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I've decided that I'm not going to freeze my **** of in the shop this winter like I did last winter....huddled in front a little electric 110v space heater while working on projects out in the shop. It's a pretty big shop (40'x60') that isn't insulated very well....so I need something I can use...

I finally got my 7.5hp Quincy 325 air compressor with an 80gal horizontal tank rebuilt and running like a top. I think it should put out something like 25cfm at 175psi….I don’t think I will ever run out of air for my shop now. I’ve never had a big air compressor before….something big enough to...

I’m running into a small problem with a 7.5hp 1ph 220v air compressor I’m trying to hook up. I have heavy #6 cable (2 hot wires plus ground) running from a breaker in the service panel in my shop over a few feet to the contactor enclosure on the air compressor. The problem is that the contactor...

So I'm getting ready to wire up my Quincy 325 air compressor with a 7.5hp single phase 220v motor on it. I wired up a 220v single phase outlet on the wall, coming off of a 50a circuit breaker in the breaker box. The 3-prong type 220v outlet has 2 hot wires, and 1 ground wire going to it....no...

I picked up a new Quincy 325 air compressor on an older (early 70's) 80gal, horizontal tank a while back. I'm rebuilding the compressor, and I'm planning on having the tank Hydrotested before I attempt to use it. I know it will run up to 175psi and shuts off...I had the guy show me before I...

I've got a ventless gas fireplace in my house, running off of propane (LP). I've had it for several years and never had a problem out of it until this year. I went to go and light up the pilot light, and it lights....but the flame is VERY weak. Instead of a nice 1" long blue flame, it's...

I picked up an old air compressor with this 7.5hp single phase 220v motor on it. It runs good, but the bearing in the motor sound a little rough. How hard would it be for me to replace the bearings in the motor? Do I need any special tools? I don't know what brand the motor is, I can't find...

Well, I picked up that old Quincy 325 compressor on an 80gal horizontal tank and a 7.5hp 1ph 220v motor. The thing has good oil pressure, builds pressure fast, and runs nice and smooth. I think for $200 I got a heck of a deal on it. The thing was a lot bigger than I thought it was going to be...

I turned my gas furnace on for the first time this year last night and I noticed that it's not working right. It turns on, goes through it's purge cycle, lights up the gas burner like it's supposed to....but then it only stays lit for about 2 minutes, and then the burner shuts off. The blower...

It's time to upgrade my small little 5gal pancake compressor to something that I can actually use to run air tools. My budget is $500.....and I'm trying to figure out what the best compressor is in my price range. My biggest use is going to be running air tools like a 1/2" impact wrench, and...

I just finished my new 60’x40’ shop a while back, and I’ve got everything set up the way I like it. The one thing I always like whenever I’m in the shop wrenching on something is music. I’m getting tired of listning to music out of my little crummy iphone speakers on my phone. I already have a...

Well, after a full month of spending almost every night after work trying to get this done…….I’m finally about done with my shop. It started out as a 30x40 pole barn with a gravel floor that was used for taking care of livestock (deer farm). It was full of wooden pens for the deer, and other...

I’m new to the forums, and I wanted to say hi…and also try to get some information on setting up the lighting in my new shop. The shop is 30’x40’ with a concrete floor, 10’ ceiling w/ wooden rafters, no windows, and the inside walls and ceiling are all white. The building started out as a...