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Small engine valve seat

The engine on my leaf vac wouldn't start & I diagnosed low compression. It's a 5HP B&S. Here's a picture of the exhaust...
4 comments posted 14yrs
posted by bobengelhardt
4 comments posted 14yrs posted by bobengelhardt

Is this compressor worth anything?

More accurately: would it be worth anything if it's not broken, worn out, or otherwise trashed, and how likely is it to...
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posted by tim
65 comments posted 14yrs posted by tim

Oily waste and used oil disposal

I am seeking input mostly from business owners and people with direct experience on the matter of oily stuff. My busine...
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posted by ignoramus29401
4 comments posted 14yrs posted by ignoramus29401

Followup on "patrs cleaning solvent"

I finally shelled out some real money and bought a pail of real patrs washing solvent. I must say right now, on the rec...
1 comments posted 14yrs
posted by ignoramus29401
1 comments posted 14yrs posted by ignoramus29401

Make it Fly

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=8Dzjuxy_awQKarl
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posted by kfvorwerk
5 comments posted 14yrs posted by kfvorwerk

Finding PCD of 5 holes

I have a Bridgeport milling machine with a DRO that is basically wasted on me, to be honest. I have been asked by a goo...
3 comments posted 14yrs
posted by nospam
3 comments posted 14yrs posted by nospam

5052 1" ID Tube (No Politics)

I need a short piece of 1" ID tube for the drain on an aluminum boat I recently repaired. I've started realizing that m...
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posted by none
8 comments posted 14yrs posted by none

A few on line calculators

May have been posted before..... http://www.engineersedge.com/calculators.htm
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posted by itsnotthis
1 comments posted 14yrs posted by itsnotthis

Baldor L1410T motor capacitors

Our Baldor compressor motors have three caps, not two. The oil-filled phase shift cap is 30uf at 500V The start capacit...
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posted by lloydspinsidemindspring.com
0 comments posted 14yrs posted by lloydspinsidemindspring.com

Church of John Moses Browning

Unbeatable Browning November 15, 2011: This year, while excavating the site of the World War II crash of a British Spit...
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posted by LEFTARD TROLLS ARE DESPERATE
1 comments posted 14yrs posted by LEFTARD TROLLS ARE DESPERATE

Forklift Tire Press

I didn't know how they changed forklift tires, but seeing this item on the local Craigslist, I thought some of you migh...
7 comments posted 14yrs
posted by GeoLane at PTD dot NET
7 comments posted 14yrs posted by GeoLane at PTD dot NET

Repaired Harbor Freight digital caliper

I have two Harbor Freight digital calipers, item #47257, and I've had=20 problems with one of them especially, where th...
83 comments posted 14yrs
posted by paul
83 comments posted 14yrs posted by paul

Straightening Metal

I have a metal bracket that is rusted and bent. I will need to restore it by first straightening it out and then sandin...
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posted by Searcher7
4 comments posted 14yrs posted by Searcher7

This is testing? Set 415

Rob posted this set Thursday: http://55tools.blogspot.com/ Burns
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posted by burns4
8 comments posted 14yrs posted by burns4