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Boat trailer trouble

I just bought a 20 year old boat trailer. Last week end I tried to check the bearing grease, but a bearing looked bad....
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posted by c.magnuson
10 comments posted 18yrs posted by c.magnuson

shocking product from China

We have been cleaning up after yet another Hurricane and my wife was putting back outside a mirror (designer type in fr...
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posted by lionslair
39 comments posted 18yrs posted by lionslair

Driving a vertical shaft

How do you drive a vertical shaft with a horizontal motor mount? I understand mitre gear, spiral gear and a worm drive....
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posted by mkoblic
16 comments posted 18yrs posted by mkoblic

Anvil resurface

I am thinking of taking my old anvil to work and using the surface grinder to flatten it out. Are old anvils heat treate...
12 comments posted 18yrs
posted by spam
12 comments posted 18yrs posted by spam

Damned Verizon!

Now I can't even get the posts from here. Keeps saying "No new mesages on server" and with THIS bunch I know that's not...
3 comments posted 18yrs
posted by n427c
3 comments posted 18yrs posted by n427c

Advice? Laser or waterjet cutting in Seattle/Tacoma area

Hello, I need to have 200 pieces cut from 28 gage stainless steel and am wondering if anyone has a good lead on a local...
3 comments posted 18yrs
posted by SP-AMB-LOCKrainlover
3 comments posted 18yrs posted by SP-AMB-LOCKrainlover

Do I need anti-sieze for SS screws in brass?

Application is a handle-bar clamp - could be left exposed to seaside-winter conditions for weeks/months. Clamp is brass...
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posted by jtayNOSPAMlor
2 comments posted 18yrs posted by jtayNOSPAMlor

Stainless steel for wood stove?

Does anyone have experience with the durability of stainless steel hardware in a wood stove firebox? Google shows confl...
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posted by KB1DAL
8 comments posted 18yrs posted by KB1DAL

What Tool to strip off Stucco Color-coat easily

Not sure what to use, so I'll see if anyone else has done it... Need to turn a Once Upon A Time exterior concrete block...
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posted by blnospambergman
7 comments posted 18yrs posted by blnospambergman

My power wagon is in the DropBox

http://www.metalworking.com/dropbox/PowerWagon.pdf It has a lot of pictures & is pretty big (1.87MB). Sorry, dial-up'ers...
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posted by bobengelhardt
0 comments posted 18yrs posted by bobengelhardt

electric four wheeler

"The Kid", my 25 year old, seen a video of a snowmobile with electric power. he'd like to do the same thing to a four w...
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posted by karltownsend.NOT
10 comments posted 18yrs posted by karltownsend.NOT

Destroyed in seconds

Did anyone catch the episode of Destroyed In Seconds where they had the good footage of the Dallas welding gas yard exp...
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posted by toquerville
1 comments posted 18yrs posted by toquerville

For Sale - Dorian D25AXA-1 Tool Holder

This tool holder is new but missing the height adjustment screw. I would like to sell it for $35 plus shipping which sh...
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posted by synergyguard-sale
2 comments posted 18yrs posted by synergyguard-sale

Magellan 19001 external anttena kit FS

I was at a yard sale yesterday and snagged a Magellan 19001 External Antenna Kit Its for the MAGELLAN NAV 5000, NAV 100...
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posted by gunner
4 comments posted 18yrs posted by gunner

Whatzit called?

A friend of mine picks up all sorts of things from his union job, many of which are in or headed for the dumper. Recent...
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posted by toquerville
5 comments posted 18yrs posted by toquerville