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    I keep forgetting the name of those thingies you pound in to hold nameplates into machines

    There may be fasteners I'm not aware of, but I don't think that there are any that drill their own hole into thick metal. Sheet metal yes, wood yes, drywall yes. But maybe I am misunderstanding
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    I keep forgetting the name of those thingies you pound in to hold nameplates into machines

    I would be surprised if there was a significant difference in the performance of these fasteners between any sort of steel and any sort of cast iron. Assuming a reasonably sized hole, and not excessive hammer blows, the worst consequence seems to be a tear out. It seems very unlikely that you...
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    Repair or replace?

    I think you will be fine with any of these options. I'm sure this forum gets searched as well, so for anyone else, I just want to mention a comment on this configuration versus the other possibilities
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    Repair or replace?

    I think that probably nothing would be fine. That setup will be fine for sure. But if you want the most support for the cracked section, and strength overall, you should rotate it 90 degrees. It may seem counter intuitive, but 'closing the crack' won't help in the same way that supporting the...
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    Tool shop vac hose recommendations

    A collapsing hose means that you have enough suction pressure to collapse it ;) Probably you have a corrugated plastic hose and an 8 foot one is a long one already. Probably it is some sort of plastic I would guess that are thinking that oil is a problem is a red herring. My guess is that...
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    Tool How to drive taps

    My initial reaction to this was to never even consider using an impact drive with a tap. But thinking about it more, I suspect that there is a certain knack to this. And if you need a lot of holes tapped quickly without a great need for high precision, and if the ratio between the depth of the...
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    Power issues.

    do you really have a light that goes out? Or does it just dim a lot and then come back? If it is only 1 light, then I'd start by checking what bulb you have in that one. probably your service has 208 or 240 single phase delivered and a ground rod somewhere near the pole to give you neutral...
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    Repair or replace?

    If the crack is there, then there must be some load on the metal. Unless it was dropped on the floor or hit with a hammer, that load comes from the pin somehow. The idea that the pin has simply been overtightened makes a lot of sense. I wouldn't be too concerned about it for 2 reasons. First...
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    Power issues.

    In general, lights dimming when turning a motor on is caused by the inductance / capacitance balance going out of balance and leading to a large rise in impedance - the effective resistance in AC circuits. In general, you want to run your AC motor at the highest voltage that you can. There...
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    New home for the 60 Gallon compressor

    When you say no kick plates, do you mean that there are treads only with open air between? In that case, put some aluminum foil on the bottom of the tread and forget about it. If there is a need to do something, sheet metal with an air gap on top. But make sure that the metal is on an angle...
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