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I am getting ready to start building a guest house and bedroom extension on my house. When I built my shop I had friends come out to help with everything when needed, and just used the bathroom in my house when needed. With this new build there are several full days of concrete work, which I am...

I am in the process of revamping my truck tool box and tools. I took my 2 pork chop boxes and made one full length wheel well box. Plenty of room now, even though I cut off 2 feet I also made them full depth. So now I am sorting through all my hand tools. I usually keep them in a box store...

I was out of town for a few days and my mothers pressure pump quit. A friend went up and diagnosed bad pressure switch contacts. He cleaned the contacts and it was working. It quit again last night when I got home. So I looked at it and could see the contacts arcing, so I replaced the switch...

I have a concrete tile roof that is 20 years old. It has developed a leak tha that I need to repair. I will be replacing the entire roof in the next 6 months. I was considering g just removing all the tile from that face, removing the existing felt and just putting down the rolled bituthane type...

I have been using a Brother Tabloid/Ledger printer for about 5 years. it is really a normal printer except it has a tray that pops out behind the feed rollers that will hold paper. The biggest it will hold is 11 x 17. This is about the minimum I can print out plans and be able to read them...

I almost have my permit through the county for my guest house build and house expansion. A buddy of mine just got his bill for roof trusses and it was $30k. His trusses, while bigger and more complex than my project, didn’t look all that special to me. So my permit, when it finally arrives, will...

There was recently a thread in which Pica mechanical pencils came up. They looked interesting, and Jeffrey had a 2 pack on sale with free delivery, so I ordered them. Outstanding performance from the leads. The skinny barrel was not as useful, but only a minor hindrance. I ordered the cheap ***...

I have a job coming up that is going to require several caps that go on top of various diameter culvert pipes. Aside from trial and error, does anyone have advice for the layout of a conic section out of sheet metal?

Is there any way to cut and cap inch and a quarter PVC water pipe with 60 PSI in it without shutting it off?

I have a piece of equipment that has a FWD/RVS pedal controller with a stop switch. I dropped a heavy wide flange beam on the cable and smashed it flat. The cable is 7 strands of 16 gauge stranded wire inside a jacket covered with armor (like Mac cable) covered with a light rubber jacket. Any...

I have a Clausing 1300 lathe and it has a bad Reeves drive. Common problem for this lathe, parts are available, but at $1600 last time I checked. I have seen several repairs, but it is tough to repair with no lathe. I have also heard of installing fixed pulleys and a VFD. Does anyone have any...

I have a Lister slow speed engine that I mounted to a skid made out of wide flange beams and mounted a generator on. The skid is roughly 5 ft long and 2 ft wide. I would guess it weighs roughly 500 lb. I'd like to put it in the back of my truck and haul it up to my cabin property, and I'm trying...

About a decade ago I was given a pile of compressor parts from a friend who heard I was looking for a new compressor. 80 gallon tank, IR T-30 pump, 7.5 single phase motor. None of them ever went together before. I acquired the rest of the small parts and put it together and it worked...

I do a fair amount of fabrication work for local high schools. I am beginning to build a new audio mixer station for the marching band that has a lot lot of components that get plugged into 120VAC power via extension cords from the stands. It is roughly a 50” wide steel cabinet with a top like a...

I need to install a tall baseboard, the built up style using S4S, half round, and cove type pieces. I have bull nosed drywall corner beads though. How are corner transitions generally managed in this situation? Thanks,

If anyone has any interest in this welder PM me in the next day or two. If not I will scrap it. $1

Last night my in laws water pressure pump motor went out. Fortunately I keep a spare, since mine typica go out on Saturday afternoons. The motor I had was gotten for me by a friend who worked at a motor repair shop as a trade for some welding work. He has since passed away. The motor was a...

I have a gas engine drive compressor on my truck. It has a Kohler K321 engine on it. The engine air filter needs a 6” O.D. X 1/3/4” air cleaner element. I can’t find one! Anybody have a part number or source for this? My GoogleFu is not working on this item. Thanks, *Edit, I found it on...

I am starting on building a casita (MIL house, literally for my mother in law). Originally it was going to go on the back half of my 1.2t acre parcel. Then I was able to purchase the vacant lot next to me, which added several months of delay, but is better for us in the long run. I got my plans...

Anybody know anything about electrostatic paint sprayers? I have a huge refinish job on a restaurant. There is tons (literally) of steel that needs to have fresh clear coat sprayed in place. I Have found the right clear to put on with ES machines, but know very little about the machines. Ther...