Recent content by flathead32

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    Making a pressure vessel out of an oil barrel

    I just registered on this site because I must warn you that tin oil barrel may Kill you . My racing buddy Rick Alexander is dead because the head of an oil drum struck his chest and face. They are just crimped on. Do not apply pressure to them.!
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    Fixing a Lawn Mower After Extended Storage

    When I got home with my 1930 model A Ford tudor, the gas had solidified into a Block of Varnish about three inches thick in the bottom of fuel tank. First the Gasoline loses volatile fractions , then it loses octane and runs poorly, later it loses ignitability as flashpoint rises above heat of...