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Our outside A/C unit (the condenser?) sits on the west side of our house; which gets wonderful direct sunlight in the warm afternoons. Would it work more efficiently if it was on the north side of the house in the shade? Intuitively I would say "YES". Anyone aware of any analysis or studies...

"What I wish I would have done different on my Shop/Garage build" Now that I've built my 1,000sf race shop and have used it for a while, I realize that I made some mistakes and would do something things differently if I have an opportunity to do it a second time. In the instructions for the...

The two cordless tool holders are Hepfner Racing Products of Hartford, WI and the air tool holder is from Pit Pal Products. Both are pretty slick in my book.

Found this on Del City this morning. https://www.delcity.net/store/Tap!In-Connectors/p_9112.h_153728 Anyone have experience with this? Any good? Is there a better solution?

Klutch air hose reel at Northern Tool- 3/8" or 1/2"? I've been thinking about buying an air hose reel for some time. I see that Northern Tool has the Klutch reels on on sale right now. Hobbyist/amateur race shop. Is this a good reel/hose combination? The ratings are pretty good. Should I...

Any of you guys or gals see one of these?

We're completely remodeling a bathroom. Stripped to the studs and floor joist. Building up from there. Floor of bathroom and the new shower will be porcelain tile. We're planning on putting electric under the floor of the bathroom. What about in the shower? Those who have done a new...

We're replacing floors in our house and want to heat the floors in the bathroom and kitchen. Our contractor is recommending ProtectoWrap Peel and Heat. He has limited experience with it (mostly on concrete floors). http://peelandheatcomplete.com/ I've watched the video, understand the theory...

Remodeling a bath room in a 60 year old house. Putting a 5'x5' shower where there wasn't a shower before. Right where the drain from the preformed Wedi Board shower pan is located, there is a large existing heat run. There is enough room under the pan for a 90* elbow, but not enough room for...

I'm putting OSB on the inside of my new, 1000sf race shop. It has infloor radiant heat that I plan on keeping between 45 and 55 in the winter. Exterior walls at 6", insulated, Tyvek on outside, poly on the inside. I want to paint the visible side of the OSB white. 1. Looking at the OSB...

As seen on Facebook.

Went looking for a stubby straight screw driver to put in the engine compartment of the motorhome. Price was $5.49. But the Made in the USA sets were on sale. 5 piece Phillips and 5 straight. Normal price was $12.99. On sale at Ace in Grafton for $5.99 ($4.99 when I got to the register!!!)...

Actually confirmed something in a post to a question I had in another thread. If you switch the traveler wires around, you change the direction of the two switches. I wanted the lights to be "off" when both switches were down, but that wouldn't work. After getting pummeled about being too...

Bought an old South Bend 4x10L lathe (catalog #8187A). Guy I bought it from thought he bought it 25 years ago from a job shop in Milwaukee. Doesn't know how old it is, I'm guess 1940's/50's ... maybe a touch older. He told me it was 240volt, single phase, 20amp motor. He had it plugged into...

http://milwaukee.craigslist.org/hvd/5512145738.html I can't tell if there is stuff in both South Milwaukee and Montgomery, or just Montgomery. This looks like a pretty big deal.

In the final stages of finishing the 1000sf race shop. Half the garage is scissor trussed (future possible lift) and the other half is flat, 10' off the floor. We put Menards Dura-Panel (0.0145") on the ceiling (there are two variations that are thicker, but I think they are overkill for a...

Choosing fluorescent lights for the 1000sf race shop. I suspect this has been discussed a few times, but my search of the GJF came up with nothing relevant. I know to stay away from the germicidal and black lights. Home Depot has the following Phillips: Daylight (6500K) ALTO Daylight Deluxe...

Putting florescent lights in the new 1000sf race shop. What is the typical source of interference for my portable Craftsman radio that can be plugged into 120volt or (more likely) a CM C-3 19.2 Ni-Cad or Li-Ion battery? Is it the ballast? Or the fluorescent light tube? Are there any ballasts...

Maybe this has been mentioned before. A fire chief friend of mine shared this post on FB tonight. Anyone have actual experience? GOOD TO KNOW……..INFO from FIRE DEPARTMENT: Below is a picture of a CFL light bulb from my bathroom. I turned it on the other day and then smelled smoke after a few...

At least one this big!!!