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So I have this old motor. If I am facing the side the pulley is on, it spins clockwise. Looks to me like it is wired for counter clockwise. So I guess I am looking at it from the wrong side. Problem I have is that I need it to spin the other way, and there is no diagram for that. Reversing the...

HI Garage Journal. Been a while. Across from my shop are bilco doors to go into my home basement. I have a natural stone foundation made out of brown garnet mica-schist (natural bedrock in the area). I keep parts and extra tools and things down there in my basement on shelving. I had moisture...

I have an air over hydraulic in floor lift that I think is from the late 70's or early 80's. It was in bad shape when I got it about 5+ years ago, but has always worked so I never messed with it. It just started seeping a couple of months ago. The badges are worn away, so I have never known what...

I have a 3 cylinder 2stage T30 Ingersoll Rand 10HP Compressor. It was not building pressure past 70psi, but would not shut off when it hit 70 either, just kept running. I figured it was the 2nd stage valve, and rebuilt it yesterday. It was pretty much seized in place, but is now moving freely...

I have a 1940's Walker Turner 900 series drill press. I am putting on a slow speed attachment and am not sure of the belts I need. The distance between the spindles is about 16.5". It runs normal with a 44" V-Belt. When I put this center pulley in I am not sure what belts it needs. I look up...

Hey everyone. Looking for a little help so I can fix my shop properly. I have an 800SQ FT shop with 12ft concrete block walls. It was built about 40 years ago. The guy also built a bathroom in the shop corner out of blocks and put a compressor on top of it. The vibrations from the compressor...

Turd anvil is the nice way to put it. So I picked up for $50 a 55lb cast anvil. I have broken two vices already, one of them a fairly nice one that pissed me off. That happened yesterday. So today I ran out for this piece of ****. I knew what I was buying from the start, but I have a good...

I was hoping I could get some quick pointers on here. I own oxy acetylene, but never had my hands on a plasma cutter. It is a Miller 375 xTreme with the ICE-27T torch for $850 total I am going to look at first thing in the morning. It is the nice kit that comes with the hardcase. I want to know...

So I went to take a few inches out of an 04 F350 SD rear for my Jeep so I can run this and stay street legal. So I chopped it open, got nice perfect 90° cut. When I went to sleeve it with the 3" tube it would not go in even though I tapered both, and was tapping it with a 4lb hammer. I thought...

I have two services on my property. One is 100Amp, and one is 200Amp. I recently purchased this compressor and will be selling it. That would be easier if I could just wire one junction box to run three phase equipment as needed. I was hoping someone would tell me I can take two hot wires off...

I picked this up for a good deal. I was looking for a compressor, and even though this is bigger than I would ever run, I came across it for a crazy price at a large auto parts place. They were closing up after quite a few years. The place was huge and this was one of the last things to go. I...

Well, it is that time of year again. Time for some wood for the fireplace. I bought a house last year with a large shop and put a cord of wood in my Foyer/Sunroom in the front of the house. That is not happening again. I didnt want it to get wet last year and had really no choice when they...

So my Father in law needs an air tank, and I need a pump. So we are looking at an Ingersol Rann Pump for $500. It is the Green Dirty one. We are also considering making an offer on this hercules for $600, but the seller seems firm at $800. Which one would seem to be the better choice up front...

So my Quincy 310 ROC 22 is mounted on a 80 Gallon Tank with a 2HP 1250rpm motor. It runs hot, really hot if it doesnt get a chance to cool down. I am guessing something is wrong with the oil pump, but I cannot find any reliable info on how the oil pump is supposed to properly operate in the...

So I see welding mask prices all over the place and cant figure out the differences. I own a Miller auto flash that cost me about $100 on Amazon. I bought Miller thinking it would be good quality, but from time to time it does not flash shut. It does it about 1 in every 50-100 welds, but I see a...

OK. I got gas and electric hooked up to this furnace my father in law helped hang in my roof Saturday. I picked this furnace up Friday morning for $70. It is a Rudd 100k BTU 90% efficient furnace. It was hooked up with an AC unit. I have changed thermostats before, but I am not sure how to...

So I need a tubing bender, but all I find at decent prices are pipe benders. Seems tubing benders are quite a bit more. So I go this 10 ton hydraulic ram with a porta power I just picked up cheap. I figured I would be a good fit for a home made bender. I would make it removable from the rig so...

I just bought a 10 ton portable hydraulic kit for $75 complete. It is the same one here. http://www.harborfreight.com/catalogsearch/result?q=10+ton+Heavy+Duty+Portable+Hydraulic+Equipment+Kit I was curious what other stuff I could hook up to this pump. I wasn't looking to buy this thing and...

HOLY ****!!! Nickel wire is expensive! OK, so I need to weld a truss to a front differentlal for a 4 link suspension. One link go3es on top of the differential truss itself. I see the best way to weld this is to preheat and use nickle wire. There must be more to it... Also, where can I buy a...

I have two front leaf springs that have a little bend to them. Nothing horrible. These are custom packed for a 95 Wrangler. I hit a stump a while ago while bushwacking, and bent the main leaf about 10" before the main eye on the frame. I tried to bend them strait with no heat and an 8k lb winch...