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I would argue it is being a cheap ***. I was looking at oil filter cutters and realized they were way more expensive than they should be. Queue a 3D printer. a bit of time and about $2 in PLA, $1 for a round blade and $.30 in bearings/screws I had laying around from old electronics and we have...

I had a piece of siding at the corner of my house that goes up the roof. The front edge was mitered. Given that there are no 90 degree angles on this I cannot just throw it in my miter saw and cut the miter. How does one go about something like this? As quick and very inaccurate workaround...

So I have to replace a temperamental constant duty solenoid in my RV. The replacement unit I had in there before decided to start sticking open (Cheap Chinese ****) so I went out and bought a Cole Hersee 24213 200A continuous duty solenoid. I decided to bench test it and it seems to get much...

Basically I have an RV that is now all LED lights and i notice the rear signal opposite side will faintly illuminate when I have my tow dolly plugged in. I thought perhaps it was a ground but i ran a new test ground and the problem persisted. Also goes away when I add more load by turning on...

Not sure if this is the appropriate place for this but I don't see any camera section. Basically I just got an RV and am replacing the zoom camera that sits at the top of the roof. It's a BNC camera but has no brand. It works fine in the AV port but zoomed too far in so i'm replacing it...

I cannot seem to find anything this small. the length is approx 5.5" and the body diameter is maybe 3/4"? They don't use 10mm balls, they just have eyelets. Based on my calcs a 20N is about what I need power wise but I cannot seem to find ANYTHING in this size nor are there any markings on...

I have an existing system where i am going from floor mount to wall mount boiler for radiant flooring (No DHW). In each area of the garage It heats I have two 4 loop manifolds stacked atop each other (One feed, one return). The current plumbing has the feed on the top and the return on the...

I have a tight spot that I need to reduce the size of the fitting in a radiant heat manifold union which swivels so orientation won't be an issue. Right now it's 3/4" MIP (I think, i always get these wrong it seems but the OD of the threads is 1.295") to 3/4 copper sweat w/a stub to a 90. If...

This box uses a mud ring so I'm not sure how I can do it but I need to surface run some conduit to an adjacent wall and the only way to do it is to surface mount it. I hoped to add a 4" box extension to this but given the box is recessed behind the 1/2" drywall and extension box will have the...

So the other day the flame rectifier probe got a bit dirty and it wasn't detecting flame and shutting down. Cleaned the probe and all was well again. I had serviced the boiler about 5 months ago and it's been fine, i probably didn't clean the probe, just the igniter so no biggie. However...

I have been waiting for the mobil1 deal but in the meantime I found this for pennzoil platinum full synthetic. You have to buy 10 quarts total. I started searching brickseek and I found SKU 142599878 Pennzoil Platinum 10W-30 Full Synthetic Motor Oil, 5 Quart for $14.95 and picked up 4 of...

I have a ceiling mounted kohler water tile that is approx. 4.5" square. I've noticed low pressure to that particular tile and upon looking at diagrams I discovered there is a little filter in there which I'm guessing is my issue. Everything is clear on the other side of this and when turning...

I know I can get entire carb for $18 on amazon but I just want the dang needle! I tore the carb down and the needle was varnished enough that when I went to pull it I ripped the head clean off the needle. I cleaned rest of carb but it was all very clean. I tried to solder the head of the...

i use a munchkin boiler to heat a 2K sqft garage and a 600sqft bathroom floor. Both also have dedicated forced air HVAC systems which i rarely use. In winter I have the bathroom floor (referencing a slab sensor) to 90 deg. at the sensor. This gives a nice warm floor for me. In the past I...

I don't know if this is by design or not but there it a bit of a delay (maybe 1 second) between me pressing the trigger and the wire feeding. I think maybe this is by design to allow shielding gas to flow before the arc is started? I got this as a returned welder so I don't know if this is by...

I've got exposed rafters in my basement and despite rewiring the lighting in the board for 3 1W LEDS they just don't cut the mustard. I'm going to run a box (either round or 4", not sure yet) to the area and want to conceal the fixture as much as I can. The pics I attache will make what I'm...

I did some searching here and someone mentioned the local welding supply place hosting a 1 on 1 course. Does anyone have any recommendations how someone could become "competent' at welding. I just want to learn more about the basics, how to know when the problem is the material contamination...

Just called both their lines and that is what the VM said. I'm looking for a gun setup like he has, wondering if anyone else sells something similar? I'd rather not continue to wait until they may be available to sell me a product. Dave

Basically I blew it and didn't think to run two neutrals for the two circuits in the same run and I have no way to pull another wire through the pvc conduit I used due to bends, etc. I had to pull a string through w/ a vacuum as my fish tape kept getting caught on the joints. I have 1 14 AWG...

I have a 3 hole box that I need to plug one outlet on. It's glue in, not threaded. I'm sure I could use a rubber stopper and it'd be water tight but if there is a glue in plug I'd be all ears. Or even a glue in 1/2 to 1/2 threaded that I can thread a plug in would work. This is all schedule...