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    10lb CO2 Fire Extinguisher: New Kidde or Recertified Amerex?

    i went through fire extinguisher training a few years ago through a local vendor they came to our dealership and they had several examples of failed Kiddie extinguishers. they mentioned home use Kiddie extinguishers with a plastic dip tube and the plastic would wick moisture into the chemical...
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    Shop towels sustainability

    my dad use to save old red rags, he must have had a couple hundred of them stashed away, i was driving home one day and saw a free washing machine on the side of the road, stopped and pushed it into the back of my pickup took it over and we did several loads of red rags and dropped it back out...
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    Does anyone make a good drill bit sharpener?

    i bought a used Darex M3 recently, that's who makes the drill doctor but this would be there industrial version. works great
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    Brand new Estwing hammer with loose head

    i remember when i was in college for auto body we all bought our beginner hammer and dolly sets, USA made martin sets and the first thing the teacher had us do was open them and check for loose handles, anyone that had a loose head we set the head in a pan of antifreeze overnight and came back...
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    Recommend an inexpensive lathe QC toolpost?

    i believe that's what i was stating in my post.
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    Recommend an inexpensive lathe QC toolpost?

    i had a phase 2 BXA on my 13" southbend and bought an aloris when it was on sale, i cant honestly say i noticed much of a difference. i took them apart and compared the two and the machining wasn't much different but the Aloris was made better, once i cleaned up the phase 2 and greased it the...
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    Putting foam on gravel for concrete slab, slight rises and falls from odd rocks, concern?

    when i did mine i had it pressurized to like 40lbs so i would have seen the bubbles and had crimpers and unions on hand to do a quick fix if i needed to, i made sure i reminded the guys doing the pour to be mindful of the tubing but pex is pretty tuff stuff also.
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    Pandemic Lift Prices, wait?

    i bought my wildfire XLT in may and its gone up $900 since then
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    IT'S ALIIIIVE!!!! EZB-ECO-10KW Boiler Radiant Garage Install w/pics

    i have a similar manifold and when i pressure tested it i took the air vent off and plugged them i think they were a BSPP fitting. internally they are just a float with a needle and seat the float wont float in water it has to be in liquid. when in liquid it keeps the needle and seat closed if...
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    1964 molylube

    don't know about this particular lubricant but we use a Bel-Ray extreme pressure lube for bolt threads when torqueing engine fasteners, head bolts, main bolts, rod bolts. being in a small container like that i wonder if its used for something similar.
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    Contractor broke water line... who's liable?

    i would make a deal with him and would have him dig a trench to install a new line and install the new line yourself, upsize the pipe for more flow and have him backfill it when your done. it may be a blessing in disguise with galvanized pipe. you could have installed a new driveway and had it...
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    Copper pipe for compressor lines.

    ill be doing my airlines this winter and i looked into the Rapidair stuff and i think the kit referenced above in 3/4 is about $200 and that's 100' of pipe with the fittings listed and the additional fittings are spendy. its more expensive than doing a copper system. have also heard its a pain...
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    Can one guy get a 4 post lift home and build it solo with only basic garage tools? My journey....

    i did mine by myself, i have a wildfire same design as advantage, from unloading it to working, start to finish i had less than 8hrs in it.
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    4 post lift best brand for the money

    prices for lifts have gone up quite a bit in the last year, i bought a wildfire lift April 24th for $4,295 it should be delivered in a week or two the price is now $4,895. i was looking at advantage, wildfire, and bendpak GP all essentially the same lift just a different color. they have all...
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    Any of you body guys found some good spray bottles for cleaners?

    i have had good luck with the ZEP brand
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    Update Requested for Shaft Mounted Door Operator

    i installed my liftmaster 8500 in October of 2018 without a single issue so far, i need to buy a second one for the other door that has been seeing more use and im tired of opening manually thanks
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    Removing drive screws without access to the back side?

    i have done this on my south bend lathe, delta belt disk sander and walker turner 20" drill press in the last year or two, i cut a slot in every one of them with a Dremel and used a screwdriver to back them out, my local Fastenal had the correct ones in stock and i used the same size on all...
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    Best deals on 4 post lifts

    i have been looking at the, Advantage DX9000XLT , Wildfire 9000XLT, Bendpak GP9XLT and recently Dannmar D4-9X. they are all the same design if you look at them. Dannmar had the best price $4250 shipped but just in the last day for so jumped the price to $4845 and Bendpak went up as well, they do...
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    Dannmar D4-9X lift anyone got one?

    Ahh gotcha, could just be a new product in the Dannmar line, different colors than the Bendpak so that's why its a rendering not an actual photo. ill have to keep an eye on it I'm looking to pull the trigger one of them in the near future thanks
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