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My shop building is steel clad and the signal from the router in my house will not penetrate. I want to move my PC and a smart TV (streaming video) to the shop and also have phone connectivity. Will this work? Run an ethernet cable with RG45 connectors from the router in my house to the shop...

We have been using Direct TV for our cable TV and just started using a fiber optic service from our electric coop (Empower). We are slowly weaning ourselves off of Direct TV as we enable our TVs for streaming service. My shop is a metal building that is best described as a wifi dead zone. Out...

A weld on my ban saw's motor mounting pad has cracked/failed. It wasn't welded all that good from the factory in China (where else) and the only remedy that I can think of is reinforcing/fixing the existing welds is more weld. I know that the ground needs to be located where where the...

I have access to a 220V 3hp rated single phase VFD. Input is standard 220V (2 conductors w/ground) and output is 220 3 phase (3 conductors w/ground). I want to use this VFD on my 3hp ACRA mill. Currently the motor is hooked up to a rotary converter. The reason I want to change out is...

I'd like to convert my drill press from it's current single phase (110/220 AC) motor and replace it with a motor that will accept a speed controller. Since I will need to acquire a new motor which option is best from a performance point of view - AC or DC?

Is there such a thing as a VFD for single phase 110/220V input to single phase 110/220V output? I have a 1hp single phase motor on a drill press that I would like to convert to variable speed. Is it doable? A search on eBay gave me a thousand plus "hits." All that I checked were for three...

I've always wanted to have a TV in my shop. It is fairly close to the house but all of the solutions have required cable and that meant tunneling under some concrete. That, I'm thinking, will be a goat rope and if I pull it off my wife will want a water line under the driveway. We have Direct...

Lista Mobile Tool Box 01 by Formerly JimboT, on Flickr Several months ago I found this Lista cabinet on Craigslist. I had my friend Ben at MMS Powder Coating and Sandblasting make it red. I put it on some casters and stepped back and gave it a long look. I didn't like it. Lista Mobile Tool Box...

Couple of months ago I scored a small Lista cabinet off of Craigslist. It was mangy when I got it; rattle can blue with several large pieces of Velcro attached with construction adhesive. I disassembled the cabinet and took it and the drawers to friend Ben at MMS Sandblasting and Powder...

Over on the Garage Gallery there is a little bit of talk about shop cranes going on in one of the threads. Got me to thinking about my crane and a couple of simple modifications I made to enhance the man/machine interface. My first modification was the addition of a second ring on the mast for...

We are in the process of rebuilding an apartment that was damaged by fire. In one area, the utility closet, we have retained some of the charred 2x4s because they support a tiled wall that we don't want to disturb. Is there a product we can use to seal the fire smell into the charred wood?

I am in the process of updating an older Snap On blast cabinet. Biggest change is swapping out the "hair dryer" and bag vacuum set up for a Dust Deputy cyclone dust separator and shop vac. That was all I was going to do until I turned on the lights. Just two old standard bulbs behind some...

I recently bought a new-to-me Jet 3040 lathe. Decided to repaint the back splash and chip tray. Had them blasted and a friend shot them with DP 40 epoxy primer. Jet wants a small fortune for their paint so I checked around the net and found several references to using Rustoleum paint in a...

Machine shop on the left, wood shop on the right, and mechanical work/car parking in the center. http://imgur.com/gallery/Mi1DU

The first ladder I made for access to my shop's storage loft was simple and I stored it on a shop wall when it was not in use. As I remodeled and positioned my machines and shelving I ran out of wall and the ladder took up residency in one of my best work areas. In this location it became...

I found this puppy on Craigslist and brought it home. I am going to add a couple of shelves and use it for parts storage when I rebuild motors. Good place to set parts as the motor comes apart and keep rebuild parts in one location as they accumulate. I've seen these carts before but I can...

I am going to (hopefully) convert my old 15" vertical Jet bandsaw to cut steel. Mostly plate up to 3/8" thick. Charts for bimetal blades on the net generally show 200 to 300 sfpm mild steel. From that, I thought 200 sfpm would be a good target. However, on a couple of forums I saw speeds of...

I've had it. Today we had a service call and I had to stay in the house because my cell phone does not work in my metal building shop. From a little internet searching I know that I need a "repeater" and not a "booster." When I search "cell phone repeater" I get a bazillion hits with all...

Does anyone make an adapter that will alow you to use a 1/4" inpact driver with 3/8" hex drive tools? The reason I ask is because I have a number of hole saw with integral 3/8" hex drive shanks. They work fine in my drill. Recently I had a job where the hole saw had to be driven with an...

I'm in the process of crating up a Buick 300 engine block for shipment. Today, with the help of my attorney friend we welded up a shipping cradle. I fabricated and he welded. Not pretty but it is only going to be used once so I am not concerned about looks, just functionality and strength...