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    Old Mallet

    I saw one at a flea mall for & 35.00. Don't know anything about them.
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    Who pays for trees that damage power lines?

    This happened to me last spring. Storm blew a top out of a pine tree on to my service line to my shop. In Alabama, the power company came an restrung the line once a had everything fixed. It was my neighbors tree of which he was not responsible. Act of God law.
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    How do you do the maintenance over your hand tools?

    Yes . If you read the lable you can use it wood also. Suppose to be harmless. I use it on a lot of stuff.
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    Tapping 1” thick steel

    What I did was get a set of tap size u need. That would be starter tap then #2 tap then #3. Progress in that order takes the stress off your #3 tap.
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    Hammer storage ?

    I have a up stairs in my shop. So I nailed 2 scrap 2x4s between steps going up and a support beam holding up the up stairs landing. Nail the 2x4s across from each other leaves a gap to hang your hammers through.
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    Tricks for measuring with calipers?

    A way to transfer measurements to a place where they can get miked.A very large caliper.
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    Tricks for measuring with calipers?

    I was a machinist for 25 years. When it came to measuring pieces your talking about we always use trammels. Maybe you could try it out and see if this helps?
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    Wow! My God! Help me please! What kind of 1700s tool or machine is this?

    Part of a pump organ?
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    Switching broom and snow shovel

    The broome is for sweeping out railroad switches. You need the broome because you can not under any circumstances put your hands between the stockrail and bent stockrail. Ballast rock gets in-between the 2 rails in the switch. So you use a switch broome to remove any debrie that might keep the...
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    What do you do with your old wrenches and sockets.

    My daughter just moved out of the house. So, I gathered up a large set of box-end wrenches both standard and metric. Also did the same on sockets. Ended being a great starter set. Most likely will last her( being single ) a long time. She loved it.
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    Work boots

    I work railroad construction. Have tried many a boot brand in my 19 years. Georgia Boot are what I have used the most. Comfortable.
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    Suggestions on restoring old 5lbs sledge hammer

    Check out Jimmy Diresta's videos. He does excellent restoration work.
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    Heat treating axe heads

    Yeah, I'ved seen FIF. OK but I was already into doing axe heads.
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    Heat treating axe heads

    These are old axe heads that I want to restore and re-handle. Thanks everyone for all your great input.
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    Heat treating axe heads

    Thanks RPH
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    Heat treating axe heads

    Thank you jumbojak
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    Heat treating axe heads

    Welcome to the forum Fabsmith
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    Heat treating axe heads

    Thanks Fab. That is what I was wondering about. When it goes back to magnetic ?
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    Heat treating axe heads

    When you heat treat a axe. then quench it. The axe should be non magnectic correct? A file should skate across the edge, and a magnet should not stick to it. When you temper the head does that make it where a magnet adhire to it? All my axe heads that I have not restored my magnet sticks to the...
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    Drum roll please.............

    His skill level is off the charts. Good job Dad.
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