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I have a project coming up in which I want to paint a plastic engine cover in a two tone scheme. The cover itself would be one color and the raised lettering the other. I've done this in the past and it came out great, but I was able to purchase pre-cut vinyl decals to mask the raised...

I'm considering adding a hoist to my Atlas 9KOH 2-post lift. The main purpose would be to lift the hardtop on my Jeep, which only weighs about 120 lbs. The initial plan was to install the hoist in my attached garage, but it will be considerably more work to do so. Yes, I realize the crossbar...

My wife and I have have two miniature dachshunds. Our bed is quite tall, so a few years back I built a set of steps so they were able to get on an off the bed unassisted. As they have gotten older, the steps are not as easy to use, so my wife wanted me to build a ramp to go along the foot of...

I have an older Bosch model (don't recall the model no.) but I've been perfectly happy with it. The only issue (in the past) I've had is the foot won't stay tight for a 90 degree cut. No big deal on thinner materials, but on something like 3/4" MDF, I ended up with a bevel, which was a no-go...

Bed Frame Project My wife recently bought a new adjustable bed, so sans it's support legs, it's totally open underneath, which doesn't look good, and is wasted space. The wife wanted a skirt to hide the underside so I was tasked with building a frame with two sides taking up the extra space...

I had a small leak out of the vent in one of the cylinders on my 9K-OH Atlas 2-post lift. It was NBD when the leak was small, but now it's grown and I need to rebuild the cylinder, and I need a seal kit. I bought parts for my lift from Greg Smith Equipment (start capacitor) a while back and...

So my buddy has a sub panel in his attached garage. That part (minus the digging) was easy peasy. Now we need to connect it to the house panel. We're using 2-2-2-4 aluminum MHF. House panel has and existing slot for a former electric stove that was replaced with a gas unit during a recent...

After seeing one of these over 10 years ago, I decided I wanted to build one, well, just because. I can use it to get around the paddock at Lemons races, HPDE's etc. I've had the basic drawing together for years, and have tweaked it many times as more data was acquired. The problem is a lot...

First off let me say I don't know much about roofing. I have built ONE lean to on the back of my shop using corrugated metal and that's it. I have no experience with shingles or any other roofing. OK, now that you know I'm a roofing noob, I need some help. The backstory is last last year my...

Anyone know here I can find a pair of rollers like this? I just need the roller, not the stand. Also it doesn't have to be *this* roller, just something that would serve a similar function. Thanks!

I'd like to buy a pair of these if someone can recommend a set that would be useful to clamp-off brake lines like when changing a caliper. I stumbled across this offering from Gearwrench, but the reviews lead me to believe they won't work for my application. Thoughts and recommendations?

In our house we have a former dinning room that is no longer used as such. Since it was designed as a dining room, it had a chandelier, which I removed and installed a ceiling fan w/light. The light on the fan, which is LED, doesn't provide near enough light so I'm looking to add lighting...

Like the title says, I'm considering one for my shop. Right now I use a grinder and cutting wheel, but there have definitely been times a plasma cutter would have been faster and yielded a much better result. I like the prices of the 110V Eastwood units, but the reviews are spotty at best and...

As some of you know I race in then 24 Hours of Lemons endurance racing series. This is my 10th season and it's what I love to do. My current car is a '93 Acura Integra, which has been great the past four years, so I have no plans to build another. However our sister team is owned by my buddy...

My buddy has a metal shop similar to mine. He planned to do run a 100A sub panel into the shop off the house 200A main panel. The current problem is the main panel is full. My first question is can any of the GFCI breakers shown on the top left (see pic below) be swapped out for regular...

Looking to have a few pieces cut for a project I've got coming up. Probably 10 pieces (approx 12"x 6" each) made from maybe 18 or 20 gauge stainless. I've got the CAD file that is needed for the program, I just need to get the pieces cut at this point. Of course I'm not asking for any free...

So I need to relocate the fill tube on a gas tank. I've read the horror stories and I'd like to do it w/o blowing myself up. What's the safest DIY way to purge the tank of the explosive fumes?

I have an old Wagner Power Painter I bought to paint an old single-wide mobile about 15 years ago. For what it cost, which was about $125, it did a pretty good job. In fact I still have it, and it still works. I came across this one today, and wondered who the hell would pay that much for a...

So I recently bought the famous (red) HF 5-drawer cart and I'm pretty pleased with it, especially for $150. So much so I've been considering getting the (black) 4-drawer to make it into a welding cart. It's on sale this weekend for $99 and I just happen to have a trip planned that will make it...