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how'd you get free of the sporge ?

I have noticed that this newsgroup lately is relatively (or totally ? ) free of the sporge that was attacking it a few...
16 comments posted 19yrs
posted by pogo
16 comments posted 19yrs posted by pogo

Welding feet to a compressor tank

I saw something strange on Monday. A big horizontal compressor tank, with nice old blue paint on it. It is a 25 HP reci...
15 comments posted 19yrs
posted by ignoramus25760
15 comments posted 19yrs posted by ignoramus25760

where to get copper spring for P&W comparator

I posted a while back about this P&W comparator I had picked up - a mechanical device with plus and minus 3 thousandths...
4 comments posted 19yrs
posted by nobody
4 comments posted 19yrs posted by nobody

Tig Welder for 1/4" thick Aluminum plate?

Hi, I've got a mig welder set up primarily for steel (w CO2/Argon tank), but I've wanted a Tig welder for sometime. Ide...
5 comments posted 19yrs
posted by machinamentum
5 comments posted 19yrs posted by machinamentum

NRA knife made in China

'Got my new NRA knife today, which was my gift for starting my membership up after a lapse of maybe 12 years or so, and...
45 comments posted 19yrs
posted by huntres23
45 comments posted 19yrs posted by huntres23

Mother of all Search Engines

I've played with it a bit and really like the lower noise to signal ratio... Way mo betta than Google! the Mother of all...
3 comments posted 19yrs
posted by cavelamb
3 comments posted 19yrs posted by cavelamb

Machinery's Handbook in other languages

I'm trying to locate something along the lines of Machinery's Handbook in languages other than english. In this case, s...
1 comments posted 19yrs
posted by bryan
1 comments posted 19yrs posted by bryan

Van Norman 50V Collets FS

Hi all, Sorry to spam this goup, I am selling 19 Van Norman Collets 50v or "C" style on ebay: http://search.ebay.com/_W...
0 comments posted 19yrs
posted by DeeTeeEL
0 comments posted 19yrs posted by DeeTeeEL

Funny lathe ad

Found this on "Best of Craigslist". I wonder of it comes with patterns? http://www.craigslist.org/about/best/sea/3980508...
2 comments posted 19yrs
posted by spam
2 comments posted 19yrs posted by spam

Abene Mill pictures

I got this the other day as part of a small sales commission. I dont have it home yet, but am working on getting it move...
24 comments posted 19yrs
posted by gunner
24 comments posted 19yrs posted by gunner

Looking for ball and socket joint

I have an idea for a tool for glassblowing and it could use a small ball and socket joint, ball maybe 8mm . The joint w...
4 comments posted 19yrs
posted by djb
4 comments posted 19yrs posted by djb

Fully metal - golf cart repair

I've got an old rheostat type EZ-Go cart. It's our "basic farm transportation" between the house and the barn. Now it's...
2 comments posted 19yrs
posted by lloydspinsidemindspring.com
2 comments posted 19yrs posted by lloydspinsidemindspring.com

Quick Change Tool Post

Hi all - After a very long time I've picked up here again, and have a question - Does anyone know of a source for a dra...
4 comments posted 19yrs
posted by mike.clayton
4 comments posted 19yrs posted by mike.clayton

small job shop business software

Can anyone recommend simple to use, PC based,affordable software for a small job shop business (< 5 employees) for trac...
5 comments posted 19yrs
posted by sigmatero
5 comments posted 19yrs posted by sigmatero