Recent content by mdurbanc

https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=222930&showall=1

Real experience here..no armchair required :mad: Going slow is the key, and stop if it is not moving with moderate pressure. Continuing to add pressure with no movement loads up the hoist. I have done this, and have ended up with part of a fence post attached to the chain swinging violently...

You have to be careful using an engine hoist. They are not designed for this type of lifting. If the post is really stuck, as you start to crank away at it you will preload the hoist, and if the post breaks free all at once, you have a lot of stored energy to deal with.

I have seen some home brew raspberry PI solutions out there to monitor and interface with Generac home generators. Here is one example: https://github.com/jgyates/genmon It was designed to interface with the newer Generac controllers, but the interface to the controller itself is via the...

That is a watch band pin tool. Like this one: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01AZ7AJ1C/?tag=atomicindus08-20

I picked up a couple to compare to the older Costco 3700 lumen lights. Have not had a chance yet to do the direct comparison. FYI, if you order online, you can use the coupon for up to 9 lights, and shipping is only $6.99. Comes to $20.77 per light delivered. I have not ordered from HF, so...

I would avoid the Ryobi One+ 18V saw. It is the one tool in the lineup that I am not happy with. The chain does not stay tensioned, and continuous tightening of the bar adjustment results in stripped threads I have not yet figured out how to repair. Marty

I believe the Tweco WS14 style MIG tips use a 1/4-20 thread. My older Century uses these. I will check when I get home tonight and see if I can get you some specs and part number for the tips I have.

The black cable and two-pin plug is the low-voltage trigger connection, and has two wires in it. The white wire is the pilot arc connection. No change needed.

Did you send him an email?

That is a 125V rated, "Recreational Vehicle Use Only" plug and receptacle.

Ah that is good to know they intended that. It was not in the instructions that came with the guide, but I see that now on the website.

I have the SWAG circle cutting guide, and it will not work with this torch without modification. The holes in the circle cutter are too small for the OD of the torch nozzles. You can enlarge the holes to fit, but I have not tried yet.

Here is some information on consumables I had posted back in the original thread: Riverweld offers nozzles with different orifice sizes for cutting at 40A (0.9mm) 50A (1.0mm) and 60A (1.1mm) http://www.riverweldstore.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1689_1722&products_id=7425...

I was pretty heavily invested in the Craftsman C3 tools and NiCad batteries until a house fire 2 years ago. I have since been replacing with the Ryobi One+ tools with Li batteries I would rank the quality of the tools on par with the C3, but the decider for me is the price of the high-capacity...