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    Black Diamond Blasting Media

    Anyone here have experience with this stuff? As opposed to glass, sand, metal, walnuts? Looking for pros and cons. Looking to do some car part blasting(not sheet metal) this weekend.
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    Floating slab or full footer?

    If I'm looking to put simple water service to my detached garage here in the frost belt of Chicago, do I need a full footer for this building or are there techniques for piping water into a floating slab building without plumbing problems?
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    Lathe

    I recently purchase a 1960 rockwell 10x36 lathe. I remember back in the machine shop I used to work in we used some special grease for the open gears and screw. But with age comes memory loss and I can't for the life of me remember what the name of it was. Anyone know what's best to use?
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    Posts

    I am getting ready to start building a 28x30 pole building garage. I am going to use 6x6x16 posts concreted 4 feet deep in the ground. Is 4' deep adequate depth for the posts (8' or less apart)? Also I was just recently told that I shouldn't concrete them but instead pack dirt back...
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    Leaving/shimming cabinets on floor

    I am getting set to put my tops on my Lista cabinets, but first I want to level/shim my cabinets. What's the best way to raise the cabinets to the proper height AND avoid any liquid from getting under the cabinets? These cabinets are pretty heavy without tools. I want something that will keep...
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