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Metal Damage

Those guys at Top Gear are at it again! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gourYCpaJLU&e Motorhome racing at its finest! 7...
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posted by novalidaddress
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1/8th scale 1936 John Deere

Jerry Kieffer has built a stunning model of a 1936 John Deere tractor. There are several excellent pictures and even a...
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posted by fake
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Thermal Arc 10xr

Anybody know anything about these? Good machine? Bad? Air, or nitrogen only? Anything useful to know about them? Can the...
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posted by cyberzl1
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Surprising increase in truck MPG

I have a Chevy Silverado pickup that is by now about 18 months old. I was never able to get more that about 220 miles o...
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posted by ignoramus15242
137 comments posted 18yrs posted by ignoramus15242

South Bend Precision Lathe Model A

I have a lathe listed on ebay if anyone is interested in bidding on it. Pick it up in Santa Barbara CA. Good luck. Mark...
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posted by mwalker
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Varmint Al's pages

I tripped over these web pages from a retired machinist. Interesting stories about his Father's welding biz and working...
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posted by cNcOlSaPrAkM
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SNAPON MHG5A spool gun

Does anyone have any tech specs on this gun? I would like to hook it up to my Thermal Arc 351, but trying to sort out t...
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posted by cyberzl1
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Air line quick-disconnects for TIG argon

Does anyone see any problem with using generic air line quick-disconnect fittings between a TIG welder and the torch?
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posted by jstewart
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Blank for plaque

I've been asked to make a memorial plaque for a gravesite. Will lie on the ground, anchored by a pair of vases. Custome...
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posted by grimm_machine
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Hay Scale? (It's made of metal!)

I just bought what I've always called a "hay scale". It's just a balance beam with a top hook for hanging from wherever...
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posted by jgandalf1
19 comments posted 18yrs posted by jgandalf1

ebay gold leaf fraud?

Hi rcm! I've been curious about gold leaf a long time and eventually I bought this affordable offer on ebay: 200 pcs of...
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posted by BernharD
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Looking for: channel for screen doors

I want to make a screen door for my front door, welded steel tubing. Anyone know where one can find preformed channel th...
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posted by janders1957
3 comments posted 18yrs posted by janders1957

Welding cast iron spear to steel picket?

I used old 1" water pipe to build a metal fence and would like to attach some cast iron spear points to the tops. The o...
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posted by jolin
3 comments posted 18yrs posted by jolin