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I recently purchased a used oxy/acetylene torch set with owner tanks, G350 regulators, and a Victor WH370FC-V w/ CA370V cutting head. It does not have a rosebud/heating nozzle, which I want to purchase. My Acetylene tank is 145 cf. 1/7 of the 145 cf is 20.7 cf per hour withdrawal rate limit...

If you were starting from scratch building a welding/fabrication table, 1/2” or 3/4” thick steel? 5’x5’ or 4’x4’?

Is using a 2 gang plastic box as a junction box in an attic area up to code? It would be accessible and not covered by anything (other than a cover plate). Blown in insulation would probably be flush with it.

I'm trying to find a used Ellis bandsaw for my home shop for general fab work. I also got somewhat reasonable quotes from a local business for a new one if I can't locate used. ($2700 for a 1600, $3377 for an 1800, and $3994 for a 2000). I've used family member's 1600 and 1800's, and like the...

I’m installing metal on my ceiling and am now installing where the overhead door tracks are. I have two doors, the main one is a 20’ wide by 14’ tall heavy insulated door. The smaller is 12’x12’. They were installed by an overhead door company a couple years ago and I’m just now doing the...

I have an opportunity to buy either a Wilton Tradesman 1765 or an 1780A. Both are brand new, and both are Made in the USA, not the latest Taiwanese made ones. $395 for the 1765 or $595 for the 1780A. This is for my personal shop that I'm almost finished with, that I'm slowly outfitting...

Ellis 6000 belt grinder Been watching Craigslist for an Ellis 1600 or 1800 bandsaw for awhile now with no luck, but this Ellis 6000 belt grinder popped up recently for a good price so I jumped on it. Guy bought it 2 years ago and it’s been sitting in his garage ever since, never used once...

I’m putting up metal on the ceiling of my shop and looking for ideas of attaching the door track hangers without doing a hack job on the ceiling metal. Was thinking of using 3/4” rod welded to angle iron to attach to the track itself, then run it up through a hole in the metal, and through a...

I'm finishing out the interior of my shop, and starting to install the metal on my ceiling. I'm installing LED high bays, either 135 or 165 watt fixtures, 15 total in the main part of the shop. I have the lights split up on two 20 amp circuits (15 amp would've been fine in hindsight). I'm...

2' LED high bays vs. UFO high bays? I built a 56' x 56' shop with 16' ceiling height. White painted walls and soon to be installed white metal ceiling. I had a lighting layout done by RAB lighting, and using 16 of their 2' 125 watt LED high bays (4 rows of 4) gave even lighting of 70-90+ fc...

For all you paint experts out there. Getting ready to paint the interior of my new shop. Plywood on the walls, so I'm using Sherwin Williams Extreme Block stain blocking oil based primer for the first coat (which is on sale for $25 a gal until Monday). Planning on doing two coats of latex...

Any idea who made this mechanical/power hammer, and approx. what era it was from? Apparently there's no tag or identifier on it. What it might be worth? It's belt driven, no motor on it.

I currently own two snap-on torque wrenches: 1/2" adjustable click type rachet 50-250 ft. lb, and a 3/8" adjustable click type flex head rachet 5-75 ft. lb. I have the ability to purchase either a 1/4" drive 40-200 in. lb, 1/4" drive 10-50 in. lb, or a 3/8" 40-200 in. lb. All are snap-on, and...