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I wouldn't mind spending a little time and money, but I have no experience with MIG machines and no idea of what it could take to fix one.

I've been looking for a welder but know very little about them. The one I have is a 40 year old stick welder, it works fine but I'd like to upgrade. Could the cost to repair exceed the value of the one linked below...

I have one that looks like that. It won't turn off. Needless to say, the battery is always dead.

I received mine a week or so ago and have been using them daily doing a home remodel project. They both hold bits securely and fit nicely in a toolbelt pouch. The project requires 4 or 5 different size screws, each with a different head. It's much easier to grab the bitbelt and select the right...

Virtually anything you buy today is a "copy" of something made by a manufacturer different from the one you purchased from. All manufactures/distributors market to poseurs and anyone else they hope will buy their product. The product you choose does not make you a poseur. It's the reason for the...

I framed buildings for 10 years. I'm afraid you'll find out it's too late to plumb that wall. If the trusses are properly attached the roof is not going to twist when you plumb the wall. Currently the tops of your walls form a skewed rectangle with a solid "lid" on it. That "lid" is not going to...

Even if you remove the sheathing from that wall and successfully plumb it the roof sheathing will keep the side walls from moving. You'll end up moving that end of the side walls and the rest will bow to the other end. Over time the tension placed on the roof may cause the roofing to pucker...

Looks very useful.

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Cut a kerf in a small block of hardwood or aluminum. Screw or bolt from the back. Paint if desired.

Looks like the safety post to me too. The hole in the middle should be threaded for the bolt that attaches it to the head that holds the arms. The outer pipe is attached to the cylinder casing in a couple spots. Clear out the concrete, wrap a chain around it, and pull it out. It may have quite a...

Using multiple routers in Plug-n-Play mode on a LAN will often result in a "fight" between them over "who's the boss" and can consume lots of bandwidth and resources. If router-like routing is needed at a remote site you can use a layer 3 switch.

Splitting hairs here I know but the WAN port on a secondary router is not truly a WAN port. It should be configured to communicate only with the LAN and should not try to communicate directly with the WAN. The simplest way to set this up would be to use switches instead of routers at the remote...

Not correct. All CAT ports are bi-directional, both IN and OUT. A CAT port programmed to be only IN or OUT would be almost useless.

Could be. The ones I worked with 50 years ago had a solid cast iron outer casing. The only way to get the cylinder in or out, with the stop on it, was to have grooves cut onto the bearings for the stop to pass through. the grooves were arranged 90 degrees from each other and the bottom bearing...

The cylinder should have enough oil on it to keep the epoxy from sticking. I don't recommend trying to raise it using air. If the stop is indeed above the lower bearing the cylinder will rise above the pool of oil. Without the dampening of the oil leaving the small hole in the bottom the...

Disconnect the air and see if your tractor will lift it, if so, rotate 90 degrees and try to lower it. The groove in the bearing may not be at 90 so you might have to hunt for it. Can you tell if the lift is 2-3" higher than usual?

Could it have been rotated while partway up? If it's like the ones I had there is a stop dog on the bottom of the cylinder and the two bearings the cylinder rides in has grooves. To remove the cylinder you raise till it stops(with a hoist not air) then rotate till the dog passes through the...

Last time I bought it for about $6.00 a gallon. There's a place nearby that sells it bulk from a pump, been getting it there for 45 years. Sign on the pump just says Solvent. I've no idea what it's exact composition is but the old-timer mechanic that worked in my shop called it Stod. Cleans...

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