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Hey everyone. Recently bought a 5HP 60gal CH air compressor. I'm hoping to route the intake somewhere that I do not have to listen to it as much. (Noisy) Outside is the obvious choice, but in my manual it states a -5C minimum safe operating tempurature. My area can see -40C during the...

Hey All, Before you pull out the pitchforks, I am aware of what I bought, it's limited usefulness, spindle weakness, etc. etc. Craftsman 109! I have a full set of change gears, some cutters, 3 and 4 jaw chucks (one auto centering) Working motor, everything runs. yay! Totally only have this...

I recently bought an air compressor from my local classifieds. It's been pressure tested and confirmed safe for use. (Story) Pump isn't high enough CFM for the massive tank. I've been looking into new pumps for this bad boy, but am having troubles understanding the correlation between pump HP...

Hey Team, Recently bought an air compressor from a gentleman on my local classifieds. (White = Snow, Lame.) Advertised as 100Gallon. Clearly has a retrofitted pump on it, not sure about the motor, but doubt original. In particular I'm looking for help deciphering the label on the tank and...

Hey, I've been hunting down glass bead blasting abrasives in YYC Canada for sometime now. I haven't had any luck with princess auto, the only place in town I've found that has this stuff. Anyone know where else I should look, and what I should expect to pay? :confused:

See Video: Details: Got an old Sears compressor from local classifieds. Less than $100, 17 gallon, 3HP, 240V. Had to replace the cord, though I feel this was done correctly, it may be related. Album has details: http://imgur.com/a/hV1FL After some research, I tested the check valve by...

Hey All, Looking for some motivation to select a paint scheme for the Man Cave / Garage. I've found several that I like, am opening it up to a vote for the final decision! Disregard contents, it's the wall paint I'm interested in! Found these all on Google Images, Betcha some of them belong...

Hello All, Recently decided to fix up my garage, stumbled across GJ and decided I would use the forum as a place to document my own garage revamp. I'm aiming for somewhere to tinker, and am planning on having a "hangout" corner of some variety. (I figured I'll finish up fixing the old coke...