Recent content by Powerband

Is Concrete Sealer more than cosmetic? I have a new pole barn with a smooth-almost polished concrete slab (32X36). Slab has heavy wire and poly moisture barrier. I expect machines to drip fluids and scrape floor occasionally , also store vehicles for lengths of time. Does sealer add any...

At the risk of a flame - Are the lefty bits available from Sears?.. I thought I saw them in a Christmas sales flyer but my son couldn't find anyone at Sears who knew what the was talking about when I sent him there. He had a a stuck Torx screw on his Sno'bile. PB

I would presume this type of concrete would only be suitable in an area never subject to freezing?. Wouldn/t the voids simply provide hydraulic fracture points during freezing temps?. PB

Bottom line - a little hum, a little warm up but less expensive and more efficient ... I use daylight 5400 K lites in the shop to match natural light as much as I can... PB

I install communications wiring in conduit between buildings. It's common for the contractor to leave the conduit stubs open or someone rips off the temp cover and all kinds of **** goes in there. We use a big shop vac with rubber cone adapters to **** out the water usually. We have used C02...

I recently traded a 30 Gal oil lubed compressor for a unit that was in a friend's 3 bay gas Staion. : My shop is on inside wall of attached storage area. I need info on the unloader setup. I don't think it's working. The continuous duty "3 HP" motor needed an engine cherry picker...

I'd say 2" is minimum for Elec. I have a 24 X 36 garage @ 60' from my house/panel. I ran 2" Elec., 1/2" water with 2" sleeves at slabs, 2" drain to perimiter drains for slop sink, and 4" schedule 40 for future development. I'm only using 4" to pump some heat from the house entry...

Hey OldCarGuy: Thanks that calculator link is great. I don't get the one spec: "Enter 1-way circuit length in feet (the calculation is for the round trip distance" Does that mean the wire length is twice the distance from the breaker?? Thanks Powerband Garage has a 50A breaker on a...

THanks for the response, With your encouragement, I dismantled the fuel lines, burner motor and nozzle assy and cleaned with comp'd air. I found nothing indicated so after a short detour figgerin' the nozzle position, I re-assembled and fired it up and it works great with no loss of prime ...

Could use some advice: Installed a forced hot air/Kero-Oil burner. Had been used in "double wide", draws thru fornt and hot air out bottom. Anyway, worked great last year with plastic hose stuck in Kero can for winter needs. I would bleed and prime burner and it would work great unless it...

Tool Tech help appreciated !. I just don't understand Pneumatics / Hydraulics.. DOes the small 3/8 fittings choke down the efficiency of the big compressor?. the rest of the manifold is all 1/2" NPT type pipe - a true - 1/2" ID. I will be using copper to plumb it over to the working...

I recently acquired a Wayne Air Compressor from a friend whose dad had a garage in the 60's. It's a two stage compressor with a continuous duty 220 3HP motor. Vertical 60 gal tank. The compressor crank has a small 1/4" tubing setup from the air tank one way valve. There is a pin in the...

IHooking up an old Wayne upright compresor. : The old boiler drain type valves need replacing. Can I use regular Home Depot/Lowes chinese plumbing - ball valves?. How about a flexible hose for the connection to the ridgid copper pipe.? Uses rgular 3/8" fittings. . TIA Powerband

Hey Carelesslyoptomistic... I PM'd you about eyeballing a BENDPAK in the Mid Hudson Valley area... As far as the air operated releases: > they offer a measure of tamper resistance if you have kids or other invaders in your garage/shop. I put an air chuck on it and unless you hook an air...

Ummm, It may be our house but it's MY garage... Powerband :rolleyes: