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    what could this be?

    Sorry for not having a pic but my camera battery is dead but outside of my garage door screwed to the bottom side of my wall(exterior). I have this black puck size/shaped object that in the dead center has a hard what looks to be like a button that stcks out of it, but when you push it it does...
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    torque wrenches

    how do you set these.... are they like a micrometer type or do you simply look at the number the arm points at?
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    torque wrenches

    why do you say this... the reason i ask is I have a 3/8 digital but without the degree.
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    torque wrenches

    how accurate can the beam type be thought in hard to reach areas... like motors in frame and also what are the increments... like for odd range numbers
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    torque wrenches

    hey guys i am looking in investing into a good set of torque wrenches from snap on and I already have a 3/8 drive torque wrench now I want to get a 1/4 and 1/2 inch drive....... Do you guys prefer digital or click type or? I work on american and some metric motors from time to time aswell so....
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    first run on compressor

    i think that is the problem... i will give it a try because right now i probably have 1/2 or 3/8 play when i apply some force to it...
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    first run on compressor

    so as i posted in some of my previous threads I picked up a 4 month old 7hp 80 gallon 2stage air compressor...well finally after hooking it up and wiring i got to run it tonight for the first time and it seemed to me that the belt had a bit of up and down deflection in it.... i saw the...
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    Oily mess

    well it is 2 levels and the top of the bench will be covered in metal but the bottom level still collects **** easily.. i followed the instructions to a tee and the bench is made of spruce.... will polyurethane stick to the bench with the oil in it.....
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    Oily mess

    So i went to HD the other day to get something to cover my newly built work bench with and ask the oldest sale guy there what was the best coating i can put on it to proect the wood and also to stop motor oil and stuff from staining the bench all over....( i will have a metal top on it soon)...
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    hidden vent

    im gonna re-route it but i was wondering if there was a practical reason that one would be hidden like that
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    hidden vent

    hey guys Just a quick question but in my basement, which is finished with a hanging ceiling, i noticed that when you remove one of the ceilingtiles there is a rectangular shaped vent there that is still functional. Now it is almost directly over some recessed light but the vent also has an open...
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    huh?????????

    exactly what i am doing.... thank you.
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    huh?????????

    im about to wire up my compressor ( from pressure switch to female outlet) which is a 7hp 230volt 80 gallon porter cable model c7550. When I checked the motor to see what amperage it is it says 23A. The thing i found weird was that the motor to the pressure switch is wired with 12/2 wire..... It...
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    bolt size????????

    how would you mount it... "lag" it to the concrete is what i meant......... as in my first post i said im going to use hockey pucks between the concrete and compressor...... but it will be lagged to the concrete...
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    bolt size????????

    what type of concrete anchor....there are few out there.... shielded or wedge type.......
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    bolt size????????

    so you mean dont leg it to the concrete?
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    bolt size????????

    gonna leg it to the concrete floor but use hockey pucks as isolators....
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    bolt size????????

    hey guys simple but bit of a silly question... im about to mount my compressor and i was reading the manual that came with it. well the holes in the compressor feet are 9/16 but in the damm book they tell you to use a freaking 3/8 bolt... is there any reason why you would need to use such an...
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    anyone done this....

    just wondering if anyone has ever mounted a compressor to just some 4"x4" pieces of wood and not legged them to the concrete floor and have been trouble free with vibration?
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    Motorcycle Garages Only

    man this knuck is amazing...always wanted to pick up an original rigid frame......
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