DGersic
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Manufacturer?
What did you do "IN" your garage today?
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Manufacturer?
Nofries
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There have been three or 4 recalls on pex. One was due to the manufacturer leaving the pipe outside, and the UV damaged it. Ours did not have enough resistance to chlorine, especially in heated water. Some the joints were corroding. And many were just bad crimps.All systems have flaws and will fail if not installed properly.
Pex, copper Lead chevy Ford or AMC you chose they all have problems.
Nofries
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Dura pex
Huh, that's a familiar tune.
Mike65
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Primed & painted a new gas cap door & housing for my 05 F150.
Ultradog MN
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I thought about replying to Cannuk but didn't know the terminology you used.
I have seen plenty of copper pipe that was badly corroded/pitted.
X2 on having seen pex survive hard freezing where copper would have split open.
I replaced a bunch of copper over the years that was badly pitted and leaking.
Thanks for posting this!
I thought about replying to Cannuk but didn't know the terminology you used.
I have seen plenty of copper pipe that was badly corroded/pitted.
X2 on having seen pex survive hard freezing where copper would have split open.
Ultradog MN
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Did I ever tell you guys that I like good cotton shop rags?
Three years ago a tennant of mine moved out in the middle of the night and went somewhere that only he knows.
The place wasn't unclean but he did leave a Huge pile of clothes, linens and towels behind.
I sorted through it all and brought most of the clothes to a thrift store.
And for some reason the guy must have loved towels.
Beach towels, bath towels, hand towels, dish towels, wash cloths. I kept all of them and have used them ever since in my shop.
Well, once you get used to the luxury of terry cloth grease rags it's real hard to go back to paper, polyester or cheesey thin shop rags.
But my hoard was getting pretty thin so last Tuesday I went to the thrift store (tuesday is 25% off day) and bought a few beach towels and yesterday I cut them up for rags.
Now I'm back to living in the lap of luxury as far as good shop rags go.
Now, I warned you above that this isn't as important as say, curing cancer, teen pregnancy or stupidity throughout the world but hey, I'm real happy about getting these rags
Three years ago a tennant of mine moved out in the middle of the night and went somewhere that only he knows.
The place wasn't unclean but he did leave a Huge pile of clothes, linens and towels behind.
I sorted through it all and brought most of the clothes to a thrift store.
And for some reason the guy must have loved towels.
Beach towels, bath towels, hand towels, dish towels, wash cloths. I kept all of them and have used them ever since in my shop.
Well, once you get used to the luxury of terry cloth grease rags it's real hard to go back to paper, polyester or cheesey thin shop rags.
But my hoard was getting pretty thin so last Tuesday I went to the thrift store (tuesday is 25% off day) and bought a few beach towels and yesterday I cut them up for rags.
Now I'm back to living in the lap of luxury as far as good shop rags go.
Now, I warned you above that this isn't as important as say, curing cancer, teen pregnancy or stupidity throughout the world but hey, I'm real happy about getting these rags
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bugnut
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Got time to try and figure out the throttle on the 1966 Ford 2000 tractor. It is a 3 cylinder gasser and it will throttle up to about 1400rpm but not hold going and higher in rpm. I tried changing out the linkage and no effect. I have studied the manuals and YT videos, been perusing yesterdays tractors and such looking for any insight. I have replaced the compression disk that holds throttle position. I kept seeing a spring and then read more, found a couple parts listing but really lack an image of what belongs on the linkage. Yesterday took a stare for about 10 minutes, had seem an empty hole in the bell crank, finally think i have found the missing piece with the end connections for a spring, now I need to find the correct spring to fit this make & model. Wire placed on tractor and measured.
I read several posts across the interwebs by ultradog, and believe he might know the part #
paging @Ultradog MN
I read several posts across the interwebs by ultradog, and believe he might know the part #
paging @Ultradog MN
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larry4406
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Failure of this gasket is a common problem unfortunately. Same thing happened to me.
Pulled the motor on the ride on to fix an oil leak. Gasket had pushed into the crankcase somehow over the years. It’s been leaking for awhile but finally got sick and tired of it. Pretty easy fix. One of those things that a person puts off for so long and when you finally fix it you wonder why you left it for so long nagging at you!!
Briggs and Stratton came out with a revised gasket, new bolts with pre-applied Locktite (my picture below), and a revised upwards torque spec. I read somewhere that some folks would even take a center punch to dimple the gasket mating surface to try to stop the gasket from walking (I did not do this).
Some additional reading for you in links below.
Engine oil leak on Scag with Briggs Commercial Turf engine
Hi Troops, Over that last few weeks my Scag Tiger Cub has developed an engine oil leak. Today I removed the engine and checked where the oil is leaking from. In the pic with the blow gun tip is pointed, the engine base gasket is where the leak is located. It is a metal gasket and when I blow air...
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niget2002
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It was a long weekend.
Saturday, we packed up the travel trailer and left out to go camping. Monday we got back and emptied out said travel trailer. Then my son and I had to wash the paddle board and kayak as the park we went to had Hydrilla in their pond.
Today I'm 3d printing a container to store the tire pressure monitors I use on the travel trailer. I'm going to start taking them off and taking the batteries out when we're not travelling. I had another battery die part way through the trip. Makes the heart skip when an alarm goes off for no reason.
Saturday, we packed up the travel trailer and left out to go camping. Monday we got back and emptied out said travel trailer. Then my son and I had to wash the paddle board and kayak as the park we went to had Hydrilla in their pond.
Today I'm 3d printing a container to store the tire pressure monitors I use on the travel trailer. I'm going to start taking them off and taking the batteries out when we're not travelling. I had another battery die part way through the trip. Makes the heart skip when an alarm goes off for no reason.
69charged
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Saw that. I have the new gasket and bolts. Although I wasn't aware it was a widespread issue. The machining on the case halves is horrendous. And I can see where the holes are punched through it's a raised edge which would not allow full clamping force even when tightened. I cleaned everything up and just have to put it back together.Failure of this gasket is a common problem unfortunately. Same thing happened to me.
Briggs and Stratton came out with a revised gasket, new bolts with pre-applied Locktite (my picture below), and a revised upwards torque spec. I read somewhere that some folks would even take a center punch to dimple the gasket mating surface to try to stop the gasket from walking (I did not do this).
Some additional reading for you in links below.
Engine oil leak on Scag with Briggs Commercial Turf engine
Hi Troops, Over that last few weeks my Scag Tiger Cub has developed an engine oil leak. Today I removed the engine and checked where the oil is leaking from. In the pic with the blow gun tip is pointed, the engine base gasket is where the leak is located. It is a metal gasket and when I blow air...
Thanks for the info.
Swanny1953
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New Age cabinet set was delivered, unboxed and inspected. Was expecting some damage as outer box was damaged, but not a scratch!
Everything unboxed, nested pieces “un-nested” and cardboard broken down for recycle.
Everything unboxed, nested pieces “un-nested” and cardboard broken down for recycle.
MerlinsBeard
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I'm in the market for a pole pruner and I like Dewalt. Do you recommend it for something like crepe myrtle canopy branch shaping?
kaymccampbell
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Depends on the plant.. it does up to about 1-1/4. There's plenty of power. The head bends over to 90°. I like mine. It's a touch heavy for old ladies, but works well IMO. I also have the hand pruner, which is my go to for most stuff within my reach.
PassnThru
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Currently taking a break before round 2 - one down, one to go. LCAs 2008 Taurus.
Edit - I typed this at noon but didn't submit. Both sides are done now.
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Edit - I typed this at noon but didn't submit. Both sides are done now.
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Wrench97
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I know a guy that the second time in 2 years he replaced the gasket he just used urethane caulk.........it hasn't leaked again but I would hate to the next guy to have to take it apart.......Failure of this gasket is a common problem unfortunately. Same thing happened to me.
Briggs and Stratton came out with a revised gasket, new bolts with pre-applied Locktite (my picture below), and a revised upwards torque spec. I read somewhere that some folks would even take a center punch to dimple the gasket mating surface to try to stop the gasket from walking (I did not do this).
Some additional reading for you in links below.
Engine oil leak on Scag with Briggs Commercial Turf engine
Hi Troops, Over that last few weeks my Scag Tiger Cub has developed an engine oil leak. Today I removed the engine and checked where the oil is leaking from. In the pic with the blow gun tip is pointed, the engine base gasket is where the leak is located. It is a metal gasket and when I blow air...
nadogail
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Cut and clamped 6 small pieces to weld together probably this afternoon.
INSP380
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Tore apart my new Columbian 604-1/2 and got it degreased & finished up cleaning the new =V= 3/4 socket set. Set had 2 replacement sockets that are -V- and came with some Proto, Wright, SK as well. So far pretty pleased with the outcome. The box his the blast cabinet tomorrow..
Steve
Steve
rcktpwrd
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Thanks
No, no paint came off any of the boxes, the missing paint spots are scratches or rubbed off areas from moving...
Beerhippie
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Chased air leaks on the canning line. Did not catch them. I need to do more chasing when the line is actually running.
69charged
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Got er all back together. Didn’t go as planned though! I had to take the governor apart to get the case half off. Didn’t set it right and she revved to beat hell!! Shut it down before things got bad. Have to adjust it properly tomorrow. Tuned up my google fu and see what I need to do now.Failure of this gasket is a common problem unfortunately. Same thing happened to me.
Briggs and Stratton came out with a revised gasket, new bolts with pre-applied Locktite (my picture below), and a revised upwards torque spec. I read somewhere that some folks would even take a center punch to dimple the gasket mating surface to try to stop the gasket from walking (I did not do this).
Some additional reading for you in links below.
Engine oil leak on Scag with Briggs Commercial Turf engine
Hi Troops, Over that last few weeks my Scag Tiger Cub has developed an engine oil leak. Today I removed the engine and checked where the oil is leaking from. In the pic with the blow gun tip is pointed, the engine base gasket is where the leak is located. It is a metal gasket and when I blow air...
Finished "de-insulating" my Ferrari 308GT4 exhaust manifolds so that I can have them ceramic coated. The insulation is the last smog related part on the car most of which had been deleted years ago by PO's. For those not around back in the 70's a "thermal reactor" exhaust system was an attempt to retain as much heat in the exhaust flow as possible to "burn" any un-burnt or partially burnt fuel. The original thermal reactor muffler on this car weighed in at a hefty 85 lbs. The TR system went away with the advent of catalytic converters.
The headers where wrapped with mineral wool insulation bound in a fiberglass wrapping then enclosed in an aluminum sheet metal skin. Surprisingly the headers are in very good condition with only some surface rust where water had gotten inside of the insulation over the years. After some surface clean up I'll send them to Jet Hot or some similar applicator. A fellow 308 owner had his done at Jet Hot which turned out great. It sure beats paying $3k for an aftermarket set of SS headers.
The headers where wrapped with mineral wool insulation bound in a fiberglass wrapping then enclosed in an aluminum sheet metal skin. Surprisingly the headers are in very good condition with only some surface rust where water had gotten inside of the insulation over the years. After some surface clean up I'll send them to Jet Hot or some similar applicator. A fellow 308 owner had his done at Jet Hot which turned out great. It sure beats paying $3k for an aftermarket set of SS headers.
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Skyman
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I also bought one of them. It's useful, but I dislike several things about its design. I would not choose it again, knowing what I now know about it.
Fix Until Broke
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mikeGT4 - Check out Swain Tech for actual insulating coatings on exhaust manifolds/headers if that's your main focus. It's not the prettiest (white crinkle coating is the best way to describe it), but it works very well for thermal insulation.
jblnut
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This is a repair that was supposed to be done by younger me over summer as it was quite worn last fall when we finished harvest. Guess what ?! I forgot all about it and it made itself known. That center hole is supposed to be an 1-1/2” hex hole. Not a wobbled out mess like it is.
Old hub vs new hub. Good grief.
Thankfully it didn’t completely destroy the shaft it ran on but it did wear it down a bunch.
Here in the only time you can say you’re a good welder AND use a grinder to pretty your work up lol
Grind it down, hit it with a file and sand it shiny. Those little pocks aren’t the product of poor welding but rather are intentional antisieze traps
Old hub vs new hub. Good grief.
Thankfully it didn’t completely destroy the shaft it ran on but it did wear it down a bunch.
Here in the only time you can say you’re a good welder AND use a grinder to pretty your work up lol
Grind it down, hit it with a file and sand it shiny. Those little pocks aren’t the product of poor welding but rather are intentional antisieze traps
MerlinsBeard
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Did you find a polesaw/pruner that you liked? There's so many choices and different price points that I'm in analysis paralysis.
madison069
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Anti-seize trap! I'll have to remember that one.This is a repair that was supposed to be done by younger me over summer as it was quite worn last fall when we finished harvest. Guess what ?! I forgot all about it and it made itself known. That center hole is supposed to be an 1-1/2” hex hole. Not a wobbled out mess like it is.
Old hub vs new hub. Good grief.
Thankfully it didn’t completely destroy the shaft it ran on but it did wear it down a bunch.
Here in the only time you can say you’re a good welder AND use a grinder to pretty your work up lol
Grind it down, hit it with a file and sand it shiny. Those little pocks aren’t the product of poor welding but rather are intentional antisieze traps
Skyman
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I haven't looked for a different one. Yet. Mostly because I've only used it a few times this year, I've just been using and disliking this one. If I needed to use it more often than I do, I would give it away or ****-can it. It's functional, but the user experience is simply awful.
I like the many, other, DeWalt battery tools I have, but IMHO, DeWalt handed the job of designing this one to rookies and then failed to provide sufficient supervision. This is a tool that should have never advanced from the design phase to production.
pcfithian
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Powerhead swap Evinrude E-TEC 175
rzims
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Yesterday was cold and wet, so I spent the day giving the shop a good cleaning. I've been dealing with mice so I tried to get as much stuff as I could off the ground and onto shelves, racks or the wall. Makes sweeping under everything easier....
oldman_pottering
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proved my unconditional love for my wife today, added new line to the whipper snipper (weed whacker ? ) and fueled it so she can do some yard work while she is on holidays
Beerhippie
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Fixed little things. Spent some time in the AM trying to find the damned air leaks on the canning line again. Failed--it seemed the leaks had all stopped. Gave it another go after lunch. Hmmm... I wonder if it's that pneumatic cylinder that sounds like a jet taking off? I think I found it. I'll rebuild it on Monday when the line is down.
Meanwhile, to compensate for the leaks that our IR rotary can't keep up with, our 50-odd-year-old piston DeVilBliss is running, making it impossible to work--or think--in the shop. That thing is LOUD.
After several days' reprieve, the damned flies are back in force.
Meanwhile, to compensate for the leaks that our IR rotary can't keep up with, our 50-odd-year-old piston DeVilBliss is running, making it impossible to work--or think--in the shop. That thing is LOUD.
After several days' reprieve, the damned flies are back in force.
oldman_pottering
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never heard of this, looked it up and found out it's native here in AU
Beerhippie
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You're welcome to take it back.
oldman_pottering
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good looking shed mateYesterday was cold and wet, so I spent the day giving the shop a good cleaning. I've been dealing with mice so I tried to get as much stuff as I could off the ground and onto shelves, racks or the wall. Makes sweeping under everything easier....
Outlawmws
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Not a direct image from in the garage but the result of a couple of months work inside..! A little MG earning its keep. Was bought unseen as a project from an auction a few months ago whereby it had formed part of a deceaseds estate and hadn't really done much in the past 9 years. Upon arrival it was cosmetically poor, but solid. There was no rear brake drums and stuck brake cylinders so we decided to go renew the whole braking system along with the suspension/tyres. A good thing too as one of the axle stubs had a slight hairline crack under the paint.. We also gave the engine a good service and have only had the car out locally in the past few days. We'll give it a fair bit of use for the rest of the year and may decide to paint it early 2026 although there is merit in having a scruffy car that we're not precious about.
Now that can truly be called an automobile!
Get one of those "truckers tarps" -the white vinyl type - regular old blue or even the silver "better" tarps won't last one season...
walked in,grabbed a spanner, climbed the roof of the shed and adjusted the aerial to have a similar direction to the house aerial,climbed back down to find out I still don't have a video signal
Went inside to watch some of the telecast and an add appears for the Tv stations app, downloaded app and cast it to the TV in the shed
Happy days
It's likely the coax cable. That stuff does go bad..
Get or make a cover for it; the sun will rot the tire to uselessness very fast..
Beerhippie
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Prepared my "winter tires":
Fresh wax job and laces for the ol' Kenetreks.
Fresh wax job and laces for the ol' Kenetreks.
58Yeoman
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Laid down the noise mat in the Corvair.
rcktpwrd
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Put some inside the doors too, even small pieces will help if you can't really get in there...
oldman_pottering
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thanks mate, I did wonder that