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Can anyone suggest a better air compressor pressure switch that this? https://condor-usa.com/collections/mdr11-usa-air-compressor-switch I replaced the switch on my (5hp, 60gal Husky single stage) compressor 3 times in the last year and the one I installed on 6/6/26 failed yesterday. I need a...

Here's a fun little project that should prove to be a nice upgrade. My 3/8" drive socket drawer has been an annoying mess for far too long. There are too many duplicate sockets and handles I don't use. Also, because its been so disorganized, it takes too long to find the needed socket. I...

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A question for folks versed in metal lathe usage. I need to get a larger 3-jaw chuck for my little bench top metal lathe. The 2 options I’m looking at are both 6” chucks that have the same capacity. One comes with 2 sets of solid jaws, one for clamping inward and one for clamping outward. The...

My air compressor stopped running this past weekend. No warning signs or weird noises. It cycled normally until the pressure switch cut off, then next time it should have started, it didn't. It's getting power through the pressure switch to the motor. The pump spins easily, so I know...

For a while now I’ve had a well-used Ellis 1600 horizontal band saw. One thing it didn’t come with was the on-board hydraulic damper for controlling the down force. The saw works fine but I have to manually keep the down force in check. That defeats the purpose of the bandsaw, to start it and...

Is it worth the effort to add another air storage tank to my shop air system? Quite some time ago, I built a media blast cabinet and still use it on occasion. The compressor supplying it has a 60-gallon tank. A rough estimate for the pipe loop adds about 1.5 gallons of storage...

Folks with plasma tables, help me make a final decision. I’m on the cusp of ordering a plasma table from Langmuir. I’m looking at the base Crossfire system with the base Razorweld 45. I’ll definitely add the XL extension kit and water tray but am unsure about the need for the “Z” axis kit and...

My home’s prior owner relocated one of the basement columns by about 48”. I assume this was to accommodate a door in a framed room. They simply cut off the column at the floor, tack welded a plate to the bottom and used a piece of 2x4 and shims between it and the floor to snug it into the new...

If the weather holds out, I should finish the painting on my house tonight. I started the project in late April and not including June*, it’s consumed every weekend and just about every available evening since. The house is T1-11 plywood sided. I stripped it to bare wood (using a Porter-Cable...

Has anyone used a cement grinder to level an uneven concrete floor? Like I don’t already have enough projects on the list…I’m thinking of renting something to try and improve the floor in my pole barn workshop. The floor is already in bad shape, so I doubt I can make it any worse. The pole...

I just ordered a track saw. Why might make your hair stand on end… I’m in the midst of a project for Mrs. and Daughter Imagineer…building a larger chicken coop. The outer surfaces of the coop are 5/8” thick T-111 plywood. Whereas I’m physically capable of lifting one of these sheets, supporting...

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Question for those with concrete floor experience… I want to improve the floor in Mrs. Imagineer’s greenhouse. Currently, the floor is 4”x8”x2” thick brick pavers, dry-set on a ~1” bed of ‘sand’. Actually, I was too cheap to purchase masonry sand and used spent waterjet garnet instead. (Where I...

Electrical question… Mrs. Imagineer has a new cordless sweeper and needs a convenient spot to store and charge it. In all of Casa-de-Imagineer, the only spot that makes sense is in the laundry room. Whereas there is a duplex outlet on the wall opposite where the sweeper hanger will go, there...

Not that I should be surprised, but I found a small leak in the (at least 30 year old) asphalt shingle roof on my pole barn. I've known for years the roof is in bad shape and needs replaced. When we moved to this property in 1999, it was already looked bad, but it's not leaked and thus not...

Talk me into or out of a Milwaukee M18 Fuel Impact Driver and Drill. My 14-year-old Porter Cable 20v impact finally expired in a small, anticlimactic puff of blue smoke so I’m going to pry some cash from my miserly grip and buy a new cordless impact. I’m looking at a kit that has the ¼”...

I want to add a battery disconnect switch for my 48v yard cart project, for 2 reasons . . . there is a small voltage drain from the motor controller that I'm concerned will eventually sap the batteries. I'm also concerned the motor controller could be damaged from connecting/disconnecting the...

Keeping with my motto that there are no simple projects . . . I've embarked on a new project - Making a 48vdc yard cart for Mrs. Imagineer to use in toting garden tools, dirt and water about our yard. The cart will use a transaxle from a Craftsman (MTD) lawn tractor. The used axle came with...

Question about pulling power from one battery in a matrix of 4 batteries. I’m building a battery powered yard cart for Mrs. Imagineer to use, primarily to tote water to the various planning beds scattered about our 2+ acres. The drive motor for the cart will be 48vdc and be powered off 4 -...