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Looks like you could paint with it, and use it to inflate an air mattress too.
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# ? Oct 22, 2008 13:06 |
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A friendly tip from me. If you ever need a valve spring compressor that isn't this style. Order one online a week ahead of time. I tried 3 Sears, 2 Kragens, 1 monument, 1 pepboys and Harbor freight and none of them had the other styles. So now I must put off finishing putting my bike back together for another weekend while i wait for my new tool to arrive.
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# ? Oct 26, 2008 21:41 |
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FireTora posted:A friendly tip from me. If you ever need a valve spring compressor that isn't this style.
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# ? Oct 26, 2008 21:57 |
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Harbor Freight's brake caliper tool made changing my rear pads a peice of cake, took only 20 minutes per side.
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# ? Oct 26, 2008 22:04 |
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I have a husky 26 gallon oiless compressor, 1.5hp. Someone is offering to trade me a 240v 6hp craftsman 33 gallon that is just a little older. Think I should go for it?
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# ? Oct 26, 2008 23:59 |
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ease posted:I have a husky 26 gallon oiless compressor, 1.5hp. Someone is offering to trade me a 240v 6hp craftsman 33 gallon that is just a little older. Think I should go for it? If it doesn't have any issues it'll give you a lot more air than your current one can. Edit: looks like it does 15.0 SCFM at 40 PSI, 11.5 SCFM at 90 PSI
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# ? Oct 27, 2008 00:13 |
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The big question is: how will you use it? Your little one is weak, but can plug into any outlet. The 240V one is a better, more powerful unit, but restricted to 240V outlets. It'll also make the lights in your house dim a little whenever it kicks on, heh.
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# ? Oct 27, 2008 00:20 |
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Tony Macaroni posted:Harbor Freight's brake caliper tool made changing my rear pads a peice of cake, took only 20 minutes per side. I like this brake caliper tool, myself: http://tinyurl.com/6gc39v
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# ? Oct 27, 2008 00:43 |
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Have you ever done rear disc brakes? On most foreign cars (not sure about US) you need to push in and rotate at the same time because of the screw type e-brake mechanism. On the compressor thing, yeah I'm going to do it. Mine only gets 6 and 9 SCFM. I have 240 outlet in my garage I wired up for testing a hot tub that I no longer use ease fucked around with this message at 00:50 on Oct 27, 2008 |
# ? Oct 27, 2008 00:48 |
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ease posted:Have you ever done rear disc brakes? On most foreign cars (not sure about US) you need to push in and rotate at the same time because of the screw type e-brake mechanism. Exactly, some people say you can do it with needle nose pliers but it takes forever and a lot of cursing.
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# ? Oct 27, 2008 02:03 |
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sharkytm posted:
Copper is outrageously priced these days. It also involves heating and soldering the pipes. edit: also copper does rust too, but too a lesser extent. The smallish amount of copper oxide is much easier to filter out but it still gets into in paint and tools. The "new school" way of plumbing garage air lines is nylon lines push-lock connectors. Eastwood sells a ridiculous priced kit for like $200 but gently caress all that. Most industrial parts houses can get you just the pieces you need for much less. All you need to install is a cutter and a cordless screwdriver to mount the hardware to the walls wherever you will need it. B4Ctom1 fucked around with this message at 19:08 on Oct 27, 2008 |
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B4Ctom1 posted:
Did that poo poo actually get cheaper? We plumbed our compressor through 3 outlets in the garage and two down to the basement all in copper a few years ago. Last I saw that poo poo was still loving astonishingly expensive.
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# ? Oct 27, 2008 19:42 |
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Hypnolobster posted:Did that poo poo actually get cheaper? We plumbed our compressor through 3 outlets in the garage and two down to the basement all in copper a few years ago. Last I saw that poo poo was still loving astonishingly expensive. Ive just done my bathroom plumbing using push fit connectors and plastic pipe because it was cheaper and easier than copper. It seems that the main company that make the plumbing speedfit connectors (in the UK anyway) also do compressed air ones and they are similar prices to the plumbing stuff. So this should mean it is cheaper. UK shop - http://www.tom-parker.co.uk/products_categories.php?v=1&recall=true&products_categories=11 Rated for 10bar according to the specs on the manufacturers site, so plenty for use on a compressor at home.
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# ? Oct 27, 2008 19:58 |
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B4Ctom1 posted:Copper is outrageously priced these days. It also involves heating and soldering the pipes. edit: also copper does rust too, but too a lesser extent. The smallish amount of copper oxide is much easier to filter out but it still gets into in paint and tools. Copper prices have come down some, and will continue to tumble as the commodity market gets nailed. I own FCX stock, so I know alllll about it. I checked out push-lock nylon lines, but they aren't rated for pressure continuously (most I've seen here are 5bar burst pressure) if they are inexpensive plumbing parts. The expensive stuff is pressure rated. That stuff you linked to is pressure rated. However, a 10' stick of 1/2" Type L copper is about 13$ here in the US. A 3m (10' appx) piece of the plastic pipe is 7 Euro, which puts it pretty close to 9$. Considering the big jump in the fitting prices (2E for a straight connector, 3E for a 90* bend), copper will still be cheaper.
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# ? Oct 27, 2008 22:29 |
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That technology was originally developed for beer lines, and has been adapted all over the place. We used a similar product for air-blown fiber optic cabling; it was rated up to 200psi and holds incredibly firm. The fiber optic stuff was all ridiculously expensive, but there's really no reason it shouldn't be dirt cheap. And man, it's works great and it's sooo easy.
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# ? Oct 27, 2008 23:10 |
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Pushlocks are great for air lines that don't get moved around too much, ie secured in place to a machine or frame or wall. I tried a bunch on CTI systems on HMMWV's / H1 and had to switch back to normal Deforming NPT connectors since we'd get air leaks on the hub lines whenever we bent them around to remove wheel assemblies. You can get your air line and connectors setup from mcmaster.com for cheap. /edit As for nylon air lines, go for it, never had problem with the hoses supporting that much PSI over time. One of my buddies with with a compressor system like that in his tool truck. Just make sure the lines you get are supported for the pressure.
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# ? Oct 28, 2008 00:46 |
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ease posted:Have you ever done rear disc brakes? On most foreign cars (not sure about US) you need to push in and rotate at the same time because of the screw type e-brake mechanism. Nope. Sounds needlessly complicated. [/luddite]
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# ? Oct 28, 2008 01:43 |
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EvilDonald posted:Nope. Sounds needlessly complicated. [/luddite] Its a good system, the ebrake cable just twists the piston, so it screws the pads onto the caliper. Better than a separate ebrake shoe, for sure.
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# ? Oct 28, 2008 02:20 |
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grover posted:air-blown fiber optic cabling Not to derail, but airblown FO ?? Is that kinda like how a electrician will suck his pull line through conduit with a vacuum? Whats the point, so you can just blow another cable through if you ever need to add another?
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# ? Oct 28, 2008 02:22 |
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ease posted:Not to derail, but airblown FO ?? Is that kinda like how a electrician will suck his pull line through conduit with a vacuum? Because it's faster and pulling on fiber = bad http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cable_jetting Edit: Jetting story. When my father was working cross Canada installing fiber, one day they were doing a bridge and the jetter wasn't working right. They tied a plastic bag to the fiber and set up a shop vac at the other end then went for lunch. Worked Beautiful. Suniikaa fucked around with this message at 02:42 on Oct 28, 2008 |
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Suniikaa posted:Edit: Jetting story. When my father was working cross Canada installing fiber, one day they were doing a bridge and the jetter wasn't working right. They tied a plastic bag to the fiber and set up a shop vac at the other end then went for lunch. Worked Beautiful. Yeah,they make these doojiggers for pulling wire like that. If you have a long conduit to pull through you tie your fish line to this stopper thing and shove it in there, then put a shop vac on the other end to suck it through. I hear they work pretty well.
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# ? Oct 28, 2008 02:46 |
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ease posted:Not to derail, but airblown FO ?? Is that kinda like how a electrician will suck his pull line through conduit with a vacuum? The advantage is in flexibility, since places are constantly changing configuration, and this really cuts down on the labor associated with fiber optic installation. Especially with very long runs (1000'+) in buildings, which tend to have a high failure rate of conventional cable due to rough handling. http://www.blolite.net/ http://www.futureflex.com/ grover fucked around with this message at 03:00 on Oct 28, 2008 |
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^^ - Ah, thats pretty cool. I heard on stern, and from an old timer, about people working in buildings who'd take a piss in the unwired conduits on new construction sites, rather than go use a portapotty a few floors down. Sometimes poor unsuspecting electricians get a face full of fermented piss when they'd go to put the vacuum on. ease fucked around with this message at 02:54 on Oct 28, 2008 |
# ? Oct 28, 2008 02:51 |
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Bosch 10.5V lithium ion impact driver for $12 at lowes! I guess they "updated" it to say 12v on the -2 version, so its 10.8v nominal 12v peak. http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=productDetail&productId=122491-353-T101BF&lpage=none
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# ? Oct 29, 2008 03:52 |
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Christobevii3 posted:Bosch 10.5V lithium ion impact driver for $12 at lowes! I guess they "updated" it to say 12v on the -2 version, so its 10.8v nominal 12v peak. Lowes posted:
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# ? Oct 29, 2008 15:19 |
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Kynetx posted:Looks like they took it down, it worked last night. They must have gotten wise to their error.
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# ? Oct 29, 2008 15:31 |
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If you read the huge slickdeals thread it turns out it was a price mistake and the item id was actually for a pack of jigsaw blades. When people went to pick it up they were handed the pack of blades, I don't think anyone actually got the driver.
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# ? Oct 29, 2008 16:16 |
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I was thinking about those air line kits... and then looking at my extra 50' hose that I rarely use, and then I looked over at my jar of big wire staples with plastic guards... so why not just do this on the cheap with T's and a quick connect wherever you want access to it. You can get 50' coils of airhose for like 20$
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# ? Oct 30, 2008 15:54 |
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My dad picked up a 6 gallon DeWalt compressor (I can't to find it online) for some reason. I mean, he doesn't have a need for one other than filling tires, but whatever. I think it's 1.5 hp. Anyway, is that big enough for anything useful? I'm pretty sure it's good enough to run a nailer or a stapler. I'm assuming grinders and such are out of the question. Would it be able to handle an impact wrench? It'd be nice to get a cheap one for at least removing lug nuts.
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# ? Dec 4, 2008 20:44 |
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Uthor posted:Anyway, is that big enough for anything useful? Staplers and nail guns for sure. Will drive an impact gun as long as you don't mind letting it catch back up with you every so often. Air hammer and air ratchet for sure, handy when working on cars. Blow guns, I have no idea how I ever washed my car at home without one. ease posted:so why not just do this on the cheap with T's and a quick connect wherever you want access to it? I'm thinking the same thing -- I just enclosed my carport and will be adding a retractable ceiling-mounted air hose. I plan to just run a hose from the compressor, up through my attic, to the ceiling-mounted hose. I'll let you know how that works out. Sterndotstern fucked around with this message at 21:08 on Dec 4, 2008 |
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Uthor posted:My dad picked up a 6 gallon DeWalt compressor (I can't to find it online) for some reason. I mean, he doesn't have a need for one other than filling tires, but whatever. I think it's 1.5 hp. As Stern said, it will do most of the stuff a weekend mechanic needs. As far as impact wrenches go, a good electric impact will handle lug nuts all day.
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# ? Dec 4, 2008 21:22 |
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Sterndotstern posted:Staplers and nail guns for sure. Will drive an impact gun as long as you don't mind letting it catch back up with you every so often. Air hammer and air ratchet for sure, handy when working on cars. Blow guns, I have no idea how I ever washed my car at home without one. I did that right after I posted it actually. It's only going from one side of my garage to the other but works great. Instead of putting the hose inside the wire thingys, I nailed them in, and used zip ties to secure the house to them.
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# ? Dec 4, 2008 22:08 |
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My parents are getting me a new air compressor for my birthday and I've picked this one. I will be getting a nice assortment of air tools including an impact wrench. I talked to a guy at Northern Tool today and he said it would be fine for tools but I would "need to do one wheel at a time before letting the compressor refill". I don't ever plan on taking an impact wrench to my wheels, but will I seriously only have a few seconds at a time that I could use an impact wrench? Edit: I found a better spec'ed compressor at Menards today, how is the Sanborn brand? two_beer_bishes fucked around with this message at 22:28 on Dec 6, 2008 |
# ? Dec 6, 2008 19:27 |
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Required tools for me to even consider touching any vehicle: This thing is powerful enough to remove most lugnuts. On a 3/8's drive impact. It's a beautiful thing. My snap-on man hates me because I break more 19mm 3/8's impacts than anyone else he services. http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/item.asp?P65=yes&tool=power&item_ID=81858&group_ID=21565&store=snapon-store&dir=catalog Everything is better when you have air. http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/item.asp?P65=yes&tool=power&item_ID=72222&group_ID=19894&store=snapon-store&dir=catalog You'd be surprised how much of a difference a really good light makes for not pissing you off. http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/item.asp?P65=&tool=power&item_ID=74429&group_ID=2757&store=snapon-store&dir=catalog
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# ? Dec 6, 2008 19:38 |
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Well, I've decided to go ahead and upgrade my toolboxes for Christmas. I'll be picking up the 42" HF toolbox, which I've read is really really nice. I've got a 15% off coupon, and its on sale, so it'll be less than $350. Rollaway: http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=90320 Reviews: http://weldingweb.com/showthread.php?t=11596&mode=linear
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# ? Dec 6, 2008 22:05 |
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two_beer_bishes posted:My parents are getting me a new air compressor for my birthday and I've picked this one. I will be getting a nice assortment of air tools including an impact wrench. I talked to a guy at Northern Tool today and he said it would be fine for tools but I would "need to do one wheel at a time before letting the compressor refill". I don't ever plan on taking an impact wrench to my wheels, but will I seriously only have a few seconds at a time that I could use an impact wrench? That guy is an idiot and Campbell Hausfeld is an entry level brand. Just get whatever is cheapest, you wont be using it much compared to a real shop. I can take all four wheels off with a 20 gallon before refilling. Also why would you never use an impact gun on your wheels?
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# ? Dec 7, 2008 00:45 |
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two_beer_bishes posted:My parents are getting me a new air compressor for my birthday and I've picked this one. I will be getting a nice assortment of air tools including an impact wrench. I talked to a guy at Northern Tool today and he said it would be fine for tools but I would "need to do one wheel at a time before letting the compressor refill". I don't ever plan on taking an impact wrench to my wheels, but will I seriously only have a few seconds at a time that I could use an impact wrench? I would suggest getting a belt driven compressor over a direct drive unit, since the belt driven ones are quieter. I've got a 25 gallon tank on mine and I can use my impact without trouble. It even keeps up decently with my die grinder.
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# ? Dec 7, 2008 03:02 |
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two_beer_bishes posted:My parents are getting me a new air compressor for my birthday and I've picked this one. I will be getting a nice assortment of air tools including an impact wrench. I talked to a guy at Northern Tool today and he said it would be fine for tools but I would "need to do one wheel at a time before letting the compressor refill". I don't ever plan on taking an impact wrench to my wheels, but will I seriously only have a few seconds at a time that I could use an impact wrench? I am pretty sure that the compressor parts from Sanborn and Campbell Hausfeld are the same or close. Still entry level. To be honest, I think your better off finding the best one of the best price. More importantly, check your CFM @ 90 PSI. That is where a majority of air tools operate, and that will determine how long you can run say a die grinder with out waiting for the compressor to fill. Also seconding the idea of a belt drive, much quieter. Though I haven't had much experince with oil less... any thoughts?
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# ? Dec 8, 2008 02:02 |
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I've been buying a few tools from ToolKing.com - decent prices and some of their refurb'd stuff can be a great deal on less-used power tools. They also started putting out a woot-like daily deal system here: http://www.tooliday.com/ I've picked up a few things - there has been some great deals on items. I've had great service from ToolKing as well. Quick shipping and great service department.
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BrokenKnucklez posted:I am pretty sure that the compressor parts from Sanborn and Campbell Hausfeld are the same or close. Still entry level. To be honest, I think your better off finding the best one of the best price. More importantly, check your CFM @ 90 PSI. That is where a majority of air tools operate, and that will determine how long you can run say a die grinder with out waiting for the compressor to fill. Also seconding the idea of a belt drive, much quieter. Though I haven't had much experince with oil less... any thoughts?
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# ? Dec 9, 2008 00:43 |