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  1. Logan

    Engine stand...

    You can rest the engine on the floor and muscle it so it balances on the corner of the oil pan (or anything else). Then, have a friend place a large carpenter's square on the floor and line it up at the point where it balances and draw a vertical line on the engine (Sharpie, masking tape...)...
  2. Logan

    Piggybacking air tanks

    I think you may have a problem... Presuming both compressors start at the same time when there is no pressure in the system, they will run until one of the pressure switches shuts its machine down. The second machine could then maintain enough pressure to prevent the first machine from...
  3. Logan

    Show us your home made tools

    Sorry if posted by someone earlier but I was having trouble pushing my fuel filler tube into the tank today so I placed a worm type hose clamp around the tube and used it to pry the tube into the tank using a screw driver at the edge of the hole in the floor. Had to reposition the clamp a few...
  4. Logan

    needle scaler

    Oh, and be careful using a torch. How do I know... When I was welding in mini tubs from under my car, I sensed something burning. Slid out and found the undercoating inside the car caught on fire and progressed to the headliner which went up in in flames really fast. Burned out the entire...
  5. Logan

    needle scaler

    I presume you're talking about a conventional needle gun. If so, I don't see this working well for you. They will pound the heck out of auto sheet metal. They are primarily used for chipping slag off of heavy steel components that have been joined by stick welding. Also, heavy rust that forms in...
  6. Logan

    water hammering

    New problem or happening all along? Could be the temp setting at the hot water heater is set too high allowing steam to form. Or, the thermostat on the side of the water heater may have pooped out. Turn the hot water heater off, let it cool and test for water hammer. This will confirm if its...
  7. Logan

    Harbor Freight - Gems and Junk

    I bought a double flaring tool from HF. Absolute junk. When you clamp the tube in the holder and tighten the wing nuts as tightly as you can, the tube slides around when attempting the first stage of the flare. Don't waste your $ on this item.
  8. Logan

    Plasma Cutter Help needed

    Make sure your compressor is supplying adequate air pressure. (Does it have a guage on the front panel?)
  9. Logan

    plasma cutter hypertherm powermax 350

    I have one that looks just like that. Works great; No problems. When I bought mine, the salesman said Hypertherm makes units for some of the big name welder manufacturers.
  10. Logan

    Wd-40

    I made the mistake once of spraying a little WD-40 on the signal light switch under my steering wheel. It acted just like spraying it on a distributor cap to prevent stray sparking...The contacts wouldn't conduct electricity. I had to take it all apart, wash in gasoline and replace to make it work.
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