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- Fri Feb 19, 2021 5:39 pm
- Forum: The Junk Drawer
- Topic: Approaching the Apex
- Replies: 32
- Views: 33490
Re: Approaching the Apex
Well, Spro is "banished". I for one hope he doesn't return as this dying forum doesn't deserve his input and intelligence. What harm was done? Have Harold's toadies ever tried not clicking on some ones posts? Band together and whine to get someone run off, that's the jackals way! Spro was ...
- Wed Nov 18, 2020 11:26 am
- Forum: The Junk Drawer
- Topic: We think we know
- Replies: 13
- Views: 18557
Re: We think we know
Spro my friend, The area I have lived in the last 30 years is mostly farming country and was dotted with small one man shops that supported the farm community. Mechanics, welder / blacksmith, starter, generator, magneto repair, general machine shop, well drillers, etc. I knew many of these proprieto...
- Sat Feb 29, 2020 9:55 am
- Forum: The Junk Drawer
- Topic: out of the blue Big Dave
- Replies: 16
- Views: 18403
Re: out of the blue Big Dave
I miss his goat stories and the lawn mower saga. RIP Dave.
- Fri Jan 17, 2020 8:42 am
- Forum: Sheet Metal Fabrication
- Topic: HF Sheet Metal Brake
- Replies: 8
- Views: 23215
Re: HF Sheet Metal Brake
Nice clean shop with a nice layout of equipment Mr. Ramsey!
- Thu Aug 15, 2019 8:09 am
- Forum: The Junk Drawer
- Topic: Lead-Free Plumbing Solder: is it Greenie Garbage?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 9747
Re: Lead-Free Plumbing Solder: is it Greenie Garbage?
I've been a plumber (retired now) since 1972. When I first started in the trade we used lead based solder for domestic water piping installations. When lead free solder came in to play the learning curve was about two solder joints. My point is if you couldn't do it with lead free solder, you couldn...
- Sun May 19, 2019 2:09 pm
- Forum: The Junk Drawer
- Topic: Save my Lawn Tractor's Rockshaft Cylinder
- Replies: 32
- Views: 23434
Re: Save my Lawn Tractor's Rockshaft Cylinder
www.jdeereparts.com $169.00 new. There is a used on on Evilbay for $80.00.
- Tue Apr 30, 2019 5:34 pm
- Forum: The Junk Drawer
- Topic: Today's Discovery: Wire Gauge Drill Bits for Carbs
- Replies: 16
- Views: 15803
Re: Today's Discovery: Wire Gauge Drill Bits for Carbs
My set is numbered on a nice little brass hex handle, otherwise it would be a jumble.
- Tue Apr 30, 2019 3:48 pm
- Forum: The Junk Drawer
- Topic: Today's Discovery: Wire Gauge Drill Bits for Carbs
- Replies: 16
- Views: 15803
Re: Today's Discovery: Wire Gauge Drill Bits for Carbs
Sorry about your Dad Steve, it's tough, lost mine 3 years ago and I took care of him for 4 years after my Mom died. I'm still not caught up the way I should be. I have an Anderson-Forrester GDK4080 kit, had it for years for doing oil, propane and natural gas burner orfices, really handy. https://www...
- Sat Mar 30, 2019 4:05 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Time to have some fun!
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5732
Re: Time to have some fun!
Congratulations RSG, I highly recommend it. I have about ten years of it under my belt and still haven't run out of things to do.
Good luck and enjoy whatever you choose to do.
Good luck and enjoy whatever you choose to do.
- Sat Mar 23, 2019 7:28 am
- Forum: Welding
- Topic: repairing cast iron handle
- Replies: 8
- Views: 20669
Re: repairing cast iron handle
Silicon bronze, TIG would be my choice also.
- Sat Mar 09, 2019 7:11 am
- Forum: The Junk Drawer
- Topic: Angle Grinder Rant
- Replies: 40
- Views: 25902
Re: Angle Grinder Rant
Al Gore is probably responsible.
- Mon Feb 25, 2019 8:08 pm
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: McMaster carr part number
- Replies: 16
- Views: 12663
Re: McMaster carr part number
Having worked in the plumbing, heating, and cooling industry for 50 years and having installed thousands of feet of copper tube I can tell you with certainty that no copper tube is measured or sold or ordered by it's inside diameter or I.D. Example, if you have a 5/8" copper sweat 90 degree ell...