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Hello, in the process of putting in 2-3 heated tile floors and I need to meg-ohm test the heating cable at install to make sure no issues with the heating cable installation that would be detected as leakage by the GFI...also backs any warranty claims. Looking at AEMC #6527 ~ $275 or Fluke...

Summary of activity thus far. - went thru corporate website rep locator = no answer - found 3 possibilities on facebook which seem to be active, messaged all 3 early yesterday, texted 2 where their picture has their phone # on the truck. ....Crickets...... I want to order a JR-401 ratchet...

I need a GOEXM160B = 16mm OE/box wrench in black oxide. I have all the other sizes. I don't think I ever had it. Irritating to go pick out a craftsman wrench when this size comes up - usually in GM chassis work. I put it in the cart in Snapon.com, its ~$46, + $15 s&h , unavoidable tax and...

So I've used Majic enamel hardener in rustoleum several times and like the result. But those jobs were just color-coat right to the base metal. I'm consdiering some upcoming jobs to use primer then color and wondered if you all put the hardener in the primer as well? To keep the glossy...

So you get a new 3 phase machine. "New" in quotes this one is mid 60s I think based on some date stamps on the hydraulic valve and the roller limit switch. You want to hook it up in your shop but have nobody to talk to about how it was wired before and don't want to let out the magic smoke...

All, needing some help as I have zero experience with this. I want to create a cushioned seat for the shop stool. Plan is to use 12oz denim for a test project since I have enough of this fabric and if I screw up its not the end of an expensive piece of material (eventually I'd like to use...

So I have 6 holes that I need to drill about 10" deep, 1-1/4" dia in concrete. I have a Hilti TE-5 which is on the low end of the power scale although it has done a fantastic job thus far in 3/4" and under. There is the possibility of buying a special 1-1/4" SDS-plus shanked drill bit for the...

I took a nice trip to HGR surplus in Euclid/Cleveland at the start of the summer, got a couple of jib cranes for the shop and a couple of hoists. Of course they are not turnkey but the heart of the machine is there and needed a couple mods, so I thought I'd make a build thread. One of these...

This is one of those projects that come up every couple of years. If you own older forklifts and or farm machinery its inevitable that seal leaks come up. And when I say leaks I mean *LEAKS* with fluid pouring out :yikes: My neighbor (good guy) borrowed one forklift to unload a couple new...

Need help with a technique here... I want to put a booster fan in a 6" round metal vent tube to improve the velocity. However everything is finalized and I can't displace the ends or even flex the tube out in the center of the run due to Roxul insulation fitted all around it in a ceiling...

I was at Home Depot today and was perusing drywall mud choices for the not-yet-there-next-step in my shop build. Currently hanging the drywall but not ready to tape + mud yet. But eventually I'll get there :) So I see premixed USG Dust-Control, USG Ultra Lightweight, USG Plus 3 in pails...

I have a typical ducted natural gas burner like you'd find in many basements, in my shop. Previous owner was a HVAC contractor and set it up in a small drywalled enclosure ("furnace room"), sitting on a "box" made of wood. He had a small dryer vent/filter going out the back wall for drawing...

I have identified a need to put in some ceiling insulation ahead of the drywall ceiling, which will rest on netting until the drywall is installed. The reason is by virtue of installing a rectangular duct and its 2" insulation board "wrap" in the attic, I blocked off access to part of the...

So I am preparing to wire 2 A/C disconnects using #10 NMb wire. I have a short (I think its 2" long) stub of 1/2" PVC conduit which runs as a water-shedding sleeve thru the vinyl block and into the stud wall. I want to air-seal/bug-seal/etc between the ID of the PVC and the wire. Currently...

Background: want to have future capability to install 2pc - 24kBTU minisplits when money becomes available. Only have 2 slots (for 1pc double pole breaker) in my shop's panel available. I picked up a 4-slot (for 2 double pole) main lug panel at Menards over the weekend to be a subpanel within...

Just trying to make sure I understand the circuit correctly. I am talking about 3 wire 120vac smoke alarms and strobes. What I think happens is that all the orange wires (3rd wire, probably hooked to red in a 14-3 NMB wire) are connected to each other just like hot and neutral. So if any...

I am in the final stages of getting ready to hang drywall. I spent a lot of time sealing (caulking) the sheathing and various stud cavities in the framing already. So now I have various penetrations for conduits and NM wires in the top plate, the blue plastic and 4" square metal boxes have...

So I have a ceiling fan with remote control. It has no light bulb section. I wired 120vac to it, it works perfectly, on, off, 6 "gears" and reverse. But I have no wall switch, seems like I am doing something wrong. I can still add this but I'm closing in on hanging the first sheet of...

In my shop have a 100k furnace complete with ductwork, 2 zones. I would like to get 3T of A/C or 36kbtu. Typically July and Aug are the months it would run. I was looking at Mr Cool minisplit with a single air handler but believe there would be distribution issues (temp gradients) with cold...

Just finished up this branding iron, request from a friend for their family's friend. Not sure it will actually get used, strongly suspect its a deco piece. Not having made one before I studied internet for awhile :) The bottom is SS304 which is not my favorite to work with, I had to bend the...