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    "torpedo" summer storage

    What's your method of summer storage for forced air heaters? I'm in MD and personally would be storing in an unconditioned shed. I strictly run K1. Last year I simply filled with fresh K1 and loosely bagged for dust/pests. Had no issues firing up last winter. How long is K1 tank stable? They...
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    Looking for advice on finish elevation

    Hi folks - I hired an excavator to remove all organics and get me down to a solid, (close to) level base for my pole building. It's excavated 1ft over all around. I'm a little hung up on surrounding grade and where to set finish floor height. Front right corner is the highest surrounding grade...
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    Oh the irony - just jacked my jack

    Hi guys, gals - :edit: Issue likely fixed :edit: I have a Torin 3ton jack (pic below) that I've owned and used regularly for 10+ years. It has never let me down (pun intended), and WAS working great. I only started looking around for a new jack just to see if there was something with an...
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    Starrett Vise offered to me (pics)

    Fellow co-worker, on hearing that I was shopping around for some old-iron, offered me to sell me his unused "Sterrett", leftover from a family member. Claims it is a Sterrett, and I am inclined to believe him (he's an industrial mechanic, and good machinist), but I can't seem to find any like...
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    Suggestions for pit cover/support?

    Hi Folks, I have a detached 1.5 car garage with a concrete slab, and built-in car pit. It's a great feature, but due to the layout of my garage (pillars and such), it makes positioning jacks/jack stands around it difficult. It supports a single tire from a 1/2ton pickup fine, but I do more than...
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