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Re: Stupid (Big) Small Tool Score - SCORE!

I guess I'll find out if newer CH compressors are as good as they used to be. Its a good sign that they have a 7.5 HP m...

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posted by muratlanne

2 comments posted 2yrs posted by muratlanne

Five Million Dollars

Huh? eBay just sent me an email telling me they have increased my selling limit to five million dollars. I didn't even...

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That yard sale score ...

Today I traded it to a local shop for the labor to replace my axle gears/differential on my truck and a valve job on my...

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posted by Snag_one

2 comments posted 2yrs posted by Snag_one

I "SNAG"ed A Couple Tool Boxes Yesterday

I saw a couple US General tool boxes listed on Nextdoor for $200. It didn't say "firm" or anything like that so I made...

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Hinge Rivets

After Jim's suggestions to make my own tool box I started looking at low volume (as in physical space) methods of creat...

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3/6 Tray Hip Roof Box

My dad gave me a decent size hip roof toolbox many years ago. It had 6 trays. Three on each side. I've never seen one l...

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Big Caliper

I've got a 12" and a 24" dial caliper. Off brands, well not Starrett or Mitutoyo anyway. Mostly I use them for roughing...

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Busted a Wheel

Busted a wheel on my welding cart... Really was thinking about retiring both of my smaller single welder carts, and get...

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Tool Gloat

SCORE ! We hit a few yard sales today and I'm pumped . My best score in some time , today I bought a Sioux valve seat g...

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posted by Snag_one

11 comments posted 2yrs posted by Snag_one

Long Parallels

I'd like to have a couple sets of 8 inch parallels. Sixes work, but sometimes I can't see when one end is over the gap...

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gauge railway workshop to yard

Hello all Yup really niche question this. Friend re-concreting his workshop floor, and intends to lay mine-railway trac...

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posted by null

27 comments posted 2yrs posted by null

Airing Down

The other day I went out to rescue somebody stuck in the sand. I didn't of it out of the goodness of my heart. I was he...

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Material Choice

I need to make a mounting adapter for the the ballscrew I plan to use on the Y axis of the Hurco mill. On hand I have o...

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Pressure washer wrapup

I did end up using the new carb , thought a first I wasn't going to need it but ... I did not end up using the new unlo...

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posted by Snag_one

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Pressure washers

I was given a Troy Bilt a couple of weeks ago because it "wouldn't build pressure" and I think I figured out why . Ther...

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posted by Snag_one

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