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Hey, everyone! How y'all doin? I managed to score a set of Wilkerson air line conditioners at a tag sale and was planning to dismantle/clean/reuse them on the shop air line connected to (or to be connected to) my Champion 80-gallon 5HP compressor... the configuration is all 1/2" threading in...

Hi guys! I have an old (maybe 2003 or earlier?) Senco DS-202 cordless 14.4V drywall screwgun that gets used a lot for short periods of time, then not at all for long periods - think 6-8hrs/day for two consecutive weekends then idle for months or years - and I just dragged it out for said...

Hi all… I have the chance to buy a neighbor’s deceased husband’s 1990 Enco 110-0818 lathe, and was wondering how to estimate a reasonable price for it? Is there an ‘edmund’s used lathes’ site or can I rely on you folks to give me a clue? I know the lathe hasn’t been used in 8 years, but have no...

Guys, I’m beginning to fix up an old Craftsman tool box that belonged to my dad - one of those ‘famous on GJ’ with no part # but a Patent #3393951 - and although I’ve found replacement clips on fleabay I can’t locate the (apparently) extruded aluminum slide-on drawer pulls… Has anyone ELSE had...

I have a WEG 5HP 3PH 200V 3440RPM motor I cannot test run because I don’t have 3PH power available, and was hoping to get some feedback on how to test the fields so I can decide whether to buy a VFD and keep it in service on my compressor or buy a single phase motor... I have a digital...

Fellow GJers, I have a low-hours 5HP 3PH WEG here in Southwestern VT I’d love to sell, but have no clue whether there’s even a point to listing it... What do you guys think? (Moderator, if this is better situated elsewhere on GJ, please feel free...) Sent from my iPhone using The Garage...

Hi all... I might be the dimmest bulb in the room, but I cannot figure out how to subscribe to a thread using the GJ app on my iPhone... Sent from my iPhone using The Garage Journal mobile app

Hi All! I'm looking for affordable compressor parts for a rebuild of an Ingersoll-Rand 2340L5-V and would prefer not to spend the money for 'genuine' OEM IR parts... what experiences have y'all had with online retailers like eCompressorParts.com, etc...?

I have an Ingersoll-Rand 2340L5-V compressor that was given to me by a friend/former boss because he got angry at the crew who destroyed it every time he saw it in his shop, and have finally gotten around to tearing it down to see what it needs... Turns out I need a complete rebuild kit, to...

Hello all! I **** at searches so forgive me if this has been covered - in fact, if it has, please provide links? I’m hoping to temporarily power a garage/shop space via generator, and the majority of my load will be an old Ingersoll-Rand 230V 5HP compressor OR a small 230V MIG welder... I have...

Hello all! It’s that time of year again, when we’re thinking of gifts to give and receive, and a question arose around the ‘water cooler’ today I was hoping to get some feedback on: a colleague of mine says that big box tools are built differently from ‘pro shop’ tools and that’s why there’s a...

Hi guys... a year or so back I bought a pair of FleaBay replacement 14.4V batteries to keep my tools working, since the original batteries were slowly committing suicide. The new batts seem fine, but 6 months in one quit. I took it apart, and between the cells and one terminal - in the middle...

Hello, all! I have what I consider to be a stupid question, as I feel like after 40+ years of tool ownership/maintenance/repair I should know this, but still... I have a 20+ year old Makita 14.4V NiMH drill/driver with a 1/2" keyless chuck, that's on it's second set of batteries. The first set...

Hello All! I'm a complete noobie to this forum, only having discovered it a few days ago in a search for how to determine a proper set up of an old Champion VR5-8 compressor automatic drain... did a Google search and one of the top hits was a GJ forum post. I can feel entire hours of my life...