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    Arcan Floor Jack— ok need help

    Well finally figured it out. Had it in the wrong place the whole time, finally put found out where this thing belongs. After attempting what a couple people had explained on here, the rubber plug shot out and jack oil sprayed me in the face. It’s on to the dump. Thank you for some people trying...
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    Arcan Floor Jack— ok need help

    Hi 4xdog, I said the same thing. I think he was just overly active with preventative maintenance.
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    Arcan Floor Jack— ok need help

    Anyone? Anyone know anything about floor jacks?
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    Arcan Floor Jack— ok need help

    Heres the photos the 3rd shows the set screws he thought he needed to remove. The 4th shows the plug I’ve been filling and removing trying to “bleed” the system.
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    Arcan Floor Jack— ok need help

    Ok long story long, got an Arcan 3 1/2 ton floor jack from a family member who was moving and was going to get rid of it. It doesn’t have any “miles” on it due to them not really being a tool/car guy. He said he changed the fluid in it and it wouldn’t raise up after that so he removed the flat...
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    Ok Delta/Rockwell guys...what is this?

    Need a little a help, got this attachment with an old bandsaw a long time ago. A older gentleman had passed away and I was buying a delta band saw at a garage sale the family was having. The son thought this attachment might go with the saw because,"it's the same color", according to him. I'm...
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    Johnson Horizontal Band Saw rebuild...help?

    Ok so here are some pictures I just took taking the cylinder back apart. The knob I painted red is the one you turn right or left to slow down or increase the lowering rate of the saw. Its connected to a shaft that runs down the center of the hydraulic piston shaft and at the tip its pointed...
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    Johnson Horizontal Band Saw rebuild...help?

    Ok there is no line on the exterior with a check valve or anything. The one port is that little cup with the top flap. I'm going to try and get better pictures tonight of the cylinder.
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    Johnson Horizontal Band Saw rebuild...help?

    Ok guys after years of frustrating crooked cuts from chinese metal saws and just dealing with the noise produced from my chop saw I finally found the band saw I've been looking for. Its a Johnson(now Dake) horizontal band saw model "R". It needed some serious help, which I never mind doing for a...
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    Wilton Bullet Vise end cap replacement

    Hey guys I just ended up buying an old 5" Wilton bullet vise which I've wanted for a while. It's in good shape but the problem is the end cap is missing. I guess this is pretty common so I've searched to where to pick up an replacement with no luck. Does anyone know where I can find one? It's...
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    Old Air tools -- need help

    Hi guys I'm on this forum quite regularly and I've never really posted but now I definitely could use some help. I picked up some air tools a while back through buying a tool box with these in it. I like the tools from yesterday better than anything I can buy today so I'm willing to do the work...
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    The pay it forward thread.

    Kazlx I live near you in h.b. and actually moved from orange in June. I'd love to come take a look at the drill press I actually have a couple old craftsman roll arounds that it'd prob match nicely. Please email me at [email protected] if your free this week and we can work out a time that...
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    Garden Hose Nozzle corroded onto hose end?

    vinegar and water and let it soak in a bucket for a day. works on the shower heads
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