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    REPAIR CRAFTSMAN 44809 RATCHET?

    I picked this up at a sale. Nice but the lever is missing. Is it worth trying to warranty at Ace or somewhere and if that fails where does one get a repair kit for the ratchet? Thanks in advance.
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    Favorite ultrasonic solution (chemical)?

    I've been up and down the usual list in trying to find something to add to distilled water to get the tiny orifices in motorcycle carbs clean. Vinegar, dawn, detergent, lemon juice, ... never really found the magic solution. Anyone here have any suggestions? I have a medium sized cleaner--it...
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    How would I measure this to get it replicated?

    I'd like to repliacte this. It is a grab bar from a reasonably rare motorcycle (Yamaha RZ500). I live in a small town. There really isn't a shop with a small tube bender at all. I am probably going to have to send the dimensions out to get it made. How would I measure this so as to make it so a...
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    Follow Up To The Mystery Tool Box Find. How do I get the dual doors off?

    Following up here. Link I have all the drawers out and going to have them sandblasted. I want the door unit off as well but I do not see how it comes off. Any help here? Linky to pics
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    Help ID an old bottom box?

    I grabbed this box for cheap thinking it was a Huot but after getting it home ... those do not look like Huot rails ...any ideas? Here are the pics. Ugly *** Midwestern snow for no extra charge.
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    What are you using for LED head-based work light?

    I'd like to wear something on either my head or my cheaters to illuminate where I am looking/working when under a bike. I have full LED in my little shop which works great most of the time, when I am working on the side of the bike or on top of a bike. But when I am under it's no go...
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    New to me Huot top box in the garage

    I've always wanted one. Not sure which model this one is. Well patina'd. I pulled the bottom drawer out of it to clean it up as a test. Needs drawer slides bad on the wider drawers. Anyone recognize the model or know where to source slides?
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    What Equipment Needed To Start a Vapor blasting business?

    I'm considering starting a vapor blasting business for local auto and motorcycle restorers. I've used a bead blaster in a commercial shop for years but now I am actually shipping boxes of parts off to be vapor blasted now. They come back better than new. Incredible. What is involved in...
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    Follow Up: My Grandpa's Old Toolbox

    Following up. http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=270607 Hi guys. Merry Christmas. Update-non: I have not been able to get the drawers out of my grandpa's old toolbox. I have removed the bottom of the box and had my sheet-metal guy bend me up a new one. I've sanded some of...
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    Restoring my Grand-dad's Toolbox. HELP

    My mom bought a box off a truck in the 1950s and gave it to my grandpa for his birthday. 50 + years later I am trying to give it a light restore, but am stuck at trying to get the drawers out of the box. I've cut off the rusty bottom and have a lot of the drawer guides exposed--I just cannot...
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