Triple Pickle
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I’ve considered getting one of those guns and probably will soon.
Have you considered building a shed to put the stereo in?
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Have you considered building a shed to put the stereo in?
rags
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rags
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the shed would explode.
We all have screw driverz (Blade and Phillips Head) that either have a broken tip or just plan worn out and we just can not bring ourselves to pitch 'um. Take 'um and put the shank horizontally in your bench vise 1/4" or a bit less from the handle and grab on tight. Take two more good size flat blades and pry the handle off the shank. then go to your closest Ace hardware and buy a magnetic shank for installing drywall screws(without the sliding screw guide) 3"er or 6"er or both depending upon how many screwed up screw driverz your hanging onto, and go back to you vice. A little epoxy in the handle and squeeze the two together with the vice jaws. For the longer one if your vice won't spread that far just squirt ah bit of the epoxy in the handle hole, cushion the handle on a scrap of wood and pound it on. I now have TWO Magnetic screw driver handles that will interchange tips of various sizez of Flat & Phillips headz, and a cheap set of Harbor Freight sockets from 3/32" up to 3/4". PLUS ah couple AWLS from used up #1 Phillips Headz that took ah slow trip on my bench grinder, Jer
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On the topic of loud compressors, nothing on this Godly earth has startled me as many times as an air compressor turning on. I even anticipate it and it still gets me. Its been the cause of more than a few goose-eggs!
thrashingcows
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It's those darn oil-less air compressors....I have one too and I call it "The Compressor of Hate!!" I picked up an old sears Craftsman oil & belt driven compressor that is pretty darn quite, just chugs along like an old river boat, only problem is the small tank has started to rust through. My project one day will be to move the old pump over to my oil-less tank (30 gal unit) then I will have a fairly quiet compressor with a large tank. ;)
I was in the trunk of my Barracuda and remembered this one.
I carry a 4 way lug wrench in my old cars. There's a couple reasons, one is the factory lug wrench isn't the easiest to use and I don't have stock size lug nuts. It's also handy to help a friend.
I mark the end I use for my car with a piece of tape.
I carry a 4 way lug wrench in my old cars. There's a couple reasons, one is the factory lug wrench isn't the easiest to use and I don't have stock size lug nuts. It's also handy to help a friend.
I mark the end I use for my car with a piece of tape.
MarPar
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Timmer!
JUST THOUGHT OF ANOTHER ONE I'VE MADE AND USED MANY TIMES. PICK UP A FEMALE AIR NIPPLE CONNECTOR AT H.F. IF YOU DON'T HAVE 3-4 RATTLING AROUND IN YOU EXTRA AIR NIPPLE DRAWER(A STEEL ONE NOT BRASS) AND BREAK THE CERAMIC OFF A USED SPARK PLUG AND BRAZE THE AIR NIPPLE TO THE SPARK PLUG BASE. SCREW IT INTO ANY CYLINDER AND HOOK UP YOUR COMPRESSOR HOSE TO IT AND DO A VALVE GUIDE SWAP WITHOUT FEAR OF LOOSING A VALVE WHILE YOU'RE DOIN' IT. IT'S WORKED FOR ME FROM MY 440S DOWN TO THE 2.2L AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN including /6s, Jer
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After putting this power washer together today, the instructions said to empty the entire 14 oz. of oil into it.
The next time I'll need to add any oil, I'd probably forget what I filled it with today. None of the markings or labels already affixed on the power washer indicates what type of oil to use.
......Problem solved with a box knife and a piece of scotch tape.
The next time I'll need to add any oil, I'd probably forget what I filled it with today. None of the markings or labels already affixed on the power washer indicates what type of oil to use.
......Problem solved with a box knife and a piece of scotch tape.
thrashingcows
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sixpkrt just made me think of another thing....I have an old pen tip engraver I use to write information like he did with his pressure washer on metal/plastic/tin etc. I also use it on all my oil filters so I can crawl under and see when I changed the oil last. And a yellow paint pen is good too for marking things on equipment and stuff. I buy my oil in bulk and measure it out into separate containers, I then use the paint pen to write what is in the container...."4L of Rotella T-4 15W40" or the like.
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SAVE the oil container that came with it...that way you will have a pre-measured container for oil changes...After putting this power washer together today, the instructions said to empty the entire 14 oz. of oil into it.
The next time I'll need to add any oil, I'd probably forget what I filled it with today. None of the markings or labels already affixed on the power washer indicates what type of oil to use.
......Problem solved with a box knife and a piece of scotch tape.
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Dave, I'll probably just need to top it off in the future. Who knows when. It won't get used too much, but good to have.
Years from now it may get an oil change, plus the fluid ounces are listed on my cheapo "loss of memory reminder"
Years from now it may get an oil change, plus the fluid ounces are listed on my cheapo "loss of memory reminder"
Speaking of pressure washers, I bought some quick disconnects for the hose that makes things a bunch easier.
https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B07G19ZJVK/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
This kit has disconnects for the high pressure hose so I can separate the sprayer from the hose and the hose from the pressure washer. It also has disconnects for the garden hose. So much easier to store and lug around.
https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B07G19ZJVK/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
This kit has disconnects for the high pressure hose so I can separate the sprayer from the hose and the hose from the pressure washer. It also has disconnects for the garden hose. So much easier to store and lug around.
rags
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added a switched outlet to my shop lighting circuit that i use exclusively for my drop light and stereo. now i don't forget to shut the drop light off when i close the garage at night. it shuts off with rest of the lighting. passive and convenient.
I had to do a brake job on my Grand Marquis today. This was kind of unexpected, a caliper decided to hang up. Once I had it apart, it was an easy decision to just go ahead and do a brake job and get it over with.
Nice day, so rather than pulling the 300 out, I did them out in the driveway.
My driveway is pretty beat up. A long overdue replacement is scheduled for next month. That got me to think about using jack stands on the new driveway... It hit me when I pulled the old rotors off. My jack stands fit perfectly on top of the old rotors.
Nice day, so rather than pulling the 300 out, I did them out in the driveway.
My driveway is pretty beat up. A long overdue replacement is scheduled for next month. That got me to think about using jack stands on the new driveway... It hit me when I pulled the old rotors off. My jack stands fit perfectly on top of the old rotors.
jct
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I use solid oak boards for the base of the jack stands but i like the rotor idea a lot better
Might think about a few tack welds to eliminate any possibility of the stand sliding on the very hard and very smooth rotor.
thrashingcows
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Big_John's post about the rotor made me think of something else I use around the shop. I have an old patio umbrella for shade when i work outside in the sun....I hate the sun BTW...but the base was/is just a fancy metal stand with no weight to hold up the umbrella since the umbrella originally passed through a patio table for support. So after having the umbrella fall over all the time while trying to work I found a could old heavy rotors I had from a brake job...so I stacked them up and found some long bolts, nuts and washers and secured the rotors to the underside of the metal stand....BOOM....now the umbrella stays up no problem!!
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