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I have a camper that is parked in a storage area. I checked the tires on it yesterday because we are going camping in a few days. Here are my questions, and thanks in advance. 1. HarborFreight has a portable 11 gallon air tank for $37.99. I was wondering if that would be enough air to fill up...

My wife and I go to estate sales and garage sales all the time. I bought a bucket of garage "things" at half price for $3. I got several things, one of them was this old pluming screw driver device. I was wondering if anyone has ever seen it and can give me a clue as to how old it is?? I am...

I can't believe my Ridgid Shop Vac just died! I try to turn it on this morning in the garage to clean up my saw dust all over the place and it won't turn on. I made sure the wall socket was active and it is. I am pissed, it is less than 2 yrs old, and the second type of shop vac that has died...

On one of my bench grinders I want to use it for wire wheel and a polisher. In order to do that I will have to fill the left over space up with something because the Wire Wheel is a lot thinner than a Bench Grinder and the bolt only gets so tight. So can I just put some washers in there to...

I took my wife's Honda CRV Monday to Goodyear Auto Service Center right next to were I work to get the oil changed, new brakes, rotors and they said I needed to get the Brake Fluid changed also. So we get all of this done and the next day the "D" starts blinking while you drive. So we decide to...

I just got a new camping trailer about 2 months ago and have loved it! But I was wondering if it is safe for us to back it up into our drive way briefly to load and unload it? I am worried about putting to much pressure on our "hitch" and stuff? I am naive and would love to hear some advice and...

I just bought the base of my tool for $20!! I already have a top that will fit it. I want to give this a fresh coat of red paint to make it look better and match the top piece that I have. I started sanding and using a wire brush attachment for a drill on it. I have a few questions. 1. How...

Wife and I drove down to Tennessee a while back and stopped half way down at a hotel. They have an extension cord coming out below the outlet and it is used to plug in the lights. I have never seen this done before! Is it illegal to hot wire an extension cord inside the box like that and...

So I was putting a female coupler on this air house and starting to just barley tighten it and the damn thing breaks on me! It broke right in the middle of the threads. Can you cut the ends of the hoses and put to male threads on them? If so what are they called and does HB or Menards have...

I am looking for some advice on what to buy to siphon gas. I still have a full tank of gas in my snow blower and need to get it out. And a lot of times come winter times I have a full tank of gas in my mower and need to get it out. So i'd like to buy a gas siphoners, but there are so many...

I can't find the propper name to search and buy the device you put on the end of your air tools coupler to keep dust from getting in them? I have several nailer hanging upside down and don't want dust getting in there. Please help me find out where to order or buy some! Thanks, :beer:

I am going to be putting a bathroom in the basement and a few other things that I will need/want a framing nailer for. As usual I'd like to stay as low/cheap on the money as possible but get something decent. I won't be using it a lot. So I was wondering with a %20 off coupon if this HB nailer...

My damn shop vac broke on me yesterday and I need a new one. I wasn't to fond of it anyway because it wouldn't pickup and deposit nails and screws off of the floor anyway. So please give me some advice and info on shop vacs. I am looking for somewhere around a 12 gallon shop vac. Thanks! All...

I was wanting to see how many amps this heater I am using in the garage is using/pulling. So I think I put it on the correct setting and put the arches around the wire and the dial on 20 A~. I the reading of .84. Does that mean .84 amps? 8.4 amps? Help! I want to learn how to read...

How should I fix this hole in my ductwork? The other day I was doing some electrical work and happened to be up on a ladder when the furnace kicked on. And all of the sudden I felt air coming out of somewhere. And I look down there is a hole about 7" in diameter in my duct work. Looks like...

I want to add a heater in my garage. The heater needs a 240 outlet to run off of. I have a 30 amp sub panel in my garage with room for more breakers. I am just not sure if it is safe to put it on my panel. Below if the calculations.

I want to hang some stuff from the walls and eventually put up some wall studs. Is it ok to drill and to put screws, nuts, bolts into these cement walls:headscrat? I am like scared to do anything to it:confused:. There are some small screws to hold up electrical boxes and that is it. Please...

Ok, I have never messed with a water heater before, except helping dad carry them up and out the door. My question is we have in our house two water heaters. We have lived there for about two years now and I think that we have to push the heat over further now to shower and other things to get...

I friend and me went out to lunch and ate at a restaurant and I looked up at the lights and almost all of them had electrical wires joined by wire nuts laying right below the lights. Check out the picture. There were lights like this on and off.