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Welding cable bracket

Now that I have my workbench done I started on my first welding project with the new Miller Millermatic 180 MIG welder....
13 comments posted 18yrs
posted by curt
13 comments posted 18yrs posted by curt

5/16-27 threads

I was looking to buy some bore cleaning brushes to clean out small holes, have some in .38 cal. Well I found out the la...
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posted by rbraun333
18 comments posted 18yrs posted by rbraun333

I am on Amtrak Zephyr going to California

It actually looks nice and comfortable so far. The trip should take 2 days. I am traveling with my 7 year old.
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posted by ignoramus32753
15 comments posted 18yrs posted by ignoramus32753

Best way to un-weld pipe?

I've got an old fence I want to salvage some pipe from. It's a two rail fence made out of 2 3/8 drill pipe. I've cut th...
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posted by hatespam
20 comments posted 18yrs posted by hatespam

metalworking vids

Aimed toward homebuilt aircraft but applicable here. http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid1431564069?bclid=14...
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posted by kfvorwerk
3 comments posted 18yrs posted by kfvorwerk

WARNING Ebay & PayPal

This is a new policy: Ebay and PayPal has started up to a 21 day hold on payments made to you by PayPal. They will hold...
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posted by <r.laury
15 comments posted 18yrs posted by <r.laury

Homemade CNC 2 spindle lathe question

To All, The control on one of my CNC lathes has failed to the point that repair is more expensive that replacement. Eve...
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posted by etpm
34 comments posted 18yrs posted by etpm

resistance welding

All the connections in my little toaster oven are resistance welded. Does anyone have an experience replacing one of th...
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posted by hbearden
7 comments posted 18yrs posted by hbearden

Not your ordinary kind of bolt

Pls see this photo, and the question contained in the caption. Thnx http://www.flickr.com/photos/ghb624/2741615453/
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posted by jerryb44
9 comments posted 18yrs posted by jerryb44

OT: misfiring engine and OBD II codes

I'm working on a car that is coming up with standard diagnostic codes (OBD II) that certain cylinders are misfiring (P0...
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posted by kinch
8 comments posted 18yrs posted by kinch

OT- Union replaces Labor Day

One for the Hmmmm.......... file. Workers at Tyson Foods' poultry processing plant in Shelbyville will no longer have a...
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posted by azotic
1 comments posted 18yrs posted by azotic

Ford plant that the union won't allow in the US

http://info.detnews.com:80/video/index.cfm?id=1189 It seems the UAW should be renamed the ANTI-UAW.
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posted by tom(spamless)
30 comments posted 18yrs posted by tom(spamless)

Dental Gold

Harold pinged me offline and pointed out that if you torch a gold crown with the tooth still in it, it may offgas mercu...
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posted by novalidaddress
2 comments posted 18yrs posted by novalidaddress

Best Cut-off Machine

Hi! I'm in the scrap metal business and I need a good reliable gasoline cut-off machine (not chop saw). I had a stihl c...
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posted by kwxj61b
5 comments posted 18yrs posted by kwxj61b

Part-time machinist update

I never thought I'd be under this kind of pressure! My part-time, after dark machining faerie left a note on my desk th...
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posted by tom(spamless)
8 comments posted 18yrs posted by tom(spamless)