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Need to excavate for a well water line in soil with a fair amount of small rocks in moist soil to a 48" depth, also plan on placing a water line into the front yard (100 feet). Question is do I rent a Dingo with a carbide trencher (shown below) or a backhoe with an 8" or 12" bucket. An 8"...

Alright, just partially setup my welder, a Miller XMT 350 MPa, the MIG part not setup. What I need is to weld a trigger bar for my HK CC9 after I cut it and increase the length by less than a 1/4" to decrease trigger pre-travel, bar is 3/32" thick, 1/8" wide alloy steel. Will I get away with...

So I have an old Nation Cash Register with the key lever arms needing re-plating. Tried plating over thoroughly cleaned nickel plate, nothing happens as the old nickel plate pacifies and will not plate. Secondly I tried reverse electrolysis, only succeeded in ruining two key levers, the process...

Have a mouse problem in my shop. Placed all shorts of delicious poison around, sprayed garlic oil/peppermint spray around, but the mice are smarter than me. Biggest issue is they are using my Vidmar cabinets as condos. Nests are bad enough but they piss on everything in the Akrobins, which...

(This was corrected 6/5/2025) which goes to prove you should not be tired when writing stuff like this. :thumbup: One year electric cost of a mini-split heated and cooled completely electric home and garage Electric cost, May to May actual monthly billing 5/15/2025 $80.5 4/15/2025...

The some paint manufacturer tell you not to to thin the paint for spraying, an example is original KILZ (oil based). ********, it will NOT spray correctly without considerable thinning, you are going to need to roll it after you spray un-thinned paint as the paint will spray on thick and...

My static well water level has recent lowered due to the lack of rain in the last couple months, almost at pump level, sucking air at times. The casing is down 260 feet, pump is only down 85 feet. Decided to replace the 40 year old, ½ hp 7 gallon per minute pump, under sized 1”polypropylene...

1/4" to 5/8" EasyBend Lineset Bender Minisplit Kit w/ 26’' Mandrels Easy Bend 26ft set……...

What an industry ! Few follow a standard method of testing performance. Was checking out Gree Sapphire minisplits, supposedly at 38 SEER vs Fujitsu at 33 SEER, both 9000BTU units. Went to Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships at https://ashp.neep.org to look up AHRI certificate info to...

Use these line set seals on my (2) mini splits for my garage. The seals fit over the male flare face, they have a thin coating of dried blue Loctite, these are made for HVAC service. For a test I applied about <6lbs torque on both the 1/4" and 3/8" line's male flares, far below either of the...

My 20 ton pr-104 press decided to bleed out a few days ago. Called Woodward asking for a seal kit expecting to pay around $50 as many other suppliers of seal kits are priced, turns out they charge a reasonable $12. Ordered 2 kits which arrive within 2 days.... great service

Just bought a Powermatic 87 bandsaw circa 1972. Pulled 5 different sealed bearings and all were a few hours before seizing; luckily one of the shafts is only slightly scored. So I am replacing every bearing in the drive train, leaving all bearing not related to moving the saw blade, so far I...

Finally found a US supplier of SKF E2 Energy Efficient bearings. Have used these on several motors, they use less current, run cooler, and produce less vibration then standard bearing, 30% more efficient. Until recently I needed to procure them from the UK at higher prices and high shipping...

The inflation reduction act will help out home owners/businesses outfit energy efficient upgrades.... https://www.morningstar.com/news/marketwatch/20220815933/heres-how-the-inflation-reduction-acts-rebates-and-tax-credits-for-heat-pumps-and-solar-can-lower-your-energy-bill

Any HVAC techs use welding supply nitrogen for purging/pressure tests on mini splits or do you guys us oxygen free nitrogen?

Just received 2 stainless steel filter housings with heavy rust inside. Did a bit of research and found out Citric acid not only removes rust from stainless but passivates the metal; passivation keeps stainless from rusting. Passivation can be comprised if regular steel mars it surface, as in...

Need a 16" chainsaw, so I started shopping. Every saw out there is made from thin breakable plastic supplied from China, even Stihl. Hard to imagine the next lower quality material they will use to manufacture tools... could it be reinforced paper mache ? I refuse to pay a high premium price...

So I go to fill my 2.5 gallon polyproline gas " can" but find it has multiple cracks, almost through the plastic. Just what I need, a gas can which will eventually leak at will. Check all your (gas) cans for cracks .

Tomorrow I take possession of a 30x36 garage, my first. Want to accessorize it with hose/electric/air/welding reels. Which reels are the best, I cry before purchases, I do not like crying afterwards. Could be a brand other than Reelcraft or Cox Thanks

For those looking for a cheap high quality power supply capable of 1200 watts of power at 12vdc look at the links below. With small changes internally the voltage can be adjusted. The last power supply I got off this seller were described as "used" ( Fujitsu DPS 800GB-3a, 800 watts), they were...