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    Tires--Bead Breaking?? Want to buy a tool....

    In my experience, 7 to 10 years
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    Best way to cut steel?

    Here's my quick cutting station white wings open on all metal box to control sparks from chop saw. Ratchet handle on base of chop saw lifts saw onto casters underneath so saw can be rolled where needed, then lowered. Hand held band saw cuts great hanging on bracket. Simply lift off and take...
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    Tires--Bead Breaking?? Want to buy a tool....

    I built a "C" clamp out of 2"X1/4" angle with curved plates and 3/4" all thread with welded nut. Run it down with air or electric impact. I use it mainly to change out tpms air valves. Don't have to remove tire from vehicle to change tpms.
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    Acetone/ATF Mix

    My uncle,who worked in maintenance in a gasoline refinery, put me onto the 50/50 atf/ acetone penetrating fluid ( he called it "panther piss") when I was a teenager. I've used it every since. I'm not going to give my age, but I remember eating honey on my breakfast cereal due to sugar rationing...
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    Big compressor without 240v?

    Yeah, I didn't go into detail. That's two 120 volt compressors on two circuits going into one 20 gal tank. They are stickered at 4.9 and 4.7 cfm @ 90 psi. I think these rating are high.They are mounted one atop of the other on a frame I fabbed with lifting eye. They are mounted in attic of...
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    Calling guys and gals with tire changers and balancers; where to get supplies??

    I just order my stuff through my local tire shop. They just add it to their order and mark it up 10%. Still cheaper than online. On my over the road trucks and trailers, I went to the mercury filled balancers ( and some centramatics) about 20 years ago. Still using weights on some cars and...
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    Big compressor without 240v?

    In the house we have in town, I have a gasoline powered 30.gallon 27 cfm in a shed behind garage. It's plumbed into a 20 gal 120 volt 9.6cfm that's in garage. If I need extra air, I just fire up gas powered unit. Honda engine, remote start.
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    tubing bender anchoring

    I put mine outside the back door of garage in the dirt. Dug a 2' hole with posthole diggers. Had a 8" piece of 2 1/2" square tubing laying around and welded 2' of junk to the bottom of it being careful not to exceed diameter of post hole. Cemented this into posthole. Welded 2" square tubing onto...
  9. J

    Who pays the most for old car batteries

    32 cents a pound, minimum $8 at salvage yards today in Northern CO.
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    Best place to buy replacement power cords

    Does anybody remember a ridiculous federal law ( or UL mandate) in the late fifties early sixties that said any rotating power tool could only have a 12" power cord on it? I still have a 3/8" and a 1/2" drill from that era with the short cord. Mandate didn't last long. Thinking was to keep tool...
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    ideas for mounting an air compressor to a trailer

    I have a 30 gal 27 cfm gas powered air compressor mounted directly to the steel floor of my service truck. Over 10 years now. No problems. Doesn't vibrate anymore than the welder which is also bolted directly to the steel floor.
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    HVLP Spraying - Gravity vs. Siphon vs. Pressure Pot

    I spray latex with pressure pot. Thin 20-30%. 60-65lbs
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    Lowes gift card trick

    Yeah, get that whooping 1/10 of 1 percent interest on the savings account.
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    Stores that sell 4" wide x 18' long rubber strips?

    X2. Nearly every town has one.
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    Best slide hammer? Or is there one?

    Got any scrap iron laying around? I made all of mine. Think I have four from about 1/2 lb. to 15 lb. Very easy to make if you have access to scrap, a way to cut and weld it.
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    'Best' cordless 3/8 " ratchet?

    I have two ac delco bought from eBay. One was $120 and the other was free due to ups losing it for 3 weeks. Seller sent me a replacement and told me to keep the original if it showed up later, which it did. I use every day. Lots of torque. Better have a good grip on it. Don't know anything about...
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    What do you guys use for oscilloscopes?

    Comes with everything you need to get started. I just googled it at $79.80. It's a 12 bit device.
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    What do you guys use for oscilloscopes?

    Hantec 1008 Run with laptop 8 channels Less than $100 on eBay Works for me
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    Replacement Plastic Body Panels

    How in the world did "door" get in there. Suppose to be bumper.
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    Replacement Plastic Body Panels

    X2 on prepainted. 2007 Tahoe $120 to front door from eBay. Perfect fit and color match.
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