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chainsaw cylinder temperature?

I've been using my late 90's Husqvarna 350 to cut slabs from a large log, to fit it into my sawmill. It's a high end ho...
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posted by muratlanne
5 comments posted 2yrs posted by muratlanne

Thunderbird setting change

And I need to type in at least a few lines to see if the line wrap is now going to do what I wish it had been doing for...
6 comments posted 2yrs
posted by Snag_one
6 comments posted 2yrs posted by Snag_one

Inside micrometer

I scored an older unit complete with all the rods ...but they are not set correctly . The 1.5-2.5" is off by about .009...
4 comments posted 2yrs
posted by Snag_one
4 comments posted 2yrs posted by Snag_one

Dirty Hands Clean Money

Converted an R8 tool rack into a 4MT tool rack. First ten seconds and last minute is probably all you need to see to ge...
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posted by none
7 comments posted 2yrs posted by none

I Quit

I'm sure you are all tired of the saga of the built to "a" spec Ingersol Rand compressor from Craptor Supply. The one t...
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28 comments posted 2yrs posted by none

Another tool ...

A Scherr-Tumico inside micrometer this time . Looks like one of the rods might be missing , hope it's not the one I need...
2 comments posted 2yrs
posted by Snag_one
2 comments posted 2yrs posted by Snag_one

Auction Metal Stuff

Hey Bob and others, Thought I would share a bit of humor!! Especially Lot's 46 - 47 - 48!!...
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0 comments posted 2yrs posted by somebody

Make it fit ...

I've cut 2 of the depth mike rods so far , easier than I thought it would be to adjust them . I'm getting them close ri...
4 comments posted 2yrs
posted by Snag_one
4 comments posted 2yrs posted by Snag_one

Gauge blocks arrived

Actually yesterday afternoon . A really nice wood case , each block is serialized and has the chart of variances . Not t...
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posted by Snag_one
8 comments posted 2yrs posted by Snag_one

Gauge blocks

Am I really going to need to allow for millionths of an inch ? I'm looking at an 81 piece set from Shars , a grade B wi...
11 comments posted 2yrs
posted by Snag_one
11 comments posted 2yrs posted by Snag_one

Depth mike

I scored a Mitutoyo unit a while back at a yard sale . It only had one rod , 0-1" and I wanted more ... so I bought som...
10 comments posted 2yrs
posted by Snag_one
10 comments posted 2yrs posted by Snag_one

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...
2 comments posted 2yrs
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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1 comments posted 2yrs posted by none

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...
2 comments posted 2yrs
posted by Snag_one
2 comments posted 2yrs posted by Snag_one