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Do It Yourself Electricians

Yikes!! Some Iranians trying a do it yourself tap into the power grid to steal electricity. I know that "What is it?" a...
5 comments posted 19yrs
posted by dav1936531
5 comments posted 19yrs posted by dav1936531

Furnature links

Amoire - $150 http://dallas.craigslist.org/fur/411652042.html F i the R Web site http://www.furnitureintherawtx.com/ Un...
0 comments posted 19yrs
posted by cavelamb
0 comments posted 19yrs posted by cavelamb

Trojan downloader in my Mozilla?

I seem to have had a nasty in my computer. AVG found it, said it couldn't correct it but not in a real dramatic way, ju...
5 comments posted 19yrs
posted by eaotis
5 comments posted 19yrs posted by eaotis

Solvent for dissolving asphalt tar?

Howdy, I need to dissolve some asphalt potting tar off of a transformer (metal content). In the past when I have done t...
24 comments posted 19yrs
posted by jonREMOVETHISdanniken
24 comments posted 19yrs posted by jonREMOVETHISdanniken

OT: refrigerator problems?

I just picked up a 3 year old Kenmore refrigerator/freezer for my shop. It was working fine where I got it. I had to dr...
12 comments posted 19yrs
posted by randallX
12 comments posted 19yrs posted by randallX

REQ: field expedient tube bead

I have a widget that has some tubes coming out. Tubes are hard copper ~1/2-inch O.D. actual. I want to attach plastic t...
12 comments posted 19yrs
posted by devnull
12 comments posted 19yrs posted by devnull

Metal Tag Fastner

Does anyone know the proper name for the rivet ( pin ) type , round head fastners with spiral shank, that are used to a...
8 comments posted 19yrs
posted by anywhere
8 comments posted 19yrs posted by anywhere

How much of Dillon's Carbide dies are Carbide?

http://www.dillonprecision.com/#/content/p/9/pid/24498/catid/4/Dillon_Carbide_Rifle_Dies__Three_Die_Sets_
4 comments posted 19yrs
posted by c.magnuson
4 comments posted 19yrs posted by c.magnuson

buying iron castings

does anyone have experience w/purchasing casting (from their own patterns) for some project they were building? Better...
11 comments posted 19yrs
posted by chrism3667
11 comments posted 19yrs posted by chrism3667

Tig welder extension cord

The business had a little extra cash before tax time so my wife let me buy a Thermal Arc 185 TIG welder. I sorted out t...
50 comments posted 19yrs
posted by jstewart
50 comments posted 19yrs posted by jstewart

JD-455 Transaxle update

I had a messy but fun time pulling the Tuff Torq tranny off that old JD455. I've been working on the assumption that th...
10 comments posted 19yrs
posted by lloydspinsidemindspring.com
10 comments posted 19yrs posted by lloydspinsidemindspring.com