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I have one of these from HF. It's OK but the plug receptacles all got loose after only a few weeks of usage.

We just installed one of these: https://www.pacificenergy.net/products/summit-insert-le/ $8300 installed, including the chimney So far, we're pleased with it and the heat it puts out. The blower is a bit noisy, but not obnoxious.

My experience with a weld helmet from HF (probably 10 years ago) was the delay was too long. After an hour or so of welding, my eyes felt like they got flashed a bit. Since then, I've been through 2 Jackson helmets and am currently using a Miller Digital Elite. Your eyes are valuable...

If available, Aluminum Oxide blasting media is a good option to mix with paint to create a grip surface. We have several in-plant operations where the floors are constantly oily. Since we also have a media blast operation, our maintenance persons borrowed some of the blast media (DuPont...

To answer your question as asked... yes, it's a stupid idea. To push the dent out, you need to apply pressure to the dent area, and that pressure needs to be similar to what it took to create the dent. Simply over-pressuring the tank will bow out all the flat sides and compromise any...

When the time allows, I plan to attempt to modify a Softail tank to fit a FLHTC frame. I will use MIG to tack the parts together and then TIG for the complete weld. I have a '87 basket case Ultra Glide that needs a lot of work, among which is to replace the fuel tank (the top of the tank...

In the past, I used a drill press to press bushings and such. It just takes a little common sense to know when you're applying too much force and could possible damage the drill press.

I made a base for a bench for outside the pack patio. I cut the uprights on my plasma table over a month ago, but wasn't until this weekend I had the time to start welding it together. The uprights are 1/8" stainless with 1-1/4" x 1/8" stainless bar TIG welded (badly). The curved braces...

I built my own version of a Murphy bed at my 1st house. Sorry no pictures. It wasn't designed to hide or obscure the bed, rather make it storable to free up floor space for a workout area. My design hinged at the headboard end. The pivot "mechanism" was a piece of 1-1/2 Sch 40 black pipe...

I believe the gear oil drain plug for the final drive on my '05 Suzuki C90 cruiser is a 16mm.

FWIW, I installed a 24kW Generac running on natural gas, so it's de-rated to 21kW. I bought it from Menards (including the ATS) and did the install myself. Including a larger gas meter and cabling, it cost me about $8500. IMO, worth every penny. It kicks on within 10 seconds of a power...

Might be late to the party, but for a recent project building new bumpers for a Jeep from 1/8" steel, I used a HF 20T press and their press brake tool. To ensure the correct bend angle, I used a magnetic digital angle gauge and targeted 1/2 the required angle. It took some 2nd and 3rd...

1/2" Craftsman breaker bar - Frozen Subaru drive axle nut. Got it replaced for free.

I have the identical drawer slides on my toolchest. The one shown in the picture needs to be pushed upwards and the one on the opposite side will need to be pushed downward. Keep each tab pressed as you pull the drawer out. There's no trick to reinserting the drawers, just make sure the...

This is what hung up my ancient Lincoln Weld-Pak 155. A minute of cleaning the switch contacts solved it.

Whereas I don't have an automatic drain on the tank, I do have one on the home made air cooler that's between the pump and the tank. At the bottom of the air cooler there are 24vdc "normally open" landscape sprinkler valves. The power supply for these is powered by one leg to the compressor...

I have a Harbor Freight pneumatic riveter and other than the nose piece breaking (by me), the tool still works. It does a decent job. During projects that use a lot of rivets, I found I needed to disassemble and clean metal shavings from the gripper jaws. Depending on the size of the rivet...

I have a Milwaukee 3/8" M18 Fuel brushless impact (Item # 2031893) and am very impressed with it. The battery seems to last forever compared to my 1/4" drive Porter-Cable 20v.

No go on the little red button. I pressed with everything I could muster and it didn't budge. I even used a bar clamp on it and turned on the power while the clamp was squeezing the button, and nothing. Given that this compressor is at least 25 years old and has lived a rough life (in...

Thanks Micromind, for the tip on the red button. I'll give it another, more deliberate, shot this evening. OccupantRJ, I checked for voltage at the output side of the pressure switch but will eyeball the connectors inside the motor junction box.