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    High velocity a/c?

    Just bought a house with heat only. Two floors, about 2500 sq ft, 4 bedrooms. House brick on bottom an stucco on top, built in 1941. Wife is worried that it may get too hot but we are a mile from the ocean (Santa Monica). Just found out we can’t use the same ducts the heating system uses. What...
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    Tool for enlarging deadbolt hole in door

    My house came with a custom solid wood extra thick 2 1/4 inch door which locks via a deadbolt. The deadbolt hole setback is the standard 2 3/8 inch but the round hole in the door is about 1 3/8 inches. I want to get a new electronic smart Baldwin deadbolt but it requires a 2 3/8 inch hole...
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    Acrylic question: trying to make stand for camera collection

    I have about 50 cameras I want to display on the shelf. Looking on the web, I can get 1/2 inch thick clear arcrylic pieces cut to spec quite cheaply. I was thinking of a generic 8x10 inch base on the bottom, having a clear+ hollow PVC tube (about 1 inch in diameter and up to 6 inches long)...
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    paint sprayer

    My wife wants a large bedroom painted. I'd like to buy a paint sprayer to apply primer and several coats of paint as the present one is loud and bright. Are there any sprayers that would be better?
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    Basic truck jack question.

    I'm looking to get an appropriate floor jack for my new 2016 3 ton Suburban. Since one side is lifted at a time, should the capacity of the jack be 1 1/2 tons or does the jack capacity have to include the total weight of the vehicle? While I'm here, any specific USA made stands I should...
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    Which pin type jack stand for SUV/truck?

    I've read that the pin type is more secure and there have been failures in the ratchet type jack stands. Vehicles that I plan to use it on include Suburban, Land Rover Defender and Range Rover. I've narrowed it down to likely these 3 models mostly due to brand reliability but please make other...
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