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I have a run of about 800' from the street, through farm field, to a new house. I plan to install conduit underground for communication lines - phone, internet, cable TV. Pricing HDPE conduit - SDR 11 or 13.5 - is rather salty. I have prices of 65-85 cents per foot for 1.25" and I was...

We have a small, 2 yard dumpster and I'll be damned if those lids won't stay closed when the wind starts blowing. They're just light, blown plastic. I had thought about adding some bolts and washers or a bolt and chain, to the front edges to help weight them closed - would not keep them closed...

I recently picked up some solid metal base cabinets. I'm in the process of cleaning them up, planning fresh paint and screws. There is a problem - one of the cabinet doors had a catch on it, but the plastic part broke when I tried removing it. Combination of brittle plastic and my lack of...

Ongoing project, building new construction. I ran the utilities, which all enter the house below grade, except for the propane line. I have 3/4" poly underground from the tank/first stage to a riser, a union, then into the basement just above grade. Question is, I had the propane company out...

So, we're building a house and I just finished my meter can/service entrance and passed inspection. Waiting for the POCO to drop the transformer and hook-up. Next step is running a feeder from the 200A disconnect out to the barn. At some point, I hope to build a bigger workshop several feet...

I have a refurb Bosch Hammerdrill 1199VSR that I picked up on CPO.com and it quit on me today. I was using it with some nice Spider carbide tipped hole saws that I bought to drill through a brick wall. I got through one wall, but when I went to start on the second, the drill wouldn't start at...

Am thinking about buying my first set of gauges and torches for an oxy acetylene set up. Considering some of the knock off stuff, but also Victor. As I've been looking, there seems to be a difference between CGA 300 and CGA 510 regulators/connections. Any advice as to which one to get? I...

My wife and I recently moved into a new (to us) house and I got a great shop space with a detached 2 car garage. As it's getting colder, I'm motivated to figure out the heater that's in there. I can't seem to get it to work, with just turning on the breaker (the line is hot, I tested it)...

I have had a few electricians out about rewiring my house, built in 1969 with aluminum wiring. The house had a lateral service entering a detached garage where there is currently a 200 amp main panel. There is a 150 amp breaker from the main feeding a sub panel in the attached garage - this...

Well, we've finally moved into our house just outside Indianapolis. It has an attached 2-car garage (for the cars), and a detached 2-car garage. I just picked up a solid used 1996 Toyota Tacoma 5-speed to use for hauling lumber, parts, junk, yard sale finds, etc. Of course, also for teaching...

Just about to close on a house outside of Indianapolis with both a 2-car attached and 2-car detached garage. That's double what I have now, and only the second place I've ever lived where I've had any garage at all. I'm stoked. I spent a lot of time working with my Dad growing up - he's a...