True
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> On May 2, 2023, at 9:16 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> If I go back it should be $300
>
>> On 5/2/2023 8:14 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes wrote:
>> Take $400
>>
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On May 2, 2023, at 8:49 PM, Kaleb Striplin via
Extra 2 in price
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> On May 2, 2023, at 9:00 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> Interior does look nice, if you could get it for cheap it might be worth it
> if you needed that stuff.
>
>
If I go back it should be $300
On 5/2/2023 8:14 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes wrote:
Take $400
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On May 2, 2023, at 8:49 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
wrote:
The guy texts me that he would take $500 for it. Not sure I want to mess with
it but hard to turn down a
Take $400
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> On May 2, 2023, at 8:49 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> The guy texts me that he would take $500 for it. Not sure I want to mess
> with it but hard to turn down a $500 car.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
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>> On May 2, 2023, at 12:46 PM, Kaleb
On Tue, 2 May 2023 16:35:09 -0700 Bob Rentfro via Mercedes
wrote:
> I suppose I’ll see how they function. They got through the metal studs
> today with ease.
>
> Who makes good bits?
https://www.jbtools.com/shop/?search_query=bits#/filter:brand:Century$2520Drill
Interior does look nice, if you could get it for cheap it might be worth it if
you needed that stuff.
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The guy texts me that he would take $500 for it. Not sure I want to mess with
it but hard to turn down a $500 car.
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> On May 2, 2023, at 12:46 PM, Kaleb Striplin wrote:
>
> Just got done looking at it. I passed. Guy lives in an RV in a trailer park,
> but the car was
I think in the last say 10 years they've drifted toward higher quality stuff.
Their hand tools are better than most hardware store brands including
Craftsman. Actually I'd say HF is head and shoulders above Craftsman at this
point. 1980's Craftsman was better but their stuff now is just junk.
Yeah Harbor Freight is hit and miss. Some of their stuff is absolute junk,
other items are quite good.
On Tue, May 2, 2023, at 18:52, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote:
> I've also had poor luck with cheap drill bits. I have a small set of
> made in USA bits, I can't remember the brand, AVE on
Part of my reluctance is my basic stance againt buying special purpose
"gadgets."
This goes especially for the kitchen, but also the shop. Such items tend to sit
in the cupboard or on the shelf, taking up space, getting slowly pushed to the
back, and rarely used.
Of course there are
I've also had poor luck with cheap drill bits. I have a small set of made in
USA bits, I can't remember the brand, AVE on YouTube recommended them. The
small set cost more than all the bits Harbor Freight sells put together but
they're outstanding. I save them for "good" projects. I don't want
The guys I know that say "Just learn to sharpen them on the bench grinder" tend
to either have really crappy drill bits or they throw the old ones away and buy
new ones.
My dad gave me hell when I bought a chainsaw file with a sharpening guide but
with it, and some practice, I can sharpen a
I have my paper shotgun wads in a cigar box. My dad had them in a cigar box
that he got from some old timer. I like the idea of keeping that tradition
alive.
Those are the ones I use for loading black powder shotgun shells. I only load
12ga (at least for now) so it's simple. The stuff I use in
I suppose I’ll see how they function. They got through the metal studs today
with ease.
Who makes good bits?
AZBob
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> On May 2, 2023, at 4:28 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> Haha no those things are pretty much crap I have a set and they’re good to
Haha no those things are pretty much crap I have a set and they’re good to
keep in the bag with the power drivers and drill and will do ok for random work
but not very good for metal.
The drill doctor is just a holder that keeps the bit at the proper angle for
the grinding wheel to touch it
> $19 later, 1/8” thru 1/2” titanium bits in a tidy case. These will do.
Unless they don't. I bought some of those HF 1/8" 'titanium' bits.
They would drill, in cheese or jello, but if the bit end caught the
twist would straighten out. The most worthless pieces of metal
I've ever had.
> Cigar boxes are handy, I wish they were still around.
They are, if you drop enough coin on cigars. I got a bunch from my dad's
estate.
They're almost too nice to use, for lots of purposes. I still have loose
screws and
such in a cardboard one from the 50's.
-- Jim
Were whitewalls and chrome bundts OE in 1984?
The whitewalls look really dated and the chrome looks gaudy. Maybe it's just me.
On Tue, May 2, 2023, at 17:20, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote:
> If never flooded that's a great deal.
>
> On Tue, May 2, 2023 at 4:43 PM Floyd Thursby via
If never flooded that's a great deal.
On Tue, May 2, 2023 at 4:43 PM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> did it get a recent wash?
>
> --FT
>
> On 5/2/23 4:19 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes wrote:
> > If you’re looking for a nice W107:
> >
> >
>
I have heard good and bad about Drill Doctors vs. just learning how to use a
bench grinder to sharpen drill bits.
But it sounds like you like yours and it's holding up to long term use?
On Tue, May 2, 2023, at 16:02, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes wrote:
> I have a drill doctor tool that makes
I have a drill doctor tool that makes quick work of sharpening bits. Bought it
years ago after I got tired of never having a sharp bit when I needed it
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> On May 2, 2023, at 2:04 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> My Dad was a pipe smoker and he always got a
crack for breakfast will do that to you
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On 5/2/23 4:41 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote:
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On 2023-05-02 15:08, greg via Mercedes wrote:
Otis Redding too, a great R artist.
Otis Redding III, that is. He was my age.
Otis Jr's pilot landed his plane in the lake at Madison in 1967, a
couple weeks after his biggest hit was recorded. His wife didn't like
(Sittin' On) The Dock of the
did it get a recent wash?
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On 5/2/23 4:19 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes wrote:
If you’re looking for a nice W107:
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> On May 2, 2023, at 3:20 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> If you’re looking for a nice W107:
>
> https://tampa.craigslist.org/hil/cto/d/tampa-1984-mercedes-benz-380-sl/7616866824.html
>
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That is what I went with for regular sockets, although the HF ones only go up
to 19 or 20 for 3/8 size, and was missing a coupe of sizes on 1/2 and only go
up to 29 I believe. I need to figure out something with the sockets that won’t
go on those. I am then using those cheap metal socket rails
Heh. Harry Belefonte had been a civil rights organizer/promoter for most of his
adult life. He was close friends with Martin Luther King and others.
-D
> On May 2, 2023, at 1:19 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> Yea I do recall hearing about that. I liked him except it seems like
If you’re looking for a nice W107:
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Yea I do recall hearing about that. I liked him except it seems like he might
have become to political in more recent years. His daughter used to be on Hotel
if you remember that show.
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> On May 2, 2023, at 1:39 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> Harry Belefonte
Wish I had gone with the plastic socket organizers with the pins like you have
rather than the kind that snap in the driver side hole. They can be difficult
to get the sockets off some time.
-D
On May 2, 2023, at 12:47 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>> wrote:
Exactly my use for the old AV cart I bought at the university surplus store.
It's just a rectangular three-shelf steel cart on good quality rubber-wheel
casters with a rubber mat on the top shelf.
Easy to wheel around the car as I'm working on it, and easy to wheel back to
the tool storage
Dreamer. Might be worth $1k if you had a line on a good engine to drop
in. I'm taking apart this ML350 donor I got and there is a good amount
of room to work around the engine and trans so a swap does not look to
be too big of a job. All the electronics stuff attached is a pain but
would be
My dad stored odd nuts and bolts in baby food jars.
He had a stack of cigar boxes with random odds and ends in them too. Cigar
boxes are handy, I wish they were still around. I see people are selling empty
ones on Amazon.
On Tue, May 2, 2023, at 13:04, dan penoff.com via Mercedes wrote:
> My
Awesome. I'm happy for you.
Rick
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Subject: [MBZ] Tedious shop work
Last year I moved several of the nice cars out of the shop to
He was definitely up there in years, for sure.
I was listening to an interview with him on Fresh Air/Terri Gross last week and
heard a rendering of his song “Matilda”. First time I had ever heard it, and
amazingly, I knew a parody of it by Allen Sherman (“My Zelda”) that was on one
of his
Otis Redding too, a great R artist.
Greg
> Harry Belefonte died recently. To be honest I didn't realize he was still
> alive...
>
> -Curt
>
> On Monday, May 1, 2023 at 11:15:50 PM EDT, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> All the old 60s and 70s dudes and dudettes are kicking or
I have a big roll-around box at both houses. One I made many years ago and has
served me well, the other a brand new Crapsman roll around box that’s medium
height.
“Roll around” is kind of a misnomer, as I never roll either around, they both
have dedicated spots agains the wall of the shop
Harry Belefonte died recently. To be honest I didn't realize he was still
alive...
-Curt
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All the old 60s and 70s dudes and dudettes are kicking or will be soon
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> On May 1, 2023, at
Here is my solution to the issue of getting tools to the work area and back
to the "too big to move tool box" ...
I use it to pull out the tools I think I'll need, it keeps them right at
hand.. and when I'm done with the project.. tools go back on the cart and
it rolls back to the big box and get
My Dad was a pipe smoker and he always got a special blend of tobacco from
Strauss & Co., the third oldest continuously operating tobacconist in the U.S.
located in Cincinnati that believe it or not, is still in business:
https://www.e-straus.com
He would buy a big box/case, whatever, and the
…but I’m wondering about the filthy rear AC vent. Maybe a smoker’s car? And all
the MB bling with those wheels needs to be addressed.
https://orlando.craigslist.org/ctd/d/orlando-2004-mercedes-benz-e320-4matic/7616778916.html
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Just got done looking at it. I passed. Guy lives in an RV in a trailer park,
but the car was pretty rough. Looks much better in the photos. Interior is
trashed. The fuel distributor is all taken off and apart. Missing a valve cover
that he installed on his other car that broke the timing chain.
While at the old CrossFit gym this morning I noticed a burley wire rack/shelf
was coming down from the wall; the undersized drywall anchors were coming out.
Since I’m currently in a five day no workout phase (to get a more accurate PSA
number in my labs), I figured I’d fix it.
Whoever put the
Missing a gas pettle.
On Tue, May 2, 2023 at 9:59 AM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> Even with today's inflated expectations this seems like maybe a $1500 car
>
>
> Seller's Description
>
> Mercedes - Benz 1977 350 SE Euro Model S-Class W116. My husband bought
>
On Tue, 2 May 2023 13:33:58 + "dan penoff.com via Mercedes"
wrote:
> While it’s not in the current budget, I can see the value in those
> garage cabinet systems. Things get stored out of the way and are
> organized so they’re easy to locate. Of course, half the battle is
> putting things
Agreed, and it’s a behavior that one has to develop. I’m hard core about it (I
don’t shadow my tools, so I’m not that bad) and make sure everything gets put
away when I’m done. I might wait until the job is done if it’s something major,
otherwise, I put stuff back as soon as I’m done with it.
The real trick is keeping everything in its place once it has been sorted.
Randy
On 01/05/2023 9:00 PM, Craig via Mercedes wrote:
On Mon, 1 May 2023 20:43:34 -0500 Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
wrote:
Today I spent some time just going around the shop throwing in a box
anything socket
There is a strong likelihood of an expansion of the existing garage to add
another three bays with an office and restroom. If that gets green lighted, I
would say the potential for a lift will be very high. I’ll certainly put the
infrastructure in place if we go forward so that I can do it
Dan, is there a lift in your AZ future?
On Tue, May 2, 2023 at 10:58 AM Kevin Kraly via Mercedes <
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> WOW, great work!!
>
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> > On May 1, 2023, at 6:43 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> >
> > Last year I moved
WOW, great work!!
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> On May 1, 2023, at 6:43 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> Last year I moved several of the nice cars out of the shop to organize it,
> put up the lift etc and they have been sitting outside way too long. Now
> that I have that 450SEL done
E500, looks slammed. Repo? It actually looks pretty nice. Get a key
and drive it off?
Seller's Description
Only talk money face to face this is a tow away car no key replacement
key is $450 same day or order for $325 title available on June 2 2023
looks very nice but not $26.5k nice
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Seller's Description
Mercedes - Benz 1977 350 SE Euro Model S-Class W116. My husband bought
this as a project vehicle but no longer has the time to devote to it. In
fair condition for its age, would make an
This has been one of the best parts of the homestead in AZ. Getting to set up a
garage from scratch has been a really enjoyable experience. Being able to
organize things from right out of the gate as opposed to having to work with
existing stuff has made it a lot of fun and allowed me to set
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