MChat
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Now your comment makes way more sense. I was very
about what you were saying.I see what happens when you miss a thread around here.
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Random stuff you made.
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Now your comment makes way more sense. I was very
about what you were saying.I see what happens when you miss a thread around here.
Boss
Rabble-Rouser
Conference rm table. On wheels for now.
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Funny, I have both of those jacks and some other similar ones. One I have almost exactly like the one on the right quit working last week. I noticed bearings falling out of it, got a magnet and picked them all up, took it apart, it has small ball bearings in the threads and a little U pipe screwed on outside the threaded block letting the bearings move back and forth in the threads and return end to end. Who knew? One of the screws had fallen out and let the bearings go. Shortened a new screw for it and loctited them both in, should last longer than I do now.I've always thought someone needs to make a kit to convert a high-lift jack into the same geometry as an old school bumper jack for those kinds of uses.
They existed along side each other for the first 50yr but the latter died out with no good replacement.
Void_of_Light
Keeping I.T. real
I figured it was time for a proper pool bar this year.
tracyb
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The one above for the center punch.
This one for the scribe:
Been using these punches for years...
best scribe i've had is just like shown above, but with a carbide insert brazed for the scribe edge.
and a center punch sharpened correctly will continue to work harden until it hardly needs sharpening.
no way I'd be using threaded insert
This is not a proud inventor brag post 
but it saved me ~an hour of fucking around:
Needed to add a missing countersink to a lock screw detent hole in the handle of an otherwise GTG Hazard Fraught plate compactor
because the tapered section of the spring loaded locking bolt on 1 side couldn't drop in far enough to let threads under the knob engage
Could only get an inch of radial clearance unless I disassembled the folding handle . . . yeah, nah
I present to you the fuckit-let'smakethisafiveminutejob-o-matic:
Janky contraption = 1/4 hex impact driver + extension + 1/4 hex to 3/8 square adapter + 3/8 sq. drive to V-jaw tap chuck (, I know) holding a round-shanked countersink I got in the '80s from my grandpa. That ridiculous combination of egregiously misused tools took 1 minute to assemble & 2 minutes to git 'r' dun . . .
. . . before I could even wise up and/or feel ashamed of myself
but it saved me ~an hour of fucking around:Needed to add a missing countersink to a lock screw detent hole in the handle of an otherwise GTG Hazard Fraught plate compactor
because the tapered section of the spring loaded locking bolt on 1 side couldn't drop in far enough to let threads under the knob engage
Could only get an inch of radial clearance unless I disassembled the folding handle . . . yeah, nah
I present to you the fuckit-let'smakethisafiveminutejob-o-matic:
Janky contraption = 1/4 hex impact driver + extension + 1/4 hex to 3/8 square adapter + 3/8 sq. drive to V-jaw tap chuck (
, I know) holding a round-shanked countersink I got in the '80s from my grandpa. That ridiculous combination of egregiously misused tools took 1 minute to assemble & 2 minutes to git 'r' dun . . .. . . before I could even wise up and/or feel ashamed of myself
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1 more door panel done and 1 to go. I had planned on using screws to hold it in place but after seeing it I want to use a hidden fastener. I may try to use the plastic trim pins if I can cut the holes in the backing board without fucking the fabric up. After the door panels are done this fucker is coming out of the shop under its own power after to many years.
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Pony_Driver
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What are those screw/washer combos called? Is there a common name or trade name for them?1 more door panel done and 1 to go. I had planned on using screws to hold it in place but after seeing it I want to use a hidden fastener. I may try to use the plastic trim pins if I can cut the holes in the backing board without fucking the fabric up. After the door panels are done this fucker is coming out of the shop under its own power after to many years.
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Couldn’t tell you, I picked them up at a booth at Pate Swapmeet 2 years ago
Santa
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Sure look real close to what we call furniture or cabinet washers.
Edit: finishing washers is what I was thinking about.
speed bump
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Countersunk washers.
Does anyone list the dimensions of the inside (panel thickness) of these push clips?
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I need to find some that fit 1/8” panel board but I think I may end up getting this style and cutting the head so I can spin it into the panel
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I need to find some that fit 1/8” panel board but I think I may end up getting this style and cutting the head so I can spin it into the panel
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Clb
another toyota from P.R.K
Did we get this answered?
I have a box of them with label.
Tag me and I'll get it for you.
Good hardware stores with a lot of cardboard bins have quite a few choices of trim push clips, and those screw backers too.
mrblaine
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Oval head trim screw with captive washer generally works. Those are # 8, these are #10. #10 Phillips Oval Head SEMS Tapping Screws With Countersunk Washer | Upholstery Supply USA
These are a nice option if you are keeping the overall size down. They have a #6 head on a #8 screw thread.
#8 X 1-1/2'' Phillips Oval #6 Head Sems Countersunk Washer Chrome
The washer is flattened at the perimeter so it doesn't cut through fabric as easily. The common trim or countersunk finish washer for oval or flat head screws are open on the back since they are a thin stamped piece. That will cut through fabric pretty easily.
rockota
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Milled a bunch of Ceder about 12 months ago... Finally got around to building planter boxes... 10'x2'x36" and 10'x2'x28"... will be installed on a slope at ground level so the "feet" will be pointed to be pinned into the ground... 2 coats of transparent stain...
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Clips and Fasteners lists most dimensions - if you know what vehicle a clip goes to, their site is pretty easy to navigate.Does anyone list the dimensions of the inside (panel thickness) of these push clips?
Automotive Retainers, Clips and Fasteners - ClipsAndFasteners.com
I've had good luck with them in the past - a whole box or bag of clips or rivets costs the same as 2-3 from a stealership and quality was as good as factory.
Gtrplyr78
Nuttin’
Not gonna' lie - I scrolled to the 2nd photo, didn't think there was a 3rd, and thought for a second that you were an idiotWall mounted foldable workbench. Built it to use to make some wall cabinets but I've been using it for all kinds of shit, mainly the Blackstone and deep fryer.
Jes
URF Racing
Tinkering in the shop at work...
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took a long lunch today and knocked out a third one. Stain tomorrow.
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Clb
another toyota from P.R.K
Wisconsinite
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Threw some scrap and an old hitch together and made a little pit bike rack for my beater. Now I don't have to pull my little motorcycle trailer when I am hauling just the pitter.
clodhopper
Get off my lawn, punk!
pfft. retention wedges are 90deg off. Such shoddy work. Pathetic.
I wish I had the puttering time to invest in making stuff that nice. I usually have just enough time to grab a chunk of something kinda heavy and weld a pipe to it before wading into a situation requiring a such a "tool".