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I have tried to use the compression couplings sold in the local orange big box store to repair some existing irrigation lines in my wife's flower beds it's 5/8" tube. I cannot get the tube to go into the coupling any ideas what I'm doing wrong?

Is it possible to paint over powder coating with reasonable success?

I live in the part of Northern California that may have electrical service cut off during high risk fire conditions. I'm thinking about buying a generator to keep the fridge cold and and run my well pump and a few light bulbs. I think the well pump is 1 HP. It's possible that the power outage...

I have a one time use for a spot welder and am considering the HF 110 volt unit. Anyone have any experience with one? Metal thickness would be about .187" three layers.

Im in the process of replacing part of the floor on my 1965 Old's Cutlass. I'm using a pre made replacement panel overlapping the original floor by about 1"I'm thinking that I can punch holes in the replacement panel every inch and plug weld or do a full seam weld. I would appreciate your thoughts..

Has anyone had problems taping these cans? I have a can tapper that has worked well for me on several occasions but today I was unable to get Freon out of two cans. I even tried another can tapper without success. The guy I was trying to help bought the 134 at HF so that maybe the problem. I'm...

We're considering installing a solar power system for our home. Our current consumption is about 800KWH per month which puts us in the upper tiers for $.33 per KWH. Is something like 15-20 KWH per day a reasonable expectation for a home solar system? I'm trying to get some technical information...

I'm trying to repair a fender for a old dodge power wagon. I've got a couple of low spots that I just cant get to move. I've tried hammer on, hammer off ,heat shrunk a couple of high spots but they just wont move. Their were a couple of big buckles that I hammered out could that have made the...

I am considering using one of the products advertised on the internet to repair a head gasket leak on a Jaguar XJ-6. I'm interested in experiences, not opinions. I know this isn't the proper way but I need a quick fix to help out a friend.

I've noticed that the prices of used machine tools seem to be much higher on the west coast than in the Midwest and the East coast. I've always thought this is because their has never been the same level of manufacturing out here as back there. So just less stuff around. What do you folks think?