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I haven't been around in a while, and I thought there used to be a talk section that I would have posted this in. Not sure where else to put it. Any idea how to get this bevel gear off? The teeth are in bad shape, so I need a new gear. The "top" (short end of the shaft" has a key in the...

I don't want another loud compressor. The California Air compressors (Two (8) gal 2 cfm & one (6) gal industrial 3 cfm) are really quiet, so I decided to just get 3 refurbished units from ebay for $125 each shipped and combine them. I will only use it occasionally to fill tires and rarely run...

I hate to mow, and I hate lawnmowers. I have about 1 acre I mow regularly, and a "field" area that I'd like to knock down once a month or so. My ground isn't perfectly flat, and I have plenty of rocks/sticks that I try to get out of the way, but things happen. I had a Craftsman zero turn that...

Removing an old fireplace. I'm chipping most of the mortar off and going to try selling the bricks. I could simply dig a hole with the backhoe and put the mortar in it, but are there other ideas? Has anyone used old broken mortar on a driveway and then put rock over it? I'm gonna half...

I'm putting brick veneer on the front of my shop for the 32" sections around my doors (only 4 ft up). I've watched videos, and got it about half done, but I've spent an ungodly amount of hours. The bricks that are on there don't move and I can't pull them off, but I'm literally getting about 4...

Looking at LP Smartside. They recommend 3/16" gap between panels, with maximum panel length 16'. The gaps will look rediculous. I know wood needs room for expansion and contraction, but my cedar siding on my house is butted up next to each other (has been for 30+ years)...granted the longest...

Fluorescent 48 x 6 2-Light T8 Shop Light Number of lamps: two 32 watt T8 FLUORESCENT lamps not included Starting temperature: 0 degree Fahrenheit Mounting accessories: S hooks and chains included For use with fluorescent lamps only (not compatible with LED tubes) I figure, for 8 bucks, might...

Subject to 2011 NEC, but probably not inspected. 200 amp main service in house with one spot left for a breaker. I would like the largest reasonable amperage I can get, but 90 amps will do. I know I don't need that much now, but I'd like to keep options open in the future for mini-split, etc...

I had my Central States metal panel siding delivered in January, and am just now getting to it. It was in the factory wrapping the whole time, but sat out in the weather. The edges of the panels are now rusted, which is no surprise. Should I do anything about it? I figure it would be...

1970's CH24JM200 Panel Neutral bar will only supposedly accept 4ga, but I can't even get the 4ga ground in there. I need to install one 2ga neutral and one 4ga ground. At the top, I am allowed to add 2 lugs, which I tried to do, but the Eaton lugs (NL20CS) for a CH/BR panel do not fit. The...

32x64 stick frame with 18' walls. The pointy thing on the left of the building is actually a 17' wide lean-to, I just didn't get it all put in the drawing. I originally wanted 12' wide doors, so I had the stem walls poured with 12'3" wide openings. Got it framed and most of the trusses up and...

Fixed Pictures - I think! Here is the house, which is inspiration for the design of the shop: The wood-look siding will most likely be TruCedar Metal Siding I'm thinking about this rock at mendards: 1)32 ft wide with 20 ft lean-to Mono with Gray Metal (solid gray in pic) 2)32 ft...

32x64 stick frame in Southwest Missouri. The weather here is unpredictable at best. I had my footer poured a week and a half ago, and it's been raining the past week, so the forms are up for the wall, but it's not poured. We could have some days 70 and sunny and others with a negative 20 wind...

I plan to add a water line to a frost-free hydrant near my proposed shop. Both runs would be about 200 feet, and my trenches will not be inspected. My well would be easier to dig a trench from. I have another frost free hydrant installed behind the house, but that would involve digging around...

Cliff Notes: Need to push (25) 15-20" oak/18-20" cedar trees in rocky clay soil. Need to move around 200 yards of mostly clay to make a level pad and drainage Detailed: I have an unlevel area to build my shop with about 25 trees to remove including I got quotes of 8-10k (and one 3.5k) to...

Just a standard multi-purpose workshop w/ a mono slope. I plan to build a 16x64x10 "room" inside to insulate and heat when I'm out there. I would probably use the shop mostly on weekends with no real specialty. I was planning to put windows in about 6-8' from the ground (for security)...

I want to build a shop for Storage, and automotive work with the ability to do basic woodworking and basic/random metalworking. I've been planning this off and on for nearly 2 years. My head is spinning from thinking about this and the price tag. I plan to do as much of this myself if I'm...

Location: Nixa, MO. Planning a 30x56 (rough estimate) stick framed, metal siding and roof. I believe a full footer and foundation wall with a floating slab is best to keep the load from pulling the floor apart, and this isn't a discussion about that. I understand a perimeter footer if all...

I was planning to build a workshop next spring. I was thinking around 40x48, bigger if i could afford. Those packages look to be around 13k and up if you install yourself. I was cruising craigslist and found a guy selling material from a used poultry barn: Recycled poultry house materials...