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As in AC unit. I was outside in my shop, about 30 feet from the Lennox AC unit that cools my house. Y'know that feeling when you smell that "hot electrical" scent? I heard a distinct "POP!" like a dud cherry bomb going off. Again, the smell, so I walk to the front of the house, thought maybe its...

I'm refurbbing a used ZTR for resale. Some of the pulley idlers are ok, one is shot and I'm replacing it. They have sealed bearings set as non replaceable because of the rolled flange that retains the bearing. Does anyone use a large hypodermic needle to push through the seal and inject grease...

I scored 40 blue Akro-Mils 3.25" x 4" x 10" for $40. I work mostly on motorcycles in my shop so I work with a lot of small parts, fasteners, etc. I plan to use a bunch of leftover OSB to make a cabinet to just fit five bins wide by two or four bins high. Have two cabinets for the bins. But I...

For my brother's sake I hope he made a reasonable choice for his 24x28 garage build. First some background: he had the lock edge slab put down back in 2003, with floor heat tubing in the slab. Since that time he has stalled building the garage until this spring. The slab is set 28' wide, three...

Even though I am finishing my new 24x28 shop garage (two car attached garage on the house), I know eventually we'll relocate to a smaller house, less property to maintain. While I like a yard, I'm no gardener, no flowerbeds, mowing is ok but not a "hobby". The idea of a condo is not all...

The factory installed 3-prong plug for my Millermatic35 MIG welder is the 1970's vintage style. Here is a picture of the cord for my welder. It is the original cord for the welder installed by Miller. Has worked with no issues since the 70's, here are the specs from the owners manual: So in my...

I got the power out to the sub panel in my detached garage. Added a 100 amp duplex breaker off the 200 amp main to feed the new garage, #2AWG copper in conduit from the main panel to the sub panel. In the process, and after many posts on this forum and excellent info and direction from many...

See the attached picture of my 1973 CH Load Center. Some time back someone installed Central Air, and the wires from the Load Center to the AC box exit the panel at the bottom right and go through the garage wall. I feel I need to rewire that for a couple reasons: 1. The wire is a 10/2-G, so...

I'm close to wiring the detached garage 100 amp sub panel to the 200 amp main panel in my attached garage. I have the ground connected, and soon I'll install the 100 amp duplex breaker (on the open area on the main panel) that will feed the sub panel. My issue is the neutral. See the attached...

Especially for 70's vintage Cutler Hammer Safety Breaker Load Centers? I have a CH24MB200 Load Center, and I'm shopping for some 100 amp breakers to power the sub panel in my detached garage. These are the old Type CH breakers with the metal claw, and the slot on the opposite end from the...

As much as I and many of us love our fossil fuel engines, the future is clearly going electric. So planning for electric vehicle (EV) charging at home is something to consider in a modern version of our garages. I'm working in the 200 amp main breaker panel of my attached garage to power the sub...

I was at the local Restore shop here in Green Bay today. As usual they have a good group of steel file cabinets. I was looking them over to consider an application in my cycle shop. But of course an issue of standard file cabinets is the drawer vertical depth. Has anyone found a way to repurpose...

I really enjoy visiting this site and seeing what people design and build. Some are inspirational, others show the fortitude and determination of a DIYer with a LOT of capability. Some fairly simple (like mine) and others are outrageous expressions of a dream, and boatloads of cash. Not saying i...

Perhaps some of you know of Allen Millyard's fantastic motorcycle builds. If not even just to view this video gives a glimpse of his genius, his truly hands on fabrication skills, his understanding of engineering, materials, machining, seemingly everything. All done in a one stall garage. I...

Way back in 93 I'm riding to the BMW Pure Stooge Iowa City rally with a member from our BMW club. About an hour from Iowa City, out in the middle of eastern Iowa, Steve's bike spins out the clutch hub teeth, and he's going nowhere. He hops on my bike and we get to the rally. Steve gets a U-haul...

Cheap high tech for home modders Some of us like to try and mix parts from other bikes and brands. These days that can require getting to know what signals you get or need to get components working. Decades past that meant you had to be a television techy with an oscilloscope. An oscilloscope is...

Around my house, not the garage. My house was built in 73, on very sandy heavily wooded west side of Green Bay. Its a tri-level, so there is a ground/slab level, and two other levels above. The basement is small, only under the center of the house. There is a sump in the basement with a sump...

Another post here showed a cabinet with sliding doors, saves the need for swing out space. Got me to thinking about how i mounted the mirrors on the vanity cabinets in our main bath. Years ago I removed the hanging pendant lights (ugly ones too) and hinged mirror doors in my main bath. I built a...

Neat construction process. Could be a way to build a garage or outbuilding with just two people in remote areas? Could be a way to build a cabin and garage? Have the kit hauled in and put up quickly with hand tools. Some things I like; high level of insulation, minimal thermal breaks in the...

Anyone here do any wiring with back stabs into the outlets? Considering cheap outlets can be bought for well less than $1.00, I wonder if the screw connections and back stabs are "iffy" on those as well. But if the outlets are good quality is back stabbing wires a reasonable choice?