Recent content by Hohn

That definitely seems like a clean-underwear kind of lift without them. Good call on the adapters.

Not you, the OP suggested it. You are bang on correct IMO. I was agreeing with you. But awkwardly 😬

I'm not sure that concluding all blades are junk from a sample size of one HF product is valid.

Seems more like to me that galvanic corrosion between the galvanized ****** and the brass is to blame. It's amazing how nobody seems to pay any attention to dielectric and the effect of dissimilar metals. Galvanized pipe directly on brass or copper is a no-no specifically for this reason. It's...

I should post up sometime what I found inside the wall of my 2005-build house. I'm sure they cut every corner possible now that I've seen inside the wall firsthand. Absolute garbage workmanship and attention to detail. I could train an 8th grader to do better work in 6 months than what the...

QFT. Slow the heat entrance. Radiate the heat outward instead of inward. Seal out the warm air ingress. Add thermal breaks where conductivity is a problem. With effective heat ingress countermeasures, a fairly small cooling unit can suffice. Just adding tonnage is a brute force method that...

With nearly two decades in my current house, I can tell you that staying in a house long enough means you will have a Fernco in a couple places or you probably will regret not having discovered them earlier.

Wise observation that there's more to a lift than just its stated weight capacity. There might be other good reasons to want a larger lift.

These guys where where I was leaning until I did a bit more research. Then I came to think @MoonRise is bang on. The only reason to use 7020 is for a good strength to weight ratio that all but necessitates heat treat. And you simply can't just TIG that with 5356 or whatever. The location is...

You know, this reminds me of the perpetual debate in my family about the performance of some key players on our favorite sports team-- get rid of him or keep him. And of course, the "get rid of him" is only correct when there's a known better option at same or similar cost. It's exactly like an...

No to the first and no to the second. Do NOT pressurize to double the WP and definitely do not use a pressure washer.

Yes, but that’s not a Champion pump.

I’ll check, but there’s almost no play at all. If it’s bad, this whole pump is basically scrap because a pair of pistons is $600.

Made a bit of progress tearing into the “old” R15 pump today. Not sure, but for now I’m saying it dates to the late 60s since that’s what the seller told me. It jives with Champion’s guidance also. Anyway, the good news is that despite the absolutely horrid abuse this poor pump had over nearly...

The latest personal trend for me has been shifting to the minimum sufficient tool. WHat is the shortest socket that will clear? What is the smallest drive in that socket size and is strong enough? When I first started wrenching as a teenager, I used to use 1/2 drive for most things on the car...