Recent content by Gus_Mahn

Is that press a Tinius Olsen? Multiple of decades ago I had a strength of materials class in college, and one of the units we studied was concrete formed into ASTM 6"x12" test cylinders. We froze it, put additives in it, and tested multiple days into the cure. After we capped the ends in sulfur...

Harbor Freight and Amazon both have decently rated random orbit polishers for $75 or less. It'll be VERY hard to burn the paint with a random orbit polisher which is perfect for a beginner. Next more aggressive, but still pretty mild, is a orbital polisher like the Flex orbital polisher. They...

It's very slippery

It's been common practice for quite a while, but I understand that might not make it proper. There are commercial shops who have done these repairs for decades. I believe a little heat helps prevent cracks during the repair, and it is common to weld small cracks during the repair.

Something like this. Or this. This one looks great, but I think it's very expensive.

Done. Beaded up completely at 80 psi. There are youtube videos of people intentionally blowing up tires, and it takes a lot more than 100psi typically. 39 CAMC what do you run in CAMC? I'm thinking of tuning my car, and getting wider tires and running CAMC. I'm not fast, but I'm having a blast.

Anybody have the equipment for home straightening of alloy car wheels. The roads here are terrible, and I've got two bent wheels. I'd be willing to spend up to $1500 buy something. Local shops charge at least $100 to straighten wheels, so it'd pay for itself pretty quickly.

Got it to pop by driving on it with 55 psi and jamming on the brakes. No joy just turning the steering wheel on the ground. I'm so f'n tired and hot I put the other front on in the wrong rotation. Cooling off then flipping it, going for a ride, and pulling it to balance, but I'll try 80 or 90...

I'll try it.

I have new tires for my '16 ATS-V, and I have a Coats 70XAH tire changer. My wheels have a steep outside step on them and it's keeping the new front tires 265/35/18 Brigestone RE71r's from beading all the way up. They hold air but there's a 6" portion on the outside where the tire won't bead all...

Make a living working on things that people making a living with. They will pay and pay to get it done correctly. Cars not so much. Get some valve lapping compound. Put it on anything that you think will round off including, phillips screws, nuts and bolts, socket heads (Allen bolts). The grip...

Just cut them with tin snips. No need to try to cut them in a circle. A series of straight lines works fine. The disc is a little more aggressive until it wears the points off.

Ever try to buy parts for anything from HF? For me a better deal doesn't always have to do with price/value.

I'm in they're overpriced boat. I'll buy a used $3500 Snap On, Matco, Mac... triple bay before I spend $3500 on a higher end HF box. Plenty of big clean used name brand boxes in this price range.

My brother and I bought 2 Coats 70xAH3 (air motor) tire changers for $1100 from a guy who buys obsolete Walmart equipment. He likes refrigeration, and these were part of a package bid. He just wanted them out of his warehouse. One was missing parts and was sold as a parts machine. It was...