Recent content by Chuck Farley

I spent two hours trying to start my Ryobi weedwacker. I have a contractor coming to stain and paint my new fence so I should get all the grass away from the bottom of it and that (censored) weedwacker will not even 'pop". :( :mad: I rebuilt the carb, put in fresh gas/oil mix, primed, choked and...

A couple of things to bear in mind when choosing an emergency generator One: Make sure you would be getting relatively "clean" power from it. A construction grade gen will have a messy set of non-sine wave power that will trash any sensitive electronics such as computers and microwaves, some...

I have a matched pair of Stihl 041's plus a Stihl 038 Just general use around the house/yard, but I got the first 041 from Craigslist, loved it and found another for $25.00 at an auction, so it followed me home too. The 038 was given to me by a neighbor. All 3 are reliable as the sun, will...

If you were selling them, it'd be the shipping costs from Alaska that'd be the issue

Dunlap was also a house brand at the (now defunct) T Eaton Co of Canada. My very first set of wenches - er -wRenches was a 1/2 inch drive set of Dunlap purchased at Eatons as a Christmas present to me when I was 13. Long since broke the rat, (and broke the hinges off the Dunlap box) but still...

Another 4 post lift (yes that will make 4 of 'em), but this one will have to be capable of moving - IE capable of using the "optional castor kit". The first 3 are all bolted down

When installed for residential water lines, local code sez it must it must pass pressure test at 175 psi for half hour.

Various oil filter wrenches of various types. Transmission jack - just try adjusting the tilt on one of those bleepers when there is a trans on it! (and then it wobbles too much to be of any help anyway) Robo grips Most wire strippers Philips or slot screw drivers (once you get used to...

Up until last year, it was all electric baseboard heat plus a fireplace with an insert - until a chimney fire caused us to rethink the entire wood fire thing. Now is HVAC with 23 SEER heatpump and 98.5% nat gas furnace. Heat bills are already looking like about half of last year's bills. You...

Just as a matter of curiosity - is there any reason you didn't go with a disease-el in there?

Just remember that a truly determined thief will just make any locks irrelevant by driving a stolen car right THROUGH the door, grab what he wants and then leave in the second (also stolen) car driven by his buddy! Your first line of defense is the big bollards installed in removable sockets...

I know a couple of guys who have lived in/above their shops. In both cases it was due to $$$ issues, and in both cases it was a follow-on to a divorce. They could have a shop OR a place to live, but not both at the same time. One guy rented a large shop in a warehouse complex and built...

I chose a BRADBURY 4 - poster, with the "wheels free" design. It has rails that run front to back, parallel to the wheel runs. The rails can move side to side and can be locked in place as to height. When locked in place, you can lower the wheel runs, allowing the wheels and suspension to...

Once upon a time I lived in Sask, so I know how c-c-c-c-cold it can get. Now I live in SW BC, and even so I put R20 in my walls and R40 in the ceiling of my shop. Heating costs ain't gonna go down any time soon!

Kerosene? "non-Flammable"? Am I missing something?