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OT FS Ebay surplus equip
Here is a link to some surplus equipment I am selling from my plant. Wh are installing alot of new equipment so I am clearing out a former storage area. Not trying to spam the group, thats why its...
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OT: OT: OT: Van de Graaff generator
A few weeks back someone was looking for information on Van de Graff generators. The new Lindsay book catalog just came and I noticed what appears to be a new book Secrets of Building Electrostatic...
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Sharpening Forstners
Any trick, or just get a grinder or file and try to duplicate the angle? It looks sharp, but it smokes a bit when cutting. Maybe I hit a knot. Steve
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Care packages to soldiers political
Comments anyone?
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OT: OT: OT: Its all over the Internet/web
Metal content: gold and silver The economic contraction [to use a polite term] is generating high levels of discussion across the internet, not just on AMC and RCM. One example is American Machinist's...
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Kitchen Fire
I sent this around a while back. Here is a re-run for thoes who missed it the first time... file:///C:
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Sharpening chipper blades
I have a small Sears chipper/shredder that will handle about a three inch diameter branch. I just re sharpened the (2) chipping blades to a 45 degree angle and now the thing seems very "grabby" when I...
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OT: sensor for a powder balance
I'm workin' on a automatic powder dispenser. Gunpowder, that is. Yes, I know such things are available as from RCBS. That isn't the point at all, not at all. It's an interesting "senior project". I...
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Afghan Bridge Update and Sad News
Hi Everyone. Thanks for all the help and advice on the Bridge Project. It's currently on hold, as the FOB Mayor wants to see if we can score some honest culvert from an Engineer Unit rather than build...
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Looking for a cup wheel for surface grinder
Guys, I need a cup wheel for my surface grinder. My surface grinder has 3" arbor but I can only find cup wheels with hole diameter less than that. If anyone knows where to get cup wheels with 3" hole...
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Ping- Bruce Bergman
Bruce, Im staring a new project , Monday. I need : (1) 400 amp 480volt 3ph sub panel with 6 + breaker positions (2) 200 amp 480vt 3ph sub with 6-10 breakers (1) 200 amp single phase sub, with 20-48...
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Video of me milling and tapping a garden hose to compressor adaptor
It is on my home computer behind a 10/1 megabit connection, it will probably hold up. I made a garden hose to compressor adaptor, to blow out air from garden hoses, using a bridgeport mill to mill off...
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Motor question
You can buy three speed motors for next to nothing on ebay. I scrapped ~300 lbs of them last year because I did not feel like selling them for $5-10 was worth my time. Multi speed seems easiest. I do...
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Excellent Space Shuttle Assembly Photos
A nice PowerPoint presentation showing many photos of the prelaunch assembly of the Space Shuttle, boosters and payload. Enjoy http://tinyurl.com/2zujb9
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OT? Making yer own shop dvds
Awl-- I'm in the market now to make instructional-type dvds (f'sure not shop techniques .... more like pahmping-people-up type stuff....), as I am now sending out samples of my unit, which is pretty...
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