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My compressor recently ran away due to a blown hose that was left connected until the pressure switch overheated and threw the breaker. When I started it back up, it built pressure but it was pressurizing the crank case. Here are some pictures from the teardown. I'm not sure where I should be...

I am in north Alabama. The temps dropped last night and the power is out. Yesterday it was almost 70 degrees. I tested the generator and everything was fine. It sat and ran for half an hour with no problem. This morning with the temps below 30 it will barely stay running with the choke on. If I...

I put together a top for my "fab bench" out of some old oak barn wood I had laying around. This will be home to my drillpress, grinder, vise, etc. I am a hobby mechanic, so oil, grease, transmission fluid, antifreeze, etc. are all possibilities. I'd like to finish it with something that won't...

About 18 months ago my wife lost her mother and father in a tragic car accident. We decided to sell our house and assume the mortgage for their house and the farm she grew up on. The house was built in 2005 and has a full ~1,500 square foot basement. The basement had always been a catch-all for...

I want to give a shout out to Scotty and the folks over at Legacy Industrial for saving my man cave floor. :beer: I've been working on boxing off a 12' x 18' room at the back of my basement garage for a man cave / guest bedroom. The floor is pretty wavy, so epoxy wasn't really a good solution...