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Morning all, I recently acquired a harbor freight benchtop blast cabinet. Although I haven't use it yet, It seems like a decent unit but the instructions are horrible. There is a large air vent in the back and it came with a plug/cap. Now I've never used a blast cabinet before so go easy on me...

Good morning all, I recently purchased a multitool 2x48 belt grinder attachment and I thought I had the perfect 8" grinder for it. Turns out that the grinder is more tired than I thought and it won't start up with the tension from the belt. It even has trouble if I help start it with my hand. So...

Hey all, I recently finished making a cauldron style fire pit and something just occurred to me. The hook I sourced for the build had some kind of plating (zinc/cadmium) on it. I didn't think about it until afterwards, should I have removed that coating before painting? I don't want any toxic...

Morning all. I have a Primeweld 50amp plasma cutter. Its been a great machine especially for the price. I was having an issue the other day while cutting 1/4" plate. I'm sure it's something I'm doing wrong. As I was cutting, the molten slag from the cut was sticking to the bottom of the plate...

I have to bend a piece of 1/2” round stock in roughly a 24” radius. The piece is 48” in length. Is there any clever way to do this without a roller? I was going to buy the roller from harbor freight but I’ll probably only use it once, I don’t feel like wasting $200. I don’t have a torch aside...

Hey all. I have a Ludell 4x6 bandsaw made in the 90s. Its the same ubiquitous bandsaw we all know and love. The threads for the bolt that hold the vise to the nut pulled out of the casting. Its so bad that I cannot even tell the thread pitch of either the bolt or the casting. I dont know if the...

Out of nowhere my boiler started making a rattling noise coming from the motor/fan housing. I took the cover off to see what I could see and spinning it by hand there was no noise. I let the boiler cycle on without the cover or baffle to see if I could see where the rattle was coming from...

Hey all I just acquired a new to me Bridgeport milling machine. It came with a power feed for the x travel but the motor is 3 phase. I’m already going to run a VFD for the spindle motor and would rather not have to get another one for the power feed so I was looking into changing the motor...

The valve for the feed for my water spigot leaks when open. It leaks when its just cracked or open fully. I don't want to drain the entire house to replace this one valve. Is there a way aside from dry ice to isolate the water line so I could change the valve out?

Hey all. I have a bunch of large wrenches that I'm looking for ways to store. I'm tired of tripping over them. They are too big for my toolbox and I don't have the wall space to hang them adjacent to one another. In fact I barely have any wall space as it is. These wrenches are all 2" +. Anyone...

Hey all, I have a Snapon FAR72A air ratchet that I would like to repair. I bought it used knowing it didn't work just to see if I could get it running. After taking it apart it seems like it is missing a few pieces in the head judging by the diagrams I was able to find online. Anyone have a...

Harbor Freight 72" toolbox in blue is HERE Anyone have any insider information if they are ever going to come out with their 72" box in blue?

Sooooo, Im blown away by how easy the blade of this screwdriver bent. I was using one of the bigger flathead screwdrivers trying to break free a stubborn screw. I used the hex on the shank that Snapon was so kind to put on there for extra torqueing assistance and with that I twisted the blade...

Im having a problem with my 1/2" drive 40-250 ft/lb split beam torque wrench. It's basically brand new only used a few times within the past year. I used it to torque my lug nuts down on my car a couple months ago when I rotated my tires. The next day driving I heard a cycling noise with speed...

I have super low ceilings and would like some kind of a lift. I was looking at the max jax but as it turns out that I only have 43" of room above my Camaro (which has a low roof line) and that's with relocating the garage door opener. Can anyone tell me what the height at the first mechanical...

Hey all. I currently have two toolboxes, a little craftsman box which houses a lot of my house tools (roller cabinet and toolbox on top I forget the size though) and a harbor freight 44" top and bottom with a side cabinet which houses my automotive stuff. I have a couple tools that I cant seem...

Couple weeks late, but I did have it ready for Valentines Day. Just wanted to share. This was my first time ever doing any type of art like fab. Great part about doing something like this especially your first time is any flaws could be chalked up to it being natural ha

Hi all. I purchased this bandsaw (see picture) off craigslist and I havent been able to get it to cut straight since day one. I cant figure it out for the life of me. Ive messed with the blade tension, the blade guides, the spring tension, changed the blade...I cant figure it out. Does anyone...

Just finally got around to hooking up my Cambell Hausfeld 60 gallon compressor. I also put on their ball valve drain kit. I know compressed air gets hot in the act of compressing it. When I go to drain the compressor using the ball valve, the air/moisture will freeze and stop the draining...

I just purchased my first house 8 months ago and I have no idea what im doing as far as home stuff. Onto the question. My garage floor (oversized 2 car) is insanely smoothe. Like if its wet its like a high school gym floor thats wet and I have almost busted my *** a few times haha. I have rhino...