Recent content by squarles67

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    Can I use rapidair outlets with any (copper) system ?

    As someone already said, they are standard NPT thread so they'll work just fine.
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    Best way to MIG weld a cast steel exhaust manifold?

    I have had some success using 308 stainless wire and helium tri-mix. I welded stainless v-bands for a turbocharged 55 Chevy project I'm working on. Not finished so I haven't run it yet. Sorry for the blurry cell phone pic but that's all I have. I tried regular mild steel wire and CO2-Argon at...
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    Meter socket help

    That's the one I used. Did the very same thing, changed the house from overhead to underground and fed the shop from it. Power Co charged me about $1500 I think plus the cost of the meter box and conduit. I needed to move the overhead service to the house because the pole was in the way for...
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    What is this? Water questions

    looks like a backflow preventer to me. The bolt going through is the pivot
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    East TX - Pole barn builder reccomendation wanted

    I had mine done by Mallett in Iowa LA, but I'm not sure how far North they go. They did an excellent job. http://mallettbuildings.com/
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    How is harbor freight always out of stock on main products??

    I bet the Long Beach port is a big part of it. It took me a while here recently to find the Gantry Crane in stock at the HF in Beaumont
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    safety glass mod for pencil holder

    I just wear a cap and stick the pencil under the edge near the temple
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    What's your favorite Rivnut size?

    10-32 and 10-24 are the ones I use the most of
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    New compressor air line

    I got mine on Ebay from this seller http://www.ebay.com/itm/RapidAir-MaxLine-Compressed-Air-Piping-System-Outlet-Kit-M7510-/271320673319?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3f2bf8ec27
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    A long time coming

    Being hard headed helps (although my wife doesn't see it so much as a virtue)
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    A long time coming

    Came home to the sounds of running water......had a fitting burst on my new plumbing and flood the place.:sad: Hellava mess but got it cleaned up. Don't have all that much stuff in there yet so nothing ruined. I hate plumbing, I have much more respect for the guys that do it for a living after...
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    The VISES of Garage Journal

    Here are pictures of an old vise that was attached to a welding table I just picked up. It's been welded back together at one time or another. The jaws are actually in very good shape. Any idea how old this thing is?
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    A long time coming

    Same goes for that twin turbo Buick of yours :thumbup: Scaffold builder huh....same here although I haven't actually built any in the last 15 years lol
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    A long time coming

    No pictures but I've also sealed the concrete with RadonSeal http://www.radonseal.com/radonseal-mitigation.htm Plumbed my air lines with 3/4 max line by Rapid Air. Hooked up my free compressor (had to fix the motor) Put OSB on the lower walls to protect the insulation. Ready to start with...
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    A long time coming

    Now working to finish out the inside. I'm enclosing part of the inside to insulate and add air and heat with a bathroom. 12' x 30' framed I had some guys from church helping me and they said they had some plywood for free for the wall behind the back bench. Before After, they thought it...
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