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I have a Habor Freight Cherry Picker from about 2007. The hydraulics work fine when pumped manually, but the pneumatic pump doesn't work and is a rusty mess inside. HF doesn't seem to sell replacements. I tried a new o-ring in the cover, but the air just escapes from under the lid. The...

If Rube Goldberg owned an air compressor...

I'm looking for a new auto drain for my air compressor, but all the affordable ones I'm seeing online have the same 'problem' as the one I already have. You can adjust how often the tank vents, and for how long, but the least frequently they vent is every 45 minutes. Who needs to vent their tank...

I have Franklin Autoswing doors (see youtube of them below), which recently started banging into each other in the middle. After trying in vein to find a local garage/gate company to fix them, I reluctantly dug into them myself and am happy to say I got them fixed. There is VERY little on the...

Anyone here make a scrap metal bin to store old sheet metal and tubes that are too good to throw away? I need one and am looking for design inspiration. Thanks!

I needed a custom-shaped dimple die to 'go' with my interior -- see the upholstery rivet style -- and ended up doing a number of shapes. The STL's are free -- just need to register a free account and make one post (e.g., 'thanks for the STL') on carpokes.com to download them (it's an...

Curious what most folks actually do with their compressors?

After having problems using my hardware store HeliCoil tool with plastics and soft metal, I discovered HeliCoil makes a MUCH better tool. Most people are probably fine with the cheap plastic insertion tool, but if you are putting a lot of inserts into plastics or soft metals, I did a short...

Needed to set an old Mercedes idle to spec for smog, so....

I have 2 aluminum decks for the Bendpak HD-9 lift. They are less than a year old and never used. 43” x 78” $700 obo for both. Local pick up (or you arrange all shipping) only, in Silicon Valley near San Jose.

I use a ton of shop towels -- mostly detailing and final cleaning/drying of car parts or whatever I'm working on at the time. Currently, I pile them up next to the garage sink and take them in to the washing machine when I have enough to wash them by themselves. I'm looking for ideas for a...

Anyone know what PMS 1000 means on the end of this eccentric bolt. It's a factory suspension bolt on a Porsche....?

My million year old Dymo label maker died, the kind with the big wheel of letters you spin and then squeeze to emboss the plastic tape/label. Before I blindly buy another, any suggestions for a label maker that creates robust labels worthy of a car/garage environment?

Does any know who might have 34 of these lights in stock in the US? They are apparently on backorder from China, and the shipments are being delayed by coronavirus issues. Ready to buy them yesterday. :) If none are available in the US, can anyone point me to a true equivalent? One of the...

I've been using my 3D printer to make drill jigs, and thought I'd share. The plasitc jigs are good for a couple rounds of holes, and you can add a brass bushing if you need to make lots of parts from the same jig. The results are CNC-accurate -- way more accurate than anything I can do with a...

My compressor sits behind my garage in a dry alcove. It generates quite a bit of condensation, so I got an automatic drain for the tank, which should purge the tank every so often. I also wanted to put a typical regulator with water filter on the outlet of the tank, but those things only hold...

I assume this bracket was intended for the hydraulic unit when the lift is set up with the hydraulics on the other end. So... is there any reason I can't mount my compressed air hose real on this mount? It fits with a little work, and is a pretty good location for the air hose...

My 20 y/o drop-light died and ugly death, so I'm thinking of replacing it with a rechargeable handheld that I can leave plugged-in to the wall when not in use. Anyone have one they can recommend? Bonus points for a light with a hook on it to hang on/under a car while working on it.... Thanks...

I'm looking to get a Bendpak RBJ4500 rolling bridge jack for my 4-post lift (HD-9). They cost $1600+ and I've noticed there are a few non-Bendpak rolling bridge jacks that seem to fit my HD-9, and cost less than half. Can anyone vouch for a non-Bendpak version, or should I just **** it up and...

I had a new HD-9 lift 'professionally' installed and am wondering if it is adjusted correctly. The garage floor has a code-compliant slope to it, on the steeper end of the range. The installers adjusted the lift so that the runways are level when going up and down. They did this by turning...