Recent content by ilikebeer

Beats me. The building is definitely from the 50's I wasn't born until mid 70's. There isn't asbestos in old cinder blocks is there? I know they put it in dam near everything back then. I can remember the house I grew up in had asbestos insulation, floor tiles and siding.

The blocks have a hollow pockets so I believe the correct term is cinder block. They have the two pockets.

can surface cement be painted? Would I use a wire mesh for adhesion? Thanks

The block and the roof are fine aside for what ever hack job is under the vinyl siding. To go a little further the building has three parts two of witch are block the third is wood framed. I think that's part of the problem they tried to tie this all together and run horizontal siding the across...

I'm looking to purchase a 90' x 35' cinder block building and it's pretty run down. The front was a half a**ed attempt at vinyl siding the back is still block. I'm going to have to tare the siding off the front, it's uneven and wavy. I was thinking of using steel barn siding to replace the hack...

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I know can you believe it those lathes are junk. I check Craiglist and Ebay and most the time people want new prices for their old used junk. I'll stay away from the HF stuff. Thanks

A plc would work great are you using the lap timer for quarter mile or a real complete lap? If you did the quarter mile you would need a eye for the start and finish if your doing a complete lap you could do a flip-flop circuit. This brand of PLC has the programming software free also if you...

I didn't really see anyone say it but, a good quality wire nut such as Ideal does a great job no mater what. I've used generics and the inside sleeves twists apart before you get any *** into twisting the wires tight.

Grant thanks for the reply. How about a JET? Seen a few of those out there?

So I've been looking to buy a used lathe and with the economy in a downturn I thought I could find some good deals. Right now I'm just wanting to noodle and make some small parts but, as we all know there always that one job to big for the one you got. With junk like this I could buy a Harbor...

Well I see this unhappy people are everywhere. Sorry to offend

What do you guys do with you used oil and coolant? Really?

Martin Tool made us a 8" stainless steel tube conveyor topnotch work.

I love Armstrong tools.