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    Online Metals Flat Rate Shipping

    I am not aware that they do and I would think it to be unusual for them to have drops since they sell in small lengths including custom cuts if you don't need a 12" increment. That said, I have occasionally seen on their site offers of "Miscellaneous Boxes" which maybe comprised of drops. Just...
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    Online Metals Flat Rate Shipping

    I love these guys and fortunately for me they have a distribution center about 15 minutes from me so I use the "Will Call" option and just go pick it up. If I order early in the morning, sometimes I can pick up that afternoon. Otherwise it is usually the next day.
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    Total Eclipse April 8th, 2024 - Arkansas

    Hi Scott M. I'm also a Scott M and I am over near Perrysburg, Ohio and near the center on the opposite side as you. As of last night's weather report it appears we may have nearly clear viewing at the time of totality. Of the thousands of hotel rooms in our area as of yesterday there were only...
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    Is this rod appropriate for piston rings & cylinder liners?

    Iron would be too brittle for that tool, so it is definitely going to be steel of some kind.
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    Building a twin cylinder inline i.c. engine.

    Regarding your engine testing, it seems like everything on the individual cylinders is okay mechanically and electrically. Seems like the only other possible variable is the fuel-air mixture in the cylinder. Unless the timing is off on the one cylinder when the spark plug fires.
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    Building a twin cylinder inline i.c. engine.

    Is this what we used to call white gas? That is what I used to put in my Coleman stove and lantern.
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    Building a twin cylinder inline i.c. engine.

    Hi Brian - A little off the actual topic, but what is Naptha gas and where do you get it? What are the advantages of using it?
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    Threading and the compound angle.

    I have threaded both ways, at 29 degrees and perpendicular and the final results can be similar. For the most part I leave my compound set at 29 degrees and then adjust any angles of cut not involving threading by pivoting my QCTC. I just find it easier to be more precise when cutting threads...
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    Building a twin cylinder inline i.c. engine.

    I also found this little guy on Amazon. Maybe a bit pricey but it is small.
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    Building a twin cylinder inline i.c. engine.

    Hi Brian - I can't help with the distributor but I wanted to know where you get your spark plugs. The work looks great as usual from you.
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    Hand cramping and arthritis

    I saw that right away. Same with me, I just moved away from guttony.
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    Hello from Toledo, Ohio

    Welcome, Farmerjohn. I think you will find the group interesting and an opportunity to learn some things that may help you out. BTW, I am not far from you as I live just outside of Monclova.
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    My shop

    Perhaps you could write to Jay Leno and he may respond.
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    My shop

    I don't have CNC on the mill, just a DRO, otherwise everything I have is manually operated. A lot of CNC equipment in my past, very precise and very efficient but I now enjoy the journey as much as the finished products made manually.
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    My shop

    I feel so inadequate after seeing that shop. I keep mine "relatively" clean, as in I vacuum up the chips frequently, so as not to track them upstairs into the house. (A VERY BIG NO-NO!) This is what it normally looks like. It is well lit, warm and dry.
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