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I'm wondering if there are members who have used powder coating as a way to restore their machines (bandsaws, drill presses, etc). I have a large sandblasting cabinet and will use an old kitchen oven for the powder coat baking process. I have an old 14" Milwaukee bandsaw and an old Delta drill...

I have an attached garage with MANY issues. It is roughly 29'x24' with a crawlspace access point. My house is quite old and because of this, many things have been done over the years that were never well done, but done enough to "git er done". The garage is not in line with the house, it follows...

I'm eyeballing the Heatstorm brand heaters. They're running a Buy-One-Get-One free on these heaters. I'm not looking for anything more than something to take the edge off the winter cold while I'm puttering around in my barn or garage. It's 12.5 Amps and runs on 110, so I can use 14 gauge...

I recently put in a GFCI in my garage so I could run heat tape to keep my pipes from freezing. The heat tape is supposed to be on a GFCI for safety. I installed the GFCI in a metal box, then ran the 14/2 Romex to it. I then ran the romex into the panel where I was greeted with an unexpected...

I've decided to build a lean-to on the backside of my barn. It will be approximately 12'-14' wide, 20'-24' long, and at the highest, 10' tall sloping to 8' tall at the shortest. I am building this on a pre-existing (cracked) slab to park my tractor and a few spray or mowing implements in. I plan...

I was visiting family and checked out the panel to see if expansion to the outlets in the garage was possible. When i peeked behind the panel door, I found this bad boy. Reading about it online, there seems to be some alarmist pages run by electrical companies basically saying you need to...

I've been working on improving my lighting in my barn and keep getting ads for "Sunco" brand lighting. I'm intrigued by the "UFO" lights, but also like their general shop lights (tube LEDs) for my lower ceiling areas. LEDs require less energy and I can use more LED lights if I get rid of my tube...

I sold my floor model drill press and have the center pulley left from the press. I'm trying to figure out the part number for it. The press is a 103.23141 and was a full sized press. The pulley has the number 18812.103 on it, and it's in fine working condition. I'm looking for the part...

I have two units of drawers for miscellaneous hardware, but it is hard to label the drawers because of the old duct tape on them. Has anyone cleaned this old junk off before? I've tried pulling it off but it either tears linearly or is so adhered to the drawer face its dusty and crusty. Thanks...

I am looking at a used SkatBlast cabinet (seller isn't sure which model, but based on the measurements and the seller's guess, its likely the 970DLX as it is nearly 5' long). He is selling it for a friend/relative and is asking $800 OBO. The seller hasn't run it, doesn't know much about it...

I've got this older saw motor I need to rewrire. I had to take all the wiring off when I got it as it was hard wiped into the deceased owner's basement and lug it up a flight of stairs. Am I reading this correctly, that for 220V, T1 is hot, T4+T8 are hot, and T2+T3+T5 are wired together in a...

I'm cleaning up my shop and don't need to keep everything I've discovered. What brand is this tailstock? What would it be worth? Thanks for looking!

I bought an Accu-Link Belt ½" in width but it doesn't fit in the pulleys on my two presses. Obviously it must be because the Accu-Link belt is not a "V" belt. Would a ⅜" Accu-Link belt solve this issue?

I'm just looking for confirmation this is done correctly. Outside of the first outlet being a GFI, is anything incorrect? Should I go back and put a GFI as the first outlet? I haven't powered it up yet, but the run is powered by a 15A breaker. I'll be doing three more quad outlets on this...

I'd like to add a ceiling mounted heating panel in my bathroom just to help with any morning chill. Does anyone have experience with a particular one they'd recommend? A 120V or 240V version is OK. 120V might be easier to wire up, but I'm imagining it would put out less heat. The bathroom is...

I'm replacing GFCIs to a new white color and wanted to know if I need to install two GFCIs here or if one GFCI and one regular/heavy duty outlet would be proper/code. Please see pic of how it currently is. I have two GFCIs if I need to. Thank you!

I have a Craftsman drill press (standing floor model) and I recently moved it from my mom's house to mine and somewhere along the way, some stuff became loose. I'll describe my issues and I hope someone with more wisdom will be able to help me resolve the issues. Assuming I can fix the two...

I'm removing stanchions from my barn and have no idea what they'd be used for given their size. I'm thinking they're for calves or some sort of animal of that size. Are they worth anything? They were built in place, so I'm having to cut a few spots to remove them. The metal is T-O-U-G-H! I...

I have a 200A service for my house and currently, the wire that feeds my garage is a 10AWG (which is severely underpowered for ANYTHING garage related). I'd like to bump it to 50A or 60A for my future needs and the ability to expand and have found some wire locally that might work for my...

I'm trying to repair a tablesaw fence for my Dad. He was saying it doesn't latch firmly at the far end opposite the user. Are there any missing pieces that are apparent that would cause it to not latch or function properly? This fence is a cheaper version of the Delta Model 10 fence it seems...