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This was a lot of fun. Ran some straight beads to get started and then did a couple T-joints. This is 10 gauge steel. Pretty thin really and everything warped in the end. First one was disastrous! Second came out alright. 120v flux core el-cheapo welder. I didn't clean anything after other than...

Evening folks, Haven't welded before in my life, however, I'm in the process of learning on my new little 120v Mig/Flux. I just set up my wire and when I was mounting the reel, I messed up and the wire popped out of my hand when I should have been keeping some tension on it. It came unraveled...

Before I go searching all around town, does such a thing exist? I need a fairly short extension cord for my 115v welder which has a 20A plug on it. I have a 20A circuit in my garage now and everything works great, however, some days I weld outside and I just need a little extra length to get...

Going to replace my 40gal electric water heater tank soon. Anyone recommend me a good replacement? There seems to be lots of options out there and I don't mind spending a bit extra for good quality but I'm not sure what to be looking for. Or are the cheap ones fine as long as you keep up with...

Bought a cable to connect a generator to my home. As soon as I went to hook the cable up to ensure everything would fit, I see this (see pics, yellow highlighhts). I would never think this would happen....but of course somethings always screwy. Anyways, anyone have a suggestion?

My pressure washer gun has sprung a leak. I have been looking for a replacement. Any one recognize this type fitting? Every replacement gun I look at has a different style attachment.

My garage has got a concrete floor that has been painted with a pretty nice epoxy. I have noticed though that where the car tires roll in and out of the garage, some of the epoxy has come up and it looks a bit rough. The rest looks great and seems to be holding up well. Can you re-epoxy over...

Been noticing the windows in my home have been allowing a bit of water to seep in underneath the crank handles when it's really raining hard. What's up with this? I had a quick look and didn't see anything obvious. I'm pretty handy, anything I could do to solve? I can post pics later if you guys...

Morning folks, I have a Kerr Compact oil furnace with forced air heating. The furnace is about 12 years old and looks in great shape to me. When it first fires up I get a quick whiff of oil through the ducts.....in every room. We're fairly new to this home so we don't have the complete history...

Afternoon folks, looking for some advice and I am wondering if what I'm planning is against the rules or code? I'd like to install a 20A outlet in my attached garage. Currently, all the plugs around the garage are 15A . I'd like to find the first outlet in the run and replace the wiring to it...

Morning folks, looking for a little help on our generator electrical transfer system. I consider myself decent with electricity, but the finer points of this system are making me feel stupid.....could use some advice and info. We recently moved into a home that has a full generator electrical...

Afternoon folks, I have a CP7749 that I got used a couple years ago. I tried it out a few days ago for it's first real test and it seems very weak and I'm wondering what I could be doing wrong? I have A-style connectors on 3/8" hose and I set my regulator to 90PSI. It had a hard time removing...

Hello all, I was wondering what you guys usually do when you pre-twist your solid wires in preparation for installing a wirenut? Every time I have ever done this, I nick the **** out of the ends of the bare conductors with the lineman pliers. The grip on the pliers is pretty aggressive and it...

Afternoon folks, My dishwasher is not filling so it's cleaning like ****. I've done quite a bit of research and everything points to a couple of problems. Just wanted to make sure I'm going down the right path and see what you guys think. 1. Water supply. Need to make sure the water is getting...