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OT: automotive follow-through

***** WE'RE #1!!!!!!!!!!!! ***** GM posts biggest annual US auto loss By DEE-ANN DURBIN, AP Auto Writer 21 minutes ago...
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posted by gmcduffee
7 comments posted 18yrs posted by gmcduffee

Anyone see this machine?

John Deere walking machine, dunno if it's been mentioned here before. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwR3O7JSfWA
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posted by eaotis
19 comments posted 18yrs posted by eaotis

Clausing 5914 - Tool-slide saga

So, after implementing the ridged plate with index-pin hole to keep the Dickson-style toolpost from rotating while perf...
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posted by joegwinn
10 comments posted 18yrs posted by joegwinn

expanation of 3 phaze power

Can somone post a link to a description of how 3 phaze power works. My brother is looking at buying a Felder combinatio...
55 comments posted 18yrs
posted by kfvorwerk
55 comments posted 18yrs posted by kfvorwerk

Large quantity rod storage?

Ive somewhere around 1500 lb+s of various welding rods. Probably 30% of it is open Anyone have any good ideas about how...
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posted by gunner
27 comments posted 18yrs posted by gunner

Seeking source for shim/spring washers

I am seeking a source for washers with the following specs. Flat - not Belleville, cupped, curved, etc. Stainless Steel...
11 comments posted 18yrs
posted by nospam
11 comments posted 18yrs posted by nospam

Dollar Tree Victor NY worst customer service ever

Just had the worst customer service I can remember in my entire life. At a Dollar Tree, in Victor NY. I've had good ser...
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posted by cayoung61**spamblock##
18 comments posted 18yrs posted by cayoung61**spamblock##

Clamping V blocks onto 2-3-4 blocks

I've had to diddle around trying to clamp a V block down onto a 2-3-4 block while keeping said collection square to the...
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posted by ohland
16 comments posted 18yrs posted by ohland

Fixing oversized gear issues?

I am assembling some complex drive gearboxes for a 150 lb competition robot. The gearboxes use 24 DP gears from Martin...
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posted by woodworker88
12 comments posted 18yrs posted by woodworker88

Biofuels Deemed a Greenhouse Threat

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/08/science/earth/08wbiofuels.html?_r=2&pagewanted=1&hp&oref=slogin Almost all biofuels u...
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posted by waxwingslain
15 comments posted 18yrs posted by waxwingslain

Bar grating needed

I'm in Southern Utah, and need any quantity of bar grating you may have. Will travel as far as Salt Lake City, or Las Ve...
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posted by morphonym
0 comments posted 18yrs posted by morphonym

Need a measurement from a Milwaukee bandsaw

The part I need the measurement for, is the plate that holds the steady rest, and the steady rest itself. ....Many thank...
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posted by pmaston
1 comments posted 18yrs posted by pmaston

Knob Creek article

http://current.com/items/87302871_shooting_machine_guns?xid=200 "Pax Americana is a philosophy. Hardly an empire. Makin...
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posted by gunner
1 comments posted 18yrs posted by gunner

Engine repair (?) mystery

The patient is a Homelite generator with an 8hp Briggs engine. From the number of repair shop stickers on it, one would...
9 comments posted 18yrs
posted by kevin
9 comments posted 18yrs posted by kevin