Recent content by BB64

Mike_Paxton -- nearly thirty years ago, I repaired marching horns and our stiff "spiral sewn cotton" buffs for Tripoli would get a hard, black layer on top, so we would use a two-handled "wheel rake" to break down the surface to remove the accumulation of metal and **** and allow us to apply...

FWIW, I've been an engineer for a company that assembles a variety of battery packs for the last twenty two years and have played with those Moli cells. Before IATA / ICAO / IMO / DOT shipping regulations changed regarding UN38.3 testing of Lithium-Ion packs, we even had a fellow here who...

Dudley, That looks like a "key" to latch the panic bar on a commercial door - there are at least three sizes out there, but I can't think of them off the top of my head. Pretty common item on a custodian's key ring! Great finds everyone -- Mike the EE

Bridge saws were just coming out when I bought my MK-101... In hindsight, because I often was asked to cut inlay tiles, I regret not spending the money on the bridge saw. If you are just cutting straight lines, a 10" sliding table saw would do everything you ever wanted, although it will...

Ramper, Either would be nice, please consider replacing the wire rope if it is rusty so you can trust it to rated load. Those are the nice and fetch a pretty penny new, as Toymeister mentioned -- definitely better than HF or Maasdam Pow'R Pull. Personally, I'd watch CL for a Coffing roller...

Dbordello, Sorry about how long this is... Check out http://www.durhammfg.com/catalog.html?id=44 (manufacturer listing for this product line) -- I know they sell to Fastenal painted blue or you can find decent deals from industrial supply houses like GlobalIndustrial.com or CHDist.com -- I've...