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    Spindle Speed for Cratex Stick?

    It isn't going to take much. Slower is better.
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    DIY solid rod bender - looking for help

    Was just going to say the same thing. 1/4 round is easy to bend any which way you want.
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    Mohawk Lift w/ Single Overhead Line

    Where are you located? I'm interested in a $1000 single line Mohawk.
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    One of the Most Important tools: Your steel Toed Boots

    Not sure about 8 inch, but Redback makes some damn comfortable shoes/boots.
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    major paint problems on car- need suggestions

    I have used TCP paint with good results. I believe the first poster got it right. The first pic looks like solvent pop. The others just look like poor application of the paint. In my opinion, the main reason less expensive paints are less expensive has to do with the UV stabilizers so it just...
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    Semi-complicated water question

    @ Kevin We have already raised the pump, and put ***** hose on the pump intake. That is just a band aid repair anyway. The sand is coming in and unless it gets pumped to the tank, just accumulates in the casing. Thank you all for the input.
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    Semi-complicated water question

    To answer some of the questions, Yes $6000 is for a new well. He is not interested in sleeving the old one for many reasons, And, I agree. I'm confident we will get the city water. The ground water here *****. I would just abandon the old well completely. I'm not interested in blending it...
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    Semi-complicated water question

    When we bought our place, there was only a submerged water pump 120 feet down the well. Then, the 40 year old pump failed and it snowballed into lots of repair and upgrades. In the last 18 months we did some serious water system upgrades consisting of: New submerged pump 3000 gallon storage...
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    Steel Toe Work Clogs or Slip-On Recommendations

    I wear steel toed Redback's at work. Very comfortable. http://w.mawebcenters.com/redbackboots/ecommerce/steel-toe-boots/easy-escape-black-steel-toe.cfm
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    Bending Aluminum Stock

    I don't work with aluminum all that much and when I do it is usually just a simple bracket. My local scrap yard always has old roadsigns for scrap price. That is mostly all I use. I don't know he compound, but that is some hard stuff. It will crack or just break off with a bend like that. But...
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    Bending Aluminum Stock

    Anneal it first, bend it, and the act of bending will harden it back up. But some 5052 would be a better jumping off point.
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    HF 44 Owners

    I have one. It seems to do it a little. Remember: It is made overseas It is $350 It is just a thing that can be replaced if/when it wears out. If I wanted a $4000 box I would have bought one.
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    New bendpak lift, a couple of issues

    here is what I did with my ramps. http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=146476
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    Cleaning out a building on the parental units land...

    why would you punch a beaver? (any kind of beaver)
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    Bend Pak HD9 vs HD9STX

    I too have a HD-9XW, but have only used the wide setting since day one. I regularly lift Model A Fords to diesel F-250's. It goes extra tall and meets my needs well.
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