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In a garage sale, I picked up two air sanders and two die grinders for $20. Got home, oiled everything up and all worked great except the orbital sander. When I press the paddle, air goes through it making an air swooshing sound, but it doesn’t move. I can spin the sanding pad and the...

Anyone fab a garden hose reel from a vehicle wheel? I have a couple hub bearings and wheels and looking to make a garden hose reel with a handle that would allow for reeling it in. But not sure how to design it so the hose doesn’t twist. Is there a swivel that works for this?

Read previous threads but recent two years didn’t list brand/models. I’m looking for a good value to performance air cut off tool/grinder that would run a 3 inch cutoff and a 3 inch sanding disc. I have the harbor freight now, but it gets caught up a lot without much torque. I have a 60...

I've been reading a bunch of forums and pages looking for good plans for diy 72x2 belt grinder builds. But most are 2013 and prior, so many of the photos and files are missing. If you know of solid plans, especially with dimensions, can you please post a link? I'm hoping to find a build like...

I'm swapping out a bed room light and fan switch for zwave switches but run into a problem. The previous first switch had a wire loop stripped in center and attached to the side bolt of the switch and then has a short run over to second switch and it attached in the push in hole at the same...

I'm looking to make a set of stands to raise the height of raised gardens for my wheelchair bound mother and other disabled folks that can't garden at the ground level. I've already used liquid IBC totes (about 4x4, 275 gallon) used for transporting syrups and such. I basically cut off the...

Anyone recommend strong PAR 38 LED Bulbs? Everything I'm finding is pretty low like 100-125 watt equivalent. I currently have 175W incandescent in the sockets now.

I have an epoxy floor that's gotten out of control with metal dust/tracked in dirt from grinding, CNC plasma, general shop use, etc.. I'm looking for a good way to clean it requiring less elbow grease. I noticed at Home Depot they have a floor cleaning vacuum with a soap spray that is called...

Looking to pour a pad in front of shop door to park vehicle and be able to work on it outside. What's the ideal depth? Looks like average car length is 13-16'.

Looking to get my Dad a rotary flex shaft to attach to his dremel for wood carving. Anyone have any recommendations? Foot control would be great. He has a good dremel, but I'm not sure you can use a foot pedal with it, so maybe a Foredom is better? Or perhaps the dremel with motor, flex...

Not sure if I'll be able to explain it, if not, I'll draw up a picture later. I'm looking to make the sides of a cabinet for compartmentalized small parts boxes. My plan is to use 16ga sheet and I would cut u shaped cuts and then bend those pieces up at 90 degree angles. They will serve as...

I just purchased a Smartthings hub and will be integrating it with Echo, Ecobee thermostats, smart power plugs & switches for the most part. I'm deploying it in a single family home and have 6 acres. About 200 feet from the house, I have a metal building shop (30x40) that is on a different power...

Looking for a clamp multi-meter for general DIY home use. Does anyone have any thoughts on the Klein Tools CL600? https://www.amazon.com/dp/B019QMRR08/?tag=atomicindus08-20 Or the CL800? https://www.amazon.com/dp/B019CY4FB4/?tag=atomicindus08-20 How does it compare to something like -...

Anyone have a pointer to a primer/overview of the various metal lathe cutters? I just took a class at TechShop and I'm ready to start working on the Jet lathes. The instructor quickly covered the various cutters and recommended we purchase carbide insert tools. However, I'm lost looking...

In a Jeep door hinge is an aluminum sleeve that get's pushed in and protects the hinge from taking the doors on and off and I'm looking to push them out. Is a "Drift" punch the right tool for the job in popping them out? I imagine a wide variety of tools could be used, but what's the right...

I have a 30x40 metal shop and I'm looking to add a lean to on each side to add additional space. The roof line at the peak is 16' and I think the outside edges are 12'. I'm trying to figure out how wide I can go from the sides. Originally was thinking 20', but wondering if I could go 25'. So...

I have a few hammer and sledge heads (small) that I'd like to put new handles on. Who has a good source of handles of different sizes and that will last a decent while? Also, is there anything special on how you measure the hole in the hammer head or is it straight forward? The stuff at...

I'm making a shop air filter from a large squirrel cage and motor, some filters and a sheet metal box I'm fabbing. I'm trying to figure out the best way to hang it from the ceiling. I have ribs above to connect to. I could do uni strut or home made equivalent, all thread, chain, ???. Any...

What options are there for cutting 14-18" circles in acrylic sheets that are 1/8-3/16th? I need a bunch of them and looking for a fairly quick reliable way to cut them. I have access to most shop tools like drill press, band saw, etc.. I'd prefer to do it without a hole in the center.

I have a 30x40x14 metal shop on a pad, and like all shops, it's never enough. So I'd like to extend the pad 20' wider, by the full 40' length and then add a lean to on that pad that is attached to the original 30x40. My intent is to design it with all of the normal uprights as if it was...