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I'm restoring an old ridgid chain vise. The vise chain tights when the screw handle is turned. I just wire brushed everything down to practically bare metal. What kind of grease/oil should I put on the screw handle? The screw sits inside the vise housing, but I don't want it to rust. Tool...

Figured it out. Just had to hit the pin the other way! Haha!

Hi guys I'm trying to restore an old tool from a family member. It's a Ridgid BC-410 Chain Vise. I need to remove the chain, but the pin that holds the chain roller in seems stuck. I've been hitting it hard with a hammer and punch. It's not moving any further in the dip area. Any suggestions?

Hey all the solid lines are horizontal runs in the attic. Dashed lines are the vertical runs with about 6" of total stub out each. If by risers you mean the corrugated yellow tubing that connects to the solid black iron pipe after the drip leg, each of them appear to be 12" per my measuring...

Wayne - I've completed the diagram by literally going into the attic and measuring out pipe. I was WAY off in terms of distance from the meter. I also used the actual tags on my appliances to determine their BTU draw. Here's an updated diagram. Each dotted line i is the gas line going down...

Is an attic considered a concealed space?

I see what you mean. I'm thinking this might be something I can do myself. I've soldered up shower valves and made PVC Venting but have not yet worked with black iron pipe. Could I just turn off the gas, bleed out the existing gas by turning my stove on (furthest appliance away from meter)...

Thanks I really appreciate your responses. How do I find out what the total BTU draw is from my range? Also, you mention using a 1/2 nipple and reducer to add 3/4 pipe to what is now a 1/2 pipe. Won't that nipple and reducer constrain flow? Is that even allowed by code to go from a smaller...

Thanks for the help. How do I know if the meter itself can handle the BTU draw, even if the piping in the attic is upgraded? Also, how can you run a new line directly to a gas meter? Do gas meters have multiple plugs into them?

Yes - all black iron pipe. Here's picture with my Harbor Freight 99 cent caliper that didn't full wrap around the pipe. Confident it is a 1" line.

Homeowner here. Had a plumber install a Navien NPE 240A2 tankless water heater 199,000 BTU. Plumber did a decent install, but did not upgrade the gas line. Inspector says I need to upgrade the gas line size to at least 3/4" - right now it is 1/2". I've mapped out my gas system by going up...