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Hey folks I need some help. Somewhere I saw where someone cleaned off the parting lines of an aluminum casting, then hit it with shot or a descaler or something so that it looked like there was never a part line. Anyone have any clue how to do it?

Ok folks, I want to build a 8'x10'x8' shed, strictly to paint parts in. I live in mid-Michigan. 2"x8" for floor joists, 2"x6" walls and fully insulated. Probably a 20"x20" fan to pull out the fumes. How would you heat it? And no, I'm not worried about explosion proof whatever. I've painted...

Hey folks, my Speedaire air pressure regulator died. I have a 80gal., 5hp, 2 stage compressor and I need a replacement for the regulator. What is everyone using and how is it holding up? I'd say I'm an above average user (I do some automotive body work/painting, fabricating and sandblasting)...

I have some Cherry logs. I hate to see them go for fire wood, due to their size. I'll even help load them.

I need some advice. I built a frame for a Woodie Radio flyer and I absolutely love the patina of the wood. Problem is that one of the slats is broken. I had a friend at work make me a replacement, the question is how to get it to look like it's original. Spell it out clearly for me please...

I'm making a couple of signs out of cedar for our place. I have 2 questions. I'm told to use Spar urethane for a coating. What would should I use for the lettering and design, and should I put it under, or on top of the spar coating?

I got a fan from a dog kennel and I'd like to wire it up. It's an Emerson model number KA55HXSMT-2345 115v 3.9A motor, single phase. The cap is already wired with the 2 brown leads going to the opposite sides of it. There's a heavy white wire with an eyelet on it the looks like it grounded to...

So I have two parts that are made out of pot metal, both are broken, and I’d like both of them to be rechromed in the end. Any suggestions on how to fix them?

Hey folks, I just got the last BIG piece of my puzzle. My build will be taking the chassis from under the ’82 GMC, building a new dump box for it, putting the ’03 Cummins between the rails, dropping the ’52 COE cab on them and then doing some body mods. It’ll be a few months before I start...

Does anyone know if there are dimple dies out there that will work on ¼” plate? If so, where can I get them?

Ok guys and gals, how do you store your taper drills and adapters? Can I see some pics?

Ok folks, I have a fun question, I think. I need to cut long stretches (think 10'-20') of tubing, 2",3" and 4" into halves and quarters, as I said length wise. I really need them to be fairly straight. I don't have a plasma cutter. Any ideas?

So, I'm back. It's kind of nice when your wife has the alphabet soup after her name and people like to invite yo to their conferences. This week is SF, next is Milwaukee. What should a gearhead do in Milwaukee besides see the Harley factory? Any good restaurants? Other sites? I'm not a...

I just bought a small Craftsman lathe. So, if you were going to build a bench for your lathe, how would you lay it out? What features would you include? I already know I want to have a place to hang chuck keys. What about the big drill bits and taper adapters? Here’s what I have to start...

Anyone interested in these? If you can’t read the plate, the motor is an REO. And this chain saw has to be ancient. If you’re interested, they’re at an estate sale, along with an old Ferguson tractor. PM me and I’ll let you know where they’re at. They are not mine.

This lathe is for sale. It's a '30s Altas that's been converted to run on 110 and the bench and some gears come with it. I think there's a little bit of tooling (very little) too. The person want's $400

Ok folks, here's my question. I just got my propane furnace up and running in the barn and it's great. But it's not a high efficiency model, so I turn it off when I leave. When I go out in the "morning", I plug in the torpedo and turn on the furnace. So should I leave the torpedo on until...

Hi folks, I’m back again needing some help. I had the mechanicals guy come out and check over my furnace installation and get his blessing. Then I had the gas hooked up to the barn furnace and the system checked for leaks. I know (NOW), the wrong order. Anyway, I tried to fire it up and I’m...

Quick question. I stopped to get a small breaker box today. SWMBO said we had to get the same type of box that was in the house, since we're coming off the house box. That didn't make any sense to me.:headscrat Electricity doesn't care, does it? The house is Siemens and I bought a Square D...

The deal is that my driveway has some nice gentle curves and everyone likes to cut the inside corners too tight and end up driving on the grass.:mad: They do the same with the end of the driveway. The driveway is a gravel/dirt/crushed concrete. When it rains, the edge of the driveway gets...