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I second the use of Ditra anti-fracture membrane. We've got close to 1000sf of Jura stone tile in our lower floor (living area, not garage) over 1 1/2" concrete fill that covers in floor radiant heating (PEX type) tubing. Before the tile was installed there were significant shrinkage cracks at...

Don't use concrete or anything that's not designed or formulated for the task at hand. Given the age of your home I'd suspect the major settling has occurred and stabilized to some extent. No guarantee but I'd risk just using the leveling compound. "Self leveling" is a relative term. Be prepared...

Looks like it could use some TLC before doing much with it. Hard to tell from the pix. Get the data off the name tag and see if parts are still available: http://www.cincinnatimachines.com/turning.html Things I'd check: Are the headstock bearings loose? I'll assume it does actually run Is the...

You say the wheels start slowly and you can stop them with your fingers. Do you stop the motor as well? If the motor stalls then yes, you have a problem there that I'm not qualified to address. But if just the wheels stop, the arbor nuts may have vibrated loose. If the wheels don't come up to...

Most that I've used specify a max depth of fill so depending, you might need two applications. Mix according to directions and they flow out pretty level. But has been noted, a good straight screed is still needed to feather the edges of the puddle. Surface tension tends to create a bead around...

I'd go with the T8 fixtures. Do you do color screen printing work? Color temperature is obviously a concern if that's the case. I'm not schooled on the best Kelvin rating for true color artificial lighting but I like the instant on of the T8's over T12's. Plus in my application the T8's seem to...

Actually here in the Northwest we have more micro breweries than you can visit in an afternoon's brew-tour. And if you take the entire west coast as far East as CO, the list is almost more than a full page. That said, the local taste for craft ales seems to lean towards the hoppier styles like...

If it's an oiless compressor it makes an obnoxious sound like a hugely loud diaphragm pump running out of control. An oil bath compressor, at least the ones I've seen, has a motor driving a large pulley on the air pump. It's noisy enough itself but not so much as an oiless. Other than the...

That was my initial thought as well. Looks plenty sturdy to say the least. I'm thinking that the stuff stored to the back of the shelf or mezzanine will be barely accessable and what I'm finding is stuff I haven't accessed for two years or more goes to recycle or the local thrift store. I'm in...

My Dad taught me to pull against the fixed jaw. But Outlaw's description makes perfect sense. Now to expunge bad habits.

I would agree with comments suggesting that pouring the footing and stem wall in two operations will ease your pain if you've not got a lot of experience working with concrete. I would place the wall dowels at no more that 2' on center if it were my project. One thing I'd do is substitute 1 1/2...

Welcome from Sedro-Woolley. Well Clear Lake to be exact but small chance you know where that is. Not a wrencher myself but find the banter on this board entertaining to say the least.

I have a two loop system in my approx. 800sf wood shop. Unfortunately I didn't have my system charged and under pressure when the slab was poured, assuming that might have made a difference. We had several days of hard freezing weather with a prolonged power outage during which time the pump was...

You've got a nice air tight stove there judging from the gasget on the door in your last photo. Somewhere there has to be a combustion air intake that's regulated, either inside or outside air. My Fisher has air ports like what Lilredex showed. Once I get a good fire going I can throttle it down...

Assuming (which is always a bad move) there's a water meter, you should be able to turn off the supply there. I can't imagine a situation where there wasn't some means of turning off the water supply. Although you could probably get a heart transplant for equal money, I'd just call a plumber and...

Looks like a sweat fitting with a coat of some kind of glop. What makes replacing it not possible?

I realize you're trying to be a responsible renter, but I think you should discuss this with the owner before you make any 'improvements'. He/she might even step up and repair the situation.

If you have peeling paint, most likely you've got moisture coming through the floor. If you have efflorescence, most likely you've got moisture coming through the floor. Clean a small patch say 6x6 out of the traffic lane, tape a piece of clear visqueen over it and wait a few days to see if...

It may be working but that's a relative description. What shape are the arbor bearings in? How much wear is there in the tilt and raise/lower mechanism? Like what's been said, rust can be dealt with so long as it's just the surface dusting as what appears in the photo. Given that there aren't...

Whatever your choice of machine for whatever your woodworking requirements, rest assured that a shaper is one of the most dangerous tools in the woodshop. The vast majority of millworkers I've met that can't count to ten without taking one of their shoes off had lost one or more fingers to a...