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Hoosier - I'm willing to be proven wrong, but I think the carbon buildup is the result, not the cause. When I was training as a fire fighter they called smoke "un-burned carbon particulate". If the problem was that the flame was burning in the wrong location (and not burning fully) then you'd...

If you don't mind me asking, it looks like you've got very little overspray on the walls or floor. Are you just that good :), or do you have some method of covering them during work? MM

Thomas - As soon as I saw the pics of the truck I started dragging family in to see and I was positively gushing! I'd say that you have the luck of the Irish, or whatever nationality that might be luckier, but I know that this is more a matter of your having proven yourself a good steward and...

Growing up my wife's job was to hold the flashlight. As such, over the years we've delighted in giving all sorts of lights... Mini-Mag, Mini-LED, the lights that clip to the brim of your baseball hat, the kind that clip to the frames of your glasses, the kind that you can wrap on your finger...

It's just a good thing that you didn't live by a fast, dangerous hill! MM

If you haven't seen it already, take a look at what another member (Tom) has done with one of his Walker jacks: http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showpost.php?p=1613540&postcount=3349 MM

I've noticed this in several pics, but finally I've got to ask... Why the different gloves? I know... With all that Walker Eye Candy (WEC) ( :drool: ) how can I be looking at gloves?!?! MM

And of course the Hanger wouldn't be complete without a home-made bridge crane to help with engine overhauls (http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?p=24751#post24751).... In fact, the new barn out back would become soooo much more useful with one there as well! MM (Oh, and...

I can't say that I'm organized enough to have a drawer of like tools, my plan is a combination of methods. Also, I'm not a professional, so my needs are different for each job. I try to keep a set of like tools together so I know where to go when I need a wrench, socket, etc. However I've been...

A couple of thoughts: 1) If your tractor can handle the tongue weight on the bucket, a ball attached on the bucket would allow you to use the tractor to move the trailer in and out. At least on the putting the trailer in evolution you'll be driving forward and it should be easier. 2) This...

The thing that boggles :eyecrazy: my mind is the damage to the truck bed. The damage to the drivers side exterior of the bed seems to be induced by the car wheel/suspension, the top of the bed rail that's pulled up by the cable and hook holding the car on... They're doing more in damage to the...

ARGHHH!!! I've been lusting after a lathe for a while now, and with recent expenses I've been regretfully putting my search on the back burner... Then you just HAD to come along and show your B-E-A-U-T-I-F-U-L lathe and re-ignite my lathe fever! Grrrr! MM

One of the best things that I like about IPods and their more generic brothers and sisters is the ability to take information with me. Like Thomas I have a large musical collection on my IPod, however I find myself using it mostly for what Zig Zigler coined "The Automobile University". I...

^^^^ Reported as spam, and hopefully soon to be whacked! In the meantime, let me state that like most everyone else, I'm in awe of what you have done! :bowdown: As if the work that you've done to recover the shop in the first place, the work you've put into making a coherent, informative and...

Thanks for the info and quick response Lane! I could envision the possibility, but I didn't want to wind up making a bigger mistake by messing something up that could cost a car (or even worse, a life!) Thanks! MM

I have an older barn (like built early-mid 1800's based on the saw marks of the wood planking and the mortise/tenon post and beam construction.) I've been agonizing over the thought of ripping up enough of the floor to pour a concrete floor that would allow a 2 post lift, and the idea of just...

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There were a couple of grey hairs my grandfather earned that he couldn't blame on his kids... One story was that he was in his pit with a torch doing some work under his car. He accidentally punctured the gas tank and was in a catch 22 with not being able to A) stop the flow of gasoline, B) turn...

How about "Money for Nothing"? MM

Nothing novel in how I store mine, but since no-one mentioned it yet... I put a couple of nails in the wall and hang them by the traction holes. fat end down. MM