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I'm picking up a used HF 44" roller cabinet that has casters but the bolts holding them on are long since lost. Anyone know the bolt diameter and approximate length? I'm assuming they are metric and my on site assortment of metric fasteners is pretty limited. It would be great to have...

I'm getting ready to start the installation of a Kohler standby generator with whole house automatic transfer switch (ATS) My electric service is underground and after arriving in my basement enters a meter box and is then fed into my main breaker panel. In practice, the ATS needs to connect...

I'm in the early stages of building a 30x50 garage into a hillside at my home. The hope is to build this as a 3 sided concrete structure with a concrete ceiling/roof. Essentially a basement with a concrete roof. The garage door side would be stick built to save on cost. I'm only after a...

I started planning a wood 12x30 loft for my garage when I stumbled into some pallet racking for sale. The pallet racking is 4 foot wide uprights with 14 foot beams. I am toying with only installing beams in the topmost position (to form an upside down u) and stacking 4 foot width against each...

I'm looking to add a 12X30 loft in my existing 30X60 steel building. This will need to be freestanding and I plan on building it with wood. I am fine with a row of support columns down the middle, so we are essentially looking at two 12X15 platforms with the longest span being 15 feet. I'm...

I just won a 3M Speedglas Welding Helmet (model 9100V) which I don't need. I all ready have the same helmet and can say first hand that it is a very nice unit. It is brand new, in the unopened original box. If you need details, they can be found at...

I plan on running some 1/2 EMT to power two 120 volt circuits, and 1 240 volt circuit. Each circuit is 20Amps (12 gauge wire) I believe I'm limited to 9 total (12 gauge) conductors before reducing capacity of the wiring when using 1/2 EMT. The plan is: 1) For the two 120 volt, 20 amp...

I'm hoping members here can provide some real work experience. I've had 3 contractors out, each of which has come up with a different size heater. Prices are all over he place. I'm looking for a forced hot air gas heater like a modine hot dawg (or similar). Shop is 60X30 shop, with 14 foot...

I'm pretty close to buying a red iron garage unit and am starting to collect parts for wiring/lighting etc. The unit has 28-32 foot ceilings, so I'm planning on installing several high bay lights (either Metal Halide or High pressure Sodium) My NEC has gone MIA in the move, but I recall...

I'm moving back to the US from abroad, and am looking for a garage/industrial condo in the Boston area. It is half to store my existing cars/boat and half for new projects. I've found a few warehouse condos with roll up doors, electric service etc that may work well but I'm more curious if...

I've got 200.00 in Craftsman gift cards burning a hole in my pocket, and am in need of a travel socket set to take abroad with me. I have a few backup wrench sets and screwdriver sets that I plan on bringing, so I'm really only looking for a comprehensive set of SAE and Metric sockets...

I'm about to relocate to the UK for work, (3 years or so) and would like to bring over some general hand and power tools for the occasional project that comes up. The UK mains supply is 220 volt 50 Hz power. Any issues with buying an appropriate sized step down transformer and using it to run...

I just bought a used IR electric impact gun (780 ft lbs of torque) that is 1 inch drive for cheap money. I'm looking to find a 1 inch reducer so that I can use this with my existing 1/2 drive impact sockets. Anyone know of such a beast? Vin