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[tarry99]

I only tin the end of the cable so that it makes a firm sealed electrical connection to the battery fitting......crimped connections without the proper tools leaves the connection loose and prone to further corrosion...........all the good stuff is in the service truck at the shop but here is some of...

[tarry99]

Bought this one in the mid 80's from a model shop at auction........hardly any wear anywhere...the Bridgeport power feed finally went out as most do and I re-powered both the X&Y with new Servo power feeds..........Tooling is the most important part of these machines and took me several years to...

[tarry99]

Lots of experience here with battery cables having owned a fleet of class 8 trucks..........and more so now , with all the electronics in them. Obviously corrosion from forms of electrolysis is the killer of the battery cables and ends once the corrosion creeps up the copper cable.....where putting...

[tarry99]

Good Ideas..........And I use rolling carts as work benches also.............and use the overhead hoist to do the lifting.......if it's a motor its on a rolling cart near the ground on 4 wheels or an engine stand...can't have too many hoists in the shop. ...

[tarry99]

Very Nice!

[tarry99]

They can easily go several thousand hours...........with proper maintenance.......and burning clean new fuel....I have one that has been with me for decades and now has 3057 hours on the clock.......been apart only once for de-carboning the combustion chamber and a valve job........the generator winding's...

[tarry99]

What does the cable ends look like?...........If there standard stud Miller type as many were.......those parts although not original to your machine can be retrofitted to any flat panel of any welder.

[tarry99]

I did one over my mill..........helps to get anything heavy up there , like a part, vise or rotary table..attached to a wood beam.

[tarry99]

Well the opposite side shown is in 10ths & 100 thsft.......

[tarry99]

Folding Rule.......has many uses.........just happened to have one in my briefcase , that I use to shoot approximate Dirt grades on job sites in conjunction with a small bubble leveled handheld telescopic site.....works quite well once you get a handle on it....