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Let me point out something important about your current-draw observation here as I have found similar situations while measuring the current draw of inductive loads such as motors or transformers. You might be measuring 5 amps, in your example above, but what you aren't measuring is the power...

I just use the 2" wide painter's masking tape to seal up the carburetor air horn opening. It may take some tweaking to get it perfectly sealed, but it works.

Some drill chucks have a LH-thread retaining screw hidden in their throat as well. Assuming you can get that out, then take a hex bit socket and chuck up the hex bit end (as big of a hex bit as you can get into the chuck and tighten down on it), then use an impact tool to spin the chuck loose...

Echoing the others above, I absolutely love the P790 hybrid LED worklight. Home Despot sells them, but they aren't stocked with the rest of the tools - they are way in the back of the store with the other worklights in the electrical section (??? - they would sell 25x more of them if they were...

The lumberyard that my dad went to while he was remodeling our house as I grew up had one of these, an old one that dated back to the 1950s I think. I remember it was old enough not to have a blade brake, so it took 2-3 minutes for it to fully wind down. I was in awe of it as a kid! My dad...

Wowee, based upon that nameplate, you need a 120V, 30A circuit for that load. Let us know if you can get a vehicle all the way up before the breaker trips.

It's more about the state of charge than the voltage, but if your unit doesn't provide you that information, I'm not sure what to suggest with regards to the voltage level. The interwebs state that optimum long-term storage is at 50% charge, so, knowing your total mowing time on one charge, you...

I once owned a similar saw, and had the same issues - the centerline of the motor on mine was lower than the base of the board as shown in your picture (so you would have to shorten that board so the motor could rotate back and down farther). 3/4HP should be plenty adequate. Use 12 gauge wire...

Well, like always, it depends! I would bet that the 17" Delta probably has a lower minimum speed than the Craftsman does. If you are drilling large holes in thick metal, you want very slow speeds so this could matter to you. For wood, it's not as important.

You call that a compressor? THIS is a compressor!!!

They do, it's 400. See specs below, yes you can do it. This is my dream compressor setup - low and slow!

Another vote for vintage, but it does require some work. I just picked up another (20) 5-gallon Jerry cans. They have two different flexible steel spout sizes, a smaller-diameter one that works well for mowers and modern (lead-free fuel inlets) cars, and the old 1.5" diameter fire-hose nozzles...

Simple fix: Place a $19 window fan such that it blows over the compressor pump, while using it for sustained periods.

I would go old-school and get something heavy and slow-spinning - you feel them more than you hear them. Something like a Quincy 325, 350, 370, 390 that turns at 400-600rpm and has a cast-iron pump which dampens the noise. Add an intake silencer and you are all set. Oh, and you can easily set...

I vote for the mirror idea - you can buy inexpensive wall-mount mirrors at any home store and set them in the front of the bay that you are driving into.

Batteries aren't what they used to be. I have been buying car batteries at Costco for over 30 years now. I routinely got up to 10-12 years on a battery back in the 1990s. Now it is lucky to be 5-6 years, sometimes only 3 years. Part of the global race to the bottom that we are all on, it's...

If you want to test that check valve for leaks, unscrew both pipes going into it (you may have to remove the pipes completely to get them out of the way), and apply a bit of soapy water to those two connections on top of the check valve and see if they blow any bubbles.

OK here's a pro tip that I haven't seen yet above - I have the Portasol unit (probably 20 years old now) shown in the posts above. Guess what? When you are using the catalytic heater soldering iron tip, the side exhaust port on the iron is PERFECT for heat-shrinking the splice after it is...

If you say heavy sandblasting, I'd go with the 10HP all day long. And as stated above, switching the controls to a constant-run setup would also be recommended to minimize motor starts and stops (the motor starting current draw significantly heat up the motor, and most motors are only rated for...

The number of unloaders on the head is not related to the number of stages. There are two cylinders in parallel, and there is one unloader per cylinder.