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Arcing is one issue with something getting hung. But you'd be amazed at how well a layer of oxide/rust can impede heat travel for a little while.

Ever seen a bar without a mirror behind it? :D

Symmetrical casting, no need for front/rear indexing in whatever fixture when you cut the notch. Knob end says someone will work around it. Extra mold/pattern work to create that shape. Slight recess/under cut around the opening it appears. Was there any sign of having an insert in the notch...

Any chance that this is the photo in question? red/orange silicone on the ignition plate, after the repair. https://opeforum.com/threads/285cd-ignition-coil.26719/#post-1372693

How long before the kids realize that they could tie a cargo sling to the flying sprayer and then take joy rides around the farm?

I've seen some angle iron used to span the box and then a handful of bar clamps on the ends of the angle iron, pull a couple of tool cabinets back fairly well.

These folks caught my ear a couple years ago. If you like the longer version of CCR "Heard it through the grapevine", 2nd half of The Rolling Stones "Cant you hear me knocking" and the guitar tones from "In-a-godda-da-vida... You might like this one. 17 minutes. The Third Mind. (East West...

Grab the big hair dryer and hit the charcoal. Just don't get it dirty!! Back when those little Hibachis were everywhere (late 70's) I showed a friend that hair dryer trick. Drawback was He had a habit of just hanging the dryer over the railing and forgetting it. I got stink eyed pretty good...

Third Eye Grip on the top?

Spent a few months in a metal furniture shop. Most material went through a wet sander. Basically a conveyor belt running underneath a vertical belt sander. Recirculating coolant and the belt contact was where the belt goes around the roller. Not against a flat platen like freehand stuff...

On the ST80 & ST100 trimmers. Homelite ran the ignition kill circuit through the throttle cable core and the handle/fuel tank.. ...and that little brace at the rear of the powerhead. People were bad to put a foot on the back of the unit when cranking them. That tended to break the brace and...

The floor has a good texture for the crayons. But even better is that it don't slide back and forth the way the coloring book does!

Aside from crashing into stuff, what's the expected lifespan of one of the flying sprayers? How well are the electronics protected from the chemicals it will be carrying? Motor shafts, bearings, screws....

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Lots of "flakes" around it and more wear in a center area. Piece between the bolt and the block looks to be more of a thickness gauge/stop for whatever is pressing the work piece. Note the smooth pressed looking scale or such, on top of the block, favoring the work side. The weld (only on top...