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OT firefox plugins

Someone recently mentioned a Firefox plugin that sounded interesting, I went to look for it and found a few good ones....
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posted by eaotis
1 comments posted 19yrs posted by eaotis

NAMES photos

Arrived home from Toledo safe and sound on Monday evening. Barely. You may have heard the expression that flying is hou...
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posted by errol.groff
7 comments posted 19yrs posted by errol.groff

Tool Gloat

Answered an ad on Craigslist for a 4' bench grinder for $30. The picture looked like a tool post grinder.Went and looke...
2 comments posted 19yrs
posted by clif
2 comments posted 19yrs posted by clif

OT: a little melamine with your Dow?

metal content: gold (or at least silver) Over the last few days the talking heads have been in rapture over the DJIA br...
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posted by gmcduffee
5 comments posted 19yrs posted by gmcduffee

Strength of aluminum threads

I'm building a rocket motor to compete at the 2007 xprize cup. During my last testing session It ran 106 seconds with n...
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posted by pbreed
13 comments posted 19yrs posted by pbreed

Penetrating Oils

I was captivated by the string of discussions on penetrating oils. I grew up with my dad using WD-40 on our rusty proje...
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posted by casey-rothrock
20 comments posted 19yrs posted by casey-rothrock

Looking for 1/2 inch square nylon bar

Hi folks, I'm looking for about 12 inches of 1/2 inch square nylon bar. It's to make some new feet for an art deco Scot...
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posted by cdt22NOSPAM
20 comments posted 19yrs posted by cdt22NOSPAM

OT: First CCW shoot in Ohio

Yesterday in Cleveland, right down the street from me, two 15 year old punks with a .38 and bad intent accosted a guy s...
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posted by tom(nospam)
52 comments posted 19yrs posted by tom(nospam)

Which Steel To Use

I need some advice on steel selection for a project I'm working on. It is for a propeller puller to be used on inboard...
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posted by smulhollat
1 comments posted 19yrs posted by smulhollat

Making Your Own Wind Chime

The beautiful sounds you get from wind chimes. So soothing to listen to. I love hanging all different kinds of wind chi...
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posted by carlee
22 comments posted 19yrs posted by carlee

UK should ban knifes next

The horror, the horror !!!!! When will the UK finally ban all knives and end the carnage ? http://www.news.com.au/dailyt...
3 comments posted 19yrs
posted by azotic
3 comments posted 19yrs posted by azotic

Help with small mesh screen / filter ID

I'm trying to identify a filter / screen scrounged from a junk box http://www.metalworking.com/dropbox/Filter_Screen_1....
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posted by weiner2
8 comments posted 19yrs posted by weiner2

OT: Wide screen LCD monitors

One of the guys here needs a new monitor and is looking at wide screens. He's worried about the screen ratio distorting...
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posted by tom(nospam)
14 comments posted 19yrs posted by tom(nospam)

Chinese or other Low-Cost Plasma Cutter

Let me preface this by saying, I believe in the old adage "You get what you pay for". But, I'm looking for a plasma cut...
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posted by nospamebyrd68
10 comments posted 19yrs posted by nospamebyrd68

HF drill press on Clausing DP table (3 gang)

Awl-- Here's a bit of an odd project I finished today. I got snuckered on a 3 gang dp, with two variable-speed Rockwell...
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posted by entropic3.14decay
0 comments posted 19yrs posted by entropic3.14decay