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Diamond wheel tool grinder

We are setting up a "family machine shop". Way back when, during an ebay buying binge, I bought a nifty old diamond whe...
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posted by vtuck
55 comments posted 18yrs posted by vtuck

Newbie Lathe/Mill Question

I'm looking into purchasing a small combo lathe/mill. I could buy one of each, but I don't have much room in my shop an...
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posted by paul
16 comments posted 18yrs posted by paul

OT - Don't the police have better things to do?

THOMAS TOWNSHIP, Mich.?Police say a Michigan man has been arrested after "receiving sexual favors from a vacuum" at a c...
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posted by bobengelhardt
0 comments posted 18yrs posted by bobengelhardt

OT: Countertops in kitchen

We're doing a new kitchen and are undecided between "Corian" and "Quartz". We are heavily leaning to the Quartz. Is ther...
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posted by buerste
22 comments posted 18yrs posted by buerste

Work Hardening Stainless

I have a couple questions about work hardening 300 series stainless. Does it get hard enough for something with high st...
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posted by nospam
3 comments posted 18yrs posted by nospam

Bridgeport moved

The quick take is that my Harbor Freight shop crane might have done the job but I couldn't get it level enough on the d...
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posted by GeoLane at PTD dot NET
2 comments posted 18yrs posted by GeoLane at PTD dot NET

WTD Univise Unihead

If anyone has one they'd care to sell. Email me directly. I see there is someone on ePay selling knock offs of the Univ...
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posted by escarcega
1 comments posted 18yrs posted by escarcega

Rockwell Toolmaker Grinder Yahoogroup

I set up a new Yahoogroup for the Rockwell Delta Milwaukee Toolmaker Grinder: http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/too...
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posted by escarcega
8 comments posted 18yrs posted by escarcega

Finishes on aluminum

Awl -- I'm not quite ready for anodizing (not quite enough quantity for economy), and am wondering what other finishes...
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posted by fitcat
6 comments posted 18yrs posted by fitcat

OT: economics -- TARP results

OT: First results of The Brokers and Bankers Emergency Relief Act of 2008 seen. Note this was *NOT* reported in an the...
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posted by gmcduffee
4 comments posted 18yrs posted by gmcduffee

Pictures of cabinet stand

I bought this cabinet for $5 and wanted to make sure that it stands at a convenient height. http://igor.chudov.com/proje...
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posted by ignoramus1054
5 comments posted 18yrs posted by ignoramus1054

OT: Stouffers Family Size Lasagna

A perenial favorite of mine when I can find it on sale for $10 or less. Snagged one last night at Safeway. I had a feel...
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posted by junkjasonrnorth
6 comments posted 18yrs posted by junkjasonrnorth