Tab Content
  • radkins's Avatar
    05-22-2013, 02:40 PM
    radkins replied to a thread My Apology to the forum! in General
    Offended? No way! I don't post a lot and try to refrain from conversations of a personal nature but I have to chime in on this one, I'm with everyone...
    66 replies | 4523 view(s)
  • radkins's Avatar
    05-19-2013, 05:18 AM
    radkins replied to a thread Darwin award candidate in General
    Yep hot lye (I called it Sodium Hydroxide but by either name it works!) it's been the standard for many years and it will get a gas tank as close to...
    20 replies | 2247 view(s)
  • radkins's Avatar
    05-18-2013, 06:32 PM
    radkins replied to a thread Darwin award candidate in General
    Because that's what's in the degreaser vat that is used to boil greasy engine and tractor parts, it's been the standard solution for this purpose for...
    20 replies | 2247 view(s)
  • radkins's Avatar
    05-18-2013, 01:49 PM
    radkins replied to a thread Darwin award candidate in General
    As soon as I saw what he had rigged up there I told him in a rather urgent tone to not turn on the Oxygen and that if he did it was quite likely the...
    20 replies | 2247 view(s)
  • radkins's Avatar
    05-18-2013, 09:45 AM
    radkins started a thread Darwin award candidate in General
    I went to a farm to pick up a leaky gasoline tank for a farm owner when called me about a leak on a gasoline powered tractor, he told me his hired...
    20 replies | 2247 view(s)
  • radkins's Avatar
    05-14-2013, 09:24 PM
    radkins replied to a thread Enco 15% OFF! in General
    Now if someone wants to try to stack that with code VIPFREE for free shipping on $49 or more we just might have ourselves another good deal, problem...
    1 replies | 154 view(s)
  • radkins's Avatar
    05-07-2013, 09:49 AM
    radkins started a thread Another ENCO code in General
    Free shipping on $49 or more use code MAY49 Also VIPFREE which has been mentioned in another thread is for $49 or more, both codes are good for...
    1 replies | 168 view(s)
  • radkins's Avatar
    05-06-2013, 09:33 PM
    radkins replied to a thread 30% off ENCO in General
    I too tried the free shipping code but no-go, getting a little greedy there anyway I guess. I bought a bunch of items I have needed (wanted) for a...
    24 replies | 1516 view(s)
  • radkins's Avatar
    05-06-2013, 01:56 PM
    radkins replied to a thread 30% off ENCO in General
    Don't know (yet!) if they will stack or not but free shipping on $49 or more, Use Promo Code= VIPFREE EDIT: Ok, I missed Highpower's post,...
    24 replies | 1516 view(s)
  • radkins's Avatar
    05-05-2013, 09:27 AM
    radkins replied to a thread micrometer question. in General
    Not a mic but one of the better purchases I have made is a left-handed digital caliper and it has nothing to do with being left or right handed...
    16 replies | 1312 view(s)
  • radkins's Avatar
    05-03-2013, 07:37 AM
    I see your point and the fact the connection in the lathe box did not short out for several years indicates that arcing might have been going on for...
    12 replies | 447 view(s)
  • radkins's Avatar
    05-02-2013, 05:02 PM
    I was puzzled as to why this wire had shorted in the first place but now I know, I pulled the cover off the box on the lathe with intentions of...
    12 replies | 447 view(s)
  • radkins's Avatar
    05-01-2013, 10:01 PM
    I had to go back and read my posts to see what happened there and I found that I had left out something in the second post, I said "The fact the line...
    12 replies | 447 view(s)
  • radkins's Avatar
    05-01-2013, 08:23 PM
    As soon as I read your post I went and checked to see if it was the manufactured phase but as it turns out the wire is connected under one of the...
    12 replies | 447 view(s)
  • radkins's Avatar
    05-01-2013, 04:14 PM
    Both in lines from the power panel are fused with fast acting fuses instead of trip breakers, I know it's old tech but fuses do work ok. The fact the...
    12 replies | 447 view(s)
  • radkins's Avatar
    05-01-2013, 03:36 PM
    I tried to start my lathe but no power, one of the output wires from the phase converter to the lathe switch had shorted to the converter housing and...
    12 replies | 447 view(s)
  • radkins's Avatar
    04-30-2013, 07:43 AM
    I think the official date of the European invasion and occupation of our (yes I am one of those who can say "Our") country was in 1492.
    178 replies | 9238 view(s)
  • radkins's Avatar
    04-29-2013, 07:01 AM
    Thank you, there's a wealth of information there! How to select the proper elements was my main concern and that explains everything quite clearly. ...
    10 replies | 696 view(s)
  • radkins's Avatar
    04-28-2013, 07:21 PM
    Well I have been chasing the links you guys posted and I have found some very interesting material, basically I have found what I was looking for so...
    10 replies | 696 view(s)
  • radkins's Avatar
    04-28-2013, 11:14 AM
    The effects can be swift and severe (severe as in fatal!) when combined with alcohol, a couple of beers or a stiff drink shortly before or after...
    49 replies | 3369 view(s)
  • radkins's Avatar
    04-28-2013, 08:58 AM
    In that thread I started a couple of years ago I said I would just buy one and that's how I ended up with what I have, I checked Craigslist before...
    10 replies | 696 view(s)
  • radkins's Avatar
    04-28-2013, 07:49 AM
    There are a couple of instruction booklets on gas fired ovens such as this one, ...
    10 replies | 696 view(s)
  • radkins's Avatar
    04-27-2013, 07:17 AM
    radkins replied to a thread coupons from enco in General
    Not sure if I would consider that a blessing or a curse!
    7 replies | 398 view(s)
  • radkins's Avatar
    04-26-2013, 04:02 PM
    I think it's illegal to use the words "Chinese" and "Quality" in the same sentence.
    40 replies | 3490 view(s)
  • radkins's Avatar
    04-23-2013, 10:11 PM
    Got all 13 but I have to admit the one about the sunscreen made me pause to think about it.
    208 replies | 10868 view(s)
  • radkins's Avatar
    04-21-2013, 09:08 AM
    I literally tore apart my shop looking for a new roll of Duct tape, a large roll that had only a few inches removed. I needed it badly but after a...
    40 replies | 2182 view(s)
  • radkins's Avatar
    04-20-2013, 04:54 PM
    I have had a version of that type of virus and I fixed another one that was very similar on a friend's computer. What I did was to install R-Kill...
    25 replies | 1591 view(s)
  • radkins's Avatar
    04-19-2013, 03:01 PM
    In my experience it seems to always fall directly into the bottomless hole that is standard equipment on all cars.
    40 replies | 2182 view(s)
  • radkins's Avatar
    04-19-2013, 01:10 PM
    Heck it's anything made of metal, ANYTHING I need becomes completely invisible until I no longer need it due to using something else or just giving...
    40 replies | 2182 view(s)
  • radkins's Avatar
    04-19-2013, 09:47 AM
    It's an even worse idea to lay a TIG torch in lap with your foot still on the foot control!
    41 replies | 3385 view(s)
More Activity
About radkins

Basic Information

Statistics


Total Posts
Total Posts
1,921
Posts Per Day
1.12
General Information
Last Activity
Yesterday 12:15 PM
Join Date
09-17-2008
Referrals
0