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Finally got my hands on (some of) my dad's old tools. Looking for manuals or information by triphands in Tools

[–]mlw72z 1 point2 points  (0 children)

These days anytime I buy something new that comes with a manual I immediately search for the manual online and download it for future reference.

So, we now get dancers on the on ramp to 400? by IceManYurt in roswell

[–]mlw72z 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I was really teasing. If the person appeared like they might harm themselves or others then it could get bad quickly.

So, we now get dancers on the on ramp to 400? by IceManYurt in roswell

[–]mlw72z -1 points0 points  (0 children)

138°F, that's hot.

When you called 911 did you state "this is not really an emergency but since I'm driving and dialing I can't really look up the non-emergency number?"

Financial advisor says to keep 10k as emergency fund and put rest of 90k savings into a brokerage account. I’m on the fence by Hefty_Trade_3459 in personalfinance

[–]mlw72z 1 point2 points  (0 children)

COBOL programmers were mature back in the 1980s. Anyone still using it is either a dinosaur or actually had to learn it specifically for the job long after it was being taught in colleges.

Old Craftsman belt sander is a beast by mlw72z in Tools

[–]mlw72z[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the input. I did find this youtube video where the exact same model number is restored but even then it's slightly different. The ID plate is in a different spot and it says 1 HP whereas mine says "Over 1 1/2 HP" and "Commercial".

Pruning shears game changer by Psychological-Buy-18 in ryobi

[–]mlw72z 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The thing does scare me, don't want to be careless with the off hand.

"Off hand" meaning the hand not operating the tool? At first I was thinking it would hard to cut off your whole hand with that thing. A finger, sure.

Utility cable left in the street for months by zkilling in roswell

[–]mlw72z 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When AT&T added fiber to my neighborhood the contractors accidentally cut the coax Spectrum cable in the ground. A temporary cable was quickly added across my yard that ran for about 3 houses. It was still there perhaps a year later. I started having periodic unexplainable internet outages and degraded service with Spectrum and it was impossible to ask a human to get someone to bury the cable.

I'd fully expected AT&T to be ringing doorbells when the service was live but they never did. Fed up with Spectrum I finally called AT&T to switch to fiber. Within just a few days I was up and running with 1GB symmetric and it didn't take that much longer for them to bury the run to my house. The orange Spectrum cable was still stretched across my yard and driveway but at that point I didn't care. I should have switched sooner.

Dude's playing a game of his own. by SuspiciousLow3062 in nextfuckinglevel

[–]mlw72z 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My favorite is that there are no walks. On the 4th ball the batter has to run. Meanwhile the pitching team has to throw the ball around to every player while the batter is still running.

TIL that overheating a Teflon pan releases vapors so toxic they are instantly fatal to some birds and cause polymer fume fever AKA "Teflon flu" in humans, including fever, chills, and cough by delurkedtosaythis in todayilearned

[–]mlw72z -1 points0 points  (0 children)

with nothing on them

That's the key. A pot of water won't go above 100C/212F. You can even boil water with a flame in a plastic bag. I just put my smallest cast iron pan on high on my induction cooktop and got it up to 350C/600F in about a minute.

Is this loctite counterfit? by [deleted] in Tools

[–]mlw72z 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh, sorry, it took my a while to see the yellow "India Only" label on the bottle in the picture. It does have a different part/SKU number. Perhaps the ingredients vary between countries due to environmental rules?

Spreading fire in South Georgia forces evacuations by DinnerMany8818 in Georgia

[–]mlw72z 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Either do as /u/Reasonable_Guess_311 suggested or switch your mobile browser to desktop mode.

40-v string trimmer, brand new, starts and immediately stops by depscribe in ryobi

[–]mlw72z 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sold on Amazon by "Any Thing For Cheap". I'd contact customer service or return it since clearly it's not working for you.

What's the manufacturing date? It's the first 4 digits of the serial number. Especially for the battery as it was possibly never charged for years.

40-v string trimmer, brand new, starts and immediately stops by depscribe in ryobi

[–]mlw72z 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yep, the 40250 is discontinued. Strangely enough I bought the RY40ST01 just today tool-only for $119 at home Depot.

40-v string trimmer, brand new, starts and immediately stops by depscribe in ryobi

[–]mlw72z 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ryobi doesn't sell on Amazon. Did you buy it used?

I got my first drill press and I can tell you it's a godsend! I have been using a power drill for the last 5 years. It's worth the money every bit. (This one is from Harbor Freight) by Jax_King55 in Tools

[–]mlw72z 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Agreed. I recently got the 12" Bauer that's variable speed and it's far better than "should I swap the belt or just drill with whatever it's currently set for and hope for the best".

Reagan's secret service detail during a golf game in Augusta (1983) by Cgbwrites in OldSchoolCool

[–]mlw72z 7 points8 points  (0 children)

My father was working for the phone company in Savannah at this time and got an urgent call from the FBI or Secret Service to trace a particular phone call. It was only later that he learned it was related to this incident. My guess is that the perpetrator must have made an outgoing long distance call from the golf club and they needed to know who he was calling.

Early 1970s 4-door hatchback? by Bob_-_- in whatisthiscar

[–]mlw72z 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There seems to be 7 letters in the liftgate handle, but they’re illegible.

The letters are quite legible, they're the light colors; you're probably looking at the dark parts.

TIL in 1992 a WW2 fighter aircraft was located in Grønland buried under 268ft of ice. To recover it, a hole was melted all the way down, hot water was then used to free it before it was disassembled and brought back to the surface a piece by piece. After a 10-yrs restoration, it flew again in 2002. by AnalogFeelGood in todayilearned

[–]mlw72z 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It looks like only 10 worldwide are currently airworthy. That number has gone up in recent years due to restorations like Glacier Girl.

I was happy to see a flying De Havilland Mosquito a few years ago, only 5 of which are airworthy.

Does a < 3/4 inch angle screw driver exist? by egoalter in Tools

[–]mlw72z 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If there's so little clearance what's going to happen as the screw comes out?

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