Recent content by jwvess00

I have the 4x8 non-folding one (1700lbs payload?) It has 12" wheels. One tire is almost always flat as the valve stem leaks. I've had it replaced but I think there's a defect in the wheel because the stem is leaking again. I'd like to put better wheels on it (old 14" car wheels? I haven't...

Hello, Google says the color is Pantone 186, so if you can find powder in that color (I've not seen powders with Pantone numbers but maybe there's a cross-reference?) that would probably be close.

Hello, I use Loctite on things that want to work themselves loose, such as most of the bolts on my Sportster :) I tend to use anti-seize on anything else unless the fastener requires something specific (installed dry like wheel studs, etc.) I've never had a bolt loosen up because I used...

Hello, I have a Ridgid 10" RAS. It was a Christmas present well over a decade ago, and it was (and is) the center of my wood shop. I didn't have room for a table saw at the time, so it had to do all of that work. For blades, I use a Forrest Woodworker 1 (not the Woodwoker 2 which is for...

Hello, On my '06 Pontiac Solstice, the battery is behind the front wheel as part of trying to get the weight balance right, which doesn't sound too bad -- except to get the battery out, the front fender has to come off. You could also remove the inner fender and do it that way, I'm told...

Hello, Years ago I sold a couple, one from a damaged exhaust that we had to replace, and one from where we were doing a custom exhaust. I think they were worth about $25 each. I'm currently working on putting a 5.3 V8 in my Chevy S-10, so I don't need the original catalytic converter -- I'll...

Is the problem that the jack won't lift it high enough for the 3-ton stands to fit in the back with it on the 2 ton stands on the front, or that it won't lift it high enough to get the wheels of the ground at all? My first thought was to just get a second pair of 2-ton jack stands, and put the...

Hello, I last ordered bandsaw blades for my 14" wood saw here: http://www.spectrumsupply.com/band-saw-blades.aspx

Hi there! Dad and I both like ours. Dad's has been down since I think 2011. Mine went on in 2014. Oil wipes right up. We've both spilled lacquer thinner on the epoxy, and it wipes right up with no damage. I have had no problems at all with jacks or jack stands. Two things -- use a quality...

I am one of the GJers that suggested hiring a structural engineer. I did just that when I wanted to hang a ceiling in my pole barn that had trusses, but I didn't know who built it, I didn't know who made the trusses, and I and couldn't ask the previous owner since he had passed away right after...

Hello, If you know who made the trusses, you may be able to ask them if you can't ask the builder. I wanted to hang a ceiling in my pole barn -- the shop was built by the previous owner but had no ceiling. I don't know who built the building, and the previous owner passed away. GJers advised...

Hello, I was in the shop today and looked at my effort -- ugh, it's worse looking in the day when I'm not covered in metal dust :) I plan to cut out what's there and make a new better-fitting patch. I will also get heavier wire for the welder. I can get some 10 gauge sheet metal (Metals...

Hello, First, thanks to everyone that has replied so far, and anyone that hasn't replied -- please don't hesitate to chime in. I was wondering about the wire size -- the machine has settings for 3/16" on .023 but I didn't know if that was a "reasonable" or "useful" wire size choice given that...

Hello, I'm a novice welder. I have welded before but nothing fancy and sadly I've had very little hands-on instruction. So, I could use all the advice you're willing to give. I've done a bit of patching sheet metal before (and I blow a lot of holes), and I have a Harbor Freight 4x8 trailer...

Hello, Dad has been wanting to come up with a semi-portable blower fan for his 32x40 shop. Lucky for him, a neighbor just had the HVAC system in her house replaced, and the contractor gave him the old blower assembly (squirrel cage blower and motor). He wants to put it in a wooden box of some...