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I have an out building with a 200 amp service to it. Went in the other day and the light was dim and flickered. What the heck?!? There is an outlet..... 6 volts! Pulled the breaker panel cover and found 8" of mouse nest in the bottom of the panel. Cleaned it out and found that the mouse...

Good Morning! I need some help....... (Insert comments here) I've got a Meyer Snow Plow Pump, U13 This item was made in the 1960's, 70's at the newest. Thus, Meyer no longer supports these with repair parts. I'm running a one piece cable to an operating lever in the cab. The old cables are...

I had one of these for decades but the spring fatigued and broke off at the attachment point. This wrench performed without a miss or slip. The harder you turned, the tighter the spring winds itself on the filter body until it breaks loose. Anyway, after it broke, Like a darn fool, I tossed it...

I've got an older vintage Craftsman Foot Pound click style torque wrench. I've used it for almost 20 years and haven't ever had it calibrated, who has the time or cash???. Anyway, I've always released the tension after using it but with my Son In Law living here now.......he doesn't. :( I...

Vacationed in North Eastern Vermont this past week and stumbled upon this hacked off piece of rail. I think it had been used as a boat bouy anchor in the Lake but now was cast aside in a pile of debris awaiting Mother Earth to reclaim it. I figured the good Mother would appreciate me having an...

I replaced the timing belt on a 2003 Volvo S40 the other night for a buddy. What a pain in the A$$ to keep the cam gears in place when set on the timing marks! I realized I need yet another tool in my tool box! :beer: But which one? Or do I need more than one? I mostly work on "imported"...

I've got an aging Fein Multimaster.....the greatest tool EVER! I LOVE this tool! Sadly, after years of faithful service it stopped oscillating as it should, took it apart and the fork is broken at the cam bearing. I've ordered the part from ereplacementparts.com but cannot figure out how to...

I was in Lowe's today to get a few items and wandered through the tools as I always do, they had a miniature tool box on sale. I did not / do not need this nor do I want / need the tools that came with it.......but Hey! It's a tiny tool box! How "cute"! Dave

A picture of my window screen this morning, this window never sees rain, it is under a porch roof. This is simply condensation collecting on the screen from the passage of air through the screen. The humidity has been at or near 100% for a week now! Makes you want to move to the North...

Just purchased a full box of Hillman Galvanized Washers, I cut open the tape sealing the lid and spilled out the box only to be greeted with this dire warning that I've never seen before........ Really? Maybe, just maybe there is too much Big Brother action worrying about Me? If you ever...

Key point here, drill through the center, it requires a bit of vision for the visible threads easily throw you off when center punching! I don't normally use these tapered easy outs but the broken part was deeper than my shouldered units would reach down to. Dave

Working on a old Toyota (95) pickup 4x4 putting in a clutch (if you've got the money pay somebody to do it! Horrible Job!!!!) Anyway, others were here before I and broke off bolts and mangled heads. One in particular was badly mashed and mis-shapen, couldn't drive on a smaller socket, the edges...

OK, how many of you have containers of hardware? You need a bolt or a nut so you dump it out, sort through it, find the item that you desire and now, you need to pick up the hundred pieces you don't want and put them back into the container. I've held the container under the edge of the bench...

There are a few threads on here about these socket organizers, one recently about how he finally filled them up. Thought I....."my socket collection is fairly complete, these look like a great idea". I was using a metal board from Lowes with various 1/4,3/8 and 1/2 organization pegs. This...

I searched the forum looking for funnel storage ideas. A few threads popped up but the offering were poor or expensive. PVC pipe, metal cabinets were about it. My funnels have been stored for years in an old cat litter square plastic pail. I've put paper towels over the funnel tops in an...

Looking for some advice / help on spot welding, plug welding whatever he proper term for it is. Welding in new floor pans on an air cooled VW. I drilled holes spaced about 1" apart to weld onto a thicker lip to hold the pans. I started with a 1/8" hole, moved up to a 3/16 and then 1/4" all...

I'll state right off that my garage isn't fancy, no super high ceiling or built in lift. It is but a humble 2 car garage attached to a four bedroom ranch....it gets the job done! A major issue my Wife and I have is with me tromping though the dining room, (the garage door enters into it), and...

I searched around but couldn't find any information on the stamping on it. It only has KUSTERMANN, nothing else except a Capital "B" with a Sideways "A" with an arrow drawn though it, I'll try to get a good photo of it if I can. Posted photos of the kustermann stamp and the AB stamp. I'm...

I've got an old Hammer, I've had it for years, I think it came from my Grandfather (born in the 1870's) it is oddly shaped, the handle looks home made as well. I cleaned it up a little today. I make out the words "W.P. Allison Warranted" I Goggled Allison and only came up with this link...