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    Home gym project.

    Check out the Rubber Stall Mats at Tractor Supply. $26.99 for a 1/2" thick 4' X 3' mat.
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    Help with old Sanborn air compressor

    Thanks yardiron
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    Help with old Sanborn air compressor

    Thanks a lot, Cobbler
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    Help with old Sanborn air compressor

    Thanks. Looks like a PITA to replace. Anything I need to know before I begin?
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    Help with old Sanborn air compressor

    Finally. Is this gray box the pressure switch? I believe it is, just checking for advice.
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    Help with old Sanborn air compressor

    Keeps running after the safety valve blows off. Used to be that the compressor would run until it reached the pressure it was set to. Now it runs, the safety valve blows, and it keeps running.
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    Help with old Sanborn air compressor

    I changed the safety valve and same problem. Is this gray box the pressure switch? Dammit, not sure why the pic isn't displaying...
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    Help with a leaking bathtub faucet

    Bathtub faucet leaking in my mom's house. I suspect it's just an o-ring or washer but this one is 57-years old. Not sure what to buy before I shut off the water and take it apart. Any recommendations please?
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    Sodium lamp cycling on and off

    Where to start troubleshooting? Replace the bulb or the sensor? Anything else? Thanks!
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    Help with old Sanborn air compressor

    I inherited this compressor from my father and it has served me well. Recently I noticed it doesn't start/stop when the tank gets full. Instead, air bleeds out from what I believe is the safety valve? Not sure what to do - I don't know much about air compressors. Do I replace the safety valve...
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    Using what works in Russia

    Witty but not really true. I work in the defense industry. While it is true, for mil-spec gov contracts, production materials do cost a lot more than what a commercial industry effort could offer, the same does not hold true for engineering materials such as the engine hoist. Our engineers...
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    I need plumbing help!

    Got it. Much easier than I thought. Thanks!
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    I need plumbing help!

    I have a Culligan water purification system under my kitchen sink. It is plumbed with plastic. I want to run a stainless-braided water line to my refrigerator. Is there a good way to connect a stainless line to a plastic connector? See the pic. I want to replace the white line with the...
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    Steel Fire Pit

    I want you to build one for me too!
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