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It "flows in" very well too, Jim.
I would think that JB Weld worked good too, Roger. There was a bunch of small cracks in this situation.
It was back in the late 70's when I found out about Seal All. It was a go to repair for leaks to big on racecar radiators for holes too big for real Silver Seal to fix. The feds killed Silver Seal due to it's low temp melt lead alloy that was in it. Now it is a type of aluminum powder. Anyway if we got a hole in a radiator during a heat race, we would goop some of this stuff on a piece of cloth wadded about the size needed to plug the hole and shove it in with a tool from toothpick size to 1/4" holes. By main event time, it was cured well enough to hold the 18-25 psi radiator pressure.
Gave it another coat of Seal All this morning. Mid afternoon I tipped the tank to a position where the gas I couldn't get drained out of it was right on the repair. It held for over a half hour so I went ahead and put the tractor back together. This stuff is clear so I should still be able to look at the repaired area to see the fuel level in the tank, if it holds.
While I had the fender pan off I removed that reverse engine kill switch. I have to back up way too much mowing to put up with that nonsense.
I still left the seat safety switch operational.
DAC
According to Tractor Data, it is 5 gallons, Jim. I had forgotten about that annoying switch from when I did a little mowing with this tractor back last September when i got it running. Soon as it killed the first time Wednesday, I went back to the shop and unplugged the dang thing. It is gone now!
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Yeah, John! Probably a couple generations never had to operate one of those things---LOL!
Thanks, John!
DAC
I like the oil cans Doug I have a few. Even though I’ve never been a smoker I like the tobacco tins too. We have a nostalgic place about a half hour from us. The old guy has been collecting auto memorabilia all his life. It’s built like a little town. He claims to have at least one of every oil can ever made including the 5 gallon cans. He passed away 2 years ago and it’s still there but closed.
It is good stuff but if I remember correctly you don't want to expose it to direct sunlight as UV is bad for it.
That was the best stuff. After discovering it nothing else was used. And like all good things it was taken off the market.
I did find someone selling the old stuff in England and grabbed it but after that's gone I don't know what I'll do.
That seal all glue is great stuff. My father allways had a tube of it in the garage back in early seventy’s. I’ve fixed carburetor floats with it. And oil leaks. Had a Briggs engine that the oil was seeping through the block. Fixed it up great. No more leak. I allways put a few coats on. Great fix on the tank Doug.
Was wondering about Mowing Monday story times Doug.
I for some reason missed all these posts since April 21 or so.
Nice sticker on the vacuum.
Noel
Was wondering about Mowing Monday story times Doug.
I for some reason missed all these posts since April 21 or so.
Nice sticker on the vacuum.
Noel
Thanks Jim. I have some tobacco tins here too. Just need to get them all together some time. 3 Velvets, all different and big round Half and Half.
Sounds like the old gent you knew had a real nice museum quality place. It's too bad it's not open anymore.
Come to think of it, Chris, I never used Seal All anywhere that direct sunlight can be on it before. Thanks for the heads up. Maybe I should make a cover over the gas gauge before the sun kills the repair.It is good stuff but if I remember correctly you don't want to expose it to direct sunlight as UV is bad for it.
That was the best stuff. After discovering it nothing else was used. And like all good things it was taken off the market.
The stuff that is available nowadays is called Aluma-Seal. Doesn't work near as good as Silver Seal did. Looks similar is all.
I appreciate your comments when you have time Noel! I did mowing Wednesday last week. Just don't have the same ring to it, does it---LOL! I put a brief report on the "What did you do with your tractor" thread.
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Didn't take any pictures yet, but tomorrow I will be making the first attempt at using my little sandblaster. Problem is that it isn't "normal" sandblasting. Going to try to blast a couple of granite headstones. I'm using 50 lbs of expensive silicon carbide sand so I want to contain it, vacuum it up and put it back into the blaster tank. I converted about a 6'x6' area in one of my sheds into a temporary booth. Got a hood, gloves coveralls and going to wear a respirator. I masked them with sandblast stencil a couple months ago and laid them face down to let the weight of the granite pressure the stencil to the granite surface better. Weather is finally decent enough to give it a try. My air supply will be what slows the progress but it's a better compressor than I used to use at least.
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Looking forward to seeing this Doug. I’ve done something similar blasting wood using the masking. It was fun. Doing something in stone like that you’ll have a lot more artillery coming back at you.
Something you aren't telling us?
I did a lot of sandblasted redwood signs when I had my sign shop, Jim. Never tried granite before. Some of them I took to a local monument store and just had them do the blasting. They quit blasting for outside customers. Hope I am suited up enough for the artillery, Jim.
My wife's great-grandparents stones are almost non readable now. Trying to make them some new ones and remove the old ones. I think this will be the first and last headstones I make if these turn out ok, Rick.
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I sure wanted to wear a hooded sweatshirt, but it was just too hot in that shed, Chris. Didn't really get much in the hood, but down the back of my neck was another story. I blasted from 10am to 3. Almost got Loree's great grandpa's done but it just got too hot. The gun is broken on my old sandblaster. It won't shut off. Was fighting that almost the whole time. There is a rubber hose inside of it that is old and cracking, so I'm going to go to HF and get a new one and nozzles that fit it if they are different than the ones I have. I wore one clear out just getting this far. Still have to blast that bottom line of copy. Getting about 3/16" deep. Hope that's deep enough. That silicon carbide sand creates enough friction in the ceramic nozzle that is glows the inside of it and shoots a beam of light at what I'm working on! I like that!
After blasting most of it. Still have to do that bottom line.
Kind of cramped and dirty in there.
We will be out of town tomorrow afternoon and Saturday so will have to hit this project again after that. We will probably swing by HF tomorrow on our way out of town.
DAC
It will replace the old markers---last I knew, Noel. Loree's 82 year old uncle is going to handle the actual installation---but I'm going to try to help. He doesn't like being helped though.
These are the old headstones. the picture is from last year. The cemetery is about 130 miles NE of here.
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