This is one of the funniest things on the whole internets. Mark Twain, a mad scientist, and it ends with a great Steely Dan tune. What else could you want? How about the rest of that song:
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This is a prototype arbor I made from Home Depot parts. A 5/8" coupling nut fits my DeWalt DWP849 variable-speed polisher. A 5/8" bolt holds a pair of plumbing flanges. The polisher is held in the bench vise in a bracket I built for it. You can see the eye-bolt that screws into the handle mounting.
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