CopperNick
G-Body Guru
On that DeWalt nailer, had the same problem with parts for a 4.5 I have. Found a super supplier on line that offers parts for almost anything you need to fix in tools or appliances. pulled part numbers for what I needed and they were all marked as available. Probably buys out the mfgr's stock when an upgrade comes in.
Finally took the time to throw a buddies HD front end in the solvent tank. Grungy does not begin to describe the caked on crud this lump possesses. Decades ago he made the mistake of letting a friend borrow it and the bike went up in flames from a carb fire. Linkerts are pretty much nothing more than a semi-controlled leak. Tore down the front wheel a few years ago and had to cut the tire off; totally melted down.
Problem for me is my solvent tank. Back when I first bought it and assembled it, I poured in 15 gallons of Var-sol and turned the pump on. Pump lasted about a minute and blew up. Turns out that the pump was rated for solvent all right but it was the water based stuff only. Can get a new pump but water based anything equals $$$$$. You have to buy 5 gallons of the stuff to get the tablespoon full that you mix into 110 liters of water. Not getting into the whole business of bio-degradable.
What I need is a pump that can handle and tolerate petroleum based solvent aka Varsol. Was thinking that I could rig an electric motor and couple it to a rotary pump but also think that needs some kind of rheostat to control the rpm or the pump will be throwing solvent all over the shop. Any one here on the forums know of a vendor or supplier that offers replacement electric pumps that can be fitted to a wash tank and that can handle varsol?
Nick
Finally took the time to throw a buddies HD front end in the solvent tank. Grungy does not begin to describe the caked on crud this lump possesses. Decades ago he made the mistake of letting a friend borrow it and the bike went up in flames from a carb fire. Linkerts are pretty much nothing more than a semi-controlled leak. Tore down the front wheel a few years ago and had to cut the tire off; totally melted down.
Problem for me is my solvent tank. Back when I first bought it and assembled it, I poured in 15 gallons of Var-sol and turned the pump on. Pump lasted about a minute and blew up. Turns out that the pump was rated for solvent all right but it was the water based stuff only. Can get a new pump but water based anything equals $$$$$. You have to buy 5 gallons of the stuff to get the tablespoon full that you mix into 110 liters of water. Not getting into the whole business of bio-degradable.
What I need is a pump that can handle and tolerate petroleum based solvent aka Varsol. Was thinking that I could rig an electric motor and couple it to a rotary pump but also think that needs some kind of rheostat to control the rpm or the pump will be throwing solvent all over the shop. Any one here on the forums know of a vendor or supplier that offers replacement electric pumps that can be fitted to a wash tank and that can handle varsol?
Nick
