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    replace power chord on a window air conditioner

    Hi my friend had a flood and his Air Conditioner power chord got wet. He dried it out and plugged it into the wall and the unit would not power on. He let it dry for a few more days and then he plugged it in to the wall and it powered up but after a few seconds it shuts down. He showed it to...
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    drill press- best value? 10" or 12"

    hi, i have a $200 sears giftcard that i won at my work, so I was going to buy a tool with it. One tool i have wanted for several years is a drill press. I just need it for random projects, nothing in particular. I saw 2 models in stock at my local store and was wondering which machine is the...
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    where can I buy pegboard bushings?

    Hi, I purchased some hooks for my peg board (craftsman brand) and it included 40 bushings that you insert into the peg board hole and it makes the hook stay in place very good. I would like to buy more of them to hold some other hooks that I have but I can not find them anywhere. Are they called...
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    multimeter question- what one is best for me?

    Hi, I was given a gift card for sears, for $80 so figured I would get a new tool and the first thing I can think of that I need is a new multimeter. I do mostly low voltage readings (mostly from lion batteries) and I also need it to do continuity readings. I currently have the free harbor...
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    question about using green laser (class 3b) attached to a laser distance meter

    Hello everyone, I do alot of measuring houses and I use a Bosch Laser distance meter to measure the dimentions. Quite often when the sun is out it is very hard to see the red dot however. I also purchased some red glasses which help in viewing the beam, but even with the glasses it is very hard...
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    can I run ethyl rubbing alcohol through a utility pump?

    Hi I have some parts to clean and (have to clean them with ethyl alcohol) and it would be easist if I could "blast" the parts with high pressured ethyl alcohol spray gun. So I have a pump that I hooked a hose up to and I put a sprayer on it and tested it with water. Filled a bucket and plugged...
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    question about my buffing wheel pads

    Hi I have a buffing wheel and I have only used it several times. I got several different pads when I purchased the unit and one thing I noticed was they seemed to fray very quickly. I even used buffing compound- it still frayed almost instantly however. Not sure if this is normal, or if they...
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    question about modifying a battery pack

    Hi, I use a small security camera for watching over my work shop. I dont use it all the time, only when I know its going to be a busy day. I purchased a swann 3.3 micro camera and it works great, just the only problem is if I want to have the film record an entire day it takes about 3 or 4 9V...
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