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CEO salaries

There is much consternation about CEO salaries, but not as much clear thinking. The argument that suggests that CEOs in...
10 comments posted 18yrs
posted by ignoramus14968
10 comments posted 18yrs posted by ignoramus14968

using the drop box - files never posted

I have tried to upload a text file and a couple of .jpgs to the drop box but the files never posted. Is the drop box ad...
2 comments posted 18yrs
posted by aribertnospam
2 comments posted 18yrs posted by aribertnospam

remove trailer deck

"The Kid", my 25 year old, got a fifth wheel travel trailer for free. So far, he's taken the backhoe and ripped the who...
24 comments posted 18yrs
posted by karltownsend.NOT
24 comments posted 18yrs posted by karltownsend.NOT

moving 1-ton; first time trying

Hi! It's actually a 1-ton piece of marble, but this group is active, and mills and lathes can easily exceed that weight...
13 comments posted 18yrs
posted by BerniniCaCO3
13 comments posted 18yrs posted by BerniniCaCO3

forks for scissor lift

I've got a scissor lift (Snorkel) at my ranch and was considering whether it's feasible to add a pair of removable fork...
4 comments posted 18yrs
posted by <newsman
4 comments posted 18yrs posted by <newsman

PICTURES -- Hydraulic assist for the arbor press

On the Famco webpage, I saw arbor presses similar in size and frame to mine, but with ratcheting mechanism, that were r...
29 comments posted 18yrs
posted by ignoramus1775
29 comments posted 18yrs posted by ignoramus1775

Looking for tool holding arbor for a Hendy 2B h-mill

I'm hoping to find a tool holding arbor for a Hendy 2B universal horizontal mill. I suppose I can't get picky, but 1" d...
3 comments posted 18yrs
posted by gigabitbucket
3 comments posted 18yrs posted by gigabitbucket

Anyone with experience with this sensor?

http://www.murata.com/catalog/r50/r50e15_l0595.pdf I want to use this in an application where I have this on a PC board...
6 comments posted 18yrs
posted by tim
6 comments posted 18yrs posted by tim

Sheet Metal Sticker Shock

I just got the following parts quoted (I asked for a ballpark quote, got a detailed one -- hmph). Here's a rough sketch...
30 comments posted 18yrs
posted by tim
30 comments posted 18yrs posted by tim

American wages

So you think that Union labor controls the economy.It is not labor but greed. It is about Greed,....... Greed of the ce...
24 comments posted 18yrs
posted by mwron
24 comments posted 18yrs posted by mwron

Label Plastic lumber

I have a project to rebuild a dozen park benches for my local Rotary club. We're interested in replacing the redwood on...
7 comments posted 18yrs
posted by karltownsend.NOT
7 comments posted 18yrs posted by karltownsend.NOT

Vacuum pump question

I have a chance to get an old, but serviceable medical vacuum pump, at a very reasonable price. When I switched it, gav...
54 comments posted 18yrs
posted by ud233
54 comments posted 18yrs posted by ud233

cheap labor

U.S. companies are no longer investing in much new capacity at home, and the ranks of U.S. engineers are thinning. In c...
0 comments posted 18yrs
posted by mwron
0 comments posted 18yrs posted by mwron

FFS - 120 assorted switches

Free For Shipping ($5 - Priority Mail Flat Rate Envelope). PayPal only. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&it...
1 comments posted 18yrs
posted by bobengelhardt
1 comments posted 18yrs posted by bobengelhardt

OT: Shop cats update

My little girls can now open closed doors. I never would have believed it until I was shown the pictures. It seems they...
34 comments posted 18yrs
posted by tom(nospam)
34 comments posted 18yrs posted by tom(nospam)