Recent content by Maninthesea

Since I like closure I’ll update on this. Local gov auction had a control board for sale by a company called Hamilton jet. Since I suspected these might be rams for a jet drive I googled. After a little digging I found they are reverse bucket rams. Scroll down a little. On this link...

By memory, Rough dimensions are about an inch or so diameter of the rod. 3” or so OD do the cyl. 4’ overall rod length. I would guess 18” to 20” travel. They are tucked away in my storage container on the land i do not get to all that often So I can’t look for a pressure rating. I am in...

To answer all the above in reverse order 1. Yes Guam is where I am and that’s the auction I picked them up in. 2. I am not an expert but I would think a “tie rod cyl” pushes in either direction and from either end. These cyl only are threaded for attachment at one end. The end on the ball...

I recently purchased these two cylinders at a surplus auction $30 so I could not pass up. I have googled the part number (109384) and look for pictures to see examples of how the ball Is held and to get a good idea what the intended use was for so I can figure out how to repurpose them. I...

I have had a corded Bosch bulldog sds since ever since. I picked up a corded hilt sds when homodepot quit Hilti but I never use it. I held off on cordless until the m12 sds came out. I love it so much i got another for the house. Now I have the m18 sds max for bigger uncorded jobs. I’ll...

Reviving an old thread I am helping a friend sort out a QE-5 that has been sitting for years. Reed valves and plates load very good but it appears the reed valves had rubber at the end that's not fixed. I assume it was for either vibration dampening or limiting travel. It has...