Recent content by big bab bob

Can you rent a 3/4 torque wrench?

Next question, steel or plastic boxes/conduit? Does it matter? Which is preferred?

That was the sort of the plan except I thought I could get a 40A receptacle and plug.

7500 watt heater I stand corrected on the plug/receptacle issue

I am planning to add some surface mount electrical to my 24x22 garage. I have lots of room in my 200A panel Plans include 1 240V 40Aplug, 2 240 30A plugs and 7 20a plugs on 3 different curcuits. Garage has 4 15a plugs all on the same circuit and a single 240v 30A plug currently. I currently...

I was a bus/truck mechanic for years, I own a lot of tools but I have less than 6 3/4 drive sockets. Don’t own a 3/4 impact. Every company I worked for supplied anything 3/4 drive and up. Don’t waste your money. I have 1/2 drive and wrenches up to 1 1/2. I forgot, I have a 3/4 breaker bar that...

Sweat it much easier to deal with than cancer, trust me, I have seen both, wet hands are no big deal in comparison to chemo. Not saying it’s guaranteed that you will develop cancer from not using gloves, I did but you may not. Just remember 50% of adults develop some sort of cancer in their...

Here’s my .02 cents worth. I was a HD mechanic and or supervisor most of my career. Back in the day, gloves were unheard of for other than hot work so I never used them for anything being the young bulletproof guy that I was. Well 40 years later, I have been diagnosed with with Multiple...

I have been eyeballing the peak for awhile now

Iwould rather pay more for something not built in China when it comes to safety stuff if available

Good to hear. Odds are I won’t be out in the garage when it’s really cold anyway, and I do have a 7500w heater if Ineed it to help out.

Good Info, I don’t have a vacuum pump, any recommendations on what to buy?

I am considering purchasing a Seneville 12k mini split with their Arctic heat package. The plan is DIY. 450 sqft garage. Where I live it may occasionally see -25C for a couple of days but generally more in the -10C to -15C range in the winter with some +40C ish days in the summer. Garages is...

Good screw drivers will last a long time, I have had my Snap-On ones Probably 40 years. Sure I have broken a couple of tips off and mangled a couple of Phillips but that was from doing something stupid with the wrong tool usually

Wow, impressive! More pics and details please