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Looking to convert my Hitachi floor standing drill press to variable speed motor. Anyone done this? Currently has a single phase 110V 1 hp motor, and typical twin belt 12 speed pulley setup. It is always set for the slowest speed, which is I believe is 210 RPM. Goal is to turn even slower...

Looking for some type of material I can make drawer trim with. HF used to sell a black trim kit, but no more. I have somewhat of a mis-mash of HF toolboxes. Series 1, 2 and 3. The drawer lip appears to be the same. I removed the bright trim on a series 2 and replaced with some black rubber...

I have a 10' x 10' sectional overhead door that I want to add an opener on. Currently have a 10' x 18' door next to it has a Liftmaster 8500 from 2016. It has done the job without the common issues discussed in the past. Home garage has liftmaster/chamberland conventional chain drive openers...

I have four M12 batteries that have done the job for some time. The fitment into the various tools I have is mediocre at best. I have one battery that has the negative terminal bent out of place down in the plastic recess. Can't charge or use it. Bent it back but one of the tools must be the...

Looking to get into another TIG machine. Use is light duty, SS and Aluminum. Exhaust pipe, intake piping, radiator modifications. So mostly thinner sheetmetal type stuff. I have a MIG spool gun for larger AL stuff, and an Argon bottle. ArcCraptain? MaybeWelder? Alpha? ??

Looking for a tool or set used to mark hole centers from the edge of material. Or also a corner. https://www.amazon.com/Carpenter-Precision-Woodworking-Engineering-Construction/dp/B0CHN5VPXM?tag=atomicindus08-20 ?

Shopping for 2 new heat pumps for home. Got a few quotes in $18,000-25,000 range. But You can buy the equipment for 5-10k. Like name brand high seer inverter. 200%+ equipment markup and $1000/hr labor. I can't allow myself to get raped that bad. Super easy install, no ladder/roof/attic...

6 years ago LEDs were a fair amount more money, as were empty fixtures. I went with 22 cheap HD dual t8 fixtures and fluorescents, with plan to ditch ballast at some point and put LEDs in to the fixtures. The ballasts are starting to take a **** one at a time. A new ballast is about $22, so...

Planning rigid tile install in garage. Has typical raised 'step' on last 3' of length, at back wall, that is level with home flooring. Assume a female edge can be used like at overhead/garage door, but obviously the vertical portion is still exposed. Could paint this small vertical area...

My home has 2 split units. Indoor air handlers are from 1999. PO of home obviously didn't change filters and the main 3 ton unit's evap is a disaster. There were MANY other issues with HVAC system I dealt with over the first year or so, including unclogging drains and attempting to clean the...

Have a bunch of Dewalt, so looking at their 1/2 or 2 gallon cordless vacs. For those who have one, other or both, which size would you get (regardless of brand)? Use is all things were big shop vac becomes cumbersome; auto, boat, camper etc. thanks

Recently been having porosity issues with MIG. Have a fair amount of time on machine now, not sure what has happened. Checked all the usual suspects, but cannot find anything wrong to correct. Base metal clean as possible. Stuck at this point cannot weld anything that matters. Miller 211 on...

I have a 1998 Campbell Hausfeld 60g/6hp air comp that is now struggling to build pressure. Found thermo protection tripped on motor. Observed cycle and it can't reach cut-out pressure and gets hot. Oil level ok, changed 2 years ago. Compressor is a VT619502 with a VT470000KB pump. I...

Time to replace all the smoke detectors/alarms in my home. It was built in 1999 and has A/C powered, interconnected system. When the old detectors emit low bat beeps, it is a major pain to find the culprit. With a single level home, I can hear any alarm from any other room making the feature...

Had several request about my shop speaker system but info is scattered in shop build thread across 4 different pic hosting sites including broken photofuckit, so here is the condensed version. My passion for loud music lead me to start building speakers when I was 13 with my dad's tools. By the...

I've been shopping belt grinders for some time now, and keep changing my mind on what to get. Budget is around $800. I don't want to spend the time to build an entire belt grinder, I want use a belt grinder to build other stuff. Use will be for steel tubing, bar, plate up to 1/4". Automotive...

Looking at getting a bender setup, like a JD2, Pro-tools or similar. Use is mainly automotive; chassis, cross-members, etc. Don't have room for a dedicated stand so want to convert to HF air/hydraulic. Looked at many options for ram mounts including the swag unit. Probably make my own because...

The 'newer' aerosol can with the integrated flip-up tube never worked for me. Every can a complete and utter failure for years now. Only the tube would dispense, but not the regular nozzle. But... The latest can I bought actually works. Holy $#&* !! I didn't know what to think. I got...

I have a engine hoist with a bottle jack that leaks out the screw valve. The info sticker is deteriorated and unreadable but it's about 2' long. It leaks when vertical and no pressure on the ram. Otherwise it operates fine. If I store it horizontally it doesn't leak but it's a pain to R/R each...

A decent welding table has been on my todo list for some time now. I looked for a hunk of plate for a top and used tables for some time, but didn't find anything worth pursuing. After settling on a design, I got hung up on material prices... so I waited another month and they went up another...