Recent content by finn

I would lean towards a new compressor head, or even an entirely new compressor. If your compressor is approaching 15 years old, it doesn’t owe you anything, and for things like this, parts are pretty expensive considering what an entirely new unit goes for. The thought covers more than just...

I have an older Miller Spectrum 375 (?) which I found to be a little underpowered. Great fot sheet metal and other thin stock, and safer than the oxy ace torches, though. I more recently bought a Primeweld Cut 60 that I haven’t commissioned yet. I’ve got a couple of projects lined up, just...

I have an old Craftsman Industrial that doesn’t even have a quick blade change feature, a newer, but still probably twelve plus years old Bosch, a non fuel Milwaukee hacksall, and a newer Dewalt . I like the concept of the hacksall, but the non fuel version I have is rather anemic. The 20v...

I misunderstood, so I apologize Hope your build turns out well. It’ll be an adventure for sure.

So, if your mind was made up, why did you ask?

Typical corporate blame game. Mine was a sealed quart that had been sitting unopened for a while.

There are literally millions of square feet pf foam under slabs, nearly all of which have experienced petroleum based chemical leaks at one time or another. Even if 55 gallons of gas spilled on your slab, either your shop would burn down or the gas would evaporate before it damaged the foam...

I used that stuff because it was cheap at the time. I had a random leftover quart that sat around for a couple of years. Opened it for use in the lawnmower, and found the graphite had dropped out of solution and settled to the bottom. I think it disappeared from store shelves at about the...

I lifted my old F350 dually crew cab pickup on my 10k BendPac a number of times without issue. It did make me nervous, and would have been nice to have longer arms, though. Typically I only lifted the dually high enough to comfortably do brakes, wheel bearings, and tires. I suspect a 12k lift...

I like 12‘ or 14’ doors myself. My main door is 1’wide x 14’ tall, and while I love the height, it’s a little tight for backing a trailer through. The door in the addition that the lift is in is 12’x14’ high, and is perfect. I have a 12’x10’ in the lean to and it’s too short to comfortably...

I used the IKEA Billy (I think) shelves for model display. Three units in the basement and two units plus an inside corner cabinet and a similar white closed cabinet in a nook in the garage. I just used the Billy glass doors, plus several of their glass shelves to increase capacity. Beats...

Lock washers are garbage, and a sign of a poorly designed joint. They don’t work. A proper joint relies on bolt stretch, and a gasketed joint should have a compression limiting feature. These old carburetors have none of that, so you’ll be best off with hardened flat washers and a low...

I went back to abrasive blades for cutting concrete. They wear faster, but they’re so cheap that the cost per foot is cheaper, or was last time I used the saw. Don’t know if they will work for all situations, though.

Yup. Perfect application.

Check the side clearance in the ring groove to make sure it’s in spec. Worn grooves will result in broken rings in short order.