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    pneumatic needle scalers

    My experience with them has been pretty good, my air compressor isn't anything to brag about, about 4CFM@90, but it does OK for the small jobs I use the scaler on. For most jobs, I think a wire wheel or flap wheel is preferrred, but getting an inside corner of a part is much harder; for those I...
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    Power Inverter

    I would recommend you check out some of the solar power forums before spending any cash. My old place was off-grid, but I'm not normal and my expectations aren't in line with most. It's important to note that when you size your battery bank, scale it so that not more than about 40% will be...
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    Bi-directional scam tools for the home user

    I would go with the Autel over HF, not hating on them, but HF has a history of not really supporting their badged products with parts/support whereas that's Autel's primary market.
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    Looking for some budget outside micrometers

    While I value a classic micrometer, one of the problems with getting an older/used one is unless you have some Jo blocks or a known standard, it's hard to be sure if they're accurate. Basic calibration is pretty easy with a standard, but ensuring the anvil is flat is more involved. For the...
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    "Dumb question. Whats so special about harbor freight?"

    That's not a feature of Chinese culture, it's a feature of profit driven business. Those are all standard textbook ways of doing things, it's not even new, most of that is covered in Smith's "The Wealth of Nations" from 1776. You'd have a hard time citing American (or European, Asian...
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