Recent content by ts3342

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    Welding hoods

    Been welding with the same old helmet for 10 years now auto darking holbart. Like to upgrade to newer one something i can tig weld with hard for me to see out of the holbart.Let me know what everyone likes or if you could buy a new one which one.
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    What did you do "IN" your garage today?

    Me and my son of 17 years replaced the front coil springs and lower ball joints on hes 1992 firebird.
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    44 Bikes Frame Shop

    Ok dude what do you use for feeler rod on those beautiful welds and how far do you hang that tungston out. And while i am asking do you use hole saws to fishmouth your tubing just damn nice work.
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    Cool items that were my Dad's

    Hey it is nice that you got his tools you will always have a part of him. When my dad passed i got some of his tools they where old and used but i told myself i was going to restore as much as i could. I am working on a air compressor for a little while but slowley i will get it done.
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    Yellow gas tubing for shop AIR

    The yellow pipe is rated at 60 lbs we tested it at 90 lbs. The black pipe is rated at 90 lbs we test it at 120 lbs.
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    Cutting diamond plate

    I have cut tons of it with a table saw and also handheld saws.Do yourself a favor stop by a sheet metal shop and get them sheared they might do it for very little cost.
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    Question about building next to a gas line

    i have been working 33 years with cng gas now with dominion i have seen gas lines running under porches garages and just about anything. First off what kind of line it is low pressure main or a med pressure main or a high pressure transmission line.Second see what kind of right a way they have...
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    Vise restoration

    I will get pics up was in garage all day working on welding table in between blowing 12 inches of snow off the driveway.
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    Vise restoration

    Have a yost 34c vise tore it apart blasted it primed it and painted a nice blue enamel. Painted the whole vise not sure if i should of left the slides bare what does everyone else think? I just feel the paint wont last .
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    Which T8 bulbs throw best light for shop?

    Go with the 6500 daylight bulbs they light up the whole shop you will love them.
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    PEX for compressed air line

    Thats the reason when they test pipe they use water and a small amount of air its called hydrostatic testing
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    Underground Natural Gas Line Question

    If the line was between the meter and house that is your house line you are paying for the gas that is leaking. You can either repair the line with a piece of plastic gas line and use 2 plastic to steel dresser coupling or replace the whole line with plastic line and use riser with stab coupling...
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    What should the slope of a gutter be?

    Most people around here make the gutter level because if the gutter is 4 inches tall that will give you a 4 inch drop.
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    To Primer or not to primer

    When i painted the walls in my garage i used pitt teck gloss white commercial paint . I really liked it and it is holding up real good.
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    Concrete thickness

    Around here they charge per yard what you use say you use 6 yds they charge 50 dollars a yard you owe them 300 dollars.
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