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    Brighter alternative to 3 bulb **** light?

    So what do you call these?😂
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    Help Me Attack these Cabinets.

    Nice 68 AMX👍
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    Auto Battery Cable Repair

    https://www.lencocanada.com/product-catalogue/arc-welding-equipment/cable-connectors-accessories/cs-3040-cable-splicer/
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    Anyone have experience with Vintage heaters?

    Welcome, It adjusts the air intake for the best flame like the grill.
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    Tools you have absurd numbers of

    Metal cutting saws, 4 bandsaws and 2 power hacksaws. Blue welders, 5 and 1 plasma cutter plus 2 oxy/acetylene rigs, 1 portable and 1 fixed with an overhead reel. I only mentioned these because my Wife asked me… “Who needs all that stuff”😂
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    Tool to Press Bearing into Sprocket

    This, A toaster oven was a required tool on the late 80’s GM 5 speed transaxles. I also used a toaster oven to install Cummins timing gears. And ZF synchros
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    silversolder question

    I did the copper air lines (200 feet of 1/2” L copper, 15 drops) in my shop with a Prestolite air/acetylene torch and lead-free solder and flux I had from numerous plumbing jobs. I did it over 20 years ago, it has been constantly pressurized at 140psi and there are absolutely no leaks.
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    Free Orange Thread Locker

    Still haven’t gotten mine
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    Has anyone EVER used a 16mm or 18mm wrench/socket?

    Yes, I used 18mm a LOT back in the 80’s on GM front wheel drive bell housing bolts. I still have flashbacks, 6.3 warranty time to R&I+O&H a TH 125c.
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    I need a stool softener !!!

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    Is there a tools to remove this nut?

    I would carefully heat one side of what appears to be a nut to expand it then try spinning it off.
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    Anyone have an EDM machine?

    My son cut these out on a Sodick at his work last week. These are aluminum samples, the final pieces will be titanium.
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    Toilet facilities during build

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    Slowing Down Miter Saw to cut metal

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    Hot water parts cleaner

    I had a jet-spray cabinet like that at the college. I used powdered soap I purchased from Transtar industries, a transmission parts supplier.
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    Engine Specialty Tools

    2.8 Chevys still used rope rear main seals In the early 80’s. I used those tools to repair (slow down) warranty rear main leaks when I was a tech… The good old days😂
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    What does everyone call Penetrating Fluid around the shop?

    And Horse Piss,
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    Air compressor help needed

    Does your compressor have a motor starter?
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    Drill press handle ‘hub’, how to remove from shaft?

    This, Years ago one of my students doubled (stacked) the roll pin holding the internal shift block to the shift rail on his Borg Warner T-5. I told him I would give this a shot but I didn’t have much hope it would work. It worked amazingly well on both roll pins.
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    Smart Switch for Compressor???

    A contactor, properly sized for the motor HP with a 120 volt coil controlled by your shop lights.
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