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Looked at 8 or 10 YouTube videos on modifying a sand blasting cabinet and spent $100+ and 3/4 of a day installing a gravity feed system and increasing the air hose size to 3/8" id. Only made it worse. What did I do wrong?

I have one truck and three trailers. I leave the correct hitch with the trailer.

I have the 1.5ah Bauer drill and impact that work fine. Bought the Bauer. Brushless compact reciprocating saw and when I got home, I see it for 3.0ah battery. Question: will the saw work with the 1.5ah battery or do I need to bite the bullet and buy the 3ah battery/charger? Thanks in advance.

I have a 300 gallon above ground gravity feed tank under a tree and have home delivery of non-ethanol gas.

The 20' containers in my avatar are the tip of the iceberg. One on the right has lawn and gardening equipment and the other one has my wife's seasonal holiday decor. The barn has a shop and a 400 SQ. FT' exercise room with a 1000 gallon water exercise unit. Another building houses an RV garage...

I've seen more than a few horse trailers set up as mobile workshops. Best bet is a fifth wheel as there is more storage above the hitch. Horse pee is very corrosive....check around the edges to make sure that the wall/floor connections are sound.

Has this issue come up for pellet stoves either in the house or shop? I have a house with a giant pellet stove that is far more effective than a wood stove and cheaper and easier to operate. Had a pellet stove in the shop and when I installed AC, switched to propane heat. All of my out...

We have a conventional elevator with the cable/drum lift system in a shaft. It was about $35K 12 years ago. never had any issues. The drum motor is 12v and the original battery is still holding a full charge. This system will still operate during a power outage. Once a year, a tech spends...

Attended a car show in Creede Co this morning and saw this 4 post lift in a yard as I was returning to my car. As I was taking pictures, a lady came out of the house and asked if I had any questions. Turns out that his was part of Larson Chevrolet and was made in 1924. There was a late 1920’s 1...

We lost an acre of land due to bank erosion with a high flow year. We put rip rap consisting of old foundation chunks of concrete on the banks. Army Corps of Engineers made us remove the rip rap because of the exposed rebar. Neighbor turned us in and our application to the Corps was rejected...

Does the HVAC and water heater run on gas? Bet they want them to be replaced with electric units.

Make sure you're listed as "additional insured" on his liability policy and get it in writing. Get a bunch of lien releases and make sure he and the subs sign off every time you write a check. We have done at least three six figure remodels plus a house and guest house from the ground up. We...

Had two more shark bites fail! Last year one failed and caused $30,000 damage. These failures are ones that were installed by professional plumbers. cost $600 to replace a simple water softener installation with soldered copper. Now I know why everybody uses them.

I suspect that you tossed my post on using the seat belt anchor post for safety/liability reasons. This has third row seats that have never been used. If I was ever to sell it, it would take 5 minutes to reinstall the seat belts

Bought this trailer in Minnesota and as you can see, the VIN was covered up with aluminum to fight road salt. I had the title along with emails from the previous owners and the manufacturer confirming that there was a VIN under the aluminum. Stamped a new plate and the local DMV accepted it.

The county now requires a health department septic system check when homes are sold. I was able to put a new leach field in despite the fact that the newer systems were required by the county. By the time we were done with the new leach field, the old field was working again. I installed a Y...

I have a composting toilet that works just fine in my barn shop. It has a 120v motor fan and vents through the roof. I've installed composting toilets in a house boat and a small mountain cabin. Price runs around a thousand dollars and easily installed. I clean it out a couple of times a...

I'm waiting for the ServiceMaster crew to show up this morning to finish the flood cleanup in the basement when a shark bite let go. This is the second one to let go in a month. Both were installed about ten years ago. I will be replacing a couple of shark bite installations with copper in the...

It is not unusual to define a "building envelope" on a piece of property that has been subdivided in order to protect the view corridor of the person who originally subdivided the property. That "building envelope" is defined on the plat that was filed with the county when the property was...

These are considered portable buildings in some areas and no permits are required