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Thanks everyone. Capacitor ordered!!

I need a capacitor for my air compressor. The bad one I have is rated at 1020-1264 MFD 125 volts. Would a capacitor rated at 1000-1200 MFD 125 volts be a suitable replacement?

I recently got a pto driven cement mixer. It is really old and has no manufacturer tag. It got me wondering how do you measure the volume? It would be easy enough if it was a cylinder but it is the typical mixer shape of a cone on top, barrel in the middle, and concave back-end. It got me...

Count me in. I would love a set of SK tools!

So what about the Latex with built in primer? Any good? Or is it just to good to be true?

Thanks for the reply. That information helps.

I have several out buildings that were built by my Father. They are pine lap siding and were last painted about 25 years ago in a nice heavy oil paint and have weathered pretty well. But it is time for a repaint. The prep work I can handle. My question is what kind of paint do I use? Oil...

I have your typical elcheapo 20 gallon parts washer. The pump died a while ago. I was thinking of adding a tank/tub below on the packing shelf feeding it by a large drain. All the cleaning fluid would be held in this tank. A 5 gallon bucket would likely work good. I should have room to mount...

Could a power steering pump be used for a parts washer? Would it be too much pressure?

Go for it. Atomic Zombie plans are top notch and are well worth the money. I built the TourMaster several years ago and I really enjoy it. My only regret is I went cheat on the rims and brakes. If I had to do it all over I would spring for disk brakes and upgraded rims. I would like to build one...

Rsanter nailed it. I knew there should be an easy way. It was never a question of how to cut it, torches and grinders I got. The problem was getting a square line with no straight reference point. The wrap around tool link from Richard D is pretty cool. If I did a lot of this type of work I...

I have a couple of pieces of 8" ID steel pipe. Together they are 14' long. I need to weld them together into one pipe. The problem is all ends were poorly torch cut and are extremely uneven. I have no square end to measure off of. How do I get square ends that I that I can weld up make one...

I thought this was a pretty slick solution. http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=202435

I would guess Vietnam era or newer. There was no plastic bins in WWII.