Bill Dufour
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Obviously the garden hose only works if it is in a yard not in the woods somewhere. Unless you work for the fire department, then I would just use...

I remember in the 70's when they brought out generic food. White cardboard with yellow letters names like "cake mix". A little cheaper I guess. ...

I would take the connector apart and connect /disconnect it 10-15 times that should wipe the contacts clean. apply silicone dielectric grease after...

If. a dog latches on, like a pitbull, and will not let go shove garden hose into his mouth and drown him off. I have heard...If he is latched on...

When I worked at the largest cannery in the world I learned brand names were meaningless. We would label a run of cans until the order was...

I shop at Grocery Outlet which is discount close out store started in Berkeley California right after the war. Only place I have ever seen many east...

A simple welder with a small carbon arc stick will heat it fast. A car battery would be enough. Bill D

Switching off under load is no problem. The problem is trying to restart if the head is still under pressure. The motor will overload before it...

PTO clutch? Bill D.

China's answer to the river table craze. I could not link just the photo. Not endorsing the company or anything. Bill D. ...

How will you anchor the drill so it does not twist? They made ones for cars that boleted on in place of a rear wheel. If the wood was tough they...

Not sure waht happened to my post. Is this what the machine is supposed to look like. If so I might save the knives and motor. If ths shaper part...

I have a small lead brick that makes a great clamp weight. Bill D

I have that same compressor on a dedicated breaker. Breaker off to shut it down. You can probably run 120 volt? wires from the contactor coil...

Unclear is this gasoline or diesel or both? Bill D

I figured out where those lost socks are going to. Rug courtesy of Aliexpress Bill D.

"Nut tap" Bill D

Regarding a milling machine, a Bridgeport breaks down into a lot of 200 pound pieces and a 600 pound main column without the knee. It totals out at...

Make sure to spend some time leveling the lathe. If you don't you will be fighting taper forever. Bill D

I winder if that is a 1/4" tubing connection on the straight threaded side. Bill D

There are DIN pipe threads but no one uses them . German cars use NPT or British pipe threads for oil senders etc. Bill D Link to basic thread...

Watch out for those ebay thread guages. I got one set that was all whitworth and metric. Had to buy another one to get USA thread forms. Whitworth...

Before we met my wife lost an engine due to a wrong filter. She had a Renault and mid year they changed the filter thread. I assume from coarse to...

Check you local birth announcements. George Jetson was born yesterday. I guess his show was the first reality tv show. I did not know he was ever...

My Landa is like this but direct coupled. You are not supposed to let the pump idle more then a few minutes or it will overheat the water. Bill D

When was the house built? Make sure the mud sill is properly bolted down while the wall is open. Will you have to nail the osb as a shear wall? If...

NPT 1/16 and 1/8 are both 27 TPI 1/4 and 3/8 are both 18 TPI. What is the part, where and when was it made? Are you sure it is not British or...

When we replaced our refrigerator I installed an surge protector outlet to protect the computerized controller. Under $20 and as easy as replacing...

Would splicing in a thimble make it last longer or is that worth the trouble. I understand in california the ropes have to have some extra color...