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A lot of folks don't ever, or hardly ever oil their sewing machines. That a major factor for their longevity.
A commercial place that runs them all day, every day will often oil them either every...

A life long friend got into one of those deals.
A widow friend of a friend who was incredibly wealthy.
They lived in one of those houses so big, it should have its own ZIP code.
Her late...

There's all sorts of treasures in them.

They know and recognize the obvious stuff, but they get in some 'unknowns' too.
I used to find some of the big Hilti concrete hammer drill bits for $5-10....

It might be a good idea to send out a sample to one of our venders that will analyze it for ya.

If it's some super hard alloy, you could cut it with pure Lead and save a few bucks on buying other...

When I first got to MCB Quantico, Virginia, I saw a Taco Bell just outside the base.
I thought, 'Ahhh, a little bit of home'...
So I went in, and was rather surprised to see the entire staff was...

Welcomt to the forum.

Sure looks like frosting from the pot being a bit too hot to me.
I'd load & shoot 'em.

If you don't have one, I'd encourage getting a 'Lyman Cast' handbook.
It has...

Using soft lube is the perfect reason for you to get a big air conditioner for your shop.

After agreeing to 'help' a few folks, I've seen how easily it can easily turn into me doing the project for them.

I've also learned to beware of conversations that start out with, "All ya gotta...

Many of the ethnic Mexicans I've been around and worked with- they use tortillas like we would a slice of bread.

In years gone by, we used to live on those gross "Jack in the Box" tacos.
Mrs. Winger calls them 'dog food tacos'.

I found a copy cat recipe for them awhile back.

6" corn tortilla dipped in...

The few Times I've ever had to 'drain' my RCBS sizer, I leave it mounted on the bench.
I pull the sizing die & plunger out, put a trash can under it, and wave a propane torch near it.
When the lube...

We did one several years ago.

I found a gently used full size van, then hunted around for a pulled out/used lift ramp.
Then bolted it in on the side cargo door.

I think I paid $500. for the...

That may be a old Ideal brand mold.

Universally: "W" usually means 'Wadcutter'.

Cool.

I was thinking about that concept and figured if I made one, it would look like a big hammer.
The 2' board would have 2 - 6" pieces on one end with the hole not going quite all the way...

For cast anything going up to the mid-teens for velocity, 1/2 pure Lead and 1/2 wheel weights
is one of the old school, all time favorite recipes.

For 1,000-ish fps speeds or a little over, I...

That's kind of what I was thinking, but my guess was its possessed by an evil spirit and must be punished.

Click the messages you want to get rid of, then near the bottom is a box
that says 'selected messages'.
click that and a list will drop down. On the list is a place for 'delete'.
Click it, and...

I always put my vice on the end/corner.
So far, I've always been happy with it there.

Burn the witch!!!

Cool. Sounds like you're on the mend.

Let us know if all this fancy, new age medical treatments don't work out.
Then we can try a more traditional approach.

We can all do some chants while...

Hang a few around all your windows and doors.

You'll see your inventory better for when it gets low.
Plus it'll keep the vampires out.

+1 on JB Weld.
Rumor has it that stuff is so good, you could make a boat trailer out of it.

+1 on cleaning & re-oiling the bearing.

Anybody that works on Aluminum engines can probably do it for ya.
Fixing a stripped out spark plug hole with a heli-coil is a pretty common project for them.

I've seen it several times- People have a business rocking along to one degree or another where if they didn't,
they couldn't hold a job at the local gas station.