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(Steam) boat gloat

We had a fantastic steamboat cruise, on the grand American Queen, over the Christmas holiday period, Dec. 21 to Dec 28....
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posted by judybob
4 comments posted 18yrs posted by judybob

Button head cap screws

Hello all, An honest-to-pete metalworking question: what is the diameter and thickness of the head on a 1/4-20 button he...
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posted by prfesser
4 comments posted 18yrs posted by prfesser

A metalworking project

Carl Byrns' post on his neat project motivated me to document this one I just completed. It's now in a box ready to mail...
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posted by dforeman
8 comments posted 18yrs posted by dforeman

pipe under both internal and external pressure

hi folks, I have to design a pipe carrying 4000 psi having an circular opening into another pipe covering/surrounding t...
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posted by pranav.pranavaggarwal1986
2 comments posted 18yrs posted by pranav.pranavaggarwal1986

Extrude-hone gone wrong!!!!!

A friend sent me this post from a personal watercraft tech chat site. If this guy is for real he should make Darwins li...
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posted by dixon263
11 comments posted 18yrs posted by dixon263

My latest metalworking project

My latest project- I have a cheapo generator and the recoil broke. The design is such that failure is pretty much guara...
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posted by carl.byrns
8 comments posted 18yrs posted by carl.byrns

Play in headstock bearings

Been chasing chatter that has been getting worse lately. With a crowbar under my chuck and a 1" bar in my chuck, I can...
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posted by gmasterman
18 comments posted 18yrs posted by gmasterman

"How it's made" - brushes

I was just watching the "How it's made" show that featured brushes made on machines made by my friends at Carlson Tool....
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posted by tom(spamless)
5 comments posted 18yrs posted by tom(spamless)

anodizing kits?

Can someone suggest an anodizing kit that would get me all the basic startup supplies for a couple of colors? Thinking...
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posted by DaveHinz
16 comments posted 18yrs posted by DaveHinz

Amazing desk light (electronics)

I purchased a desk light at Home Depot. It has an amazing feature: it is switched by touching its base. It does not hav...
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posted by ignoramus8343
13 comments posted 18yrs posted by ignoramus8343

help on sheet forming process!

dear all I'm going to create a ring with special criteria some pictures of it can be seen here:...
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posted by amin.zaribaf
30 comments posted 18yrs posted by amin.zaribaf

A new tool from sears

Seems sears has added spyware to thier lineup. Here is a summary of what the software does and how it is used. The prox...
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posted by azotic
6 comments posted 18yrs posted by azotic