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    Epstein Day 2021

    They already DO a pretty decent discount on product AND you want them to eat part of the shipping? :dunno:
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    Tin Snips

    Midwest or OLD Wiss, the newer ones are not that awesome the "Crescent Wiss" stuff... Malco is offshore now... not that this is a bad thing but I've never had import Aviation snips that were worth carrying out of the store...
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    Custom made "SpeediSleeve"

    To add was working fine aside from leaking Hydraulic Fluid like a fountain...
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    Custom made "SpeediSleeve"

    They are horrible but the steering shaft still engages them fine, there is a retaining nut for that on the outside of the assembly...
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    Custom made "SpeediSleeve"

    Private Label Loctite 609 even the same number... has a primer spray and a semi Gel adhesive Methacrylate...
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    Custom made "SpeediSleeve"

    A friend had an issue with a fork truck older Alice Chalmers no parts available, so he initially asked if I could weld it up and then turn it to size for the seal, he was losing 5Gal of Hydraulic fluid pretty quick it was like a fountain around the steering valve... the seal surface was rusted...
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    Astro Pneumatic Tool Company

    I have two Atro P Tools, (My First DA sander was an Astro it died many years ago... ) Rivet Nut setters my small one I was setting some 10-24 Stainless Nuts and the draw stud in the hand tool Broke (All on me not the tool at all Trust me!) I E-mailed AP customer support and related my story...
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    Powder coating questions. Any type of powder?

    Powder Buy the Pound, Columbia Coatings, Prismatic Powders all powder paints and a few others offer non commercial quantities at a minor savings over eastwood... the quantity or coverage you get from a pound or half pound is dependent on the efficiency of your application equipment...
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    Best two post open floor lift under $3k?

    3-Stage front arm design enables you to position vehicle doors in front of or behind columns to avoid door damage
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    Fireball tool

    I have big and little ones, I like and use them all at the same time sometimes... I have some Stronghand clamps and others but Jason's Squares are AWESOME, I have the alu versions... for what I do they are great tools, I want a set of the Iron ones as well and some of his table plates.
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    Locksmith training suggestions, please?

    Meh, I had to make my first set of picks from Feeler Stock, layed out in sharpie then grind to shape... Diamond, bypass etc... after that I was allowed to get a real set of picks... never used a gun or vibro... nor bump keys or that stuff... Its easy once you get the hang of it.
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    Anyone ever MIG weld aluminum without a spool gun?

    New liner never been used with anything else is recommended, along with keeping it as STRAIGHT as possible... Always PUSH alu, but if you can't you can't...
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    NASA Metals failure - Short article

    Used one for a good long time, to validate materials, it CAN and WILL detect anything you are willing to purchase the libraries for...
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    Miller Spool Gun - China Replica

    For bout $200 you can get the Hobart spoolgun from Tractor Supply and it fits the miller... https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/hobart-spoolrunner-100-direct-plug-in-spool-gun?cm_vc=-10005
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    NASA Metals failure - Short article

    So like 4 entities COULD have caught the fraud but they accepted on cert, it takes 10 seconds these days to shoot the material with the Xray gun and find out what it is and when you are working with $700Million the cost of that gun is minimal... We used one a LOT at my former job.
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