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    30gal air compressor gives me one good blast then dies off

    I have a cheap HF 30 gal air compressor for misc jobs in the garage. It'll give me one good blast of air for 3 seconds and then the flow really dies off. If I wait 10 seconds or so I can give it another good blast and then have to wait again. At no time during this is the compressor actually...
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    Frameless cabinets for the basement, what size plywood?

    First time making a set of base cabinets. I won't be piling hundreds of pounds of stuff in them, they'll just be for general basement use. I plan on making 3 cabinets, each 4' long. The internal shelves will use pegs to hold them up. They will be held together with pocket screws, maybe some...
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    decent fluid pump for filling transmissions, diffs, etc?

    I dont mind the good workout that the bottle top pumps provide, but I would prefer not mixing hobbies. The bottle top pumps are just too slow, flimsy and dont fit all the bottles tops. I'm almost tempted to use one of those water cannon toys, but there has to be something out there that exists...
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    Building an air compressor - what else do I need and how?

    When I bought my house the previous owners left behind an air compressor project. This thing is pretty huge and overkill for what I need, but I'd love to get it running. The compressor itself is a Quincy 230-32 sitting on a John Wood tank that's rated for 200 PSI. They also left a 3hp 3450 RPM...
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    I need a set of hinges for my little trap door

    I have this cool little trap door in my basement that I would like to put on a set of hinges. I've been looking around for a set of hinges that won't be visible and it's not so easy. A normal set of hidden cabinet hinges won't work for me. Taking a look at the pictures you'll probably see why...
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    Decent bench top drill press recommendations?

    I spent a few hours the other day drilling through 1/8" steel with a cordless drill. Sounds like it's time for a bench top drill press. From what I've read it looks like Grizzly or JET are the ones to get, but I dont think I need anything that beefy or fancy. I just need something middle of the...
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    Thoughts on this lift install? Good or bad?

    I bought my first house a few months ago and one of the big pluses was that it came with a lift installed. The lift is an ALM 7001a that has a big support to tie the two towers together. The previous owners installed it themselves and while they may have done everything correctly, I called a...
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