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    Garage door and R value

    I live in Minnesota. We put a new 16 x 8 garage door on a few years ago. Did an R28 door. Huge difference!!! My garage is fully insulated and has forced gas heat. MAJOR savings! There is no cold air just off the inside door, UNLIKE it used to be. Being in Manitoba...Pop for the good stuff...
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    Going thru Dads garage Any Advice

    BEST IDEA!!! AND totally LEGAL!!! Your Pal, Gary
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    Fixture/jig weld table top

    Picked up a couple of these at auction a few weeks ago. 60" x 23" x 2 7/8" thick solid steel (About 1300# each) Drilled and tapped 1/2-13 and 5/8-11 Plus one that has T-slots the length. It is 7 inches thick, a little heavier. Your Pal, Gary
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    Big boy Air compressor build HELP?

    Shalom to you my friend... Your Pal, Gary
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    Curtis E-57 compressor questions

    Better yet... Do you have 3 phase power to run it??? A static type phase converter will NOT work! It would be the same cost to convert the 3 phase comp to single phase and a good pump as to BUY a 5HP, 80 gallon tank SINGLE phase compressor. A good quality Rotary Heavy Duty phase converter will...
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    Compression - Show Off Your Compressor

    Use the hockey pucks!!!! 600 pounds will NOT bother the pucks!!!! At all, EVER!!! The pucks CAN be drilled and/or machined! I DOUBT that anyone could squash one! The are 1.00" thick vulcanized HARD rubber. There is a video on U Tube, they try to BURN it with a red hot ball of steel. Does...
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    Compressor sizing assistance.

    The "oilless" ones are ****! I see you are in Hudson, WI.. Look at www.hoffonlineauctions.com www.bid-2-buy.com Also try to get one with about 10 SCFM at minimum. You will NOT be sorry. 220V if you can single phase. 30 gallon minumum to 60 gallon. Upright takes up less room in the shop...
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    Leveling Feet for the welding table

    Yes, we use a precision level on ALL our machine tools. AND to the OP, put the adjusters on the INSIDE of the legs....you will thank me later..... Your Pal, Gary
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    tungsten holder

    Use a cordless drill. AND grind so the grind marks are PARALLEL with the tungsten. Very slow speed with the drill. When we have them sharpened on the dedicated grinding wheel, we use a 400 grit roloc on a 90* angle grinder to parallel polish the point on the tungsten, AGAIN grind marks parallel...
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    Best paint to use on bare steel to kill/encapsulate rust?

    You can NEVER stop or slow down rust! Rust is a chemical reaction of the iron and water turning to iron oxide. Putting something ON it will NOT stop the reaction IN the metal! The ONLY way to get rid of it is to cut it out to good metal and then **** WELD new metal of the same gauge back in...
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    Wedding Ring

    Three day before sons wedding, Son "...Dad, I need to make a ring.....what do we have for neat material?..." (That is him in the avatar) Me "here, wy don't you use this Victory Titaniaum intake valve that was run on an the Injected Nitro motor...." All done at home. Cutting the head down...
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    Show us your welding projects

    36" throat English Wheel we are almost done with. Your Pal, Gary
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    Looking for a BIG fan blade

    Make them! These are for a 42" diameter fan that I am building Your Pal, Gary
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    Show us your machining projects.

    More stuff that my oldest son did, younger brother works at the same place oldest son does, he is in the Graphics department and does the art work stuff. Your Pal, Gary
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    Show us your machining projects.

    Some of the things my oldest son does, gun barrel vise, controller for his trailer, Stanley Cup Championship Ring. He does the World Series and Super Bowl ones too. He does the ring stuff at his work. That is him in the avatar, working in my garage. Your Pal, Gary
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    Show me your light bars

    My son's Dodge truck, front and rear light bars. He fabricated EVERYTHING! Your Pal, Gary
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    what is this thing?

    TIG and Stick plug in or add on pulse generator. Research the name on the unit. Probably not worth much because you don't know what machines compatible with it. Besides 1994 date on the tag means that it is over 20+ years old. Technology in welding has passed this by, I am guessing. Try...
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    Removable base

    Same deal, but use a regular bolt (free), cut the head off and cut a slot for a screwdriver slot. No **** in the hex... And like i said, free! Your Pal, Gary
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    How to select the right size Cleco.

    www.yardstore.com 3/32", 1/8", 5/32", 3/16", 0-1/4 grip, 42 CENTS each. Buy them in larger lots, you will be glad you do, at least 50 per purchase. I use them ALL the time, you can NEVER have enough!!! I have all the sizes, mostly 1/8". You can use a small size to hold your stuff and drill...
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