Bill Dufour
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Rain for Rent lost a lawsuit and was unloading some used pipe at good prices. Bill D https://www.rainforrent.com/clearance-sale/

In the last few years I have started using my cc for more and more stuff. I used to not use it to buy food, seemed wrong. Now I use it for almost...

I know nothing about machine tool makers and production run sizes but... Ford quit making the Mustang when sales fell under 100,00 per year. Of...

I do understand the reasoning behind electronics can not be shrunk too small or they are no longer reliable. Doing something with only one electron...

How would you sell it. I doubt it would be worth the hassle of no shows and random texts/calls emails to wade through. My wife will not let me sell...

I would run the oven empty and make sure no soap smell is trapped in the fiberglass. Also helps dry it out and prevent rust. I bought a "brand new"...

I bought the generic brass rebuild kit at HD and it had a new plastic valve and seal that fit perfect. It did not have the outer paper seal but the...

A single voltage motor may very well have internal wiring for a lower voltage. It just means the maker did not bring those connections out to the...

If you do use an engine hoist or gantry most are not rated for moving with a load, static load only. Bill D.

A lift gate will require the truck rear frame to be blocked so it does not tilt the entire truck nose up and slide the load off the gate. Regardless...

No union, no shutoff. I think they just added more over time. I think Ronald is correct and I will just have to match seals. It looks like one...

Take the motor in to a good motor shop. It is likely they can get to the internal leads and switch it two 240 volts. Or another motor is probably...

Since you are changing the wiring anyway. I like to cut the motor cord and install a twist lock male/female set inline. This allows you to do most...

Do not set acceleration or deceleration to less then 3 seconds. For a shaper you do not need a braking resistor. On my lathe I use the old switch...

You might put the blades in backwards so you do not slice off you fingertips. Bill D

I suppose they make a good start on a sanding drum. Bill D

Oven cleaner is lye. Basic or caustic opposite, of acid. It will react with anything organic and aluminum. Concrete and marble should be okay with...

I assume plexglass is very high priced right now. Bill D

I always thought it meant the big flowers. Today I just realized it may be referring to the small lawn daisies. Lawn daisies are just one step...

Mark Twain's wife bought. fancy had carved antique bed with a headboard. He paid so much for it he said he slept facing the headboard so he could...

If a machine is newer then about 1930 I would assume metric unless it is farm equipment. I can not see AMT paying extra for English size bearings. ...

Break out the carbide so the screw is free. wear googles. Then try vise grips+heat+cold. A CO2 fire extingusher is nice to have in the shop. Bill...

In California much of the good stuff is not sold anymore. I have to go to Nevada for some stuff. Bill D

Measure them with metric calipers. Very unlikely they would be English size. A harbor freight digital caliper is good enough. Check the rubber...

I much prefer the center mounted fences that stay square to the tables. Bill D

Not sure if it is still true but it used to be that spider web silk was the strongest material known. But a easy hand push would break the strands. ...

A "lawn" only became a middle class thing after the invention of the lawnmower around 1865. Before that it was mowed by livestock, corralled inside...