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My pole barn has 2x4s 2ft on center but I used 5/8” thick drywall. I think 2x3s and 1/2”drywall would make for a very weak wall Doug

I have 3 bought the first one about 20 yrs ago I used them as a collision tech and also at home I used them all the time Doug

I would use hockey pucks,I used them under my air compressor I drilled a hole big enough for the bolt heads then drilled a hole the size of the bolt shank it will keep it off the floor it’s cheap and easy Doug

Looks just like the set I got for my 15th birthday in 1965 still have most of it the ratchet still is my go to ratchet, the breaker bar has a square hole so it can be used as an extension,the 3”and 6” extensions and a couple of sockets are missing

I used to have a 331 kellogg, you could stand 2 ft from it and carry a conversation with someone speaking in a normal voice, unfortunitly mine had a similar meltdown I could not find parts.I then found a champion swapped the 3 phase motor with the single phase from the kellogg the pulley for the...

I had a golden that was 1 of 12 unfortunitly I lost her 3 yrs ago at 13yrs old I still have her best buddy a golden who is 13 1/2 and still going good.I also have a 3yr old black lab hound mix and a 1 1/2yr old golden I will try to load some pictures. the light golden is Maggy that I lost 3yrs...

I sold my Decca mig with co2 tank and horable fright helmet last year for $250 I bought it in 1985 so I got good service out of it I think I paid about $550 for it Doug

I used 2 600sq ft kits from foam it green along with reclaimed polyiso foam sheets in my pole barn.i am very pleased with the results.years ago I gutted my house and increased the wall thickness to use 6” fiberglass insulation I wish spray foam was available I would not have increased the wall...

I am using a harbor freight unit I bought my maxjak new before the floor was poured so I could put the rebar out of the way of the anchors,then decided to wire the barn insulate,drywall and paint before installing lift.that put me beyond the one year warranty 1st car up would not go down evenly...

i had a 5hp kellogg compressor I had to replace it because the high pressure pistons wrist pin slid over and gouged the cylinder wall, I couldn't find a piston or cylinder sleeve.found a 5hp champion, the kellogg was half as loud as the champion wish I could find another kellogg, by the way my...

I had some molding holes on a car I was working on that I had to weld closed,I used the punch outs from my Whitney punch and held them in place to tack weld in place with the magnets I took out of my free harbor freight magnet tool holder. Doug

I had the same problem so I had hoses made a foot long and welded a mounting bracket on the posts and mounted the quick disconnect fittings.no more leaks Doug

check some magazines for harbor freight adds have seen coupons for $99 in some of the auto and home improvement mags I bought 2 and used them for the base to build a rotissorie to restore my elcamino

I had a kellogg 331 compressor the date on the tank said 1951 tank and pump were both orange so I would think that date applied to pump also.it was the quietist compressor I have ever been around,it finally quit I took it apart and found the high pressure piston pin had worked its way into the...

there was a guy on ford barn that was selling plans to build a replica old style pump i do not remember his name will try to find it. Doug