Recent content by zack99

If they don't want you to email them with questions, that feature should be removed. A customer is free to choose from multiple means of getting information. Scolding or correcting a customer for not using automated systems is inappropriate.

I'm going to offer slightly different advice here and suggest you read your policy. The policy is a legal agreement between you and the insurance company. My insurance agent sells policies for a number of companies. She is personable and is great at finding the coverage I want at a reasonable...

Will the 3 ton lift higher than the 2? Seems like 2 ton is plenty strong to raise half or less the weight of a suburban. Seems it would be an issue of clearance and lift height.

Anyone who has lived in an old house has probably noticed how much bounce there is to the floors. Floor joists used to be commonly done using 2x8 lumber. I once lived in a house with 2x6 floor joists and things on the table would rattle every time I walked across the room. I sistered the...

“If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them.” Henry David Toreau

If you called it vintage instead of old the price would have been higher. Nice choice of words. And, you ****.

I'm OK with a good and careful cleaning. However, I think painting ruins an old tool. If I wanted it to look new I would buy new.

I can see where having a diagram would help you find the tool you're looking for. If you can't locate a diagram, maybe make your own and keep it in the box. You can draw hexagons using Word or Powerpoint. Just make sure to hold the shift key when inserting the auto shape or resizing as this keep...

Re: worse day you've had in the shop Mine is nowhere near as bad as some of the others but here goes. I was changing the oil on my motorcycle, Kawasaki ZRX. To save a dollar, I flipped over the metal drain plug washer. The added torque needed to flatten out the washer was enough to strip the...

I would limit use of styrofoam because it burns quickly and the fumes can be deadly in case of fire. Burn a chunk the size of your fist in an outdoor location and then decide for yourself.

I have a 10 x 20 shed and a 12 x 27 carport but no garage. Yet.

if they are just for tying in the walls they could possibly be replaced with wire rope and turnbuckle.

That looks just like the tool I bought at HF for $13. Mine don't torque so well but it's ok at taking tile off the floor.

That will do it. Or cut it in thirds or whatever meets up with a wall stud.

Nails are made of soft bendable steel and I would first try just bumping them in a little using a hammer. I've done that more than once and a little adjustment usually does the job.