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    Heat gun.

    I have a HF corded gun I've used for years. But I get wanting a cordless. I'm fully invested into the Milwaukee M12/M18 system. I bought their M18 heat gun - returned it 2 days later. Not a bad heat gun, but I was ashamed I'd paid $100+ for that thing - in no way on this earth was it worth...
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    Tool deals with links

    Looked for a thread dealing with general tool deals, not a specific box store, brand, etc., didn't see one. So, decided to start one. If I missed it, please merge. Was on the hunt for Project Farms winner for a retractable utility knife. The Dewalt DWHT10295 Found it with Ace Hardware for...
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    Electric baseboard heater caught on fire

    had a small BB heater in a small attached "closet" that housed my water softener and well pressure tank. Metal shield rusted behind it and burned my house down.
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    pneumatic HF jack help

    @ BIIIK I bought the 20 ton jack @racecouger - that is exactly the pedal I bought! as pictured, it came with the push quick connect fittings. The narrower orifice got me to thinking it would not provide enough volume. Seeing your set up and recommendation, I'm going to just adapt as you did...
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    pneumatic HF jack help

    Put a HF pneumatic jack on my shop press. I want to run it with a foot pedal to free up both hands. Ordered a foot pedal off Amazon but it is not tapped for 1/4x20 threads so I can put a barb on it and run hose off it. Which also brought up the thought even if it did, is it able to handle the...
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    What did you do "IN" your garage today?

    Welded (I use that term loosely) the broken passenger seat frame on my '05 Buick. Replaced some missing bolts on the driveshaft on my Wrangler and finally got around to putting the snow blade on my 1025. It was 50* out and wanted to get this done long before 0* and 12" of snow was flying.
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    Oxy/Acetylene gauge question

    Those gauges were probably around during the Eisenhower administration. They were in horrible condition. Had I thought they were rebuildable I'd have tried to salvage them. I still have all his torches and hope to rebuild those. But those gauges were very rough. I'm restoring the cart he...
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    Oxy/Acetylene gauge question

    He was a farmer. Of the generation that fixed everything themselves
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    The vintage Blackhawk Thread

    I got all excited, I thought this was a Ruger thread.:cool:
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    Oxy/Acetylene gauge question

    My tanks are 250/420 I think. They belonged to my grandfather on his farm. I inherited them. The gauges that came with them were old and I don't trust them so I tossed them. I don't know enough about guages to know what I need. I have large tips that will cut through at least 3" steel. I...
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    upgrading from Series 2 - Series 3 not worth it

    Thanks for that model number. I have a few unused chargers lying around from purchases. I may have that one!
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    upgrading from Series 2 - Series 3 not worth it

    'Limp handshake' That perfectly describes these latches. I'll have to look and see if I have a shorter charger. Thanks for the tip!
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    upgrading from Series 2 - Series 3 not worth it

    I recently "upgraded" my series 2 72" to a series 3. Wanted to add a top box to my series 2, but wanted it to match and really wanted the two longer drawers on the series 3 cabinet. Here's my takeaway. In the end, not worth it. The two top long drawers are nice, which was one of my main...
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