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It's been several years now and the only thing I've done is finally add the glass into the windows. The doors have held up great and not warped at all. Also, I had originally intended to add grease ******* to the hinge pins and drill them to supply grease to the bushings. I didn't end up...

Professional HVAC design engineer here - coming off the top of the plenum is fine. As carlaisle stated, you want to minimize sharp turns - use radius elbows and gradual take-offs where possible. I don't know your space constraints but the 10" round to 14"x6" looks a little funky. Not saying...

Does the new code apply to bars as well? Having a receptacle under the bar to plug my phone or laptop into while waiting for my flight at the airport bar sure is handy. The construction is the same but the likelihood of the crockpot scenario playing out at a bar is pretty slim.

In that case, you should be able to use a bushing center the blade. The arbor nut and washer does all of the work to keep the blade clamped. The hole is just there to keep the blade centered.

I've never heard of a RT-31 but it appears to be a Delta/Invicta machine. I'm usually a proponent of the 'bigger is better' philosophy when it comes to table saws in terms of not only size but also power and capabilities. That said, the RT-31 does have the major shortcoming of non-standard...

I realize that you're in Canada so regulations are different but do you have a DOT reference for this? I researched it a few years ago and was unable to find any DOT regulation specifically. I did find some OSHA requirements for transporting cylinders vertically but that was only regarding...

When I moved my 8x12 shed from my buddies yard to mine, I built a skid on the trailer so that it would clear the fenders. When it was time to unload it, I greased the skid with Crisco, tilted the trailer up, gave it a nudge and it slid right off. Worked great! Going on the trailer. En...

I found the tag on the inside of the panel. It reads QOB30MW200 Series L8. Google doesn't have much information for that model number.

Thanks for the info, mm. The label on the inside of the door lists it as a QOC20MW225, if that helps. I'm tempted to go the 100A breaker route as the subpanel that it feeds served quite a few 220 appliances (WH, oven, dryer, 4 baseboard heaters) that have been removed and/or converted to gas...

The main panel in my garage (SD QO) feeds a sub panel in my basement via a 125A (Q12125) breaker that looks like this: I need to add a 220 circuit for a planer but the main panel is completely full. Is there any reason that I can't replace this old behemoth with a standard 125A breaker that...

I built 2 10'x10' pairs of carriage doors for my garage. I started with frames welded of 1.5"x2"x.180 steel tubing. I put 1.5" rigid insulation and skinned the outside with 1/2" MDO plywood and the inside with 1/2" birch ply. I also added 3/4" cedar on the exterior to trim them out. I...

Because the nut is often not hexagonal. It looks like this: Pretty easy to grab with "water pump pliers".

STOP THE PRESSES! Someone has already researched this. If you google "Why do they call them water pump pliers?", the first thing that pops up is an article in The Chronicle of the Early American Industries Association, Inc; Delmar Vol. 66, Iss. 2, (Jun 2013): 56-79. I can't access the whole...

Umm, ok. Sort of a broad statement. While I don't believe that we will ever have definitive proof of how "groove lock" or "tongue and groove" pliers obtained the moniker of "water-pump pliers", I do know that it is ubiquitous term. As such, it is my belief that it derives from the collective...