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    I think one of my tool truck drivers has had it with non payers

    I heard that a local dealer got tired of guys skipping out on him, so he made a calendar featuring these bums and started selling it. Apparently it pissed off corporate enough that the CEO got involved...
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    Generator Selection and Install

    Depending on the electric company they may not allow those. I inquired about one when I got my Predator a couple years back and our power company won't allow one. I ended up getting a transfer switch and inlet installed for not much more money.
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    Problems with CDI torque wrenches

    Funny how Snap-on owns both of them now...
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    Help disassembling air sander

    Sorry my method didn't work, but glad you got it out.(y)
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    Help disassembling air sander

    Just a straight punch held on an angle to catch the inner race of the bearing should work fine. However, I have had situations where the bearing is destroyed that bad that the inner race and all the balls fall out and the outer race stays stuck in the rear plate. In those cases, I usually just...
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    Need some help getting unstuck

    For future reference, usually when doing that job on one of these guns or others similar, I clamp the rotor splines into a vise with aluminum jaw inserts to prevent damage, then heat the housing up and slide it onto the rotor/end plate assembly. I've also sanded down around the outside diameter...
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    What ft lbs range of torque wrench??

    Correct. Another reason for this is so you don't strain yourself using a wrench that is barely long enough to get to the max torque rating. I'd have to measure my SO that I have, but I'm not sure I could do the max 250 ft-lbs. that it's calibrated for. One of the things that gripes me about...
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    Hot Up Stairs

    I would love to reinsulate my upstairs, and if I do I'm using something similar to what these people did...
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    What ft lbs range of torque wrench??

    Having done torque wrench calibration for a major tool manufacturer as part of my job, I see this misconception pop up, and it's wrong. Torque wrenches are calibrated between 20% and 100% of full scale, meaning that if your wrench is 100 ft-lbs, then it is calibrated accurate between 20 and 100...
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    Cordless Drill and Impact combos..

    I got that same set for the same price a couple years ago at HD on Father's Day weekend. I needed something new, as all my old cordless drill batteries were shot. Since I had to step into a new platform anyway I went Milwaukee. Works for me. Since then I've bought a reciprocating saw and...
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    Seen at the ReStore. What in the world is this?

    Looks like old-school piston ring expanders.
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    HDMI question

    Odd that you say that DisplayPort is king in desktops, all ours at work use HDMI and my laptop has an auxiliary HDMI output. All the new monitors we have only have HDMI connections.
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    Is bleeding a system yearly normal?

    Our house had issues the first winter we lived there with bubbling sounds on the 2nd floor when the heat ran, and low heat output both there and the back porch. The back porch has a big cast iron radiator that they had to bleed every year. Called the plumber, turns out the auto fill valve (on...
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    Driving the "output" side of a lawnmower electric clutch?

    And you can't mount the clutch on the motor and just use a smaller (say 4") pulley on the driven shaft?
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    Snap on IM5100 rebuild?

    I don't believe that Snap-on fixes those anymore. Sorry.
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    Question for gurus about fluorescent lights that don't work...

    Another update: I got the rest of the wiring redone and the lights hung, and it makes a HUGE difference! I only have 6 lights up, but there's room on the receptacle boxes for 2 more, plus the lights can be daisy chained if necessary. I'm happy!😎
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    Air Hammer 114GQC - damaging chisel - Stuck

    The quick change chucks can damage the lip, mainly due to allowing the bit to bounce against the retainer balls. Just use a belt sander or grinder to remove the mushrooming, it'll be fine. And remove any from the end of the bit that goes into the tool, I've seen them get stuck in the barrel due...
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    Torque Wrench Ranges

    Split beam it still matters (see ronkz650's post above). AFAIK the only torque wrenches that it would not matter are those where the torque sensing mechanism is directly in line with the square drive, and the only ones I know like that are dial-type like this: These have a "weak area" behind...
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    Torque Wrench Ranges

    I just did a quick YouTube search and found this video. I didn't watch the whole thing, I will when I get home from work.
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    Torque Wrench Ranges

    You are correct, it is the same if you are talking about, say, a breaker bar. However, a torque wrench is different. The mechanism that "clicks" is not directly at the center of rotation, it is offset. Because of that offset, when you move your hand it changes the length of pull on the...
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