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Considering you don't have much headroom how about removing the fascia and sistering a new rafter directly to each existing rafter at the new lower slope? The ends of these new rafters will come in below your existing rafters at the house and can then be attached to a ledger board at the house...

bcgygan is right. If you put a roof over your deck, the total covered deck area then becomes what the code calls "impervious". If your code has limits on the amount of impervious area (usually a percentage of the total lot area) then this will now count against you. Uncovered decks typically...

Hello again, Ok, I tried everything advised to me earlier on how to unstick the drill shaft on my old Craftsman drill press. Ever since I tightened the quill to see how it works it won't fully release the drill shaft. Any ideas on how I should get this loosened? Also I still can't figure out how...

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Thanks...I'll give it a try tonight.

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Hi All, I have a vintage Craftsman Drill Press from around 1950. Attached is a picture of a similar model. It runs fine but I am having some troubles with it. I tightened the quill brake last night and when I lossened it up it's become very hard to move the arm up and down. The table will...