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Machinery and Tools
The Machinery and Tools category covers questions regarding hand tools, power tools, workshop machinery (such as lathes, milling machines, etc), welding and cutting tools and equipment, measuring instruments, earth-moving machinery, furnaces, factory and industrial machinery.
1,597 Questions
What size wrench would you use for a 58 diameter bolt?
I hope you mean a 5/8 bolt (58 inches would take a machine to turn). Measure your bolt head across the opposing flats. For a 5/8 bolt it may be 1 inch or even larger. The last one I did was in a truck's shock mounting and that took a 1.25 inch socket.
Why must the work be firmly held when drilling on a drill press?
Because if you don't hold it firmly, or better yet, clamp it, the drill bit may grab it and spin it rapidly causing damage and possible injury.
What Goodman Furnaces qualify for 2009 tax credit?
Model Number | AFUE
GMV950453BX 95.0%
GMV950704CX 95.0%
GMV950905DX 95.0%
GMV951155DX 95.0%
GMH950453BX 95.0%
GMH950703BX 95.0%
GMH950704CX 95.0%
GMH950904CX 95.0%
GMH950905DX 95.0%
GMH951155DX 95.0%
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They supply all of the residential/commercial units available from Goodman that qualify for the tax credits... btw, the tax credits apply on any equipment installed from January 2009 all the way to December 2010!!
All technicians, electricians, plumbers and handymen use pliers almost every day.
What is the grinding angle of a chisel?
For western chisels between 20-25 and 30-35 honing.
ANS 2 Standard angles for wood chisels are 25 or 30 degrees.
Consumer report ratings on Bryant air conditioners and furnaces?
Why don`t you spring for the cost of a subscription ?
What are the functions of a slotter machine?
A slotter is used for cutting grooves, keyways and slots of various shapes, for cutting internal and external gears etc
Bearings help machines work smoothly and keep gears and machines that need bushings (with bearings in them) from wearing out too quickly. Bearings significantly reduce friction in working machines (with the help of a bit of oil and grease), thus reducing wear and tear--and reducing maintenance costs and times of repair.
Can you have 2 furnaces with 2 thermostats in one house?
Yes, that's what I have in my house. Each furnace/thermostat combo is separate. I just set them both to the same temperature and it all works fine.
That's a wrench made to a certain size -ie, 10mm, or 7/16, or 14mm . These wrenches can only be used for one size bolt each, as opposed to a Crescent wrench which can be used for many sizes.
What does the idiom at the end of your rope mean?
You've had so many problems that you can't handle any more.
That's it!
If you are at the end of your rope, you are at the limit of your patience or endurance.
Had it. Done with it. The final straw. Had enough. Has reached his limit of tolerance.
The use of a wrench is to tighten and loosen nuts and bolts.
Did the british lee enfieled sight have a spirit level on it?
No It didn't and even if it had, you seldom got time for luxuries like that unless you were a full time sniper. - Regular 'grunts' set their ranges on the target range and used those increments in action.
How do you use engineers spirit level?
Ensure the surface to be tested, and the level itself, are clean so bits of swarf etc don't prop the level's end up and give false readings.
Ensure the alignment of the level is true along the direction to be tested.
Read the level then rotate it 180º to obviate or show any errors in the level.
What is the use for a adjustable wrench?
An adjustable wrench is used when you don't know the exact size of the nut you will be turning
Greg has a piece of of rope that is 5 meters How long is the rope?
5 meters, or 500 centimeters, or about 5.47 yards, or 16.41 feet.
