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    Post to beam

    Need to put a 4 ply 2x12 beam on top of a 6x6 post. So beam actual size would be 6''. Post would be 5.5". What bracket would everyone recommend?
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    Spiders

    Any one else have problems with spiders? Have always had Daddy long leg spider making huge webs in my shop. Did a major clean up last week and walk through it again today and walked through three new webs. Was thinking of one of those timed dispensing devices that spray a chemical.
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    Light fixture tombstones

    My ballast are starting to go on my 48" shop fixtures. I would like to replace all the T8s to Led. Been watching videos on how to do this and it looks simple. My problem is that my fixtures only have wires at one end at the bulbs and only one wire to each bulb. So I have 2 bulbs, 4 tombstones...
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    Exhaust pipe

    I have a tube heater in my shop and the elbows on the exhaust end are getting rusty. Will need to replace soon but I dont know what to ask for. I dont think their just galvinized 4 inch elbows.
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    New floor

    My garage floor 13 x 35 is coming out because it has no drain and is cracked and sloped badly in all the wrong places. I want to raise is up about 4'' as well to allow for a new driveway that can be sloped away from the garage door. During heavy rains water run to my garage. I have a few...
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    Paint Hardener

    Can I use Pro Form Universal Urethane Hardener in Tremclad rust paint?
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    Furnace fan

    I have a fan out of an old oil furnace and I want to use it. It has 3 wires coming off the fan motor which is mounted in side the squirrel cage. A white,black and red. Anyone know which one is power,common etc. Thanks
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    Stove top burner

    What is the resistance value for the large and the small electric stove elements? Got some getting slow to heat up.
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    Switching lights

    Thinking of taking out my 12 4' double tube t8s and installing just the standard bulb holder and screwing in some Noma 60w A19 LED bulbs. Any pro or cons to doing this. I wanted to switch out to LED tubes but there still pricey. I can get a 3 pack at Canadian tire for .99 cents. Even if I had to...
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    cleaning floor

    Painted my 52 Ford in the shop on the weekend. Cleaning everything up and I got some over spray on the floor. Suggestions on something to dissolve it and pressure wash it clean.
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    oil furnace

    I am in the need of an oil furnace for my house. I am looking at used ones because I use a pellet stove as main heat and oil for back up. All my other homes and this one have had Beckett burners. I have seen there is a Riello burn as well now. Anyone got any pros and con with the Riello burners?
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    Spray gun

    Lookin into buying the Devilbiss FLG-670. Says its for solvent paints. Do I need a different gun to spray water based paints or can this one be set up to do it? Whats the difference in the guns?
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    Calculating power use.

    When I am figuring out how much power my florescent lights will use do I add the bulb wattage and the ballast wattage together to get total usage. Or does the ballast just use power when starting? eg. 2 32 watt bulbs and a ballast that draws 1 amp(120 watts) = 184 watts per fixture? Am I doing...
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    Spray gun

    Looking to buy a good spray gun in the future. Don't mind spending $$ on one. Need it to paint my 52 Ford truck and spray Lacquer on furniture. What would you all recommend?
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    Tank top heater

    Where can I get a new thermo coupler for a tank top heater. They seem to all look the same so I think there kind of universial.
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    Booster fan

    Has anyone ever installed one of those booster fans in your duct work to increase air flow?Just looking to see how noisy they are.I have a pellet stove in my basement and want to run a fan in one of the register lines to bring some heat upstairs.
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    Fair price

    Got a chance to buy one of these.Its just like new.What would a fair price be?
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    New shop and move in day

    New shop is done and have started to move in.All my man bits have been stuffed into my single car garage for a year and half.Finally took everything out and can now set up and get work on my truck.
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    Lighting up back yard

    Have finished my new garage all except for one light.I mounted a box at the top of my rear wall that I want to but a flood light to light up the back yard.Its on its own switch and I dont want a motion dectection type.I looked at a 500w rectangled shaped one but was wondering about some of the...
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    Painting osb

    Will be ready in a few days to start painting the inside of my new shop.I have used osb on the inside and was thinking that the ink on the board may bleed through the paint.Should I use a stain blocker first?
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