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as per title. any issues? I am going to be fabricating some cabinet door hinges for a friend to match an existing profile that's probably not available . I will be starting with 4" **** hinges and doing some grinding , welding , drilling & tweaking . some of the detail is very fine , a cut...

I need to build a new tailgate(s) for my 5x8, 3500lb single axle dump trailer as the original was stolen . It was a single gate that hinged top & /or bottom. I am going to make a dual gate hinged , split in the middle like more traditional gates are . I have 1.25 square tube on hand to...

the pictured fan says to use the pictured switch. we already have an older 3 speed switch wired in to operate another fan. the plan was to add this one to the same circuit. does the fan absolutely require that electronic speed switch? ,

Picked up a Porter Cable 6gal pancake oilless noise box air compressor today from habitat for $7 . sticker on it says not working as is, motor won't run . Right up the Cobblers alley . either I can get it running or repurpose the tank to a Senco pc1010 that has a leaking tank, but I notice the...

had a tstat fail for the kitchen @ the volunteer warehouse . it stuck closed , It always seemed flakey in that it had very wide temp range from on & off . Anyway, I bought a replacement . It has line & load leads , but with a 240 v circuit, isn't all it's doing is opening both legs to shut off...

I need some strips of 1/2" MDF to replicate some trim that I made a bunch of years ago. I have 5/8 but it will show ( to me anyway) I know carbide blades are recommended for planers. My power plane has carbide but my thickness planer is just regular HSS. It could use a change of blades ( which I...

I recently came across this guy on you tube & have been watching his videos . He has made a sandblast nozzle from an old spark plug & claims it to be awesome. I have no affiliation to this guy , just passing the info along in hopes someone finds value in it He also made a deadman valve from scratch

I have acquired a Trimeezer disc trimmer that is missing the pin that the disc rotates on . I can probably figure out what sizes I need to make it on my lathe but I'm wondering if anyone has one they can measure for me? thanks

I've got a roll of old time speaker wire or low voltage I guess is more appropriate.it's about 22AWG stranded the sheath is not marked in any way, but the strands are pure copper colour & copper with a silver twist in them. I seem to be getting conflicting info on Google as to which is...

Stopped in to the warehouse earlier this evening, it was cooler than normal . we keep a low set point at 55°. stat was calling for heat in the heat mode. I cycled it off & back on. Unit heater went thru venting, flame ignition and after 10 or so seconds it shut down. repeated 3 or 4 times then...

can anyone provide help with wiring this 4 pole contactor? I am I right to assume the A1 & A2 contacts ( in the lower picture ) are for the coil that pulls the contact closed ? and the blue wire attached to A1 is feeing the coils ? so I need to complete the circuit by using A2 to the other leg...

I'm not up on all this home automation stuff , I though when I got into X-10 I had the world in my hands LOL I am looking for an inexpensive way to control heat at the volunteer warehouse over the net . Currently there are 2 stats wired in parallel , one is set to about 55° and is set up high...

I need to make a new axle for new ( smaller wheels) for a pallet jack . The existing axle is shown below, as well as what I need . in a nutshell, the existing axles are 20mm x 50 mmm long. I need axles 75 MM long and either 19 mm ( if I remove the inner race of the rolle rbearings, or 11.5 mm...

Stopped in Habitat this afternoon. There's been 2 large extension springs there for at least a month... decent price of $6 each . Today was seniors discount day . had a project in mind that I maybe could have used them . well, as I'm walking in the store, a guy has a buggy full of stuff going...

I have a bearing starting to go, I have tore into this and have removed all parts up to & including #30 ) I have the assembly #20 to #29 removed from the main body . I suspect bearing # 29 is bad. collar # 28 is threaded on to the shaft of the rotor #23 . the only way I see to separate the...

I was in Habitat a few days ago and they have some 4' LED tubes, rated at 30 vdc . where would the application be?

My Cousin & his wife are down from the Yukon visiting his Sister ( my cousin) with their travel trailer . My cousin called me today and said they keep blowing fuses where they are plugged in to my garage , and with this heat they need the Air Conditioning, do you have any ideas ? after a few...

just popped up on my You Tube feed, a nice organized panel install by a young lady. Kudos to her for the great work she does

making a security gate for the volunteer warehouse. When nice weather hits we leave the doors open to get ventilation, but the front door is hidden from us when we're in the back. Never used to matter much but we now have computers, telephones etc in the office/kitchen. There's a gate hook on...