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    Drill press handle ‘hub’, how to remove from shaft?

    Grabbed this feed wheel shaft and hub today at the junkyard. There’s no obvious set screws or pins. There is a single hole, it doesn’t go through to the opposite side, with what appears to be a pin. But I can’t drive it out, can’t see a set screw down inside either. But from the shaft side it’s...
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    Car touch up paint process suggestions

    Morning! Ok so I'll try to not make this into a long-winded story.. my wifes 2018 Equinox has 4 small paint bubbles on the front lip of the hood. Being someone who wants to try everything I want to fix it myself. However knowing I'll eff up at least once I went and borrowed an identical hood...
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    Any window or portable AC units designed for recharging?

    Title says it all.. yesterday I lost the 4th ac unit in 6 years due to refridge leakage. This is so stupid.. pay $500 for something and it lasts 2-3 years and is sealed so can't be serviced (easily). Anyway Im pretty sure I know the answer but wanted to ask anyway to be safe.. any if yall come...
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    Repairing 70’s chest lid from dog chewing

    Ahoy! So a dog chewed on the corner of the lid to a Lane hope chest from the early 70’s, I have not been able to identify the type of wood, but it does appear to be laminated and its def a soft wood so logically a pine. Anyway the wife was understandably upset, the way I see it theres two...
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    Champion 3000 (RW) generator, won't start Pt. 2

    Since the original thread started getting heavy, I thought i best to start a new one, especially since the actual question at that time was different than now. Champion genny circa 2006-ish, won't start. It was backfiring but so far today it hasn't. What's been done: Carb, Re-pulled carb...
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    Water in hydraulic fluid..

    So yesterday was rolling the driveway with the Cub and a bump mustve dislodged the dipstick.. because I noticed the whole *** end wet. Promptly parked and pulled the drain plug.. maybe a 1/4 cup or so of water preceded the oil. IDK where the pick up tube is inside this unit but I assume some...
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    Generator won't start, back fires instead. Valves?

    I've got a Champion 3500 watt I bought from Lowes back in 2005 in preparation for Katrina. It's been a champ (no pun intended).. so anyway last time it was ran was back in Sept-ish last year and it ran for almost 2 days due to a power outage. Anyway FF to now we've got 1-3" of snow/ice/wintry...
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    ISO - Delta DP-621 Adj Screw

    So to be fair I'm not sure of the best place to post this so Ill take a hand slapping if this ones wrong. Yesterday I was trying to increase the tension on my return spring on the DP600 and wasn't paying attention.. the large half of the adjustment screw.. the part that the smaller top screw...
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    Hydraulic fitting assistance needed

    Ok so I have a Cub Cadet 3184 with the front angling kit, who ruptured one of the flex lines a few weeks back. Long story/Short it's been kinked a couple times due to getting caught on the plow mount when I went to turn it full bore the opposite direction. Anyway.. I bought a line from tractor...
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    Added turning vanes to the worst possible elbow ever

    According to my j-calcs this elbow I have was worth like 110'. This weekend I added some diy turning vanes to it, 4 of them. I can no way to measure any changes but it's gotta be better. I don't have a ready pic of it re-assembled but you can use the green paint to see, there was a rectangular...
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    Kohler Command Woes... Seeking carb advice

    Ok so I've got a Cub cadet 3184.. I believe made right before CC was bought out by MTD. In any case, Kohler CH18 with about 800-ish hours on her. When I got it it had the 42" deck and since then I've upgraded to the 48".. cause 6 more inches is worth it right? right? Sorry bad joke. Anyhoo, a...
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    Pocket door question; removing the door?

    So yeah, downstairs we have a pocket door that I need to remove the door itself so I can access the drywall within. Now to paint a more accurate picture here.. the door is a 36x78 solid oak. The opening in trimmed in oak and for whatever reason, the trim is caulked. The old man/previous owner...
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    Kohler Command twin CH18, Breather question

    So long story short, is the crankcase breather on a small engine basically the same as a pcv on a vehicle engine? Longer version, So after doing some carb work on my CC 3184 recently I decided to fashion a carb space out of a solid block of 3/4" thick ptfe. The 500* melting point is more than...
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    Water softeners, 400ppm post-softener, ideas?

    For the past two years we've had lime scale on everything.. faucets, tub, shower, spigots, etc. I'm not sure how but my brain never made the connection to the softener not doing it's job. I bought it online about 3 years ago.. 48k grains, a single tank Flex 5600 SXT. Maybe 6-8 months later...
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    Amateur attempting J/D Calculations/Duct/Plenum Questions

    Stumbled across this Reddit post and the guy goes into a very detailed and in depth explanation, being a non-pro, about the calculations on a new furnace install and duct re-design. So I started following his steps and thought I could perhaps talk about it here, get some experienced advice even...
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    Vintage desk fans, modern replacement motor options

    So I found a pretty old 1940's era Westinghouse 10" desk fan. The entire thing is in great shape save the motor (go figure). Somewhere in the windings it's shorted. There's nothing burnt so the short likely developed during one of the many years it was out in the elements. Regardless, I wanted...
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    Craftsman 10" Table saw, 137.248830

    So I picked up one of these for free from an old guy.. uit's a long story but he basically got it for a replacement motor. So his old motor, the one on this unit needs the bearing kit. Aside from that it's immaculate. All the parts are here, nothings broke or missing. Just wanted to ask...
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    Weird well pressure issue after power outage

    So at 2:18am yesterday morning we lost power, it didn’t come back until roughly 9pm. We are on a private well, Grundfos pump roughly 4 years old. I can see the pressure gauge on the pressure tank build up and stop when it’s supposed to at roughly 68#. It also kicks on when its supposed to at...
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    Radiant Barrier directly under vinyl siding

    Whether it's the single layer foil, or the double-sided bubble-wrap or foam core... What is the current consensus of putting a barrier underneath vinyl siding? Utterly useless? Are the horizontal pockets of air gap enough?
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    Analog ammeter cover

    Looking for an intact cover for an analog ammeter like this: The adjustment knob, and two screws.. it's identical to this. Hoping maybe someone has a dusty box of **** or perhaps a dead meter I can get from you. Yes I realize I can buy another meter for under $10.. the thing is that's...
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