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    130v when clothes washer is running?

    yep bad neutral.
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    36" Montezuma crossover box

    Has anyone purchased one of these. They look perfect for a mobile service cart. I thought that for their simplicity they would be less expensive. Just wondered if the top got in the way when trying to move from one project to another.
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    Blade Balancer

    Get a bearing the same size as your blade hole or smaller and mount with some spacers to a vertical surface. If bearing is smaller you can turn a spacer to make up the difference. Slide blade on to bearing and watch her spin.
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    Removing a sheared off bolt that's stuck in the threads

    Re: Removing a sheered off bolt that's stuck in the threads Love the left hand drill method. You only have a few choices, drill and tap same size, drill and tap next larger size or use thru-bolt with locking washer and nut. One should work. Pics would be nice.
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    Mesh Or Rebar?

    Sorry to contradict you but if poured on top of a landfill a concrete floor can catch fire.
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    Squishing in the wires in outlet boxes

    If you are using 20A. breakers in the garage #12 wire is required. If you are using 15A. then you are wasting time and money. With two romex wires entering a double box, take the ground wires with a pair of plyers and twist them together at the base . Twist them until you have about an inch...
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    Is this a decent welder to learn to TIG with?

    You shouldn't need pulse for mild steel, it is helpful for thin materials and stainless. If it is similar to my Miller 180 SD it will be a smooth stick welder also.
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    Show us your welding projects

    Got tired of wrapping chain around the...
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    Infloor Heat $10k too much for 44x48

    That sounds way too cheap. I would question heating matls and design. That price would just cover slab here. No ins tubing or mech. Insulation alone is $1260. Now my comparison may be to robust because I went with 6" concrete and pex b iron on 12" centers etc. I don't plan on doing this...
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    Can't figure out why my hydronic system is costing me a fortune, HELP!

    By my research, trying to heat 1000 sf with one circuit is also a NO NO. If you are using 1/2" pex, it should be on 12" centers, which would come out to 1000' of pex. The max circuit is about 300'. So you should have 3 circuits. You need to talk to some real experts before pouring any more...
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    Northern tool

    I buy a lot from Northern mail order. No store close. Much more variety than HF. With varying quality. At HF everything is cheap and lower quality. Yes I have been burned by northern a few times. A little common sense goes a long way. Like never by cheap drill bits or taps.
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    Drawer linings?

    I am fed up with the anti-slide linings sliding back to the back of a drawer when is is shut a little fast. It is like having underwear in your crack. This is the perforated foam ball stuff and it *****. I even hot melt glued it on the front corners a few years ago but it all came loose. My...
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    ?? on sourcing steel tubing for fab projects

    Yea, my steel guys are kinda like the soup Nazi. You need to go in with a list of what you need exactly and have truck or trailer to haul what you buy. I think they get real tired of homeowners coming in wanting them to design there project for them. It wouldn't hurt if you were unshaven, have...
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    Where to buy pallet racking?

    I got mine in two places. First ones were at a Walmart closing auction. I think I paid abou $125 a 13' high section. Then I got some oddball stuff from a buddy who works at a factory that had odds and ends sitting outside. It was cheap. Do a auction search and hope the big resale hitters...
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    Concrete slab prices

    Oxymoron? A Cadillac with a continental kit?
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    log splitter

    I just went half hog!http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=167697&stc=1&d=1328706197
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    What did you do "IN" your garage today?

    Re: what did you do in your garage today? Spent the weekend replacing a rusted brake line on a 89 Broham. Two trips to town for tools. Just about 3 hours to get the line bent and hooked up. For some reason we couldn't get fluid to pump to the back wheel, we used vac pump and tried everything...
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    New garage lift slab--rebar question

    Be curious to see if you hit any of that rebar when you drill for your anchor holes. My floor is rebared on 1' centers with no rebar in the 8" thick pads for lift. This was a monolithic pour.
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    Is this panel overloaded?

    Good eye you are right. Probably time for a new service.
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