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I get a new water heater and hirer a guy to install it as it's gas and the pipes need to be moved. After he leaves, I notice the kitchen faucet has almost no pressure on the hot side. He comes back and we discover it's the tap. Pfister (who came up with this name? LOL) is sending me a new...

Hi Gents Finally got the motor for my old Beaver and the chuck isn’t true. Whoever had it last, did a good job cleaning it and lubing it from top to bottom. I figured I start with removing the chuck. It has ball bearings? Says Supreme Chuck on it. Any advice?

It all started with a Beaver 2700 drill press and now I'm really liking vintage stuff. I want a vintage vice, but I need a vice. I won't paint it, just clean and lube etc. Do you guys use your vintage vice or is it just there to be admired?

I think these are between 40 and 60 years old. Any value here? Collectors? They don’t make them like they used too guys? They were my fathers and he passed 20 years ago. I don’t want my sons to have to deal with them when my time comes. What do your think guys?

Not sure what you are supposed to grab with this thing. Any ideas?

I bought an old Beaver drill press and when I plugged it in there was clicking and then smoke came out of the motor. Now nothing. To replace the motor are all 1/2 hp 7250 RPM the same? it looks like it is a popular size for furnaces.

My garage has become very dark because of lights being out. Bulb, ballasts, dunno. Comes and goes. What I do know is I want to swap out all 10 (5 x 2) 8 ft. fluorescents lights to something newer and brighter. I would like to keep the fixtures as I painted around them and it is pretty ugly...

Hello Gents, Looking at buying a 3700 for $200. It's the 5 1/2 foot floor model and looks to be in good shape other that a new switch wired to the side of it. What are your thoughts on this model? Thanks Rod

I want to paint the front of my workbench black. It was a military test bench and the paint has stood up really well. Any suggestions on what paint to use? I want it to be equally tough and not scuff easily. Should I remove the old paint? Primer? Sand? Thanks Rod

I have these pieces of aluminum that I want to use as drawer pulls for my workbench. Would like to rip off the right side edge. Can I use my table saw? Or even my tile saw? I’d like a clean cut and not lose a finger. Any ideas guys?

How long does your garage door open compared to close? I have a 10’ heigh by 16 ‘ wide door. Pretty old, so I guess pretty heavy. Liftmaster 8500. 19 seconds to go down and 24 seconds to go up. I’ve lubed the spring really well, just wonder if it needs to be adjusted.

Hello Gents, My house already had a pump for using lake water on the lawn when I bought it. It has me a bit stumped. When I first plugged it in it worked well. If I put a sprinkler on it, it would slowly lose pressure and then blow the breaker. Now it does nothing. Is priming the issue? The tank...

I have some M4 x 10mm allen bolts that I need to use to pin coolant lines. My blue and red loctite is probably 25 years old. You think it is still good? Or almost as good? Thanks Rod

Hello Gents, Looking to put engineered hardwood flooring in my basement that has a concrete floor. I will be using the click type and an underpad. Which is better of these 2? The more expensive one is plywood base and the others are some type of fiber board. Is it you get what you pay for or...

Hello Gents, I need a hydraulic table to do an engine and trans. drop. This table is for sale, but has no specs. on it. Would you guess it be 1,000lbs? or? Its 2' x 4'. Thanks Rod

Hi Gents, Remodeling the basement and found some decay around the baseboard. Remove all the rotted wood and found a piece of forming was left in the floor and rotted everything. What would you use to fill/seal this hole after I pull out as much of the wood (black part in the corner) as...

Hi Gents, Installing a sewer backwater valve is all the rage here in the Greater Toronto Area as some older homes have been susceptible to sewers backing up in their homes. When do you not need one? I estimate our home drainage to be at least 8 ft higher than the city sewer. It looks like it...

I'm just looking for something to press the odd bearing in. Does any one know what this is? Looks kinda cool for $100. Throw might be too short tho. Thanks Rod

Hi Guys, Can I get some direction on hooking up my Modine gas heater to a Energate smart thermostat please? I've hooked up thermostats to house systemsbefore, but I'm not sure what I should leave off for no air-con. Currently running an old manual thermostat, but when I connect the red and...

Going with electric because I only have about 40 ft of cedars with ample outlets. The Black and Decker gets all the reviews and is $110. All my other tools are Stihl and I'd like to stick with them. The Stihl doesn't even show up on the reviews and is sale for $150.00 Any recommendations gents?