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    hydrostatic water grease gun?

    That's a good idea, I can just use my existing grease gun without modifying it. I like that and if I am concern with grease contaminating my test subject , I can just use a longer hydraulic hose, let say 18" and fill that with water. Providing the system is well bleed of air and not leaking, I...
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    hydrostatic water grease gun?

    When they use a grease gun has an hydrostatic pump to they need to modify it to pump water? and would the zerk fitting work for the connection. I have used a commercial unit like David R8 purchased. But I would like to try a grease gun< it sounds like a good cheap substitute. Any tips would be...
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    Shop Things to have in your dream shop!

    I insulated my heated floor with the same , but your foam board looks in really really good shape. I had bought 2" foam board from home depot and then saw an ad on craiglist for some 4" roofing insulation available at a roofing company. I brought back the foam board to home depot and pick up...
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    Tips/Techniques Cutting screws down to length

    I liked the threaded hole and the staking washer idea. So I added them to my existing screw cutting jig. I did threads for M3 to M6 and 6-32 to 1/4. The plus is it can also be used has a screw thread checking tool .
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    Cast iron bench vise is partially broken (nut limit stop), how to repair? (No brazing equipment)

    Offset bench vise are handy to have in the shop and they are not cheap. Well worth to have it repaired. I hope you find a good solution or someone with experience welding to fix your vise. The other day I dropped my small drill press vise and it broke in half. I had some ERCuSi mig wire (Blue...
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    Hi do you have a tip how to expand a stainless steel pipe

    Oooops! Sorry, I forgot about your picture in the first post. maybe a plastic threaded rod would fit. Lol I had just glance at the latest post and thought a threaded rod might offer a better control of the expansion than using a hammer. The sleeve over the existing tube sounds like a better...
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    Hi do you have a tip how to expand a stainless steel pipe

    Would it be possible to put a threaded rod through the tube, lock the side opposite of the swage with a washer and nut. Swage side with the swage socket, washer, nut and use an impact driver to drive the swage socket.
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    Finished a project #42.

    Very nice add on to the mill. I have been thinking of installing one but know nothing about them. I have never used or seen in use a mist coolant system. Does the mist more or less stay localized to work area? do you use a water soluble coolant? I have used the Princess Auto push on fitting...
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    The little snowblower that couldn't

    If you want to throw the snow and the wet slush further. Cut some 3/16 thick rubber pieces to close the gap between the hogger and the housing. Truck mud flap material could work. it just about the right stiffness. I screwed mine on the blades with self drilling tap screws and there still on...
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    DC Motor

    I pick up this Keller model 1A die filler for $50 . No motor and no files, but everything else was there including a good layer of rust. Spent about 15hrs to take it apart, made a new delrin bushing for the reciprocating shaft and lots of wire brushing trying to remove the rust . I have had...
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