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  1. Susquatch

    Tips/Techniques LEGAL non harming booby traps for thieves

    How about a bird banger?
  2. Susquatch

    Tips/Techniques LEGAL non harming booby traps for thieves

    Might make you feel better somehow. But around here the police won't act on it and Facebook could care less too. Personally, I find the whole theft and shop lifting apathy disgusting.
  3. Susquatch

    Tips/Techniques LEGAL non harming booby traps for thieves

    @BaitMaster - The only thing I can suggest is really loud noises. The kind that make a crook shit themselves. Air horns, sirens, etc. Preferably accompanied by really bright lights and video recording. Then post on line so everyone in the area can help ID the pricks. Drone following is an...
  4. Susquatch

    Shop Garage Hoist - How it's going to kill me?

    Now wait a minute. I think you are being a bit hasty there..... If my wife volunteered to do some circus acrobatic positions on anything, I wouldn't care if it were made out of sawdust! I'd be all over that!
  5. Susquatch

    Alexander Deckel SO Clone

    I ordered a few collets on Ali. One 12.7mm (close enough to 1/2") and a 16mm to use with an ER20 collet adapter. The Ali vendor would not combine shipping so I had to order individually. The 12.7 came today. Guess what? It's actually labelled as 1/2"! I'm stunned..... But I'm almost...
  6. Susquatch

    Shop Garage Hoist - How it's going to kill me?

    Yup. But for good reason. No way the rest of us can know everything you know. I won't (but could) quibble with almost every assumption you made. Load sharing is almost never as simple or obvious as it looks. Your analysis is not transparent to the rest of us either for the same reason (don't...
  7. Susquatch

    Tips/Techniques Measuring tapes

    I've done that too. But the curved shape of the tape often gets in the way. You can buy flat graduated tape with adhesive backing at Lee Valley if you recently won the lottery or at Amazon if not. https://a.co/d/gm39QcE
  8. Susquatch

    Shop Garage Hoist - How it's going to kill me?

    I almost never give specific advice on lifting systems. It's too easy to get into professional trouble when/if something goes wrong. But at the same time I don't want to stand by and let someone hurt themselves needlessly. That's why I'm NOT going to help you with the specifics of your design...
  9. Susquatch

    Alexander Deckel SO Clone

    It's ok Peter. I'm not a painter. In fact, I hate painting. But it seems sometimes I have to paint. So I appreciate learning about what's out there. That's perfect. Even the colour is good. Ya, it is just a grinder.
  10. Susquatch

    Tips/Techniques Measuring tapes

    They wouldn't get any of the boss lady's delicious pie with that kind of attitude. Well, maybe a sliver, but certainly not half a quarter...... LMFAO!
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