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  1. DPittman

    Time for some fun

    I remember when our school and church started to lock doors at night and weekends. They were ALWAYS open in case someone needed to get in! I remember my dad thinking the world really was going to hell when they had to start locking the church up.
  2. DPittman

    Radial Arm Drill Press

    Is there anything that you don't have 2 or more of? LOL
  3. DPittman

    Parts washer solvent

    I know somebody that likes to say " it came from the ground and I'm just putting it back there"
  4. DPittman

    Big Box o' Air Tools - All or Nothing (SOLD AS OF April 21)

    Hey @CalgaryPT I was just thinking about you the other day. I haven't "seen" you around these parts recently. I hope things are going ok with you. I think it was a remote controlled lawnmower ad I saw recently that made me think of you. I'm going to go check out your ad now. Cheers
  5. DPittman

    Show us your pups

    I'm not sure what ACD stands for Australian Collie Dingo???? My brother once had dogs very similar to that and I think he called them an Australian Stubby Tail? And I believe he said they were a blue healer and dingo cross??? They too were very much a one man dog.
  6. DPittman

    12 inch Pedestal grinder, $450, Coalhurst, AB

    I think we've seen that one before. I think it is now lower priced than the first go round.
  7. DPittman

    Hobby Machines!?

    Dang impressive I think. Not likely a very useful lathe but impressive build out of simple materials all the same.
  8. DPittman

    Parts washer solvent

    So doesn't the particulates just settle out of the varsol and remain on the bottom without needing the water? I think that is basically what is happening in my parts washer.
  9. DPittman

    Parts washer solvent

    Won't the water cause rust and goo formations in the bottom?
  10. DPittman

    Parts washer solvent

    I've used varsol in a parts washer for years. I was always skeptical of the water based cleaning fluids but many on this forum have reported success with them. At the very least I wish hadn't been so cheap last time I replaced my varsol and bought the low ordor stuff instead, but it was twice...
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