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Picked one of these up used. Plugged it in and it gave a firing sound but no nail. Opened the top "jam cover" to inspect and it looks like the firing pin is extended all the way out, not allowing nails to feed. I can't push it back in with out a lot of force, and don't want to force it before I...

Just got my new/first tig welder. Found out that I don't have as steady of a hand as I thought. My question comes with the helmet though. I have the bargain HF helmet and I'm not sure if it is working correctly. I'll get flashes every once in a while. It does darken up evey time, but there...

I've got a couple 240 volt 6-20 receptacles, welder is rated at pulling max 26 amps. Is it okay to run one of these pigtails for the welder until I get the 50 amp circuit installed? Would also like to take it to my buddies and use it there with the pigtail. Is this violating any regs out there...

Anyone know where I can get one of these? I've looked everywhere, amazon has them for about 10 bucks, cheapest I could find was for about 40 cents but shipping was another 3 bucks. I was hoping a local store would have one so I don't have to deal with the shipping. Figured I would ask you guys.

Dropping some money and these pricey bad boys. Using them for pulling wire and need to know if there is any difference between the irwin speedbore bits and the greenlee nail eaters? Will the irwin bits eat through nails as well, or will they dull up like a spade the moment you touch nails? The...

For what ever reason I ALWAYS need more casters, and those buggers are spendy since you always seem to need four at a time. Where do you guys get yours from?

Just picked up my first tig machine. Was planning on buying an assortment of gas lenses, 2% lanth tungsten, and a bunch of 1lb packs of rod in varrying sizes and types to cover my aluminum, ss, and mild steel needs. Is it better to go online or the LWS for these things? Im in the Seattle area...

Are they cast aluminum? I had a piece of wood bind up and sheared both of the sliding fences on my 12" kobalt miter saw. Was going to weld them back together, they seem to be cast aluminum....?

So I'm starting to build up an arsenal of 240v machines in the garage. Will be running a new circuit and was hoping to hear a few woes or "should have dones" before I install it. Was planning on running a 50 amp circuit with several 6-50R's in good spots. Outfit the machines with 6-50P's and...

Can someone clear the muddied water on this for me? Example is a 50 amp 240 volt circuit. Can 15-20-30-& 40 amp receptacles (outlets) be placed on this circuit. Assume correct wire size leading up to all lower rated outlets (ie. 6-2), no disconnects or other things in between. The laws of...

Is there any advantage to running a 2hp DC on 120 vs 240? I'm running a new circuit for the stationary location of the DC so is there any performance advantage to either voltage? It will be an isolated circuit so this is the only thing on it.

My detached is on one side and the septic system is on the other with no way to gravity/drain it. Not that I would if I had a choice... I want to install an old utility sink and just drain it through the wall onto the back 40, was thinking about spilling it into a bucket of sand for a very...

Bought a 6" DA sander that has a PSA pad on it, non-vacuum version (ie no holes), only to find out that the 6" pads are hard to come by. The local hardware stores only stock a few 6"ers but seem to have an abundance of everything in 5". So with that being said. I was going to buy a 5" pad with...

So who have you found to supply the best prices for the following sized cords in either 3 or 4 wire for 120/240 applications: 6 Gauge 8 Gauge 10 Gauge 12 Gauge I'd like to see what you guys have paid for your homemade cords.

I need to run a 50 amp breaker roughly 50' max to the 14-50R outlet. Reason I am asking this question is I think, based on my pricing, THHN is about half the cost, so my main objective is cost savings. This is going in a garage in seattle, WA, breakers are Eaton type BR (which correct me if I'm...

Has anyone bought those 20% coupon codes for lowes or home depot and had them work? Example: there is 20% HD coupon @ fleabay that the seller already used, so they are selling for the competitors stores and they say the competitors will honor it. I have a $1000 purchase coming up and paying 10...

Currently have the HF special 90 amp flux core. Which does fine with the thicker miscellaneous fixes I've had to do over the years. However, anything thin enough to bend with your hands seems to burn right through the metal, and impossible to weld. I've had a couple projects lately that have...

I've got a room in the garage with full insulation, hvac, and carpeting (office style). I tore the carpeting out during our current re-model and have since noticed that the room is now an ice box. Project is on hold for now so we havnt installed the new carpet yet. I don't remember it being...

Got a house project coming up which requires sanding roughly 1,000 linear feet of 1x2, 1x3, & 1x4's of rough lumber for trim to a smooth finish. I've almost completed cutting the rough stock to length so I'm thinking it's time to upgrade the crappy electric orbital I have. Been planning this...

I always need an assortment of 1/4" through 3/4" whips, 1'-6' long. But they are usually just as much if not more then the 50' hose packages you buy at the store... Am I missing something here? Does anyone make their own, or can you get them made for less? HF sells the 3/8" whips for around $7...