Recent content by CmbtApl

Ok, thank you. I have attached the pictures of my Craftsman jack. It looks just like the one in your thread. When I try to bleed it, it looks like there may be some tiny bubbles in the jack oil but I'm not certain if I am introducing them or if they are a symptom of the problem. Thanks again...

What a great thread. I too have pulled out my hair with the Chinese jacks... Currently, I have both a Larin (quick lift) jack and a Craftsman 3ton jack. Both behave the same.... when there is no load on the jack, it won't pump up. It acts like there is air in the cylinder, pump, pump, pump...

Thanks for the replies. My forced air unit is heated by a hot water heat exchanger so it isn't electric nor is it a high efficiency unit. I appreciate the suggestion of the AprilAire systems, but they are too large... I have space constraints with the plenum where it will have to be installed...

I am looking at a whole "house" humidifier for my forced air unit. I have some size constraints so thought I would use one of these ThermoMist humidifiers. (copy and paste the link for details) When it detects heat from the air handler, it sprays a fine mist of atomized water into the air...

Ryan, Thanks for taking care of this.

Sometimes when the "dry" mud freezes it will swell (the volume of retained water increases when it freezes) and then crack. It happens all the time here in Maine in an unheated garage. Wait until spring to repair the cracks and then they should dry sufficiently over the summer if the garage is...

I don't know if this is too late for you or not.... Conproco makes a product called structural skin (http://www.conproco.com/StructuralSkin.htm )that is applied over the rigid foam insulation to prevent weedwacker divots and bugs, etc. The stuff comes in bags and is mixed with an admix K-88 (1...

Just like JCBird24 did and for the same reasons.. cost! I used 12 CFL's (100 W equivalent) in porcelain holders... There were 12 porcelain holders and wiring already there spaced about 8ft apart in a 24x36 garage with an 8ft ceiling. I didn't use the incandescents but the light is more than...

I saved all of the 1/8 inch hooks from my old pegboard. I'm trying to build a new pegboard in my new garage and I can only find pegboard with 1/4" holes at Home Depot and the local lumber yard. The hooks just fall off whenever you touch them. :headscrat Does anybody know who makes 3/16"...

I have a 24 x 36 garage with 10' wide swing doors. Each door half is approximately 5 feet wide and 6" thick. The thickness comes from the addition of 4" of foam insulation on the interior of the door ... (it's cold here in Maine!) I have been looking for a lockable latch mechanism that I can...

Actually you can save and re-use a partial can. The problem is the plastic spout/tube is full of foam. I take the spout off and hung it up so the foam in the spout can drip out (i.e. put it over some newspaper). After several days, the foam dries in the tube. The threaded parts (on the spout...