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I've been having an intermittent issue with low voltage on one leg of my 200A/240V service. Initial observation was flickering lights and UPS devices switching between battery and line power frequently. I started measuring outlets and in the panel with a multimeter and found the following: 1...

I'm in search of Wiha hollow shaft nut drivers with soft finish handles. These were available with red/black handles for the metric sizes and yellow/black for fractional. I believe they discontinued the metric sizes and changed the fractionals from the yellow/black to the new style red/black...

I'm starting to install insulation in my garage ceiling. The ceiling is 9' high and consists of 2x8 joists on 16" centers. There's an OSB floor over the top of the joists, so I need to work from below. I have about 500 sq. ft. to insulate, so 50+ batts of paper-faced R19. I started last...

I have a Hein Werner WS with a bit of a lifting issue. The jack belonged to my dad and was made probably circa 1980's. It might have been rebuilt once between then and now. With no load, it lifts all the way up no problem. But when I'm lifting a vehicle, it does the following: the first few...

I saw this video linked elsewhere, explaining how to "lock" a keyless chuck like you'd find on a cordless drill/driver: Supposedly, if you tighten the chuck and then back it off until it clicks once, this locks it in place and prevents it from coming loose. Why have I never heard of this...

I've been working lately on a device that uses lots of 2-56 button head and 0-80 socket head cap screws. Those sizes both take a .050” hex wrench, so I’m using that size all the time. I have a Wera precision driver that works fine, but the slim handle is tiring when I’m tightening and...

My car has a caliper bracket bolt with a 17mm head positioned in a way where only a wrench or shallow 3/8" socket will fit. I can get a shallow 1/2" socket on the bolt, but cannot fit a drive tool into the socket. The bolt is pretty tight and has red loctite. The last time I did a brake job...

My father recently passed away and left a small collection of air tools. He had 1/2" and 3/4" IR impact wrenches (the latter is IR model 251, not sure about the former), along with an air ratchet, air hammer, cutoff wheel, and I think a reciprocating saw. My father did a fair amount of work on...