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Buy or build a 240v extension cord. Male plug to fit the dryer outlet, female plug to fit welding machine. 10 gauge wire is sufficient for a 30 amp circuit. Most all dryer outlets are 30 amps. Most 240v MIG welders won't draw enough to pop a 30 amp breaker. I ran my MIG welder like that for...

I just setup the WiFi at our house this past week. I bought the TP-Link Deco X20 (mesh network) setup with three nodes (routers that all work together to form one large network) - $240 on Amazon. I have a 2000 sq ft single story house and a 1200 sq ft detached garage - all on a 1/2 acre lot...

I had a neighbor behind me that had massive vines growing up the fence. It pushed the fence over. My solution was - remove fence, cut vines off at stump, drill bunch of 1/2" holes in stump, pour Round Up concentrate in the holes. It killed off about 95% of the problem. In your case, I...

What a PITA. I fortunately have no experience in a situation like this. BUT, I would personally pursue the option of paying the difference. If they do not want to pay for the cost of residing then I would talk to your contractor. Get a quote to do the work with the painted siding - material...

I removed the drywall from the walls in my attached garage at my last house to insulate. I ran the sawz all with a short blade down the wall between each pair of studs. It came off in large chunks that way. To minimize dust generated with the sawz all, hold a shop vac close to the cut and...

I put oil based poly on mine this past summer. Easy to apply. It will get crummy looking and grubby in another 10 years, will sand it all off and reapply then.

Quick and easy - get some light strands. The extension cords with a light bulb socket every 5' or so. You hang them on the hooks already in the conex along the top of the walls. Little more effort - weld angle iron between the square tubes at the top of the walls across the ceiling. Then...

Welcome to the forum. I think this is a bad idea. I tend to lean towards the paranoid side of safety, and would not be ok with fouling access to a breaker panel. Whatever you decide to do, remember you not only need access to secure a breaker, you also need access to remove the cover and...

I work in ship repair. We are required to put the bottles out in open atmosphere, and then have to run the argon line down to the space we are working in. 200-300 foot runs are fairly typical. There is a fair amount of waste because we have to disconnect and roll back lines at the end of...

I am in the market for bins for in my garage. Those look nice. What are they (brand and model)?

That's what I would do. Ball valve located in appropriate location, then pipe ran down wall under bench to a threaded connection, then a short jumper hose to the hose reel. Same concept as mounting an air hose reel.

I'm doing the same this spring - water and electrical out to the shed. I plan to dig an 18" deep trench by hand with a regular shovel. I'll put the electrical on one side and the water on the other. Depth of the water line will depend on your area (frost line). Here it is 12" for water pipe...

I am interested in the watertight PVC decking you speak of. I haven't seen that before. Can you provide a link to a product you're talking about?

I have a couple old water bottle extinguishers kicking around. Great idea! Thanks.

They have different quantities available and the price drops per piece as you order more. I bought a 12 pack last January and was surprised I found 12 places to install them. I then ended up ordering 4 more in November.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07L56Q1ZC/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Use these. I have about 10 of them around the house now and love them. Can't beat the price and they are wicked simple to install. Buy the correct size hole saw and you can slap them in anywhere...

Moved mine with an engine hoist, crow bar, and 1/2" round stock. Hoist to get the pieces out of the truck and assembled. Then rolled it around the shop on round stock and a pry bar to coerce it as needed.

http://billpentz.com/woodworking/cyclone/index.php#index.php All the info you could ever want on dust collection. Bill Pentz has a wealth of knowledge on his site, to include building a bad *** duct collector for a reasonable cost. He also explains the short coming of exactly what you want to...

https://www.jlconline.com/how-to/exteriors/sizing-deck-footings_o The link is for sizing deck footings. Apples and oranges I know, but I would use that chart as a rough guide. Likely would need to double the numbers as the loads for the conex are going to higher per square foot and only...

I do have a diesel Suburban I need to do some work on the fuel system of. Might have to move that work up the list.