posted by spamless
5 comments posted 18yrs posted by spamless

Another newbie lathe question

I've been reading a few things (mainly catalogs) to select some cutting tools. I'm particularly interested in sets of c...
27 comments posted 18yrs
posted by paul
27 comments posted 18yrs posted by paul

Can a hard bearing ball be welded to mild steel

The application is to make a turning handle for a vise, of a mild steel rod 9/16 in diameter, and two hard bearing ball...
27 comments posted 18yrs
posted by ignoramus20172
27 comments posted 18yrs posted by ignoramus20172

how are u all?

Nice meeting you online?
0 comments posted 18yrs
posted by mahmoud.dsky
0 comments posted 18yrs posted by mahmoud.dsky

Sizing a vent?

Hello, I have a box that needs to be force vented. I have a woodwork dust extractor and I want to size the vent for 450...
7 comments posted 18yrs
posted by davenpete
7 comments posted 18yrs posted by davenpete