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    The Humor Thread

    That's just MEAN.
  2. J

    Ever hurt your knee?

    Well, if you ran a dually rear end dry..... 2 outer wheel seals, 2 outer wheel bearings, pinion seal, 2 pinion bearing, 2 differential bearings, and obviously, a ring & pinion gear set along with the setup kit. Setting up a ring & pinion.... get the pinion depth right and the right left &...
  3. J

    You know you're getting old when...

    Hah. The farmhouse that I grew up in was hardwired, it wasn't even those 2" square 4 position plugs. AND...... it was a party line.
  4. J

    Ever hurt your knee?

    <BEEEEEEP> Might have been cheaper to get a junkyard...... urk, maybe not. Just checked prices. Holy cats, have those things gotten expensive. Thing is, diff oil does not just disappear, it has to go somewhere.
  5. J

    A welding alternative for us non-welders - or a scam gimmick?

    A little light reading: https://tvwbb.com/threads/home-built-stainless-grates.99883/post-1180592
  6. J

    A welding alternative for us non-welders - or a scam gimmick?

    There's a true statement, right there. Best thing that you can do is to get an hour or two of makee-learnee from somebody who's done it a time or two. I'd be happy to open up my garage...... but you're a 12 hour drive away.
  7. J

    A welding alternative for us non-welders - or a scam gimmick?

    Look for @LMichaels recent post of a review of economy welders. For you, a small MIG welder running flux core wire should be sufficient IMO. You won't need 240V, 120V should be fine, along with a 15A service. In short, house current. Small & portable, and no gas required. You should be able...
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    A welding alternative for us non-welders - or a scam gimmick?

    Something else.....look at the domain name. This is becoming more of an issue with the global economy. This looks like a recently registered domain, and is almost certainly off-shore in origin, based on the registrar. I would be very leery about giving this site my card info. Then again, I...
  9. J

    A welding alternative for us non-welders - or a scam gimmick?

    Ummmm..... what? That page really isn't particularly useful in it's descriptions. As @Bruce just said, that smells more like a high heat soldering iron. It specifically notes feeding tin, that's indicative of a solder joint, and not a welded or brazed joint. To me..... it's just snake oil...
  10. J

    Weber Smoque???????? Did Weber misspell the name of their Pellet grill?

    I think that's what my former client manager had. He was quite happy with it.
  11. J

    Hello from West Michigan!

    It is indeed possible to weld aluminum, using quite a few processes actually, but rather difficult as aluminum doesn't really change color at the softening/melt point like steel. I'd be curious to see pics of the weld.
  12. J

    SS Mini-Chimney

    I figured out a long time ago that the best chimneys are the ones with wire grates in the bottom, and not a perforated plate of sheet steel. The perf'ed plate simply does not flow enough air.
  13. J

    Doggone it.....Who put away their snowblower?????

    Annual around here is only 40-60" (I grew up with 200+ on the other side of Lake Michigan.) It's DRY here. I'm suspecting drought conditions this summer.
  14. J

    Doggone it.....Who put away their snowblower?????

    If you're where I think you are, that storm drew down a bead on you. We got nothing. Zero. Nada. Not even a drip.
  15. J

    Doggone it.....Who put away their snowblower?????

    What's that I heard this morning? A wet firecracker? The storm has turned south and lessened. It's going right over Rochester, MN and only forecast this morning to drop 4-8" in total, about 25% less.
  16. J

    Doggone it.....Who put away their snowblower?????

    Looks like the storm track may be going a little south. Rochester, MN is going to get hit with 4-8", Eau Claire, WI is going to get some, La Crosse, WI seems to be down a bit. In any event, we have food, we have tasty adult beverages and no reason to leave the house at all tomorrow.
  17. J

    Doggone it.....Who put away their snowblower?????

    The forecast for here has been downgraded from a blizzard to a winter storm. Snowfall predictions were 5-9" at the highest, currently 3-5".
  18. J

    SS Mini-Chimney

    And for us in the colonies... https://www.amazon.com/George-Foreman-GFCMS14-Charcoal-Stainless/dp/B0BWF78HSD/?tag=tvwb-20 Only the smaller one appears to be currently available.
  19. J

    SS Mini-Chimney

    That looks like a good score.

 

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