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Lots of great information here! I have an otc usa made two stage transmission jack that leaks past both the upper seals on the two stages. is this something worth me fixing? were would I get seals? thanks in advance

I made my own from steel tubing,

I cut the bottom off , about 4" and use it as a drain pan / catch pan. under the engine stand or assemble a trans.

"HD = .182 - thickness of the end bells in inches SH = .187 - thickness of the tank walls in inches I have an old compresser and the HD is 1862 , SH 1420. what does this mean? I know it's very thick, from 1951

I found that at "work safe Victoria"

How can an air receiver tank explode? During operation, deposits of lubricating oil tend to build up in the line supplying compressed air from the compressor cylinder to the air receiver. As the diameter of the supply line decreases, the already high temperature of the compressed air rises...