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In 2013, we sold our first home in a claustrophobic neighborhood with tiny lots and an overzealous HOA and moved to a larger home on one acre with plans to build a shop. Nearly 11 years later, the shop is built and only needs final punch list items addressed and final payment. The shop is...

I just bought the Teco L510 to run my three phase Delta on 115v single phase. Do I just wire the motor directly to the Teco and bypass the large electric enclosure? The enclosure is like the one pictured here. http://www.machineryvalues.com/xdetails.cfm/QN/157553

I have a 1998 Millermatic 250x mig welder and it just stopped feeding wire. When the trigger is depressed it activates the gas and and you can hear the welder voltage engage. However, the wire won’t feed and the drive wheel doesn’t spin. I replaced the two relays but it didn’t help. Any...

I just picked up my first classic car. It is a 1968 Camaro, RS-style hidden lights, 350, Edelbrock 4-barrel carb, Muncie 4-speed manual, heat/air conditioning I want the car to be a reliable cruiser, not a race car. So far, I reconfigured the front seat belts, installed 3-point rear...

I need to replace the chuck on my drill press. The chuck is 0-.500 capacity "Supreme Chuck R15T33". Can someone recommend an inexpensive replacement? Most importantly, what type of taper am I looking for? Alternatively, the chuck runs true, but is very "tight". It takes about 5 minutes to...

I am pretty excited and thought I would share. A company that builds really big and cool stuff was moving locations and downsizing by about 3 million square feet. In the process they were dumping, trashing, and recycling more stuff than you could imagine, everything from tools, to carts, to...

I picked up a "new" drill press for my garage that needs a little work. Can anyone recommend a source for cheap, but decent motor? The motor on the press is 3/4 HP, but is 3-phase, which won't work for my house. I would like to put a similar HP single phase, 115v motor on. Also, does any one...