Recent content by Teikas Dad

I've got a 25 or 30 year old Sears two cylinder 12 gallon air compressor that someone gave me for free. There's a pinhole in the bottom of the tank where it rusted through. The motor runs great and builds pressure quickly. All the piping is solid and the electric motor has no issues. Compared...

When I added my workshop on to my barn a few years ago I did a FPSF. The mason I hired had never heard of one so I printed out the booklet and gave it to him. He tried to tell me it wouldn't pass the building inspection...except....the building inspector was the one who suggested the...

Actually that's probably the best advice anyone could give!

I know this is an old post and I'm going to do a little CPR on it. I'm planning on putting up a pole barn next spring. Would using non-fibered asphalt foundation coating on the in ground section of the posts be a good idea? Or, would it seal the to the point that they would retain moisture...

I added a 32X24 addition on to my barn a few years ago for a workshop. I used a Frost Protected Shallow Foundation on mine. All the info is here, start at the bottom of page 5: http://www.nahb.org/assets/docs/publication/Energy-efficient-frost-protected-shallow-foundations_1211200244041PM.pdf...

When I put all the light fixtures in my new shop I had the same issue with FM radio interference. I called the customer service number for the light manufacturer (I bought the lights from the blue big box store) and they sent me replacement ballasts at no cost. I swapped the ballasts and all...

Thanks everyone....I was worried it was going to be the splice. What I did was take the black hot lead on the 240 (I saw the other thread advising me that it's NOT 220) and used that for my hot lead, then used the white line for my neutral. I didn't use the red hot lead, so I just cut it off...

I have a small shed in my backyard where we used to have a pool house. A 220v line runs out to the shed (40amp breaker in the house leading to the pool house). After the pool shed was torn down the shed was delivered and set on the concrete slab that was still there. I ran the 220v line into...

Thanks guys....the DuraVent pipes have twist lock connectors on them. I found that DuraVent makes connector for B pipe to appliances so I just ordered that. http://www.ventingpipe.com/simpson-dura-vent-3gvc-aluminum-draft-hood-connector-with-3-inch-inner-diameter/p994683 I remember when I did...

I've got my HD45 mounted on the ceiling and my vent pipe came by UPS today. I got Dura-Vent double wall B vent pipe (3"). The way I mounted the heater the vent pipe is going horizontal through a side wall. My question is regarding attaching the vent pipe to the heater. The Hot Dawg has the...

X2 on shophmac.com - Ordered mine last Wednesday, UPS was at my door 2 days later. Hung it yesterday. They had the best price I could find on the internet. My local gas company sells them and wanted $200+ more for the exact same unit.

My 45k Hot Dawg was delivered yesterday and I'm going to install mine with the vent pipe horizontal too. I just ordered a 3' section of Type B DuraVent pipe. I'm going through 3/8" OSB, 5 1/2 inch walls (2X6 construction), 1/2" plywood and 3/4" siding. Modine calls for 1/4" down pitch per...

Check this out: http://www.govsurplusstore.com/xcart/New-Products.html Scroll through, they have a bunch of Snap-On sockets for sale.

I just finished my workbench...put an 8 foot long butcher block countertop that I bought at Ikea for $58.00. It's an inch and a quarter thick and made out of birch. Solid and heavy...and cheaper than an 8 ft countertop from the big box stores.

We have a 26 X 36 barn (garage) in our backyard. When my inlaws owned the house they put in an efficiency apartment in the upstairs of the barn. When we moved in I wanted to move my shop into the barn but didn't think the tenant would appreciate all the noise the saws, compressor, dust...