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    Tools That you Wouldn't BUY AKA. Tools that ****!!

    it's a poor workman who blames his tools . . . . .
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    Tip for getting somthing out of your eye....

    put your head down and turn it so the "good eye" is lower than the hurt eye. blink a gazillion times and the particle will most likely go toward your nose and then you can take a match torn from a matchbook and, using the soft torn end, gently swab the particle from your eye. i have also had...
  3. J

    Wright Tool Box

    does Kennedy make a smooth finish or is everything "machinist crackle brown"?
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    Favorite Tool Catalog?

    http://www.reidsupply.com/Default.aspx?ckchk=1
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    FS: 200+ Scale models in boxes from 80's-90's

    you may have good luck advertising on this site: www.modelcarsmag.com or www.dpmcc.com "TRAK forum" good luck
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    anchor bolts tightening

    http://www.simpsonanchors.com/
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    Water stains (?) on roof sheathing

    "particularly from one corner" down low near the roof rafter wall intersection? are your gutters backing up in a downpour? is there a heat source and or southern exposure so the dark stain may be from ice dams last winter(s). try going into the garage during a heavy rain. take a flashlight...
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    A question about a very old vise

    does the vise open or close long distances by turning the handle 1/2 or 1 turns and then just pulling/ pushing the jaw? could be the play in the worm is designed to enable this feature.
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    Wall sheathing question

    sheath now- truss later
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    Sheetrock or Greenboard?

    use the green stuff AND tape with DuraBond - NOT pre mixed joint compound! you'll be glad you took the extra step.
  11. J

    THe Shop

    but you know where he is!
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    Concrete, how cold is too cold?

    yeah; once it's placed and starts to cure, ambient temperature is pretty much a non issue.
  13. J

    rv anti freeze in radiant heat

    what would be the advantage? part 2: (based on below response) why not just adjust the glycol mix? meaning 80% greater heat transmission for the identical amount of degree protection?
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    Would you put up plastic under ceiling drywall?

    further 'google' did prove additional DuPont Tyvek products available for roof application. most of them involve application to rafters in an unsheathed (i.e., no plywood) or 'skip sheathed' roof such as slate & tile. the big selling point seems to enable moisture disapation at the underside of...
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    Would you put up plastic under ceiling drywall?

    http://www2.dupont.com/Tyvek_Construction/en_US/uses_apps/homeowners/FAQ_homeowners.html there's a good reason: it isn't marketed for roof installations. use ice & water shield to keep out, well, "ice & water". most of the roofing companies have got on the wagon and brand their own product.
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    Would you put up plastic under ceiling drywall?

    the vapor barrier wants to be on the heated side of the insulation. and above the insulation, you want Ventilation.
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    concrete... how long before it can get wet?

    if there was a skim coat without a bonding agent it could separate. i think floor concrete is usually 3,000# to 3,500# psi mix. and the curing curve is 0-28 days to high cure and then the curve flattens ad infinitum. ever try to break up 50 year old concrete?
  18. J

    first post, new shop.....

    no; it isn't.
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