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    Welding and dangerous fumes

    I am a newbie welder, (arc), and I recently came across some nice small pieces of cold rolled meal for practice. I started to soak them in CLR and realized that it left a film on the metal. Can someone tell me about the health hazards of burning CLR? I know chlorine is very bad. What other...
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    Stuck shutoff valve.

    The shutoff valve is an older one 40+years. I have had good results with wd 40 in the past ....but, is there a better solution. I have penetrating oil and some silicone lube. What would be the better choice. Any suggestions are appreciated. Thanks.
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    Replacing snowthrower paddles?

    I will be replacing the paddles on a Toro CR20e this weekend. Anybody got any input for this task? I sprayed the nuts and bolts 2X this week with PB Blaster. Im hoping it is a straight forward task. Thanks for any input.
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    lost power to 3 outlets??

    So 3 outlets no longer have juice. I don't know which breaker they are on, so I re-set all of them twice. Still nothing. What could have gone wrong? I left a radio turned on and plugged into one of the outlets in case the power mysteriously comes back. Thanks for any advice.
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    Paint question

    I primed a motorcycle fender with the only primer I have ever used, Tremclad. Now I see on the can it says not to apply acrylic paint over it. The Dupli color paint that took me years to choose is acrylic. What do I do next???
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    Replacing garage door spring.

    I haven't got a clue how to do this. Any help is appreciated. I removed the old one, and hope to buy used one from kijiji today.
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    Best solar path lights?

    I recently bought a solar light to try out. It was the $5.88 one from Home Depot. It was not very bright and is completely out less than 2 hours after sundown. Is this the norm for these solar path lights? Anybody know of any better ones? I want to buy a bunch of them but only if I can get more...
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    Where do you get scrap metal for practice weld

    Really...this stuff is hard to come by. And what to do with the stuff when you are done with it? I may need a crapload of it to become a half decent welder.
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    M/C 2 gal compressor $40

    Anybody have a review on these it's #58-7000-2. I don't own any air tools so it will be for tires and dust bunnies. Thanks m.breen.
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    Generator to run gas furnace?

    The furnace looks like it is wired directly to the fuse box, is this something an electrician should be hooking up. We just got our power back after 3 days. I want heat next time!!! Thanks for any input.
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    10" tire chains for snowblower

    Anybody know where to get these in the Toronto area? I thought these would be easy to find! Thanks in advance, m.breen.
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