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    Show us your welding projects

    Just a little ole Doall vertical saw! LOL One of my friends has one, sure is a beast of a saw. Makes my Ellis look like a toy. :)
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    Hella Dollies?

    Nice job LU-Max those look pretty stout, pun intended. :) Have you had a chance to test them out yet? Pete
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    Modifying a Muffler

    Wow a 6 month wait and $2700.00 for a muffler! Geeze! Awesome way to save a few bucks man! Just don't forget to use your ear protection.. :) Pete
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    how we make smooth spare tire covers

    Dang! That's awesome man, looks like some specialized equipment ya got there, and the skills to use them. :) Pete
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    Sprinkler system

    We've been pulling out of a lake for irrigation for 20 years and rarely have any clogging issues, were just using one of the plastic well points, I recently saw some info on these guys https://bigfootmanufacturing.com/40g-and-80g-filters and have heard very good things about thier filters, I...
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    tungsten grinder for Dremel

    I found a wet grinder years ago for a pretty good price similar to this one, it needed a new diamond wheel and a few other parts. Works good and gives very consistent grinds. If I had do to to it over again just chuck your tungsten up in a drill and use a belt sander or grinder while very...
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    New to Welding, What do I Need?

    Check out some of Jody's video's, wealth of knowledge. Once you get the basics down, practice practise practise.. Here one is of his part 1 series on Mig welding https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=8&v=5KrwmK7df-s Pete
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    Ready to Buy Coating for 1400sq Ft Garage

    There a lot of floor coating choices out there today, I did ours going on 19 years ago, I used a water based epoxy by Kish http://www.kishindustries.com/, a friend of mine that own a tool & die shop told me he had used their paint in his shop and it help up very good. Luckily for the both of us...
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    I need to paint this floor.. see pics. Looking for suggestions

    I did our garage floor 18 years ago with a water based epoxy coating from Kish http://www.kishindustries.com Getting everything out of the garage was the hardest part. I first used soap and bleach used a scrub brush attached to a broom handle, then rinsed out, making sure sure rinse all the...
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    Project 66 Rustang

    Looks like your coming along nicely on that car, back in the day I had a 1969 fastback with a 428 SCJ, fun car to drive. Although it didn't help my driving record! lol We ended up putting a Built 427 side oiler with medium riser heads and a twin 4 barrel setup in it, wish I still had it :( Pete
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    Prepping mill steel for paint

    Didn't realize using baking soda wasn't necessary, I just checked a website steel patinas they said the same thing, learn something new everyday! They use Hydrofluoric "Muriatic" acid and water 1 to 1 ratio. 18 years we put down a epoxy coating on our garage floor, first cleaned with soap then...
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    Prepping mill steel for paint

    Muriatic acid does works great, just don't use it inside your garage, the fumes tend to rust any metal they come in contact with.. I would think after rinsing a little baking soda to neutralize the acid to help with flash rusting..
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    Prepping mill steel for paint

    +1 on this combo Mil scale is a total pain..
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    Home Depot furious.

    One of my reps accounts had gone into a his local HD to buy a snow blower, he found one that looked like it would do the trick for him. After 20 min trying to find someone to take it off the shelf and load it he went up to pay the nice lady at the cash register and she rang it up at $200.00 the...
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    stationary pressure washer systems

    Here's one from Northern; https://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200324563_200324563 Pete
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