Recent content by john_leslie

It may be that british thread. Very close in size to 1/8 NPT

I dont know how to do a search on here. Someone has probably already addressed this, but I cant seem to figure out what size my zerks are. I tried metric and they dont fit. SAE either, although 1/8" NPT seems close. What the heck am I dealing with here?

Lots of good advice so far. Here's my two bits worth. I have 3 approaches that I have used. All of them successful. 1. Trapping. Previous posts have given good advice on this. 2. Blow them up. By far the most satisfying approach. I open up as many holes as possible then dump old gasoline down...

Hi Gary. I dont post on here a lot, but your topic caught my attention. I have some Bar Joists that I drug home from a commercial job site. They can carry a pretty large load. I was going to put a bridge accross my creek with them, just never got to it. Here is what I am talking about...

DrRighteous, The wire you use makes a huge difference. I use flux core wire most of the time as it is convenient. I found that INE wire made in Italy gives me WAY better results. Self-shielded flux-cored wire for welding carbon and C - Mn steels | INE SpA

Hey Spike, I bought an Everlast Storm Storm 215c after lots of research. It was a long needed upgrade and I couldn't be happier. This is a unique multiprocess unit that has Mig / stick / plasma cutter. Most multiprocess offerings out there are Mig/stick/Tig, but you really have to pay to get AC...