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    Bubble flaring tool recommendations

    I need a bubble flaring tool and don't want to order a $20 kit because of the potential for **** quality. I've seen the Master Cool hydraulic tools recommended as well as the Eastman ones (the $50 and the $200 tools), and those are nice but the $50 kit is double flare only and the $200 one can...
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    Craftsman 5240

    Craftsman Vise 5240 This craftsman 5240 vise is available locally to me - good buy for $40? https://offerup.com/item/detail/666713970/
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    Correct breaker size for 15A compressor?

    I just bought a compressor that is rated for 15 amps. Per the advice of someone else on here in a different thread, I hooked up a dedicated 20 amp circuit for the compressor. I have not hooked up the compressor yet because I need to buy a few more odds and ends. Anyway, a friend of mine was just...
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    Questions about compressor accessories

    I had this thread (https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=365237) asking for help in picking a compressor. I had it narrowed down to a few choices, and ultimately went with the Harbor Freight 29 gallon air compressor. I was torn between the Kobalt 30 gallon from Lowe's, the...
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    Questions about no ground wire

    I'm going to be doing some tinkering at my mom's house which was built in the 1950's. There are no ground wires or ground bus, but the outlet box in the garage that I'm looking to work on is grounded. I have two main questions: 1) When swapping out a new 3 prong outlet to replace the 2 prong...
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    help picking a compressor

    I'm getting ready to buy a compressor, and was thinking about going with one of the Harbor Freight models unless someone can recommend something else in the same price range. $200 is the figure I'd like to stay under, after tax. The compressor would be used for running an impact gun (lug nuts...
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