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    Shop Mop

    What're you guys using? I have a full sized string mop with roll around bucket, but I only like to use that for big jobs like doing the entire floor as it takes to much time to fill it, wash the mop out, spray the bucket etc. To spot mop oil spills, dog accidents I've been using one of the...
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    Best way to get hot water for personal use from already closed loop radiant floor setup?

    Below is my radiant floor heat panel I built, it's been running strong and flawlessly for 3 seasons now. It's a closed loop, primary/secondary setup utilizing a 110k takagi condensing unit. I would really like to be able to use this same hot water heater for my sink and washing the dogs. The...
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    Anybody try one of these eBay telescoping transmission jacks?

    I'm in desperate need of a telescoping transmission jack. Ive kept my eyes peeled for a good used one to come up for months now but haven't had any luck. I was wondering if anybody has tried these eBay specials? I can probably guess there quality off of the price but I really just need this...
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    Please double check my radiant floor heat idea

    So I did my own radiant floor heat last year and it came out great. It's a primary/secondary setup utilizing a takagi 140k on demand unit. The efficiency seemed great and being a modulating boiler you could tell it always ran on the first stage of burners. The specs of my barn are 1440 sq ft...
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    3 phase motor experts please come on in

    I picked up a leblond Makino a few months back, tested it under power and everything worked correctly and the lathe shifted through all the gears great. When tested the lathe was wired for 480. For my home application I needed the lathe to be wired 230 low voltage since I'm using a rotary phase...
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    Snap on cart with sliding top, need a picture of the lock mechanism

    I picked up a 40 inch snap on cart with the two piece top that slides horizontally instead of a flip top. The lock mechanism I can't get figured out though, it seems like there should be guides that guide the assembly with the two locking rods up and down. Mine has no guides and when trying to...
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    KR Wilson 60 ton press with boogerd ram

    I picked up a 60 ton KR Wilson press the other day,the packing around the primary plunger leaks and also the end of the ram is boogerd up pretty bad. I ordered all new packing and plungers for the pump as they were scored pretty bad. Along with piston seals and a head gasket for the ram incase I...
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    Need advice on leblonde lathe please

    I've been in need of a lathe for quite sometime. I cut my teeth on a leblonde regal just a bit larger than this one I'm looking at. It's a 15" swing and 30" bed, I wish the bed was longer but it is what it is. The seller claims 6/12 gears don't work as the head stock gears have broken teeth...
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    Alright Milwaukee guys, when does the m12 gen 3 stubby arrive?

    Like the title states, when is the m12 gen 3 stubby a coming? I'm in the middle of swapping back to Milwaukee and just bought the right angle impact, the new mid torque, sawzall, grinder, and 1/2 drill. I was gonna hold off for a bit if you guys thought the new gen 3 m12 stubby would be out...
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    2 post lift leveling issue,only when lowering

    i seem to have an issue with my new lift, going up my locks are clicking 100% in sync all the way up. but when i go to lower it on the locks one side lowers down onto the locks before the other. i would say theirs almost an inch difference between when the one side hits the lock and then the...
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    Does anybody have any experience with the new "Forward" lifts?

    I'm ordering a lift by the end of the week, I had been planning on the atlas pv10 but was in my local Napa today and saw this brand called "Forward" in there sales magezine. The guy at Napa said there owned by rotary which I looked up and is true but that's about all I could find,i can't even...
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    Barn quilt help

    So I'm going to be making a 5'x5' barn quilt for my barn. I'm trying to figure out the best material and also best paint to use for long term durability. Luckily it's on a North facing wall so it doesn't get much sun which will help. I had thought about wrapping it with that 3m clear protector...
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    Radiant floor heat, how to prevent heat loss at garage doors

    So it might be to late for this, I poured my concrete back in March for a 36x40.ran seven 250ft loops, dug down 3 foot around the perimeter and insulated, insulated all the way underneath the slab, and also insulated against my kickboards all with 3.5" eps. I have one 12x12 garage door and one...
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    Carpenter bee pandemic

    Built my 36x56 this year and a 16 foot lean too off the back, I love the lean too because it's open and nice to work under cover of the sun and rain. Unfortunately since the lean too is open the carpenter bees love it more than I do and are constantly trying to bore holes in my new wood! I've...
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    Need help finding these unique craftsman boxes

    Lowes has these craftsman boxes that they keep the single sockets/wrenches in etc. The boxes have self closing drawers which I really like(self closing not soft closing). Anyways they would be great for under my work bench, but I asked two workers and both said they have no idea where to get...
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    Calling all garage door "EXPERTS" only

    When I built my barn, I originally ordered a 12x10 ideal "clopay" door, 2 inch thick, r16.7 etc etc. I decided I wanted a 12x12 instead and figured I could just order 1 more panel, extend the track and wind the springs a little tighter. Well I've now found out that I was far off on that...
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    The beginning of my mezzanine build

    So last month I finished putting up my 36x40x14 pole barn. I had the back 16 foot done with scissor trusses because I planned for a mezzanine. The rough dimensions are 16x36x8,i have two 36 foot I beams to span the front and back, and c channel to tie them together. What I'm trying to figure out...
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    Help with Arbor press identification

    Just picked up this Arbor press, all I know about it is it's big, it's blue and it weighs A LOT. can't seem to have any luck finding anybody that made it on Google. What do you guys think it's worth? It measures 32"tall and the opening for pressing is 18" Sent from my SM-N910V using Tapatalk
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    Please tell me if my barn idea is that far out there

    So basically I am trying to learn from others mistakes before I build my barn. my buddy for instance built a 40x52x14 so he would be able to put a lift in it. My thinking is its a lot of wasted space/material,and a lot more to heat when needed. my idea is to build something like a 30x48x10 with...
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    Calling all auto techs, what's the best affordable code reader?

    Well I finally broke down and bought the old lady a newer vehicle, to me atleast. I got her an 05 grand cherokee. It's been seeming to have some fits with wheel speed sensors and cylinder misfires and my old Bluetooth code reader just isn't going to cut it anymore. The code readers I've used...
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