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I this day and age good manners and fair play are often lost. She displayed fair play and you displayed good manners. Good on both of you! What goes around comes around.

I wouldn't buy anything other then rubber hose. The plastic hoses are not very flexible and hard to coil when you need to. I like the red rubber hose as it tends to not leave black marks when you drag it around. I actually bought red rubber hose from Northern and it has lasted several years.

Sam's Club has these http://www.samsclub.com/sams/shop/product.jsp?productId=188212 and also some 3' x 5' ones also.

Does anyone have any recomendations for a Flourescent Magnifier Lamp. The kind I am talking about usually clamps to the work bench with a "C" clamp arrangement and has maybe 30" to 45" inches of range. Magnifier lens is mabe 2 to 5X. I know there are some that range from $35.00 to several...

I have a Craftsman vise with the number 506-51801 cast on the side. It is a 3 1/2" but doesn't match the numbers earlier in this thread from the catalog. It does have the chevrons cast on each side as in the picture. It also has "Made in USA" cast on the side. I guess I've had it since the late...

I started a Pattern Maker apprenticeship in 1965 with a Kennedy Model #526, added a mid-base when I could afford it and eventually a roll around base. They were used daily for 25 years before I moved on to other things but still reside in my shop where they are used at least weekly. Still work...

Thanks for al the input folks I can always count on good information here!

Thanks for the info, probably would not have considered butane if it were not mentioned here. Any specific brands better then others? again thanks!

Probably not the info your looking for but I am building a car for autocross and track days and am using all AN fittings. AN fittings use a 37 degree flare but I like them because there is a sleeve the backs up the flare that the nut tightens against.

Which do you prefer a soldering gun or iron for making automotive type wiring connections. Any brand names you recomend? Will only be used for one big project and then only occasionally.

I have a 25 pint Samsung Dehumidifier in a 20' x 20' workshop here on the Gulf Coast of Alabama where you can almost stomp your feet and it would start to rain because the humidity is so high. I have no idea how acurate my guage may be but it always reads somewhere between 30% and mid summer...

I recently did some painting of playground equipment on a preschool playground. You have probably all seen the horses, ducks, seahorses, etc. mounted on carsprings and cemented in the ground. Plus the swing frames, geodome monkey bars, slide frames and other equipment. This stuff is amost...

I recieved the e-mail below from a friend of mine which he had also recieved via e-mail. Anyone know if this works? Seems to simple to be true! Machinist's Workshop magazine tested penetrants for break out torque on rusted nuts. They arranged a subjective test of all the popular penetrants...

Building a car and would like to be able to install some Rivet Nuts for a couple sheet metal panels that will have to be removed from time to time. Really don't want to use sheet metal screws. Looking for a good quality tool for limited use that won't break the bank. Any suggestions?

I have a few old signs but being from Detroit would really like to find a "Woodward Ave" street sign. Spent a good part of my youth crusing and racing there. There used to be a guy "The Sign Guy" who made them but he has disappeared.