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Here's how to quit a bad job!

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1 comments posted 8yrs
posted by ignoramus1709
1 comments posted 8yrs posted by ignoramus1709

Coveralls

I'm looking for some coveralls to use for working on the ground, sometimes under the car and sometimes under the house....
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posted by bp
8 comments posted 8yrs posted by bp

metal cutting circular saw

Ok, who is using one? Is it any good? I see name brands like Skill and Milwaukee making these. Would it be good for cut...
4 comments posted 8yrs
posted by none
4 comments posted 8yrs posted by none

OT: Cordless drill powered bike

Me like. Like its predecessor using a low power Dewalt cordless drill, this one rocks. Now that Dewalt makes 9 amp hour...
39 comments posted 8yrs
posted by always.look
39 comments posted 8yrs posted by always.look

electrolytic de-rusting current question

I've done some electrolytic derusting of small things with a 10 amp battery charger. Works great, biggest was a Vespa f...
4 comments posted 8yrs
posted by me
4 comments posted 8yrs posted by me

determining the load on a corner "post"

I may have asked this before, but I have A Project in mind. This is much simpler than the last time, when I wanted to b...
37 comments posted 8yrs
posted by phamp
37 comments posted 8yrs posted by phamp

Nominal thread size

Where on the threads would I need to measure to find the nominal size of a bolt? If I measure the major diameter of an...
7 comments posted 8yrs
posted by fake
7 comments posted 8yrs posted by fake

WARNING ! on topic post : broach questions

of the modifications to make the HF power feed fit my RF45 clone mill . I see type a and type b broaches , both listed...
9 comments posted 8yrs
posted by snag_one
9 comments posted 8yrs posted by snag_one

Turning down tap shank success

I have had to relieve the diameter of tap shanks many times in order to tap deep holes or to cross a bore and the like....
6 comments posted 8yrs
posted by etpm
6 comments posted 8yrs posted by etpm

galvanizing old car frame

this car frame need some sections re-constructed due to rust, and enough other work that everything comes off the frame...
12 comments posted 8yrs
posted by me
12 comments posted 8yrs posted by me

grease selection

Ran into a dumb problem. I can't identify a suitable type of grease, and have nothing on hand that's working. I have a...
11 comments posted 8yrs
posted by presence
11 comments posted 8yrs posted by presence

Group problem solving

Lets say I have a problem with a lock. For example, I go to see a movie and find a wheel boot lock on my car when I ret...
8 comments posted 8yrs
posted by nobody
8 comments posted 8yrs posted by nobody

From Zero (0) to Four (4)

Well, the weekend before last I got desperate and had my wife pick up the Vulcan Welding Hood. It works pretty good. In...
3 comments posted 8yrs
posted by none
3 comments posted 8yrs posted by none