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looking for something to protect my hands when working with 72" belt sander. Anyone using kevlar gloves when working in these situations, or when using a hand-held grinder? Or is there a better glove material for protection in these situations? I figure some of the gloves would be a problem for...

Can anyone suggest a good way to get a young person interested in this? We know a family with a 13 year-old son. He is really good at working with small parts (like Lego) and can focus very intently. I was messing with a Baldwin Smart-Key lock a few days ago and realized that this kid could be...

I have a variety of parts for a Magna 10E/ER. These are too nice too throw out or scrap. Would like some help or ideas about getting these to someone who can actually use them. Rip fence. Miter gauge. Saw table. Saw blades. Arbor nut (to allow use of saw blade with smaller hole). Several...

I was recently given some parts that look like a shopsmith knockoff. But sort of different. The only maker mark says FELCO with SC underneath it. Not quite true - just found one that says MAGNA. Nice castings- need to figure out who needs these.

We have a 20 foot AL extension ladder. It has 2 sections. There are a few times where I needed to get to the eaves/fascia on the highest part of the house and it was just a little too short. I want to upgrade to 24 foot. 22 foot might be long enough, but I would prefer to have the longer one. I...

We have switched out the light switches, and duplex outlets and plates. Now the phone jacks don't match :confused:; they are that old-fashioned yellowish "ivory" :wtf:. I know that structured wiring plates (i.e., Cat 5/6) and keystones come in white. But am coming up empty on white RJ-11. Any...

Dishwasher flatware basket for hand tool storage I am pretty pleased with this idea. Wasn't sure if it (also) belongs in the re-purposing thread/s. When we were shopping for a new dishwasher a few years ago Consumer Reports was noting that the on-the-door flatware basket setup (that comes with...

We want to clean up the wiring for the solenoid for our irrigation (inground sprinkler) system. Right now the wire starts in the garage, then goes down the wall (inside 1/2" pvc), through the wall, into 1/2" pvc, and then into the dirt at the edge of a slab. Continues in the dirt (about 1.5...