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i had one of those free PEPCO ( our power company) thermostats. One day in the summer i touched the thermostat and got a static shock. The thermostat was blank, no signs of life. I called Pepco and they came a day or so later and replaced the thermostat with a like model worked fine. Everything...

What is the best type of pipe to use for my air compressor. Where to buy, and fittings and what not to use

I have a flood light outside of the house that was added some 50 years ago. It does not work. I took both incandescent flood lamps out, both are bad. the one the whole inside is completely black inside the other has a rattle. Tried a new lamp did not work. I went to the switch and disconnected...

i have an air compressor from the mid 90s. It is rated @ 40psi 7.5 CFM and 90psi 4.6 CFM. unfortunately it is on a small pancake type tank. i have an external 5gal tank I can run air tools like a dye grinder for 1 minute till the air runs out. then i have to wait. anyone know where i can get a...

hi. my nephew was in a minor car accident with his 2006 dodge stratus. the front passenger side is pushed in slightly an the hood is buckled slightly. want to try and use a 2 ton pull back ram to pull it out and put on a new hood. I have 2 it trees and some chain. I will attach the ram to one...

ok it's a HFT 90a ………… its my first welding rig may is it is. I have heard that by using a 150a bridge rectifier I can make the welder a D/C welder where it will improve the welding characteristics. The only issue is a lot of people say to hook the positive of the bridge to the ground and the...

I need to have some way to work on cars when it's raining or cold. I want a concrete floor. maybe an aluminum top and sides.....any ideas

I was wondering if anyone had experience with Kwikway on car brake lathes. how to cypher the model numbers etc., what they sell for used, if using the car engine instead of their motor drive to turn the rotor is good or bad. What to look for in a used unit. I went to Kwik Way and apparently...

I have one of the HFT Flux wire welders that require a minimum of 20amps. I am not sure if I am going to call my electrician and have him install a dedicated outlet or buy an HFT Generator that puts out 120v @ 20amps. Would the generator just see the wire welder as a 20amp load or should I get...

I bought this Smith #2 Torch at a yard sale for $10. Is it for cutting only, has two other tips I think they say 2.5, 2.8 etc. I tried to find info think this maybe from the '40's. should it be overhauled before using. The seller said it was in their garage when they bought the house in 1979.

is it possible to over bore a small engine aluminum cylinder to the next size with a hone, maybe an Ammco hone (or other) , if so what model

can Oxy Acetylene tanks be left in an unheated part of a house like a garage?

I was looking at HFT's 12" Table top drill press then I noticed others had some like home depot, lowes for a few dollars more with laser. I found a popular mechanics where they compared 10 table top drills. each one had a paragraph and it seems speed cutting through metal was the only attribute...

these are from my tree, the socket wrench was the first and is from the mid 80's MERRY CHRISTMAS MERRY CHRISTMAS

Well what do you think?

I had a rocker arm bolt strip pulling out all the threads, probably going to use a heli coil...any suggestions on thread repair or drilling the hole

Tis is my Garage. Right now it is full of whatever from a busy summer. The winter is when I sort through and repair my yard machines. The summer it is the cars.

Hi I bought one of the HFT manual tire changers. Has anyone used one of these before and did you like the tire changer. I plan to make a concrete block outside in the ground with 4 threaded studs sticking up to bolt the tire changer on and remove when not using.