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I have the 11 ton Temco crimper and it is a solid product. I got the 11 ton to be able to do any cable I might want other wise the 5 ton would have worked. The dies are labeled/stamped in Metric, but the die sizing chart gives you the AWG cross. Besides the Metric thing may just be like going to...

Re: Building a House Pros/Cons Advie. I went thru this a few years ago. Visit every Open House you can, you may see something in the house that you'd like in your house that you didn't think of, take a pic of it!! Look at the house your in right now, what would you change if money was no...

I use some flat stock on each side of the tube clamping each end of a bend using kinda what fits to get it done, like splinting a broken leg.

I had bought a set of ****** 2462 headers and wasn't really happy with them. I got some new flanges with port shapes that match the heads and were thicker, along with new collectors.

http://www.mcmaster.com/#tank-fittings/=o9z1sr from 1/4 thru 4" pipe

Have you taken the cover off and blown out all the dust & grit. I looked thru the owners manual and did't see if the Econo tig has points. The older transformer machines had points that when pitted can cause had starts. The face of the points need to be smooth and propperly gapped if it's got...

I have the same Harbor Freight trans jack. I got it for the same reason, height and the extra load capacity is nice. It is more stable than the 800 lb trans jack they have. It's worked well for me so far. When I bought mine I was able to use the 20% off coupon. The girl said that HF quit taking...

If your concerned about the diesels vibration somehow loosening the hose connection from the barb, don't worry. I put an AirDog on my 01 Ram about 6 years ago using the pushlock hose. It hasn't moved at all. The only way for it to fail is overpressure like 250+psi, you have to cut the hose from...

If you use the fittings that you link'ed to from Vulcan Perf, you need to get some lubricant that will help the hose slide over the barbs. Most of the "push lock" hose that I've used will not just slide over the barbs, it doesn't have enough "flex/give". Another option is to warm the hose which...

I have a set of the Torin double lock 12 ton stands. I have their 3 & 6 ton stands and not had any issue with them. Northern tool and some other places carry them. http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200330725_200330725

I got this from another forum. lube the tubing and polish the female die to minimize any surface imperfections from holding onto the tubing.

I recently got the kit and really like it. I tried to make some GM push connect ends for practice and had an issue. The tubing binds up in the die tight enough that I had to use vise grips on the tube & die to spin them apart. The tubing is 304ss annealed 0.028 wall and the tubing ends were...

321 & 347 S/S is used in the hot exhaust sections of some jet engines. Either of these 2 grades of stainless would be a good choice for grill replacement tubing. MSC & MCMAster Carr sell short lengths if you're interested. The lower grades lack some of the alloying elements that these two have...

Midwest City/Harrah here.

When you get quotes from several different contractors, your also interviewing them to weed out the problem contractor. From what I've noticed most people on here do some research before asking a contractor questions to have some knowledge to help spot a contractor that just wants to bs their...