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Adapting to the Holiday Sprit

On December 13, 2009, in Hardware, Tools, Uncategorized, by RocketSled

We got a new Fake (pre-lit, three piece, quick assembling!) X-mas tree this year. When the time came to place the star on top, I discovered there was no mathematical way possible to make it stay put up top.

So I grabbed the calipers and a sheet of paper:

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Restoring a Heavy 10: South Bend 10L

On April 21, 2009, in Tools, by admin

Lathe in the storeIn 2006, I purchased, disassembled and refurbished a 1962 South Bend 10L lathe. I documented the process in the hopes someone might be interested. This is that story.

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