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Holes in welded and galvanised structures

I've been looking at a few welded structures made from tubular steel and galvanised. They often include open holes (see...
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posted by christopher.tidy
26 comments posted 8yrs posted by christopher.tidy

HF float chargers

Any negatives on the HF float chrgers? Thanks, CP
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posted by email
2 comments posted 8yrs posted by email

Ping! Jim Wilkins - New HF Battery Chargers

Probably old news but I see in their latest monthly flier two new battery chargers: https://www.harborfreight.com/4-amp...
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posted by lfisk
8 comments posted 8yrs posted by lfisk

Epoxies for metals and plastics

This subject comes up pretty often here, so I thought I'd point out a specialty adhesive company that I've used in rece...
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posted by huntres23
6 comments posted 8yrs posted by huntres23

Looking for 3mm Teflon Coated Stainless Wire

Looking for 3mm Teflon Coated Stainless Wire as a core for a mold I am designing. I checked McMaster and they topped ou...
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posted by none
4 comments posted 8yrs posted by none

Salvage - Hydraulic Pump

I was just tearing down an old log splitter (I got it for $60) to use the mechanic bits for a hydraulic press. The cyli...
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posted by none
11 comments posted 8yrs posted by none

Why no one buys screw machines

I bought a few huge Acme Gridley RB-8 screw machines this week. They are similar in every way to this listing:...
29 comments posted 8yrs
posted by ignoramus13481
29 comments posted 8yrs posted by ignoramus13481

Amazing accomplishment of light bulb sellers

It used to be difficult to sell a light bulb for more than $1. And those would last a while. Nowadays, they can sell $3...
28 comments posted 8yrs
posted by ignoramus17018
28 comments posted 8yrs posted by ignoramus17018

O.K. Aliens Shot Down Meteor?

"While they have not put forward an alternative explanation for the explosi on, outlandish theories in the past have in...
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posted by mogulah
0 comments posted 8yrs posted by mogulah

Craftsman Club member letter from Sears

It is a little old, but likely coming of age! :-) Seems that Sears is tired of hunting down companies that would make a...
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posted by lionslair
3 comments posted 8yrs posted by lionslair

Mounting base for a 3D-printer

Guys, I hate to mention the topic of wood, but I want to mount a 3D-printer on a flat stable base so I can move it arou...
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posted by davenpete
10 comments posted 8yrs posted by davenpete

The Gray Man.....

http://www.survivalthinktank.com/2011/11/grey-man-directive.html?m=1
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posted by gunnerasch
1 comments posted 8yrs posted by gunnerasch

THIS IS NOT AN ANVIL

This is what is known as an anvil shaped object. More accurately a door stop. Seller: "shop-and-ship" name on shipping...
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posted by none
5 comments posted 8yrs posted by none