Recent content by Milton Shaw

I have seen some three way switches that have been put together different. One brand had the travelers only on one side and another brand had travelers on one end. Makes them hard to replace is you are just replacing switch for switch if you don't catch it before trying circuit and...

We are on our second induction hot plate now. First one was burned bad by turning the stove top on under it and cooking the bottom of it. Love them they are the fastest heating type for cooking and warming stuff. We did take the knobs off those two element controls under it. At $120 to $150...

Years ago I found a set at a pawn shop. It was 4 for $85 with a carrying case. They had to roll them outside and back in each day and they were tired was why the price was so good.. I have been using them for a Edwards Iron Worker for the last 15 years ago. Good investment.

I really don't think I want to wash a Giraffe with a pressure washer, I think they would protest me doing that. and that sounds like a specific task for a pressure washer. LOL

As an appliance repair man I carried an Ideal non contact tester in my pocket every day. I used them to check appliances that did not come with cord attached for wrong connections. I found several over the years, one was a dryer that had 120 volts 30 amp on the cabinet from cord on wrong. It...

Pressure washer pumps 2,000 psi and up. That is too much for any air tank except scuba tanks, use a grease gun filled with water instead of grease.

On GE dishwashers the mini Manual is usually located between the metal bottom plate and the plastic tub available if you take the toe kick off. Sometimes the delivery guys will throw them away, I had to stop mine from doing that.

Take the compressor, switches and motor off and then put tank on side and just roll the round tank up the drive. Two people should be able to just roll the round tank up the drive. Then use a dolly for the motor and compressor final trip up the drive. It will scratch the tank up unless you put...

I have a two wheel dolly that is an 800 lb. hydraulic lift that works great. Also a Northern hydraulic lift table, a 500 lb. Milwaukee chain hoist on a jib post , and a 10,000 lb single post lift for cars/trucks. So I am in good shape about picking it up by hand.

Milwaukee has redesigned some of their tools and discontinued the old one. I bought the $400 backpack sprayer because it offered interchangeable tanks, and they changed the design and now the new tanks do not fit the old base unit and no repair on the old units. I am pissed. I have a M12 bore...

I learned to drive on a 56 Ford wagon my dad bought new. I drove it from 64 to 74 and eventually sold it for scrap. Wish I still had it. IT had the Thunder buzzard 312 with 4 barrel on it. Only engine problems I ever had were fuel pump busted vacuum related. Still had solid lifters that had to...

That's only a single line break contractor. A double line break disconnects all power from the compressor each cycle. I have seen a compressor shorted internally and with the single line break the compressor could run badly on 120 volt and ground. A double line break it would still not run. I...

My first job (other than mowing )62 years ago was at a lawn mower shop and they had one of those balancers. Loved it compared to a nail or the little tapered cone style balancer. I finally bought one of my own about 10 years ago. Still the same old design and still workers better than anything...

I had an uncle that worked for Railroads in Newport News during the 40, 50, 60, 70's and he got those blades and used them to make custom made kitchen butcher blades. They came in an all hardened blade an a bimetal blade and the hardened were the only ones he could use. I ended up with some...

Klein makes one with one 6" long shank and a set of #30 all security bits at Amazon or about $30. Amazon has a regular bit Klein add on that has #30 non security bits so that with the two you have #60 bits with both type in two matching blocks with every bit you could need.