Recent content by DistantHorizon

If you're referring to a D/A palm sander, when sold new a purpose-specific wrench is included. It is maybe 1mm or 1.5mm thick so it is able to reach between the backing pad and sander body. Seems like my Mac uses a 26mm, the wrench for my Dynabrade was smaller. Ritter is right, you'll be...

Thanks for all the posts, good information. Money has gotten tight lately, so it's been relegated to my list of stuff I'd like to get. Thanks for the comparison photo; I did not realize the head was so bulky. That kills 25% of the places I'd use it, but it still looks useful.

Thanks all, for clearing that up!

I'll be installing a light above my 9x16' garage door to light up the driveway. I think it would be good if it could be turned on from an interior wall switch, as well as come on when it detects motion. Does such a thing exist? Should I just expect to only need the light when I'm moving under...

I guess the title says it all. My shop needs a bunch of new electrical, and I need to draw up a plan that will get reviewed as part of the permit/inspection process. Software might make this process easier, not sure. I found out I can legally wire my own garage here in my city (requires...

I like the lights recessed into the trusses like that. I have a 24x40 with 12' walls and scissor trusses, am attempting to plan out electrical and lighting.

http://www.ingersollrandproducts.com/IS/Product.aspx-am_en-36545 Being a bodyman, I do a lot of light truck bumpers. A lot of times, only an air ratchet will reach, but it'd be nice to have impact power (even though it's rated pretty low compared to a conventional impact). A little pricey at...

SAE set looks good.... metric set *****! No 11, 15, 16 or 18mm? What marketing genius comes up with these half-assed metric sets?

+1. Sometimes the difference between a stuck bolt and a busted-loose bolt is the difference between a good impact and a top-of-the-line impact.

So what's the skinny on this (pre-Ideal), has SK gone downhill? In regards to the sets posted above, I have most of my sockets at work on those style organizer rails, and I think they're very nice. I am sitting here right now trying to not order those two sets, as my sockets here at the house...

I believe he needs to use a 3-phase starter and skip one of the legs. The magnetic starter I just used has a decal inside that tells how many amps it is rated for for both single and three phase. Compressor guy who helped me out ended up just getting me an old 3-phase starter after his...

I am a *******. I had looked on the rim of the compressor pulley for an arrow; I did not look on the fan spokes, where the directional arrow is located. Anyway, got it wired in and up and running just now. Oil pressure is low (falls to 15psi when pressure starts getting up there, is supposed...

I had to ask these exact same questions when I bought my house/shop. Your garage is very different than mine, so your solution will probably differ greatly from mine, but I learned a lot about insulation from the various responses people gave me. As a noob, I needed to learn about roof venting...

It does kinda look like one, doesn't it? I'll have to look again, but I could swear I've checked for an arrow. Been a while since I've messed with it, will check when I do.