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    Calipers!! Digital or Dial?

    I have all three styles. They each have a use and place in my world. The hardest thing when doing fine measurements is feel. If you can't repeat the measurements, then the results don't matter. So, from feeler gauges to high tech laser measurements. If it's not a repeatable measurement, it's...
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    Carrying wrenches in a tool bag/tote

    Carabiners', they work great at keeping wrenches organized.
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    Dayton 8” bench grinder sluggish start?

    Looks like you found the root cause of the failure. Should be an easy fix.
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    Remove deck nails from rotted deck boards in masse?

    Fire first, then magnets.
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    Up to what wrench size are you expected to have at work?

    Field tech on industrial equipment. Company credit card. Whatever was required to complete the job. Couple thousand dollars on a tool versus multimillion dollar equipment Down was peanuts. Plus my costs for the day running at 2k a day. Tools are cheap even if I have to abandon them when the job...
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    Sheet metal brake

    Swag offroad finger die setup. Get the extra offset dies for this project.
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    Knaack Jobmaster restoration

    Found mine on Craigslist. Got five big ones for $900. I keep looking for them.
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    Knaack Jobmaster restoration

    I've got eight of the big ones to paint. Going with camouflage colors. Intent to use as storage up north. Tired of carrying the gear up and down from home.
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    Ground rod at a CNC Plasma table ( good idea or nasty ground loop??)

    It was common for the induction power supplies to have a ground rod at the inverter. Even though the machine and inverter was attached to the building ground. Usually when the frequency increased the noise from switching the transistors could cause trouble with other equipment. Then the ground...
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    Power seat help

    Looking at the wiring diagram I suggest relays to handle the motor and heater loads. No need for sensors. Use the large switch at the top of the print to drive the position motors. Heater, do you high temp all the time? If not, then some kind of temp control is needed.
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    To sub panel or not to sub panel that is the ?

    Subpanel by far. No comparison for long term growth.
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    Do SAE inhex/ male hex /hex key get used by you? Where you see them?

    Both sets. When the plant decided that building machine tools with both sae and metric employed. The original metri-inch machine tool. Real pain in the ****, no matter what wrench you think you need. It will be something else. One reason why I have multiple sets of both. Road trip to metric only...
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    Well, I USED to like Tekton.....

    BMW uses it. Had to get one for it. Like most here I never know where I'm heading on some things. So, I would rather have a set that covers the range. Individual sockets cost time and money. Hate stopping for a tool not ready and then locating it. I live in the boonies and it can be a half day...
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    Let's Talk Flare Nut Wrenches!

    SK 11 piece set, about 26 years old. Never had an issue with them.
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    How to stop squirrels from chewing through my outdoor wiring?

    My rodent problem likes 2 stroke mix and bar oil. Except he goes in the 500# range. My very own wild black bear boar.
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    Looking at an induction heater

    Yet I had to replace the non-magnetic ss bolts on the cable connections because they would stretch every five minute cycle at Fermi labs. Went to brass and never had the problem again after first stretch. You can heat many things that you wouldn't recognize as beatable.
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    Looking at an induction heater

    Non-magnetic materials can be heated fine with induction. It takes more power to heat them up. Not much I haven't heated with induction systems.
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    50 amp 220/240 volt watt meter

    Plenty of these available on Amazon.
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    Small concrete order

    Up lift is controlled by hole design. The bottom bells out and the posts gets cleats for the concrete. The gravel in most concrete bag mixes isn't what I call gravel. More rough coarse sand than gravel.
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