Recent content by Jon_E

Hey all, I'm semi-restoring a 1940-vintage Kellogg-American K-32D air compressor that I bought a few years ago in anticipation of getting it running again. It did work when I bought it, but there's been some issues and a bit of damage from moving it and I am replacing a bunch of parts. Couple...

I used the Tuff2 on my basement exterior walls to cover ICF foundation foam. Couple observations: first, it is not as durable as I'd hoped. It will take damage from a weedwacker, even one of the smaller battery-operated ones. My solution was to either use wood chips or crushed stone (or weed...

Thanks for the leads. I am very familiar with Jenny compressors; I use them at work to provide continuous air pressure to dry pipe fire sprinkler systems. They are pretty bulletproof. But - way out of my budget. I will look at the Husky, I've never really bothered to pay attention before.

I know there's been several threads in the past couple years on air compressors but I am looking for something specific. I currently have two compressors, a little Porter Cable pancake compressor that's 20+ years old and a 1940-vintage Kellogg-American with a 50-gallon horizontal tank. The...

I got one of these Central Pneumatic "Gravity Feed Abrasive Blaster Gun with 20 oz. Hopper", basically a gun with a gravity hopper on top, as a hand-me-down. I've never used it, but I have a bunch of small projects, some garden tools and a couple of tractor implements, that could use some rust...

I have a dozen 4x10 raised beds and a bunch of flower beds that have been tilled regularly for years with an Echo TC2100, which I bought around 30 years ago. Actually it might be a bit older than that. The Echo tillers are made in partnership with Mantis, or were. They put their engines on...

Re: Anybody else not doing projects due to cost of lumber? I've hired a local guy with a portable mill to cut my own logs for construction lumber. I haven't noticed a big jump in cabinet-grade plywood or hardwoods so for the most part, my projects aren't going to up in cost at this point. I'd...

I used oil-based Kilz Original to cover the OSB on my shop walls. One coat, plus a topcoat of cheap white satin latex, and nothing bleeds through.

May not be helpful but I try to balance the cost of buying new items vs. buying containers to store stuff in. I have cut way back on the amount of storage bins and totes I need because a lot of the **** I've been hoarding has either been tossed or donated to HFH Restore. There were cans of old...

We use M12 and M18 at my workplace, got a whole bunch of stuff. Favorite M12 tools are the rotary tool (think Dremel), the caulking gun, and the surge hydraulic impact driver. Also have a Fuel hackzall which gets a lot of use. For M18, we have a bunch of drills, hammer drills and drivers, a...

If you still want some extra insurance, use Sherwin-Williams Extreme Bond Primer. I use it at work to do just what you are trying to do - paint glossy or difficult-to-paint surfaces. You can use regular exterior paint over it.

I use and like the Olsa socket rails from Amazon.

Two votes for ELEY. Bought one for work and another for home. Absolutely excellent.

This thread has provided me with some inspiration, my wife and I spent a couple hours last night cleaning and organizing a portion of our basement. Found a lot of stuff I want to get rid of. Already posted on FB Marketplace.

It's an axle. I have seen a lot of them in my years being part of a land survey crew. Used to be that whatever chunk of metal you could find, was used as a marker. I've also seen all kinds of pipes including copper and stainless, various steel sections like angle iron, channel and tube stock...