Recent content by dagofast

Dear Garage Journal, I never thought it would happen to me but yesterday I met this really nice widow. We exchanged the usual pleasantries and bantered a bit while I was slyly checking out her goods. And then I spotted it, a still capped yellow bottle. Could it be original Mapp gas? Not that...

This could be a possible workaround. Someone recently posted on GJ about the really cool Meross smart home garage door opener modules, famed for being compatible with almost any GDO. My 6 year old Genie can't be adapted to Genie's own Aladdin smart garage door system. I was curious so I found...

I've been there with an electrical storm taking out a perfectly good GDO. That's why all of ours are now plugged in to a quality surge protector.

It's looking better with every new update!

I thought I would update this thread. Our daughters car started throwing a P0455 "large evap leak detected" code. We tried changing the gas cap to no avail. I tested the purge and vent solenoids and they actuated fine. The car also failed the evap test using my scan tool. So I came here...

Find someone with a press break and bend that lip down 90*

Here in the desert, car windows always have a tint film and Windex is a big no-no. I've always had excellent results with Invisible Glass, it is safe for tints and leaves my windows looking great. I usually use the stacks of microfiber towels that HF used to give away or the free ones provided...

Yes. Apply enough pressure that the bearing presses firmly against the blade but not so much that after the lock nut is tightened that you can't firmly grip the bearing with your fingers and still turn it. If you can't turn the bearing even with a pair of pliers, it is way too tight and will...

If you would prefer a solid mat, Tractor Supply sells some stall mats that you might like. 1/2" thick: https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/utility-rubber-mat-black-4-ft-x-3-ft-x--frac12-in ¾" thick: https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/4-ft-x-6-ft-x-3-4-in-thick-rubber-stall-mat

The instructions seem pretty clear. However, you post doesn't say if the saw is brand new or new to you. If the saw is used, then there are a lot of potential things to check. The first one being the main pivot. Is it sloppy or tight? Does the saw frame move up and down smoothly? Is the blade...

I spent decades installing new Japanese machine tools. Most of them came with little tool kits full of names like these. Some shops tossed them or lost them, some were pilfered by machinists and by the time the machine changed hands, the big box wrench that came with the machine to level it was...

Not at HF but Vim Tools and Dynamic both make them.

It takes some patience. The top bracket is slotted for left/right and front to back movement. Once I figured out the best place for the front to back to back position, I began to focus on side to side. I found the approximately 1/2" slot in the frame where the blade passes was square to the work...

I finally gave up trying to find a cheap portaband saw at yard/estate sales and bought one of these: https://www.harborfreight.com/10-amp-deep-cut-variable-speed-band-saw-64194.html for a buck twenty. My plan was to also pick up a SWAG table to mount it to but then Harbor Freight introduced...

She thinks you guys have too many doors.