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    Metal Halide question

    The arc tube might be loose. Try getting a new bulb.
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    Rant: Bad luck with sears.com (again and again and again)

    I have bought two sets of wrenches from Sears in the past. Both times I had a great experience since both sets came with bubble and in a double wall box. Truth is, bad packaging happens. As long as Sears made it right I wouldn't stress too much about it. You never know, maybe the carrier had...
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    110V vs. 220V

    P = I * V Your tools will consume half the power on 220V.
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    Take a look at this for me...

    Buyer beware. You can send a seller a question before you purchase something. It *****, but that's the risk you run on eBay.
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    Tool Safety + Kids

    Please tell me you weren't born in Texas? Please don't have any more children.
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    LED Lighting

    FYI, all the white LED's you see start out as blue. I don't work for any LED manufacturer, per se...
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    LED Lighting

    Luxeon makes individual LEDs not the boards or fixtures. CK makes some cool stuff but not for general shop use. Their stuff is mostly color changing (Philips bought them because of the patent they have on how to change colors). I agree there is some pretty cool stuff out there from spot/flood...
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    I predict....

    I want to start off by saying that I am disappointed in the general direction Sears has been going with new product releases. But... Has it occurred to anyone that not everyone cares about country of origin like those of us on this board? Think about it, most people a scared to change their...
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    LED Lighting

    Most the LED lighting out there is junk. Total glare bombs. Not to mention, everyone is pushing lighting with "cool white" color temps. Any LED fixture in cool white will make you look pretty washed out. Warm color temps are where it's at. Give it a couple years and prices will be down...
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    How rich is your blood?

    If you don't buy those MSC bits you don't love America.
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    Small Gantry Crane

    You could build a small A-frame pretty inexpensively. You wouldn't have the side to side like a gantry style, but then again, you get what you pay for.
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    Is this a Wilton??

    Didn't Wilton cross brand for a couple other companies? That might be why there is no "Wilton" cast on the side.
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    Induction Fluorescent Lighting

    The major advantage of induction is low maintenance cost. The life of a discharge vessel is above any HID option.
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    boat garages

    I don't know how you're currently storing your boat, but make sure you have at least 2 feet extra width per side and at least 3 feet behind the boat. Nothing is worse than backing into a narrow stall (except scraping your prop guard up a hill). As for keeping the tower up, you are going to...
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    Drill Bits for Stainless Steel

    Moderate speed and cutting fluid. Remember, the more metal chips you make the more heat you are removing. If you aren't making chips, check you speed, pressure, and as Elroy said, how sharp your bits are.
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    Where can I get a reflector like this?

    We purchase ours in bulk from a large supplier. Any sheet metal supplier should be able to help you. We use BWE for reflector pans where I work. Specular and hammertone round out your other typical reflector materials. If you want something a little cheaper with better performance than BWE...
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    Where can I get a reflector like this?

    You can purchase sheets of baked white enamel. Get out the circular saw and fab up your own.
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    No Knipex At Lowe's

    Same at my Lowes.
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    Is a 5/8 and 16mm ALWAYS the same thing?

    I use a 5/8 with rubber on my Tacoma. Never had any problems.
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    two compressors in tandem

    The only time it is worth the cost is in industrial applications where you have one compressor providing a constant pressure. The second, usually a variable speed is used during peak times of the day. This setup (adding a variable speed) is only used to reduce energy cost. Obviously this is...
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