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Thank you folks. I am installing Blue Sea's Add A Battery and feel more comfortable now having your advivce.

I am new to boating and have a newbie question. The battery has 2 terminals, one standard tapered lead and the other threaded. The main battery cable (2 awg) that runs to the alternator is connected to the lead, and the accessory cable (4awg) is connected to the threaded terminal. Is it because...

Thank you Roninb4. Your advice is much appreciated. The wire shelves are 1'x3' and 6' tall, mostly for seasonal decorations. I will mark the shelves NO HEAVY ITEM. I did it. The hole was enlarged with 11/32 drill first and threaded with M10 tap. As you predicted, the stem did not go in...

I am adding casters to the wire shelves in the garage. I ordered 3/8-16 stem casters but seller sent M10-1.5 stem. M10 is slightly thicker (0.394 vs 0.375) and the pitch is almost identical (15 vs 16). Since the female thread has only 4 or 5 threads whereas the male stem is 1 inch long, it will...

I got a pallet rack, modified to 30" depth, 6' height. This setup actually cost less than a heavy duty metal shelf from home depot or Lowes. Thank you.

I am looking for a used drill press to drill holes (3/8 to 1/2) in 14 gauge steel. I used to run the drill press at work around 400 rpm with cutting oil. The lowest setting i find on marketplace for my price range is about 700. My primary goal is long use of drill bits, not precision cutting...

Thank you for the advice on the slabs. They belong to my SIL and according to him, they are considered dry now after a few years of storing outside. So they need to stay in the garage. I will look into emptying a wall and getting either a low height pallet rack or the wood organizer, with the...

Thank you for the suggestion. But three walls are already occupied. So the rack needs to be stand alone.

When an old tree was removed, good wood was saved, sliced in 2" thick slabs. The are piled up in my garage, 2' wide x 6' long x 2.5' tall. The space above is wasted. So I plan to build a lumber storage rack above the pile, appx 3' W x 7' L x 5' H, with 2 shelves. What material would you use...

Thank you for many suggestions. Initially I thought about laying popcorn blocks (concrete pavers 12"x12"x2") ****-to-****, 3x7 = 21 total, but was not sure of uneven settling and possible bending of the pecan boards stacked above. After reading your suggestions, I am now convinced it is the...

I am getting an old pecan tree removed. I am saving the trunk (3' dia x 7') sliced to multiple boards. Weight estimate is 3000 lbs. I need to store them outside, protected from rain, until they become sufficiently dry for milling (5 years max). What would you recommend for the storage pad, 3'...

Thank you all for the tips. I don't own a boat and don't know where the closest marina is. But there is an airport not far from home. I will check it out. Since many have positive experience with E10 + stablizer, I will do the same until I find a convenient source of good gas. Thank you again...

Is 10% ethanol + STA-BIL as good as ethanol free gas? I have a gas pressure washer and a gas string trimmer. I checked all the gas stations in my neighborhood but all had "up to 10% ethanol" sticker on the pump. I can buy premix cans for the string trimmer, but the 4 cycle gas pressure washer...

Thank you. I have not thought about it. I will use reverse sparingly just to get wood augers out of binding.

No, I have not converted a F only drill to F-R. This is from an electrical engineer (not me). -------Field coil ------- Brush 1 -----Brush 2----- (circuit 1) -------Field coil ------- Brush 2 ----- Brush 1 ----- (circuit 2) If you flip brush contacts, the drill will run in the opposite...