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Is it okay to have fiberglass batt insulation against the underside of my roof? Do I need a small air barrier separating the two? I am redoing a small room on the back of my house. It is an enclosed porch that is maybe 10 or 12 years old. Walls wre insulated, but the roof not so much. It does...

Hey all, I need a little advice from those more experience than myself. First off, I have a 24x32 block garage that is uninsulated. It is roughly 45 feet from my house. I had a torpedo heater, but is acting up and kerosene is through the roof price wise. I am now looking for a new heat source...

Hey guys. Just recently I picked up an old Holland vise at auction. Locked up and looked like it had been outside for quite some time. Looks to say 14 1/2? Opens to 9 inches. Got it working again and I only have 12.50 into it so far. I have to say that once it broke loose, that this vise is...

Hey, trying to find a thread I saw on here awhile ago. It was a way to repair a crack in metal. You drilled evenly spaced holes in the crack and put metal inserts in it. Grind them flush, and then offset the next set of holes. Repeat the process until the crack is filled. Anyone know what this...

Need a little help troubleshooting my shop heater. It is a mr. Heater brand 175k btu forced air heater. I have kerosene in it. It is the contractor series. I can start from cold and it runs fine for about 10 minutes. Then it starts putting out smoke and quits. Diagnostic light on the side...

Hey, I need your help. I have an old champion compressor I am looking to rebuild. The only is on it I could find was: under pump no. It says 752. On the left side of the cylinder housing, it has a cast in k. The electric motor on it is a valley brand from St. Louis. It is oil filled.

Hey, I have been looking for a used drill press for awhile with no luck. I have decided to just buy a new one. So, when buying new what is the best bang for the buck? 110 or 220, it doesn't matter. I will be using it for both metal and wood. It doesn't have to be american made, but thay would be...

Hey, I have a few questions about hanging drywayll. First, my situation. I bought this house about a year ago, from the original owner/builders son. It was built in the 50's and has plasterboard. Not plaster, but not quite drywall. Anyways, I was wanting to just put up drywall, as it will be...

Looking to buy large metric wrenches. Need to be Craftsman raised panel style. Need sizes from 19 mm on up.

Went to the pawnshop, and saw this Armstrong box. Checked it out, didn't really need it. I bought it anyway. I guess I am addicted. :D The set had two breaker bars, ratchet, 4 extensions, 1/2 to 3/8 adapter, lots of standard stuff in deep and shallow. Also had metric stuff up through 36 mm...

Hey all, I recently picked up this impact from a local pawn shop. 1/2" drive, Milwaukee branded, electric impact. Plugs into a standard wall socket. I can't find any info on it, but it does seem to have some good power. Took off a 1 & 5/8 " axle nut on my truck with ease. Can anyone id it?

Quick question for the experienced: I need to put an LS1/4L60E combo into the back of my truck. My cherry picker comes just short of putting it in the bed. I bought a 2 ton chain style hoist. I was wanting to attatch that to a truck offroad rock slider at multiple points to distribute the load...

Hey all, figured I would share a few things with you. Anyone know how old they are, maybe some info as I can't find any? First up is this workbench, came with the house I bought a few months ago. It has a tag attatched, says George Koch and Sons Industrial Division, serial numbered and all. I...