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    Flaring brake lines

    I use this kit, manual benders for lines is brutal. Done multiple cars with this set as well as fuel lines for AN fittings where it goes from hard line to a female fitting. Never let me down and pretty consistent, play around with it a bit before you use it on good line to get a feel for...
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    DeadBlows: Which Style For Brake Work?

    You must be in the saltbelt.
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    How do you like your compressor?

    Love the lightning shifter, miss my olds. Maybe used it is, thanks guys.
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    Opinions on the cheap HF torque wrench?

    Don't, there is a company called CDI that makes torque wrenches for snap-on who them rebrands them. I have 3 of them and they are all fantastic, it's ok to cheap out on some things but torque wrenches aren't one of them. (Had a off brand torque wrench fail, and now there is a 3/8-16 bolt in the...
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    How do you like your compressor?

    Ok, so yeah I'm looking for advice on a new compressor and wondering what you guys have and how you like it. I've had a 15 gal 8cfm craftsman oil-less compressor for 20 years and it's done a good job for my needs and been really portable as I moved around. Now though it's getting really really...
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    DIY home automation , 30$

    I ran across the Shelly products but thought they were two different channels at 8amps each, are you using it on anything that has serious draw? (compressor, electric motors, etc.) I do like that their product integrates into existing electric boxes, I see a lot of newer higher end homes having...
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    DIY home automation , 30$

    Gotcha, this uses a higher amperage relay just like you are doing but I don't like the Alexa integration due to privacy concerns. I wanted something where every bit of code was something I wrote and having it work without internet connectivity.
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    DIY home automation , 30$

    I don't know much about this kind of thing besides the principals behind it, was a little frustrating at times but I learned a lot and now plan to make a few of these for my heater, compressor and then maybe some home security. The components are really cheap so as long as you have a computer...
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    DIY home automation , 30$

    If they make a 30$ wifi switch that doesn't depend on Alexa or similar services and can handle 30 amps with infinite ability to schedule I would buy one. This was a fun project, but it was a project because a similar device for a reasonable amount of money doesn't exist!
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    DIY home automation , 30$

    If you have something like the below, sort of. Its amperage use is limited, and everything you say or do on Alexa is stored by amazon forever and tied to you personally (or the residence) What I like about this is that large corporations don't have any involvement in the exchange of data, it's...
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    DIY home automation , 30$

    I mean, its done? There's nothing else coming really, you plug it in then use powershell on your computer to schedule when you want the thing to actually get power. Was there something missing that you'd like to see in the post? This is half for you guys and half for me so I can remember what...
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    DIY home automation , 30$

    Hey guys, I recently finished a project to send power to my parts washer on Saturdays without me having to get up and turn it on. This same basic principal can be used with basically anything that pulls under 30 amps, you could also use a larger amperage contactor and run this for larger...
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    Lathe tooling?

    https://www.mscdirect.com/product/details/09827874?fromRR=Y That's the holder then I picked up a few RD8p bits for it, I could technically do a 5/8 holder with the quick change mounts I have but it looks like selection for 1/2 is a lot better.
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    Lathe tooling?

    Thanks for the tips guys, picked up a round tool holder from MSC by kennametal with a few inserts and now I'm better armed to crawl ebay and estate sales.
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    Lathe tooling?

    So, picked up a lathe and a mill from grizzly while back and got them setup in the shop. Looking to upgrade from the grizzly 1/2 tool holders and the grizzly carbide inserts. what brands/sites do you guys like?
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    Electric heat in bigger shop

    In western WA, 20x30x10 shop with estimated r30 in the walls and ceiling. Bought the below heater, it doubles as an air mover as the fan never turns off. Combined with my shop air filter it circulates air nicely and heats/filters...
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    Vintage SouthBend 12x36 Identification

    Would you guys steer clear based on the age and part availability? Not really looking for a project, allegedly the lathe was used fairly recently.
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    Vintage SouthBend 12x36 Identification

    Hey all, I've been looking for a lathe for quite sometime and finally ran across one that looks like a good deal. Only problem is the seller knows it's a southbend 12x36 gap bed with all the tooling and that's about all they know. Anyone have one these or know what model it is? Trying to...
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    any C5 suspension experts here?

    c5 Corvette front wide is 73.62 inches, 1998 s-10 is 68.11 inches wide. 2.5 inches wider on either side is significant.
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    Bought a Dry Cut Cold Saw? Come on in.

    Cut accuracy and speed for me, I put one of those carbide aluminum cutting blades in an old skillsaw and it went through 1/2 aluminum like it wasn't there. Since then I've really wanted one as the abrasive saws tend to deflect/walk a little bit. I'm looking to improve my fabrication skills and...
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