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All aspects of working with metal.
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OT What's your take? OT
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Do you think this fiasco will pass Sunday? I hope and pray reason will prevail. But I thought McCain would win. Go figger. Steve
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Grizzly 11x26 G9972Z steady rest errata
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I now remember what a rope pattern looks like. The steady rest that comes with the G9972Z looks a bit dinky now. Steady rest inner diameter: 55mm / 2.189" The fingers are 8mm / .320" deep, 14mm / .550" wide, 8mm / .315" high. Inner milled slot is 8mm / .320" wide. Finger is 2.703 long Thumb screw is @ 4.80mm x .8 pitch.... more »
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Oil filter wrench
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I just changed oil on my 2006 Dodge Ram 2500 with the Cummins. Some genius engineer put the oil filter in a nearly inaccessible place. I took my regular oil filter wrench, cut the handle off it, and welded two old sockets on the stub so I could slip it up in there and get the thing off and back... more »
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What steel for pry bars?
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It doesn't have to be hard in the sense of holding an edge (no cutting involved). But it doesn't seem to me (by intuition ONLY) that mild steel would be "strong" enough. It seems like it would bend too easily. But not-bending is a matter of tensile strength, yes? And mild steel and hard steel have the same tensile strength, right? Or, is it a... more »
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How would this have been made?
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[link] Specifically the base: The description says "turned brass". In 1600, would it have been turned from a large brass chunk? Would it have been rough-cast first and then "cleaned up" by turning? If turned, presumably this would... more »
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OT: Patio party lighting
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In nice weather I entertain and BBQ in my courtyards at least twice a week. Yes, you're all welcome, bring beer or some nice cheese! Last year I had a few temporary spotlights illuminating some of the trees but the light was too harsh in some areas and too minimal in others. The courtyards are... more »
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