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    Surprise????

    I recently went to an car show and swap meet here on Long Island and found a small KR-65 Snap On box. No key. I got it for ten bucks and there is something inside. Box is pretty heavy. I sent away for a key and will soon see what surprises are in it. Any one want to guess as to it's contents...
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    Bought a Vise

    I found this vise at a local car show and swap meet. I paid $200.00 for it and its heavy as hell. It's a Morgan 150 Machinists swivel base vise. I don't know what they call the section that covers the screw that moves the jaw, but it was painted and that along with some rust and dirt made it...
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    Humidifying my house

    I would like to know how to humidify my home. It is 1450 sf. ranch and is heated with oil and forced hot air. This house is very dry in the winter months, and sleeping is a choice of staying warm or actually breathing at night. Is there a way to humidify the house that will work with the heating...
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    Door Chime Buzz

    I bought my wife a Ring Pro Doorbell for Christmas and installed it as per the directions. It worked fine. After about a month my door chime (I am sure it's original to the house built in 1955.) started to buzz and the plunger was pulsing. I went to the transformer (NuTone 16V 30VA Which is the...
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    Ingersoll Rand T-30

    I have a used upright I.R. T-30 compressor that was used in a Tire shop in Costco. I have it in my garage and would like to run a line to it and use it It has a 220 v.three phase motor, I was wondering that if I change the motor to a 220 single phase would anything else need to be changed???
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    Light fixtures

    I have two hanging light fixtures in my home that I think are original to the house. The gold plating is kind of crappy and I would like to do is change the gold plating to a brushed silver. My question is has anybody here done any thing like this?? And where would I send them to be...
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    I had a bright idea

    I had a Jack Daniels 1.75 Litre bottle that was empty from one of my inlaws 50th birthday celebrations. I thought it was a cool looking bottle. I asked him if he wanted it as a souvenir ,And he said no. So I made a lamp out of it jpg.gif jd 2.jpg (139.5 KB)
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    Walker Roll-A-Car 770

    Does anyone know if there are seal kits available for a Walker Roll A Car 770 series C Hydraulic floor jack. Mine doesn't hold up with weight on it.
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    Mystery Tool

    Does anyone out there know what this is???? It's marked Alco Tool Co.
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    Dumpster Diving

    It is amazing to see what people throw out .......... I found this in the dumpster at the auto parts store where I worked. Only thing I found wrong with it was the pin for the pump linkage was missing. I replaced it and it seems to work fine.
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    Dumpster Diving

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    Walker Roll-A-Car 770

    I have a Walker Roll-A-Car 770 Series "C" jack.It needs to be resealed as it will not lift any weight It will lift the saddle if you pump it up. I was wondering if anyone makes a rebuild kit?????
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