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    Show your new tool arrivals

    Postman delivered it today... As was posted on GJ... I didn't know I needed one... Quality tool for sure... Made in Germany...
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    What did you do "IN" your garage today?

    Well... Today, just in front of the garage... Oil change for the Honda and the Generac pressure washer...
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    Industrial Metal Desks

    Today I hauled upstairs my second disassembled Shaw Walker tanker desk... It's a heavy SOB... Mixed up a bucket of water and Pinesol and did a thorough cleaning of all the individual parts... Lubed up all the rollers and sat on the floor and reassembled the desk... Ikea doesn't have anything on...
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    Industrial Metal Desks

    Acquired another Shaw Walker tanker desk... Today I spent 3 hours taking the thing apart so I could load it into my wife's Ford Explorer... Now I need to haul all the pieces / parts upstairs to my growing office... I'd like to eventually replicate a 50's atmosphere in a space where I can get...
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    What did you do "IN" your garage today?

    There is a FORD recall on this trim item... I took my wife's 2017 Explorer in to the dealer because the RH side a-pillar plastic trim became partially disconnected...Flapping in the wind... I got tired of waiting on the FORD recall... I've been waiting for over a year to get a call from the...
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    Anyone try Lubri-Cut cutting/drilling paste?

    I use this... Works great...
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    Bench top DC power supplies

    I bought this power supply for use with my nickel plating projects with no issues... For $24 more it gets you the 60V supply... Has short circuit protection...
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    What did you do "IN" your garage today?

    Today, Just outside the garage, I gave the Explorer a full flush and antifreeze refill... Flushed the old until the distilled water ran clear... Went around and shot Fluid Film in the hood, rear hatch and 4 door water weep holes... Good stuff since 1943...
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    Show your new tool arrivals

    For those that are interested in getting one, I see where they are available at -25% off...
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    Astro Pneumatic Tool Company

    I don't think AstroAI and Astro Tools are the same company... I believe one of them is sneakily trying to pretend they are another company, fishing for unsuspecting customers...
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    Show your new tool arrivals

    Needed a rubber tipped blo gun... Ordered a Milton... Made in USA The Jungle truck just dropped this off... Seems well made with a brass air valve...
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    Filter funnel

    McMaster-Carr $17.63, made in USA with brass screen...
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    Changing out exterior door knob with rusted screws?

    Heat the screws with a torch, spray penetrating oil... Hit lightly with an impact... Clean oil with solvent, rustoleum wrought iron black paint... Use non-corosive fasteners...
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    What did you do "IN" your garage today?

    Home brew... I'm aware of the electrode sock/filters... Figured I'd go without unless it becomes an issue...
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    What did you do "IN" your garage today?

    After looking at my Nickel plating solution from yesterday, there seems to be a bit of flotsam and lagan that need to be gone... Grabbed a coffee filter and funnel and filtered the solution, keeping the good stuff... Coffee filter worked great...
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    1920-60s DELTA / ROCKWELL picture thread - Post your Delta!

    Did a bit of nickel plating on a rusty Delta DP 220 drill press column lock handle... Wired up for a dip in the solution... Then some hand polishing with Mothers M&A polish...
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    What did you do "IN" your garage today?

    Did a little bit of nickel plating in the garage today... I have a column lock handle for my Delta DP220 drill press that was rusty... It spent a day in my DIY rust remover... Then wired it up for a dip in the nickel plating jar... Chilling in the green bath... A bit of hand polishing with...
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    Patching a fender liner.

    "I'm not sure what plastic material it is"... Most if not all plastic injection molded automotive parts will have a date and manufacture code in some inconspicuous location, including a material identifier. Since you said it's flexible, it may not a thermoset material but a thermoplastic...
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    What did you do "IN" your garage today?

    Kill them with lasers... Leonard, You need one of these... Photon matrix-World’s first portable laser mosquito zapper
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    What did you do "IN" your garage today?

    The throne was allegedly forged from the many kegs that had been surrendered to Beerhippie in his conquest by the lords who had offered their fealty, though the actual number of the kegs is still ongoing...
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