OT somewhat, an old bridge crane

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There is such a catalyst, it is a ceramic honeycomb thing that goes in a chamber between the area where the fire burns and the flue. The catalyst reacts...

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I must say, you take on some pretty interesting and impressive builds. I for one really appreciate when guys like you take the added time to post progress...

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What function does the z-axis serve on a cnc plasma machine? Is it adjusted dynamically as the cut is made or it is simply to dial in the best height...

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This is not any attempt to change the plans you have for your lap, just something I saw once:
I was getting some stuff from a friend who ended up...

Hey there Rusty. If you don't have a use for those crimping tools and stuff, and nobody else chimes in, I could make use of most of them. Let me know...

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That's pretty cool. Now if they could just figure a good way to use that crane to bring your food to you, it would be way more fun.

I grew...

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Doozers post about his bridge crane project reminded me that I have these pictures that some here may find interesting. These were taken in Barre Vermont...

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There are still a lot of old steam systems around this part of the country. I grew up with one and have worked on a bunch of them but it has been may...

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As you have a few spare switches, maybe arrange it such that one of them starts the pump and a second one, mounted lower, shuts the pump off. A bit more...

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I don't know relative cost and I am not pushing the granite approach, just food for thought. If you do decide to look into that, there are a bunch of...

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The pace I work has a Haas CNC bed mill that has a plain old stovetop heating element in a perforated metal box on top of the cabinet as a braking resistor....

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The people who perpetrate these sorts of scams are (unfortunately) not stupid and get pretty sophisticated at what they do. It would not have ever occurred...

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I don't have any special insight here, so this may be either a stupid suggestion or one you have already considered and discarded, but would having something...

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OK, so we pretty much posted the same thing at the same time. Great minds, etc.

FB has a flag thing as well but it seems to be largely...

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I have read that the improbable nature of some of the stories in these scams is generally not a mistake. What that does is that it sorts out potential...

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For a while FB marketplace was flooded with ads for small Kubota and John Deere tractors for absurd prices, $1900 for a $20K tractor, etc. Lots of "my...

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Thanks for the education. Really fascinating stuff, and quite an ambitious project that was nicely done. I look forward to seeing it shoot!...

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I am certainly no expert, I just happened to see that article a day or so after your original post and thought of you. I does say that much of that stuff...

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Very impressive build, as always. When you fire this from your shoulder, just how "recoilless" is it in terms of the felt recoil? How many rounds...

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Wow, pretty interesting. I hope you will give us all a photo/video tour of the setup when it is all up and running. Be interesting to see how it's do...