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Eh, I recently had the same problem and tried engine assembly lube. Seems to be working well, even through a rain..

Shouldn't be to hard to make even without a lathe.

Of course it matters. Radius the corners, blend with a flap. Hell, polish it mirror smooth if they let you. The smoother, the better.

I have the Milwaukee mag drill with the adjustable base. Set the magnet close, and I have 2" front to back movement, and it slides left to right about an 1.5", and it rotates a good 4" arc. Tighten the adjuster in back and drill, Makes it much much easier to align compared to one-piece bases...

Ha, it would have to be my Miller Dynasty 200DX, Miller Passport, or HyperTherm PowerMax 45! Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2

No. A good c-clamp can collapse that 3" pipe. Use a forged 404-406 Wilton. I think they're rated for 6,800lb clamping force. The only thing the clamp is for is to keep the chain from sliding up the pole. Most of the friction to hold it in place will be from the chain, the clamp is just clamped...

Well, even high end cars have several jacking points. I've lifted several supercharged mercedes, and even a bentley continental supersport ~$$$$$$250k car. With regular jacks (albeit with custom pads i made) and normal stands! It's a good idea in theory, in practice I don't see it being very...

AirCat makes amazing quality tools. I have their 1600. They're tough, relatively light, ridiculously quiet, and very strong. I abuse it several times a day and never had a problem! I've even run it at 165psi for ~60 seconds at a time and haven't had a problem!

Hi, I'm trying to understand what you want to do. You have 2" to 4" wide steel pipes set in concrete, that you're trying to pull up in one piece without harming/bending the pipe? How tall are the pipes out of the ground? Have you thought of double-wide machine chain? They make pipe clamps...

With the advent of CHEAP accurate IR temp guns, it really takes most of the skill out of tempering metals... With a good chart it's child's play. I've made quite a few sockets for different things, including shackle pins.. but I make most of my living tigging and have quite a bit chro-mo...

Been watching Kieth for almost a year now, maybe more? I've watched each and every one of his videos, some more than once. He definetly has top-notch skills. Used to be you had to be an apprentice for pennies on the dollar to shadow such a great machinist. He's doing the world a service with...

I think you're over thinking it. Almost all air systems are a combination of materials. Throw a brass ******, elbow, and valve on there and be done with it. Countless compressors have been running for years without ever draining.. I'm pretty sure you'll be fine with a good draining schedule...

The largest left one is sprung slightly. I did some crude measurements and it's just the top lip area that's bent. I was going to weld/build up the lip to make it 90 again. Maybe have a friend with a mill fly cut it perpendicular for me. The 36" chain clamp is bent, and the area where the chain...

I've had them for a few months, just haven't had time to post them. I couldn't find where I left the 4th one, it's probably still in the electrolysis tank. Anyhow, I got 4 clamps, a 36" Ridgid chain wrench, an 18" Proto pipe wrench, and a tiny Armstrong 1 1/4" super thin one sided wrench...

I love sliding T-bars. I just find lots of uses for them somehow. They're my go-to for sensitive things like breaking loose banjo bolts, zerks, and using crowsfeet.. things like that. May be just me but I go full retard trying to use a ratchet, bunch of extensions, universal or two, on a...

It's all about finesse. Working it back and forth with the ratchet or a t-bar (what I use personally) and spraying pb blaster while working it loose. A small impact can either work, or make the situation worse. I prefer being in control in situations like that.

I made a 2" ball hitch knob. Cut the threaded shaft off flush, grinded the end smooth, prettied it up with a flap disk. Then I drilled and tapped it all the Eau down save for maybe 3/8 " from the top. Then I test fit and drilled out the threads a bit at a time till I got the height I wanted...

Cut the middle of the pipe out and Weld Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2

I know that style add lady foot pry bars. One of those things it's good to have in the box. May only use it a few times a year, but its the only tool that will work.. I've used them to help walk pulleys of shafts a few times. Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2

I've done this a few times. When I make angle shelves I Plasma them. Before Plasma cut of disc in a grinder Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2