Hey @Tone you have used sheep’s wool for a filter media.
I’m about to get around 25 kilograms of raw sheared wool, should I card it before trying to use it as a filter media?
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Cody, as you can see, sheep’s wool is quite greasy and full of various “dirt”, but that’s nothing wrong, in fact the opposite, because it’s greasy it doesn’t absorb moisture, but the drops get caught on the surface and then drain off nicely, as far as I’m concerned, it’s this top filter.
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So just put a layer of the fleece on top of straw? Makes sense. I was just worried about it being too dense.
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Anyone ever try tire balancing beads? I just recently learned about them.
Buddy a mine even has them in his motorcycle tires.
Example;
Magnum+ Tire Balancing Beads Bulk Tub 17.6 lb. with Scoop for Truck, SUV, car, Van, RV and Off-Road Tires. TPMS Compatible Glass Balancing Beads. https://a.co/d/0e7jxEfT
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Those work pretty nice. The ones we tried were silicone. They say the beads automatically find the right spot in the tire to make them perfectly balanced. I think that is exactly what they do for us. It really helps smooth out the ride. In winter we have found that even with ice on the tires or in the rims the beads still do their job and find the point at which the wheel is balanced. And even if you pull the tires off the rims the majority of the beads still tend to stay in the tire unless you really shake it.
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A guy at work was telling me about them. He said he has been using them for a couple of years. He said if you hit a big bump you can sometimes feel them shift and might feel a slight vibration for a few seconds till they resettle. He said a lot of the same things bronlin said.
He has one of those bubble balancers but doesnt use it since he started using the beads.
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I was poking around amazon, looking at their 4th of july sales. I ran into an -electric- pressure washer that is 4500psi and 4gpm, that uses a 2000w electric motor which is 16-7amps so you need a 20a circuit I guess for 120v. They are claiming ‘special’ pump technology. Is this bunk? I think that is all my gas one does…
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I have an electric one, not as big as that. It does fine for washing vehicles / tractors, and I got a sewer jetter for it to clear drains out. I’m super happy with it, because I don’t have to maintain yet another small engine. It’s just darn handy.
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I have a gas one, only because I got a great deal on it, but it has about the same rating. It can hit the second story of the house to wash it, and it can strip paint. 
I just hadn’t seen an electric one with that high of rating that didn’t require 220v power. And 150 bucks it is cheap. I don’t really want another gas engine to maintain either…
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A couple years ago I purchased a Bauer portable bandsaw that is really handy to have but it is heavy and kind of bulky to use. I saw Harbor Freight also sells a frame that holds the saw and allows it to be used as a mounted chopsaw as well as a vertical bandsaw for $119.99 and frequently on sale for $99.99.
One of my old chopsaws motor puked so I used the stand to make my own bandsaw mount. I still need to make a table for the vertical saw setup. Removing 3 bolts allows it still to be used as a portable.
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New welder coming in a week. I must have caught the long haired banker in a moment of weakness while she was loading up on Amazon Prime deals. Finally convinced her that hyper-inflation was inevitable and money in the bank would go Weimar sooner than later so yeah for me. More than I would have dared ask for but she likes to get the best deals and this was $150 off list with a $20 dollar coupon so it qualified. I just have to love that woman. 
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the same everywhere. Very fancy welder!
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It is a nice welder! when it said 6 in 1 i was fully expecting it to have a plasma cutting torch. they went the other way with the spool gun which is nice.
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I have always been leery and avoided these multi-process things figuring that they must be making to many compromises, but I figured that for as much welding as I do any more it would be fine and good to have options. Been a long time since I did any TIG. I’d like to do it again. Of course back then it was a dedicated TIG with a foot pedal. I guess I’ll have to buy a gas bottle.
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Hi Tom, tig is fun, well worth it.
I don’t like “lift-tig” though, but it’s 100 times better than “scratch-tig”.
The worst thing about multi-function welders i think is all the hoses, handles, cables and stuff, that makes them impossible to carry, when walking with one of them soon a cable with ground clamp will get tangled in your legs, and you drop the welder, or fall on your nose.
Ofcourse it’s possible to only have the equipment connected that you use at the moment, but no, not me 
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@Woodrunner Goran, you are the chainsaw guru so I have a question for you. I have this old Sears chainsaw and I cant seem to get the sprocket off. You Tube says to put rope down the sparkplug hole to keep the crankshaft from turning and then tap the clutch with a hammer and spin it off but there is nothing to tap against without bugering it up. Any ideas?
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I’m no Goran Don but I might make a doohickey like the tool for taking the nut on and off an angle grinder and use a couple or all of the holes in that clutch face. Looks like there is enough room in at least the top and bottom holes to get a bite.
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Hi Don, i would recomend you use a good chisel, or a flat screwdriver (the model with the steel protruding the handle, for hitting)
Put it in one of them oval shaped holes, and give a hard, fast hit-repeat until it’s loose.
Remember! LEFT HAND THREAD.
Do this WITHOUT a rope down the plug hole, only put down rope there as a “last try” the risk of bending the con-rod is bigger than some may think. Even “bending” the crankshaft is a risk.
Some fast, hard hits usually do the trick.
Or… you could ofcourse send it to Sweden, it would get a good new home 
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Here’s a YouTube Short showing how to split rubber hose. Could be handy for making a seal around some tank material for a homemade lid.
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That is a good tip Cody. Not sure why you would have to cut the block in the shape of a triangle though. I used to watch that guys TV show when I had satellite TV and he had some interesting projects but I never felt like he actually did any of the work himself and his hair kind of creeps me out a little.
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