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What's the best guess for the life span of a circ pump in an in-floor hydronic heating system? Pretty broad question I realize but my boiler/system maintenance contractor has diagnosed a pump problem in one zone of our system. The system is about 10 years old. Buderus boiler & indirect domestic...

Can it be done? I have a Lincoln 120v mig welder but I'm not that proficient with it. I'm more comfortable with brazing with oxy-acetelyne. If it's possible to gas weld copper, looking for advice on flux and rod. Will brazing flux work and can I use ordinary copper wire for rod? Thanks for any...

OK, I'm hoping 1) there are some machinists that hang around here and 2) this is a safe spot to ask the question. I'm very much a hobbyist when it comes to working with metal. I have an engine lathe, nothing to speak of but it does stuff for me. Should I be using coolant when cutting with...

Does anyone know of a good source for replacement chrome/SS wheel well trim for an '85 Ford Crown Vic? Would also like to find 1) a hood ornament and 2) driver's side opera light trim for same. Thanks in advance!

I Purchased this Hollands 53 1/2 some time ago and finally decided to break it down and get it in working order. Of course I failed to learn about buying a used vice before discovering this site so be kind ... I think the guy saw me coming. I should have taken a shot before getting it apart but...

Greetings and thank you for making this place available! I'm retired, living in rural Skagit Co WA. and mainly a woodworker. Although I do enjoy pounding, bending and sticking pieces of iron together from time to time. A while back I bought and old (don't know how to date it) Hollands 53 1/2...