Recent content by sfm1951

What code reader would you buy with ABS brakes and air bag reset and general code reading ? A decent one with out breaking the bank or beating the credit card to bad Thanks in advance Steve

My compressor has 175 psi line pressure at the compressor then to a regulator to cut down line pressure. We have not bought any air lines yet. This sounds like it will work. It sounds like it is cheaper than copper also and definatly cheaper than black pipe and quicker too. We are just finishing...

Anybody ever use Rapidair Maxline compressed air piping systems?(www.rapidairproducts.com) They are made of a pex like tubing. Do they hold up ? Pros or Cons. Thanks in advance, Steve

I bought mine for $1,000 with a tig cooler. I bought it from a company that bought all the equipment from a company that had problems with the IRS They are out there just keep looking. In this economy they come up all the time. Steve

Welcome from Grand Rapids. Where are you located? Steve

Rlitman, What size welding works best? For say a 3/8 bolt. Thanks for this tip Steve

Welcome from Grand Rapids. Steve

Sounds like they all have good points and bad. Do sullairs have a seperate air dryer or are they incorperated into the compressor? Anybody have oil problems with them like some say with the Kaesers? Steve

Bsaint i just sent for information on the sullair compressor, Steve

We talked to the Ingersol Rand salesman. He came by and talked to us and said he would call back and email us with spec and prices. Never heard from him again. I would prefer to buy American,but if you were spending $6,000 to $7,000 and never heard back from them. Maybe times are that good for...

We're starting a new body shop( 2 or 3 people) Has anyone had any experience with an (Atlas Copco) Atlas model# GX5FF screw compressor , or an Kaeser model #SX7.5 screw compressor? Both with air dryers? Pros or Cons. Thanks in advance, Steve

Cool pics lots of reference for me. I'm in the process og collecting pieces to make the front of an existing garage look like a 30/ 40 station. Steve

There is a post on jalopy journal called Annual Shop Mouse Round Up It doesn't tell how to keep them out , but it tells how to make a trap to catch them.They work and catch lots without rebaiting, Make one and you'll see the mice population go down and maybe they'll stay out of your tool boxes,

I use pop bottle cases on a shelf. With the cans put in so you can see the colored caps. Steve

I've got my shop and Barb has her house and I'm building her a green house( also know as Barb's studebaker garage I'm building her 53 2 door coupe, greenhouse and chicken ranch It's going to be a 40s gas station when done) She works in my shop. we work together it works for us. Steve