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    how to drill and tap?

    I always prefer to weld a nut onto the stub - heat from welding has always broken it free for me.
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    How many of you use an inch-pound torque wrench?

    I use one working on any aluminum block engine - everything else I do by feel. I have owned several BMWs and its really eazy to overtorque and strip some of the small fastners. I do use the ft-lb wrench a good bit on the cruiser on the lug nuts, engine tranny, transfer and diffs. Jim
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    bench grinders

    Sharpeners are different than grinders. For fab work, a grinder with a 2 inch belt grinder is the way to go. Especially the units that have changeable nose wheels - they are the cats meow for cleaning up tube notches...
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    Epoxy Floor

    I just picked up the 2 part Val-Spar at Lowes - they were closing it out for $20 a gallon. Only catch is I got Dark Grey... I did my last garage with 2 part and it was great - I would suggest going to a marine or paint store and getting an anti-skid additive. In my case I used some tiny glass...
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    Best value binoculars

    For Marine: All of the Alaska Fishermen I know swear by the Fujinons... They have a less expensive polycarb body version that is reasonable. I have a pair of Offshores which I like for the compass and rangefinder. I have second pair of Offshores sitting on the window sill at the house to...
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    Waterproof Camera bag

    Pelican case
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    Plasma

    Cool! First time I used plasma on AL, I gouged major holes in my garage floor - something about plasmafied AL....
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    Stainless cooler source

    I H8 all the new Coleman coolers, including the stainless units. The new latches are child-proof. What this means for wheeling is one good bump, and the lid flies open. Don't believe me? Grab a latched lid & give it a tug.... Buy the old 'steel belted' units at garage sales. Mount your old...
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    Plumbing garage for compressed air

    The problem isn't the pressure - it is the way the material fails....Copper will tear, PVC shatters. Think about this: something slips off the shelf or a piece of steel that is standing up slides over and whacks the pvc tubing - Now you have between 125 and 175 psi propelling the shards at you...
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    Plumbing garage for compressed air

    Don't use PVC for air - it can explode and turn to shrapnel. There is a PVC like material specifically made for airlines, but it is spendy. Copper is your best bet. Jim
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    Torque Wrenches

    For the motorcycle, you will likely need a second torque wrench that gives you a lower setting range like 25 - 150 inch pounds. I know I need one all the time when I work on my BMW and other aluminum type engines. The craftsman should be fine. Jim
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    Winch Solenoids

    They are Prestolite solenoids. They are used in Warns and in my case a Ramsey Pro Plus 9000. The winch has seen several hard pulls (65 stumps in 2 weekends once - one that almost had the tires off the ground. I am going to replace only the power 'In' set. The out has been fine. Jim
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    Winch Solenoids

    Does anyone know a good place to find winch solenoids? I need a Prestolite part, but I can only find them for $25 each.... If that is the price, fine. I would like a better quality part, but it has to fit in the box. I took on of the burnt units apart, and I think it was amazingly cheezy. The...
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    touching up rock chips

    They sell a small pen brush that has a fiberglass rod in it for exactly this purpose. Jim
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    Anti-Seize vs Moly Grease

    It is the metal to metal contact. The grease makes sure that everything else does not start corroding. WHen you use it on (for example) an HEI spark plug, you coat the entire contact area of the plug - then when you snap the wire on, that action wipes the grease from the actual contac point. all...
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    Anti-Seize vs Moly Grease

    Well maybe not abounds but this is the one that got me: anyone want to tell me what type of grease conducts electricity. lithium, zinc oxide? i ask for dielectric and they look blankly Oh and as mentioned anti-seize is fine on spark plugs, and some would say really necessary when putting a...
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    Anti-Seize vs Moly Grease

    Wow! Misinformation abounds. I am an anti-seize junkie - it goes on eevrything except brake bleeder srews. I have had a can of the aluminum colored stuff for years now. I have a tube of the high heat copper stuff too. I f I am not putting antiseize on, it is either getting Loc-tite, plain oil...
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    Kroil or Liquid Wrench?

    Kroil is excellent. The other excellent penetrating oil is sold at aircraft places and is called Mouse Milk. Of cource these days if it doesn't want to come, I use the MIG. Jim
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    Chain saws.

    They sell on eBay a good bit cheaper than their own web site - just don't bid agains a fellow Cruiserhead!
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