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    Can a Calculator be Vintage?

    Calculators were available (But a bit pricey) when I went to engineering school. It was a requirement to use a slide rule on ALL tests for awhile. When asked WHY. The Professor said, "you need to know because your battery might go dead just when you need it." Actually, it was a good thing...
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    Valve ID

    I will venture a guess that it is the piece that screws on the tire of one of the inflator rigs that were pretty common in the 1950's and earlier. A hose screwed on the piece you have and went to a part that screwed into the spark plug hole in one of the cylinders on the engine. Running the...
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    Valve ID

    I guess I do not understand your description... You can blow air through the bottom but not the top? I only see one hole which I assume is the top? If it is a valve where is the handle to turn it open and closed?
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    Anyone else working in a sand sea?

    Yes, I live in New Mexico also. I finally put down some chicken wire. Put some loose sand mixed with some fine pea gravel on top of it about 1 inch deep. Through the years since then, I have tossed some loose powdered cement on top of it when I was doing other concrete work and wetted it...
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    An Embarrassing Ratchet Story

    Obviously not constipated!
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    Downed service line opened electrical can of worms

    Obviously not where I live. My house has the original section from the 1920's. Been added on and added on ever since, with the usual cluttered electric add on for each change. Mostly fuse panels with a main breaker added on when I purchased it. I am not a licensed electrician. I was a...
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    WWII Bomber Air Cylinder

    Still have mine. Have been using it for an air tank with rubber hose, valve and gauge for as long as I can remember because my father was using it for an air tank for as long as I have been around.
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    Neutral Wire Size

    NO!......... he is talking about the Neutral, the little round "Black Hole" in the receptacle is the "Ground"! Obviously, you do not know your **** (splice) from a black hole in the ground!! :)
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    different standards in Europe?

    Probably just read the instructions. "After installing the wire MAKE SURE the screw is TIGHT"
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    Tools are too cheap?

    Why would anyone buy a HAMMER that is "HARD TO BEAT"???? :)
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