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    rotary hammer not hammering at higher speeds

    Try to get to the striker and barrel apart. See if the striker moves freely in the barrel,might need new orings and a ton of grease. The striker is what hits the SDS bit and gets gummed up/seized from concrete dust dirt etc.
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    Show your Breaker Bar & Drive Tools Thread:Speeder Bars,T-Handles,Socket Drivers,etc.

    Re: Show your Breaker Bar & Drive Tools Thread:Speeder Bars,T-Handles,Socket Drivers, When would someone reach for a sliding t-bar, purpose/applications that they excel at. Never owned one or seen one in use.
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    spline on square nuts question

    I use a 7/16 regular 12 point ratcheting box end (not spline) for beam clamps which have a square nut. Just bought some mastercraft/ gearwrench sae flex ends and cut off the open end and welded the two box ends together. they work great on square nuts.
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    plumbing valve question

    You can fix the valve without removing the body from the pipe. First loosen the packing nut which holds the handle and stem in place(not the handle which is usually held in by a Phillips screw). Once the packing nut is unthreaded turn the handle to the left until it comes out. You should now...
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