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A friend of mine bought this Leeson 3hp motor to fit on his old Unisaw but the mounting brackets have the wrong spacing. He is looking to sell the motor but needs to know what tool it will fit. Does anyone have a way to determine this? Thanks

Got the New Bendpak Installed Got a new Bendpak HD-9XW installed in my home garage. Main reason was to store a 1993 red Lightning after it gets a new paint job but I think it makes the garage look nicer.

I'm looking at fabricating an outdoor fireplace that will have a metal structure (either steel or aluminum 1" square tubing) and covered with a fireproof ceramic board. The exterior will be clad with natural stone. I'm assuming the Hardi cement board is not fire proof. RTF build frames...

I've had the 8 piece pliers set on order for 2 months and it's on backorder. Sears has no idea on when the new manufacturer will deliver the tools? Anyone know who will be supplying the tools and who was making them in the past?

I had a HF pressure paint pot I'm not using and was wondering if anyone has converted one into a pressurized sand blaster? Thanks.

Got the clamps mounted on the wall. Now they're organized. Trying to decide whether to mount cabinet sides and doors. Thoughts? Excuse the mess, still working on the woodshop and things are scattered.

I'm having the outside unit for the AC system installed soon and need to pour a 3' x 3' foundation. I want to have the pad 18" above grade, about a foot below the top of the workshop floor. I plan on removing what little topsoil there is (rocky soil) and laying a 4" base. I'm using 8"*16"...

I have 3 Hf boxes I want to bolt together and I assume I use the 2 rivnuts on the side bottom. I can see how one could do it with the boxes laying on their backs. How can I do it with upright and casters bolted on? Thanks.

I have the Quincy 60 gal, 5 hp compressor. At the tank there's what appears to be a 2" bushing to 1/2" female. Before I attempt to remove it and replace it with a 2" to 3/4" bushing I need to be sure it can be removed. Any thought. I have 2 3/4" Maxline Master kits I want to install and...

Just got home after purchasing this sand blast cabinet off Craigslist for $45. It is complete with a trigger gun, gloves and siphon tube. The only thing I have to replace is the viewing glass. Use regular glass or Lexan? It looks somewhat similar although the HF unit doesn't have the light...

I have a Cooper RF9501 wall switch on 3 exterior lights (LEDS) that works locally (workshop) and with the remote switch in the house. We had a thunder storm a few days ago and it tripped a breaker in the house and one in the workshop that contains the exterior lights. We reset the breaker in...

I getting a 2 tone heat pump installed in my 30' * 32' woodshop. Contractor says I need a 25a circuit for the outside unit and 60a for the inside unit. 25a : I have some 10-3 Romex wire I plan on using even though the neutral is not needed. I'll run the Romex to the disconnect box. What...

I'm in the process of adding a 40 gal. water heater in the attic. I am planning on running a 240v circuit through the woodshop's ceiling joist, through the attic floor to a junction box and up the side of the heater for the final connection with Romex 10-2. Is there any code requirement that...

I recently added a high lift conversion and added a LifyMaster 8500 door lift. The garage was wired for a conventional lift opener so I'm powering the 8500 from a lower wall plug. I was going to run a wire up the stud cavity and extend the existing plug. However the plug is in the middle...

I purchased some Siemens 120v 20a and 240v 30a breakers based on the stores "expert" opinion for a 200A Square D box for my new workshop. Any problems or should I return them?

As stated I want install system like those installed in new home that allows Orkin (or similar) to hook up the spray system to several attachments around the house and automatically spray bug killer inside the wall cavities. What is this system called and does anyone know where to purchase a diy...

I'm going to irw my 200A panel box in the new 960sqft woodshop. I've seen post complaining about how messy a certain installation looks. Being rather inexperienced, can you post pics of what it should look like? I know how to wire the shop so I'm mainly wanting to see how to make it look...

I'm looking for a retail supplier for Knauf EcoBatt R-13 and R--30 insulation in the San Antonio/New Braunfels area? Any suggestions? Thanks.

The home we're currently building will have a large-car attached garage with a 13.5 ft ceiling. I realise that the typical solution would be a rool up door but i don't like the look of the roll up and would prefer to stay with a sectional door. What options do I have? Can the door be...