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i've been getting differing answers depending on who i ask. last month we bought a house with a shop. in the shop is a wooden building (essentially an apartment). on top of the apartment is an OSB / wooden roof. the previous owners ran a welding company in the shop, so that OSB floor is kind of...

we're looking at a house that has a peach tree that was blown over in a storm. the tree is about 10' tall but it's cracked about 3' up from the base and is essentially at a right angle. it doesn't appear to have died how would one best go about straightening it? i don't have a gantry to lift...

i know this is "garage journal" but what about adding a subforum for landscaping? i have a question about a tree in a yard, and don't have an ideal spot to ask

i've got a modine hot dawg heater in my garage with a standard nema 5-15 (3 prong plug) going into a standard GFCI. i was told by an electrician that's not compliant to code and it should be hardwired and "meet the manufacturers recommendations." the manufacturers recommendations are to follow...

i'm going to paint the floor in my enclosed trailer this week, but it occurred to me that I don't really want to get paint into the screw heads, in case i need to remove them at some point in the future. any good practices you guys can recommend to keep paint from filling the screw heads? or is...

i've got a modine hot dawg hd75 with a hot wire ignitor (as opposed to spark ignitor). it will start burning then after 7-10 seconds stop. i have removed the flame sensor and cleaned it with sand paper but i'm still getting the same results. i'm leaning towards a flame sensor. home depot has a...

i've got a modine hot dawg i bought used. it lights on all 5 burners but only stays lit for 7-10 seconds how do i figure out if it's the flame sensor? flame rollout switch? or something else? thank you

The 24v fan relay on my Modine Hot Dawg garage furnace seems to have failed. I can either buy a new all in one control board (about $130) that includes the relay or potentially find an aftermarket relay. i suspect most any 24v relay would work. any suggestions why i'd go one vs the other...

hi all, i'm in the process of installing a modine hot dawg with an ecobee in my garage. it's a hot surface ignitor (not direct spark). i've seen some reference to guys using isolation relays as part of the process, curious if there's a need for me to go that route with mine? please / thank you

good morning, our front door is about 16 years old, and recently has started to leak a sticky / oily substance from the trim around the windows. i asked a friend who used to sell windows, and she told me to caulk over it. i'd rather not spend 2-3k to replace our front door any thoughts on how to...

i bought a standing desk off amazon only do find the motor mounts are cracked and destroyed. i can't think of any way to reuse it, looks to be pot metal, so i can't weld to it I could return it for a full refund, but offered half my money back if i keep it. plus the darn thing weighs about 100...

my bar fridge has stopped cooling over the past few months. i checked the thermocouples and fans they're running ok, coils are clean the compressor runs i drained the freon, confirmed it will hold a vacuum then replaced it still nothing. any suggestions on what i'm missing?

my bar fridge barely gets cold, i'm assuming i'm low on freon. i ordered a bullet barb kit from amazon and went to install it just now. i was under the impression i needed to connect it to the high side (smaller diameter tubing, right?). unfortunately even with both shims from the kit the bullet...

I bought a 220v air compressor a few weeks ago, which the previous owner had hard wired in his shop. instead of cutting the wires cleanly he disconnected them. it's taken me a while to wrap my head around it but if i understand correctly, 220v doesn't need a ground although it's not a bad idea...

i need to expand one or two pieces of 1/2 copper pipe to about .600" (very loose tolerances) any tricks for doing so? can i use a lubricated regular drill bit and run it backwards and step up sizes? or grind down a spade wood boring bit? thanks

i picked up a used Quincy air compressor the other day. I've bene in contact with Quincy and they're telling me it's +20 years old and they don't have any info i'm looking for basic specs (CFM, psi, etc) it says it's a Quincy X8 2107 any help? please / thanks

I’m going to add a car power window motor to my snow thrower so I can change the direction of the deflection chute but I need one or two u-joints - not high torque but not pot metal either Any recommendations for a source or should I just fabricate what I need? Any suggestions for a good design?

i'm having a brain fart what type press plates do you guys recommend to put 90 or 45 degree angles on plate with a press? looking for something i can put on my Christmas list for fab work thanks

i love my halogen light, but it's so stinking hot... i melted part of the extension cord i had it plugged into yesterday have you guys found any LED worklights you recommend? would be for working on / under cars

i'm thinking of cheating and buying one of these any thoughts or opinions? i know i could use a bottle and a hose for a couple of bucks, but i think this would be cleaner https://www.mactools.com/en-us/Brake-and-Wheel/Brake-Service-and-Testing/BBH599/One-Man-Brake-Bleeder-Hose