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  1. terry_g

    A few jokes

    A fifteen year old Amish boy and his father were in a mall , for the first time in their lives . They were amazed by almost everything they saw, but especially by two shiny, silver walls that could move apart and then slide back together again. The boy asked, "What is this Father?" The father...
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    A few jokes

  3. terry_g

    Today's Project - making washers from Pennies

    They are probably $5.00 each to purchase!
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    BusyBee B048 Mill Upgrades

    I bought a new BusyBee B048 mill 14 years ago. I thought I would share some of the upgrades I did to it. Some of them will probably work for other light milling machines. The first time I ran it I found it too low for my old tired back so I laminated a base from 3/4" plywood to raise it 5 1/4"...
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    Today's Project - making washers from Pennies

    I am rebuilding a Perkins 1104 Engine at my part time job. I'm not sure how I got talked into that. Last week I got it probably 80% reassembled. I managed to loose one of the copper washer for the banjo bolts for the turbo oil line. I was expecting new ones in the gasket set but no luck. A lot...
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    A few jokes

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    New Fence

    The fence between my yard and the neighbours was falling down. When it was built they put in treated posts but used untreated wood for the rest of the fence. I reused four of the six posts two were leaning and they set them in concrete so I pulled and replaced them. Forty feet of treated picket...
  8. terry_g

    Questions about taking pictures of machines.

    Point and shoot cameras are limited when it comes to image quality. Some are better than others though. A digital SLR that lets you control aperture and exposure time. once mastered you can produce better pictures. Post processing is also important.
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    Tools you waited too long to acquire

    I bought a pair of green Carhartt jeans years ago. I am amazed how long they lasted. They were on their last legs the button hole at the front was fraying badly and the button was pulling out of the fabric. I just could not let them go. I machined out a new button with washers that would clamp...
  10. terry_g

    Any idea what this type of mount is called?

    I have been working on trucks for 43 years and I have never seen a bushing like that. The voids in the rubber are probably there to make for a softer ride. International uses a bushing with voids in the front cab mounts on the smaller trucks but its a lot bigger and presses into a casting.
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