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i've read something about how you can TIG weld brass. i just bought a new shower head and because of the angle of the neck coming out of the wall, the shower head is pointing down instead of out. i have a spare neck down in my basement that i can cut and weld back straight, but want to make sure...

in the process of finishing my 24x24 with all new electrical, insulation, and OSB walls. last thing i need are ceiling fixtures. i am already set on 4' two bulb T8 fixtures as i already have a few hundred bulbs that were given to me. i am getting mixed answers on Google about how many lumens per...

I am in the process of digging the trench between my house and detached garage to bury my power feed line, as well as Ethernet and coax if I ever want to put a desk top computer and/or tv. I plan on running the power feed in a 1-1/4" non-metallic conduit, and the Ethernet and coax in a separate...

Was curious what some of you guys have done to organize/store your tig torch parts (cups, collets, lens', tungsten etc...) my collection of those things appear to be growing more and more and am in need for some inspiration to get myself organized

needed to weld a new exhaust hanger on my car last night and ran into an issue. welder was setup within spec for material thickness and wire dia., which was .030" and the wire was sputtering really bad. no matter what amperage or speed setting, it would get the same result. switched the machine...

recently picked up a free Harbor Freight blast cabinet that was used as a floor model at a local store. it was already assembled except it didn't have the plexiglass. anything in particular I should be looking for when searching for a viable replacement? I know that the media flying around in...

just came across this at random while surfing the web. I have been on the fence about using many floor coatings, as my needs will be for a shop with mild to heavy fabrication needs, so epoxy was obviously out. this however sounds like it could be a really good product. anybody care to weigh in...

my oil burning furnace recently stopped working...I demand heat, the motor runs, but no flame is detected, so it shuts off and gives me the 1/2 sec. blinking on the unit, which I am no stranger of. so I checked for spark, spark is great, so I purged the oil line while demanding oil, and the flow...

I am in the process of insulating and putting up walls in my 24 x 24 garage and have decided I would rather use 1/2" OSB for my interior walls and ceiling since it is slightly cheaper and not as messy. I would also like to paint it to make it actually look somewhat decent. this shop will be used...

my house was built in 1953 and I have been living in it for over a year now. I leave my dog, 7 month old Black Lab, confined to the kitchen while I am not home. this is what I came home to last night. unsure how she tore through it to even find an edge to start ripping it up, but whatever can...

need to run service wire from my house breaker to my detached garage. I'm running a 100amp breaker and am pricing out the wire needed. I am running copper all over on the inside, but the service wire is almost 5 times more expensive for copper over aluminum. what are the downsides of running...

I have an electric hot water heater I picked up for almost nothing, works great. the one in my house is practically new, so I want to put it in the garage. what are my options for supply lines to a deep sink? the one in my house is copper pipe, where they "sweat" the joints with solder. what...

I have a wood stove that my grandfather built in the 60's that has been passed down to me. my first initial thought was to use it to heat my garage, however I feel it will be better suited to help heat my home since my heating oil in my area is pretty outrageous, and I think the stove is a bit...

what are the differences between this and standard rubber air hoses? roughly the same price and pressure ratings I bought a HF hose reel a few years back and the hose has several splits in it which leak air and need to replace

I am doing a resto-mod Radio Flyer Wagon for my son and want to media blast it to bare metal to I can fix any imperfections and body work it. what is the preferred abrasive material for this job, be it glass beads, walnut shells, baking soda, etc? also, for anybody else wondering the same kind...

bought a house with a detached 24x24, 2 car garage, for which neither door motor worked. on the right side, is an older craftsman that has a stripped plastic gear (very common problem on these) so I bought a kit to replace the gears and bushings, so now it turns, however no matter how much I...

I'm in the market for a new chainsaw and have seen the name Poulan thrown around a lot lately...look like decent units, but don't know enough about them. anybody here ever use one and care to chime in?

I have been using my Eastwood TIG 200 for about 4 years now and absolutely love it...my one huge gripe about it, is the cheaply made torch hose that it comes it. it has the fabric woven exterior, that when flexed or rubbed against something, it easily starts to separate. I have ripped 3 of them...

I just recently bought a house that was built in 1953. simple 1200 sqft with a basement. the basement has some obvious areas of damage where I assume there may have been standing water which broke up the concrete a bit. I am looking for a solution to repair the floor without having to breakup...

this seemed like the only logical place to put this I just bought a house built in the 50's that had a propane range in it from the 70's or 80's. so I took that out and replaced it, however the entire propane run is copper piping and I want to upgrade it. my last house (only 8 years old) has...