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    Shop press "generic" adapter kit?

    I bought this kit a few years ago: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01443Z21A . It's served me well, but I still occasionally have to rig something up.
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    Local, independently owned old-timey tool stores

    Hamilton is about 10 minutes from me. I can have a good time just wandering through all the floors without buying anything. Even without the tools the building itself is amazing like you said.
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    Half face respirator fit test

    I've personally performed fit testing at work for hundreds of people. There's quantitative fit testing like corn chip described, and qualitative, which kd3pc described a simple version of. And as paulsomio mentioned, the smell test only works if the filter you're using will filter what you're...
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    Help figuring out socket size for large bolt

    Your decimal measurements won't usually match the nominal size exactly, so what I usually do is multiply the decimal portion by 16 (or sometimes 32, 64, etc.). 0.38 x 16 = 6.08. That tells you how many 16ths it is - so about 6/16 or 3/8. Then add back the 1 to get 1 3/8". Edit: that's also...
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    Weird question but those of you with small shops in residential. Have you got a toilet? if so what kind?

    I have to go in the house for dooks but I've got a nice urinal made by Mustee:
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    Your most annoying shop sounds

    Or to put it another way, profanity is the linguistic crutch of the inarticulate ************ :D
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    Looking for a different glove recommendation - "waterproof" mechanic's gloves?

    Thanks for the suggestions. It looks like there's no perfect solution, at least not as a single glove. I'll check out some of these options, and probably end up just stretching nitrile over my regular gloves when necessary. At least until I scrape together the funds to start Josh's...
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    Looking for a different glove recommendation - "waterproof" mechanic's gloves?

    I've always hated using mechanic's gloves for things like oil changes, or other work where there's fluid coming out somewhere. Even though they can sometimes be cleaned, I still don't like drenching a $10-20 pair of gloves with transmission fluid; so I usually take those off and throw on some...
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    Vintage Tune-Up Cabinets

    There might be more at my parents' house, but there's no telling where they're hiding. He died when I was a toddler, and almost everything was sold off. Just looking around that picture I see a couple dozen things I'd love to have in my garage. Off topic for this thread, but I also have my...
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    Vintage Tune-Up Cabinets

    These old Holley cabinets came from my grandfather's shop. Made in the 50s, from what I can tell. Bonus shot of the shop from roughly the same time period.
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    Explain to me this feature of a bit holder

    Consider yourself lucky. The Phillips bit was spinning when I did that, so my scar is in the shape of a sloppy, curved ********.
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    How to Make a Vintage Tow Rope

    I've bought it at Walmart for cutting boards before. You'll find it in the laxative section, of all places. 2 bucks for a pint. This is in Pennsylvania, so YMMV. Edit: I see from your most recent reply that you're aware it's sold as a laxative. I guess my first post after 15 years of...
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