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    I used a mix of equal parts laquer thinner and...

    I used a mix of equal parts laquer thinner and transmission fluid. Did the job that POB nor any of the others could do. Git the info from Old Tools group.
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    Spent all day Sunday in planes coming home from...

    Spent all day Sunday in planes coming home from Barcelona. With the increased security regs you need more than two hours between planes.
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    Hey Matt, We live in Oklahoma and suffer ice...

    Hey Matt,
    We live in Oklahoma and suffer ice storms where the electricity goes for quite a while. Our heating system is gas and I have a gas log in the fireplace, teed that line. I had a 1927 gas...
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    I guess I'm old. I remember when Railway Express...

    I guess I'm old. I remember when Railway Express trucks were chain driven, the milkman and the iceman had horses pull their trucks. The 5 & 10 was real and smelled WONDERFUL! My graduating class had...
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    Scott, Dayton Motors are a major listing in the...

    Scott,
    Dayton Motors are a major listing in the Grainger catalog. It may be their own in-house motor.
    Ed
  6. My shop is 30x50. I have an overhead system of...

    My shop is 30x50. I have an overhead system of heat tubes vented in and out. (Much like WalMart)
    I am very crowded, so much so that I just had a twenty foot carport erected next to the shop and have...
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    Have a phone in the shop but only because it is...

    Have a phone in the shop but only because it is attached to the burglar alarm. Too many goodies top risk a loss.
    Ed
  8. Thread: For the Vets

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    Dan, Thank you for sharing. My sympathy for your...

    Dan,
    Thank you for sharing. My sympathy for your loss and your son's sacrifice.
    Your gift to the class and the school will stay in my memory, especially at this time when the schools seem to have...
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    1939 I was spending my free time in the New York...

    1939 I was spending my free time in the New York City Police Athletic League. As part I remember building a pair of simple bookends. Very simple but to a 10 year old it was an event that I still...
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    My first septic tank problem was in the fifties....

    My first septic tank problem was in the fifties. Our tank just collapsed. It had been made of locust poles tied together sometime in the 1860's. Our next tank was, as described, concrete bloks set on...
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    DeWalt planer woes

    My DeWalt planer has gone on the fritz. The two plastic arms which attach the up and down mechanism to the screws both busted. Has anyone had this problem? Should I attempt to fix it or just junk the...
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    One additional way to retaliate!! Collect all...

    One additional way to retaliate!!
    Collect all the solicitations for a week or two and wjhen you have a good supply -
    Take the application, write NO and place it in the envelope of a different...
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    Good Morning, I'm working right along on the...

    Good Morning,
    I'm working right along on the grandfather long case plans which are all in metric. I'm really learning to think in metric now. Been pulling wood out of the storehouse (side shed) and...
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    I thank you all for your words of wisdom. You'd...

    I thank you all for your words of wisdom. You'd think that after all the math I went through in 20 years of the education process I would have been exposed somewhere along the way. But I seem to have...
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    HoHo, At least two of my tapes have metric on one...

    HoHo, At least two of my tapes have metric on one edge and linear on the other. It will just require a mind change and I think I still have a mind to change. OR IS IT HABIT???
    Ed:):)
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    Metric Moron???

    :confused::confused:Our old grandfather clock was destroyed during an incident with my son Jamie who being developmentally disabled pushed the clock over and smashed it up rather completely.
    I've...
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    Shop B'Day Present

    For my 80th birthday SWMBO had a 20x20 carport erected next to my shop. (pics will be forthcoming) I started to move my forge, anvil, nd coke bin etc. out of doors and into the carport. My Stump is a...
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    iT WAS AN EXPEERIENCE! Started with the chain on...

    iT WAS AN EXPEERIENCE! Started with the chain on my 6' behrens tiller going out. Pulled off the cover and sure enough the chain had broken in one place. Lots of metal bits. Got out a rep[lacement...
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    John Don't know if you are rural or urban. Our...

    John
    Don't know if you are rural or urban. Our line was put in by the original builder and he was cheap. He used thin wall plastic whic collapsed.
    I dug it up and put 4" sked 40 in the line.
    One...
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    Hmm, Last time I sampled the bourbon slush was...

    Hmm,
    Last time I sampled the bourbon slush was July 4th. I remember because my grandkids and the neighbor kids all remark about the time I fell through the privet bushes. Old Jack may be sipping but...
  21. AH Sartorial elegance in the shop. Count me in...

    AH Sartorial elegance in the shop.
    Count me in please.
    Ed:rolleyes::rolleyes:
  22. Oh My YES!!! ED:rolleyes:

    Oh My YES!!!
    ED:rolleyes:
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    I can't speak for either the Milwaukee or the...

    I can't speak for either the Milwaukee or the Bosch. I have used the 12v DeWalt for the past few years and am quite happy with its operation. Light enough for no strain, has a numbered set of...
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    Well now, I have an old Oliver table saw on the...

    Well now, I have an old Oliver table saw on the ground right outside my barn. The cover for the blade seems to be either missing or somewhere in the weeds. Its an oldie, as I remember the serial...
  25. Please add me to this drawing and mucho thanks to...

    Please add me to this drawing and mucho thanks to all at this season. Just got back from a week cruising, thgis is a swell way to return.
    Ed
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