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In the process of rebuilding my floor jack of 14 years. I'm only going to replace the inner ram seal. Disassembled it tonight and found no contamination, but the ram seal is hard and is a 2 peice type. Going to call Hiball's contact and order the parts.

The compressor ran 40 years without any of these upgrades. First I installed a cross between the pressure switch and the original block. Replaced the supply line with a piece of stainless steel braided line. A gauge in other port and a mini ball valve in the original block. This way I can see...

I always check the tank gauge before throwing the disconnect so I know if the compressor is going to start. It was just below 100psi so it was going to start. Well it didn't. It ran down to 80 before it fired. Shut down was normal. Ran fine for several cycles. Then it ran down to 80 before...

The other day I was doing some plasma work and the unloader valve stuck open several times. After a few cycles it corrected itself. Has anyone took theirs apart and cleaned it? I think it is just a spring loaded ball valve, but I don't know if it has an adjustable tension. The compressor is a...

Need some advice on cleaning the inside of my Thunderbolt 225V. Should I spray the xfmer down with contact cleaner or just blow it out good with the compressor?

For some reason I'm not able to browse to find a file to upload on my Galaxy 3. I stalls after I click on choose file. Any thoughts?

Here is my low buck high volume air intake/cleaner modification I made for my Kellogg American. I've wanted upgrade the air cleaner for some time and but didn't want to spend a pile of money. After replacing the air filter in the truck it came to me. Had to buy the fittings, everything else...

I picked this Central Forge vise out of the scrap bin at the salvage yard for $6.75. Thinking what a find. I knew the threads in the main nut were stripped and the screw had thread wear. I thought I might be able to repair it. Well after searching the net for repair parts I believe I have trash.

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