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I've never turned one down, and they don't seem to care. I never release tension on any spring; guns, tools, whatever. Doesn't seem to matter. I've been assured that I will fuck up my bandsaw because I don't do it; still waiting after like 15-20 years.
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I have no idea. They are all different and I just don't care. I hate some but it's only because I hate how they feel. I can't tell any performance difference. Whatever was cheapest/biggest at one of the auto stores. And really, this is something I hope to do extremely rarely. Edit, they are smaller and thinner than most which I really loved.
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A microfiber towel that the cleaning people use got mixed into my car supply. I've been super careful to keep them apart, and don't know how this happened. They often do leave towels in the garage, I'm usually really picky about keeping mine locked up. Dunno. Furniture polish and various house chemicals are full of silicone. I've had to plane off a shitload of wood to get rid of silicone furniture polish when trying to refinish it. The shit's no joke. The very best removers contain a group of pretty dangerous acids so I wasn't going to risk those on a new car. So I grab the contaminated towel, get to work doing the final pre-ceramic cleaning, which activates the contamination and coats the car. It cost $40 to get a bag of 100 of them. They are now one time use, or actually, I'll use the used ones for shit like rocker panels and tires.
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Very likely correct, resistor.
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Put a ratchet strap on it, tighten, leave it overnight.
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Carrying a motorcycle on a truck...ramp, hitch carrier...both...
SwampNut replied to SwampNut's topic in The Garage
Hard to compare the actual fit between different truck sizes, but the fact that Mike likes his Ready Ramp makes it a good choice. It was my first choice too, and only held off due to being out of stock. It will be here when we get back from FL. -
I'm not clear on the variations in load cells versus simpler crystal-based measurement tools and where they get used. I know the latter can drift. I have a lot of examples of load cells that are precise "forever" and don't drift in use. The torque sensors on our ebikes, the water bottle that measures water in and out, etc.
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The 7550 is a 24v power regulator with a low-voltage cutout. Therefore the thing above it with the smoke event is probably not just passive. Can you get the full number/info from it?
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This cures to a hard, medium shine finish that won't attract dirt, and lasts for months. Also, view of low mode and off-road mode.
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LMNT's assault on facts and peoples' health
SwampNut replied to SwampNut's topic in Diet & health exchange
True. Vote Camacho for president, he knows what the people need. And unlike Dorito Donnie, listens to experts. -
I *love* those videos. I also love the bullfighting videos when the bull wins. I'm always rooting for the animal. Steve in Austin basically has pet deer in his back yard. They hate drones though.
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Carrying a motorcycle on a truck...ramp, hitch carrier...both...
SwampNut replied to SwampNut's topic in The Garage
Well one of these will get ordered, the Ready Ramp in silver just came back to stock. Mike has one, so there's a point for it. https://readyramp.com/shop/readyramp-i-beam-compact-bed-extender-ramp-silver-90-open-50-on-truck/ And then there's this on Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00GM859O6/ref=ox_sc_saved_title_7?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&th=1 Amazon ramp seems better looking in the photos, and I *think* that *maybe* it could lock in place to be a scaffold. If so that's a bonus. The Ready Ramp has more space being square. -
Tested, cannot cause it to happen with a clicky wrench, didn't try a bar/pointer style. Not a problem with click wrenches, all of mine have stops. In general now all of my bicycle/motorcycle work is done with a single 1/4 torque wrench that lives on my driveway cart.