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balancing a ceiling fan

I don't know why, but there have been a rash of ceiling fans introduced into my universe, and every one is way out of b...
41 comments posted 19yrs
posted by oldfart
41 comments posted 19yrs posted by oldfart

Racoons 2 Groff 1

Well, a borrowed 20 gage solution has been tried. Got one of the suckers and the rest have learned to run like hell whe...
10 comments posted 19yrs
posted by errol.groff
10 comments posted 19yrs posted by errol.groff

Upcoming engine shows in the mid-west

I am headed to Wisconsin on the 20th for the EAA convention in Oshkosh. I have been studying the Farm Collector Show Di...
10 comments posted 19yrs
posted by errol.groff
10 comments posted 19yrs posted by errol.groff

Best way to bore a 3" hole in 1/2" Al Plate

Gentelmen I am about to make my own intake manifold. I need to bore several 3" holes through a 1/2" 6061 AL plate. I ha...
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Patenting the Automobile?

Plenty of metal content in cars I suppose.... I stumbled onto this bit of automotive trivia today: http://www.bpmlegal....
4 comments posted 19yrs
posted by jwisnia
4 comments posted 19yrs posted by jwisnia

"Not Our Problem"

IIRC a little under a year ago I started a thread here by saying how I'd personally never trust epoxy to support the co...
9 comments posted 19yrs
posted by jwisnia
9 comments posted 19yrs posted by jwisnia

grinding finish

Anyone know what an ASA 1000 finish is?? This spec is on a print. We have not run into this one before. Randy
1 comments posted 19yrs
posted by m-delete
1 comments posted 19yrs posted by m-delete

Hardinge CHNC chip shield pics/info?

I'm in the process of cleaning up and putting together my Hardinge CHNC. The chip shields were removed from the machine...
14 comments posted 19yrs
posted by rpseguin
14 comments posted 19yrs posted by rpseguin

Indexable Insert Grades?

Where is a good guide to the varied insert coatings and grades? For instance, what is a C6 TiN coated TPG insert good fo...
12 comments posted 19yrs
posted by ohland
12 comments posted 19yrs posted by ohland

The Dyson Vacuum--how does it work?

Awl-- Saw Sir James Dyson on Donny Deutsch's Big Idea, an inneresting program for budding entreepreeneers. Dyson was ap...
19 comments posted 19yrs
posted by entropic3.14decay
19 comments posted 19yrs posted by entropic3.14decay

Installation of a DRO (on a mill) -- ping Tom Gardner

I purchased a new DRO kit on eBay, called "Uniq 3 axis DRO". It comes with sliding scales for X, Y, and Z axis. It actu...
5 comments posted 19yrs
posted by ignoramus22010
5 comments posted 19yrs posted by ignoramus22010

Shaper in Detroit on ebay

If anyone in southern Ontario or upstate NY or Michigan is looking for a shaper, they might want to take a look at this...
5 comments posted 19yrs
posted by noone
5 comments posted 19yrs posted by noone

USA Drills deal

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&sspagename=STRK%3AMEAFB%3AIT&viewitem=&item=180138169728&rd=1&rd=1 Looks l...
0 comments posted 19yrs
posted by azotic
0 comments posted 19yrs posted by azotic

Car hinges manufacturing process

Hi, I'm doing a research on car hinges (door, hood and tail gate hinges). I've found that there were three different ma...
0 comments posted 19yrs
posted by emma.serres
0 comments posted 19yrs posted by emma.serres