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    bolts/screws/hardware

    just wondering where everyone is getting there oddball hardware. is there a good place online to order small quantities of odd bolts that doesn't **** you on the bolt or the shipping? local hardware stores don't carry much any more and searching the web im finding places selling boxes or bags...
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    shop press lift

    in 50 yrs i wont need to worry bout it.... so a quick fix like that wwould do me ;p
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    shop press lift

    I picked up the cheap harbor freight winch... mine will have to go on the right side of the press.. the top is too high and the cylinder is right there... so basicly I have to figure out the best way to run the cable so that both sides of the table go up equally... ive seen a few different...
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    shop press lift

    I already have the press so buying new enerpac type rams is not gonna happen...
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    shop press lift

    and since the winch is behind the frame how do you get your finger on the reversing lever?
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    shop press lift

    have a bigger shop press.. homemade by someone. it uses large hanging cylindrical counterweights to lighten the movable table in order to move it up or down depending on what your pressing… anyhow i'd like to change it to a hand winch system (boat winch) and remove the large hanging weights...
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    Moving / Cutting 5'x8'x2" Steel Plate

    a plasma that will cut 2" plate... or 1" plate for that matter is a rare rig not something your gonna buy at your local harbor freight
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    Moving / Cutting 5'x8'x2" Steel Plate

    you can cut 2" with a torch but too find the tip in your local store good luck... and how much oxygen do you have on hand! I think you got the right idea with the rollers.. pry it off the ground with a pinch bar slowly block it up on some wood till you can get a good jack under it... get a few...
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    deck chairs?

    hey guys summers here and its nice to get out of the garage for a wee bit b4 it snows again... im looking for some good wooden chair plans. im not much for wood dust but i'll look at getting some built if I find a decent plan. Im not terribly keen on these low riding andirondack things that...
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    desk lamp to led?

    new bulbs and away she went... thanks for the info guys and I had no clue it was a collectors item I just thought it was a relick... sprayed it machine grey to match the lathe much better looking then **** brown that someone had painted it. anyhow its back in service for another 50 plus years...
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    desk lamp to led?

    thanks bert I bought a few the other day, will hopefully have time to try them today.. not sure where all my time goes :(
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    desk lamp to led?

    well I finaly got back to it.. put it all together im thinking the chokes are ok since they both ohmed out the same...bulbs on the other hand. im gonna buy a new one if I can find the odd 17" size and see if that may be my issue... least get it back working with the flourescents as changing out...
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    desk lamp to led?

    well both chokes ohmed out around 28-29 ohms... not sure what there supposed to be... I believe they are both stamped 30w
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    desk lamp to led?

    I just did a quick continuity check with my tester (testlight with built in battery) didn't do an ohm check as I don't have anything to compare it too.... neither of them showed continuity though...one has the wire pulled loose as seen in the pic...the other looks fine... seems the wraping...
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    desk lamp to led?

    well I tore into her and took some pics... caps don't look stretched? not sure how they could be tested? one coil is starting to unwind the cardboardy stuff that's wrapped around the coil is hard and chipping off . delaminating?...( its old) not sure how the coils work but a quick continuity...
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