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Mechanical Galvanized Mechanical galvanizing is a process in which parts are tumbled in a drum with chemicals, zinc powder, and glass beads. During the tumbling, the beads cold-weld a uniform coating of the zinc powder onto the surface of the part. Offers superior corrosion resistance, a more...

Had to do the same on a narrow granite window sill in the kitchen after installing new windows. Same anxiety about it. In the end I used a cheap diamond blade from Home Depot in an old circular saw. Put it on a stable surface in the yard, had the wife safely dribble a stream of water in front of...

Noticed attic fans on sale at home depot a coupe of weeks and and picked one up to replace the one died years ago. Top brand with Bluetooth, temp sensors and programmable operation based on attic temp. Turned out that it wasn't a direct replacement fit, so I plugged it in and set up the app to...

I put this up to store my bikes. Unistrut mounted to ceiling joists with Spax screws, Unistrut trolleys from Amazon with ParkTools treaded bike hooks installed. Trolleys found here on Amazon- https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08S3DMGP4/?tag=atomicindus08-20

I've done a fair amount of structural work with SYP and have always used grade 2 bolts. Tensile of grade 2 is 74K and yield is 57K. Hard to get a bolt to proper stretch for a good torque value when considering the compression of wood and the seasonal weather effects on the wood. Pretty much live...

From AISC 10.1- Painting Requirements "As stated in the AISC Specification Section M3.1, "Shop paint is not required unless specified by the contract documents." Therefore, fabricated structural steel is left unpainted unless painting requirements are outlined in the contract documents. In...

The key is to "pickle" the surface with a weak acid- like vinegar or diluted Muriatic Acid. Clean your posts well with a degreasing agent, "pickle" with the weak acid, and coat with a galvanized specific non alkyd adhesive primer. Finish coat with a compatible paint. Your local pro paint...

Got ride of the Ring. Didn't like the monthly fee. Picture wasn't that good, didn't like the fact that amazon had control of my video for eternity, and it took forever to activate my phone when someone came up to the door. Most of the time the person who triggered it was gone by the time I saw a...

I'd look at the head markings on the broken bolt and match a replacement. https://www.boltdepot.com/fastener-information/materials-and-grades/bolt-grade-chart.aspx

Transite pipe, as the OP mentioned is concrete and asbestos. It's fine if you leave it in the ground, but once you dig it up, its hazardous waste. Needs to be disposed of as such in a registered dump site, hazardous precautions, etc. You can imagine what that does to the cost of a project. Be...

if you are commonly torquing to a 150 ft. lbs.- you should be looking for a wrench that goes up to 300. Wrenches are most accurate in the middle of their range.

Great thing about Park is that they have all the special tools you could never find anywhere else for that unusual bottom bracket or a special tool for spreading disc brake pads. I have a drawer full of them, but not the common hex wrenches, screw drivers, etc., I use what I have. I do view...