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    Painting OSB walls, what to use

    2 coats of latex kilz and 2 coats of semi gloss latex ext white on ceiling and walls.
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    Welding in patch panels

    I tried this out this past weekend on my QT panel replacement. It worked like a champ. You have great metal workng skills. Keep the good stuff coming.
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    List your Current / Pending Projects

    Only one at this time, and it's taking up all of my time.
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    Making Numbers on Tools stand out! (a how-to thread)

    Re: Making Numbers on Tools stand out! (a how too thread) I use them on my old surplus firearms to bring out the stamp markings. Works well..
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    I just lost HALF my tools!

    What a coincidence. My parents lost there house to a tornado Christmas eve 2002 and we lost our house (see early post this topic) Feb 2008. We haven't been thru a fire (knock on wood). As you stated, the insurance co paid 100% on all lost items, including tools. The only thing they would not pay...
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    Do you leave your air compressor on?

    Same here! Use mine mostly on weekends. Forgot to turn it off one time and it locked up and throw the breaker. The bad thing was the freezer was running on the same breaker. I didn't find out it had happened till a week later. Freezer was loaded.
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    Anyone have a Niagara parts manual for a slip roll?

    Hey Larry, I looked thru several old file boxes today and could not find the manual you are looking for. I do remember seeing it about 3 years ago. The slip roller (mod 341) is long gone and was replaced by a smaller hand roller. We have had a lot re-modeling done to the hanger for the past...
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    Anyone have a Niagara parts manual for a slip roll?

    I'm not positive, but I might be able to help you out. Give me a couple of days and I'll let you know for sure.
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    screw VS nail

    I like to use those star, or Torx (I think that's how it's spelled) head screw. They are more expencive, but they don't slip in the bit like the phillips heads screws do.
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    I just lost HALF my tools!

    Just found this forum today, and the first post I read was this one. I too am sorry to hear about your loss. We had a tornado go thru our neck of the woods back in Feb 2008 and over 100 homes where damaged or destroyed. Our home was one of the destroyed. We pretty much lost most of our...
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