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    Alexander Deckel SO Clone

    At 15 cycles now and counting. That sucker is stuck big time! Clamp cut off, OD turned, ID drilled and bored a smidge oversize so the clamp closes nicely. Gotta tip my hat to @Darren for teaching me to part with courage and conviction. Soooooo nice! Just like cutting butter with a carving...
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    2002 VW Golf refurb

    I read someplace recently that Alberta is one of the few places in the world with no rats.
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    2002 VW Golf refurb

    RAT - Reconnaisance Attack Team.
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    The oldest Chipmaster in captivity

    I did not know that any chipmasters had a 3 point mounting system. That is new info for me. It suggests that the bed cannot be aligned anyway. It also suggests that they are designed to maintain alignment for life. If so, it's very cool! I'd love to know more about that.
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    Worn nuts for mill leadscrew

    This is what I do too. You get used to feeling the threads below the half nut and watching the position of the dial such that it drops into place perfectly every time.
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    Tips/Techniques Staircase structural question

    As @phaxtris says, not required. But I think they are a good idea. When you drop something on a stairway, it always ends up rolling behind the stairs and you gotta go make love to some spiders to retrieve it. No fun at all. They have this nasty habit of eating their lovers. I've also seen...
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    Alexander Deckel SO Clone

    Here is the general idea: The Fusion guys are prolly laughing, but this is my old fashioned 2D ballpoint pen cad system running with a few missing light bulbs. Here is a 2" puller washer I made for an earlier project. It uses three puller bolts instead of two, but it's the same idea. By...
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    Alexander Deckel SO Clone

    About all I found in my scrap was some old pieces of 1/2 plate that used to be part of an old 3pt hitch impliment. It might work but not ideally cuz it will only accommodate two machine screws. I'd like three. Gotta make sure it does not move. Found this old rusty machine axle to make puller...
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    Alexander Deckel SO Clone

    Grandkids have all gone home, and the wife has collapsed of exhaustion. That leaves the old guy free to play. I see. That's too bad. Removing a second half to a split collar would have been easy if I knew for sure it was there..... Heat, cooling, and liquid wrench have had no effect. I even...
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    Really ?

    My recollection is that this wasn't some Ford Engineers brain fart. Generally speaking the auto industry is/was under heavy regulatory pressure to improve lighting reliability and durability. I'm sure you have probably seen the old light bulbs quit and require a turn or to remove and replace...
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