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So, it's been a while. Things look a little different around here. Life it seems had plans for me, plans that arrived without notice. Five years ago, in a rush, I packed my life into boxes and moved home. Some of you may remember me sharing the goal of rebuilding, recreating, my grandfather's...

I am trying to reach a better understanding of generator sizing when it comes to pumps for refrigerators and AC units. I have found a wide range of 'directions' online. Maybe one of you guys knows. As you will be aware, if you are answering this question, starting watts (or amps) are higher...

I took the trash out the other night and noticed a neighbor had tossed a handtruck. I looked and kept walking. No need for another project (or a handtruck) right now. As I drove out the driveway the next morning, I noticed the trash collector had pulled it out and set it against the wall. I kept...

Back in January I asked for help in locating an unusual gauge SE cable to run from the main panel to a new sub-panel in the garage. I was pretty definite that I wanted it to be copper rather than aluminum. My dad wanted cooper for safety. He has heard the stories about aluminum wire causing...

Gentlemen (and ladies of course), I need 34 feet of COPPER 1-1-1-3 SER (Service Entrance) cable. I've tried a couple electrical supply houses and I keep getting blank looks. Walters said they had it but when I got there they had written the order for Aluminum. Lowes website offers 2-2-2-4 but...

I figured this would be an easy search but I found conflicting information. In any case, what I need is simple, I just wanted a second opinion before I spent the money. My dad and I are setting a new 125 amp sub-panel for our shop. It is fed from a new main panel located in the same structure...

A Ghost of Sears Past Like most of us, I am always on the lookout for a deal. So when it comes to 'popular' tools, that generally means I'm looking at rusty, dirty, or abused. Well this beauty is a bit of a change for me. :eyecrazy: As I understand it, this vise was purchased in the 1970's and...

I have been keeping my eyes open for an old three arm gear puller. I found these two recently on a garage sale. Neither was what I was looking for but for the price, they both came home with me. The two jaw Craftsman is a nice little puller and I'm happy to drop it into my box. Now what about...

After several years discussion, in the fall of 2015, my dad and I finally started construction of a new shop building. We broke ground just as the winter rains arrived, with hope of getting the building out of the dirt before the expected El Nino storms turned that dirt to mud. It was close, but...

First let me say that I know nothing about mills, so the answer may be obvious to anyone but me. My apologies if that is the case. I kind of have my eyes open for a deal on a mill. This one has come to my attention but the current owner knows nothing about it. I have tried to identify it from...

I am trying to help my father install an exterior steel door frame. It is of the knock down (KD) variety. At the top of each side jamb, there is a 'foot', if you will, that runs out on a screw to lock the jamb in place. At the bottom of each side jamb there are two light weight steel straps...

Campbell Hausfeld Model VT627504AJ Compressor I have recently been on the look out for a vertical compressor for my dad. I haven't had time to learn a whole lot about them yet but one has come up for sale that has caught my attention, primarily because is appears clean and comes with an extra...

Attended my first barn sale. You know we don't get many of those here in the city. Unfortunately they didn't actually let us into the barn. The owner, who appeared to be in either his late 70's or early 80's said his family had just been stuffing stuff into it since his grandfather built it oh...

My dad and I started working on a new shop at the beginning of the year. Unfortunately following a serious injury everything has come to a stand still and left me trying to pick up some of the pieces. One of those pieces is the plumbing. We had talked about PEX. I am experienced with copper but...

Odd question perhaps, but hopefully someone has tried it. Yesterday I acquired a 'free' hand truck. I must qualify 'free', because when I got it home, I discovered that neither tire holds air. Simple fix except curiously they are tubless. Now if I hadn't seen the sticker that said 'Made in...

Last week there was a thread here that mentioned Estwing had changed suppliers for their 45 oz deadblow hammer and suggested if anyone was in the market they should take a look as the old style red hammers, made in the USA by Trusty-Cook, were likely superior to the new blue hammers, made in...

My father has tasked me with identifying the proper meter panel for our new shop and I thought it would be simple until I arrived at the local supply house. I don't know who was more confused, me or the guy at the counter. I am hoping someone here can at least help me to identify the right...

Even the wood is melting. I spotted this 2x4 in HomeDepot this morning. Where do they find this stuff?

Is there a check list of sorts for evaluating an older (rough guess 1950's) air compressor? A couple days ago, I went to look at another tool and literally bumped into an air compressor. It is a horizontal compressor with a flywheel and is probably sitting on a sixty gallon tank. Made in Los...

Today was a good day, finally after two months, this morning I was able to re-establish my picture hosting so I can share things again (and my old posts are illustrated again), and then this afternoon this guy followed me home. :p I actually contacted the seller about this a week ago and didn't...