Doppleganger
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What new tools have you got lately?
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Ordered this today, should be here in a few days
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Slipped off to an estate sale.
Then by Harbour Freight, not copying @bucket .
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Then by Harbour Freight, not copying @bucket .
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Doppleganger
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Ok, not car tools per se, and not as cool as you fella's SnapOn hauls, but new to me (and been wanting for awhile). Had one I have no idea where it came from, but was DNCCP made and was literally 1/8" out of square. Went out with the recyclables last week.
Swansons....Made in USA. 12" and a 7". Even has a book (I needed more pictures - but hey, we cant all be blessed).
Swansons....Made in USA. 12" and a 7". Even has a book (I needed more pictures - but hey, we cant all be blessed).
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Catbox
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How well does the plasma chopper function work on it?
WFO
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I've been using a Swanson Speed Square since 1975. It was the only one available until their patent ran out, about 40 years ago.
Never cared for their book much. I use Full Length Roof Framer by A. F. J. Riechers, originally printed in 1917, and still available.
Doppleganger
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The booklet that came with the squares is semi-pointless IMO. Will find its spot in a drawer, probably never to be touched again. Best 3 books I ever bought were "The Efficient Carpenter", "Graphic Guide to Frame Construction" and then (my favorite) a 'Rafter Reference' manual that I use alot. Maybe 30 pages but shows the angles on how to figure and make your own trusses - in particular for a gambrel roof. Used it when I built my shed from scratch and it worked perfectly. I'll look up that Full Length Roof Framer one also.
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Don't know, haven't been home long enough to try anything out. That damn work thing won't leave me alone, they keep calling me back. I go home....10 hours latter they call me back. Bastards just won't leave me at the house.
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My latest haul. My old 70's torpedo heater finally gave up for good. This one has the most reviews and good ones. I struggled with the old one for YEARS, freezing cold and trying get that old one started. Now it's instant heat and it can run like 6 different types of fuel.
Also ate some snapon tax, finally got tired of beating on my chrome sockets, got a full set of 3/8 drive SAE impact sockets, had to buy the 1/4 inch seperate. Also got the slickest seal puller ever. 2.5 lb slide hammer with a little j-hook, got a little tapered screw coming as well.
Also ate some snapon tax, finally got tired of beating on my chrome sockets, got a full set of 3/8 drive SAE impact sockets, had to buy the 1/4 inch seperate. Also got the slickest seal puller ever. 2.5 lb slide hammer with a little j-hook, got a little tapered screw coming as well.
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AyWoSch Motors
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Used to use one of those dragon heaters at work, just like that. That thing was great.
Wed heat up a 40ft x 100ft long room from 0° to about 60° in an hour or so.
If set the bucket of mud right infront of it, and I'd be soft as baby **** in no time.
Loud as hell though, damn that thing sounded like a jet engine ready to take off. We used diesel I think, fumes weren't too bad. Good tool.
Blue Ox
Turning Diesel Fuel Into Fun
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My neighbor just tossed one of those heaters.
Scavenger that I am, I grabbed it from the curb and took it apart. Air pump was grenaded.
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So, I "invested" $20 between a pump and a filter kit. It took a few other tweaks. Like putting the burner can in an arbor press to square up the baffle. Lord knows how they pulled that out, but it works pretty good now.
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This one is a 70K BTU and it's been working okay, but the tank is not that clean and it tends to starve out and quit sometimes. Let it sit for a bit and it gets back to business for a bit until it repeats the performance. When the weather is a little warmer, I'll chase after cleaning it.
We also recovered a 155K BTU unit that had been abandoned at a job site. Really nice piece, but it will roast your biscuits if you're not keeping after it. Great for creating a baked enamel finish on things too.
