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How do you keep one tool/machine from hogging all the air? We have an air compressor and system that is sufficient 98% of the time. Every once in a while a tool/machine will be used that uses a ton of air and the compressor cannot keep up. This is ok except for when a CNC machine errors out in...

Does anyone have Self-Extinguishing garbage cans they recommend? It seems like I remember there being a can option that had a lid that normally stayed open but a flame or sufficient heat would trip something that made the lid fall shut. I thought this was even something you could buy to add to...

First my rant: All of our vehicles have been completely metric for decades. Our tractors are metric. Our tools are metric. Why in the world does nearly every hardware store have 80%-90% of their stock as imperial fasteners? Who buys it? When I need a carriage bolt, I find 5 options for every...

Do you guys have any experience with solid thread inserts such as keyserts or Time Serts? I have historically used Rivet nuts through Aluminum sheet metal with great success. The idea came from another guy who uses them all over his race car. Sometimes I use them with great success through more...

I noticed most all LED lights set up for AC input are rated for either 110V or 220V (usually something like 85-265V). If I am setting up new LED lighting from scratch in a building - is there any benefit to wiring the lights for 220V instead of the conventional 110V? Will the lights last longer...

Trying to figure out in my head what type of door to go with for the large door in a workshop. Door size approx. 12' wide and 9' tall. Shop will be well heated and well insulated and sealed. Door will not need to be opened very often, not a garage door with equipment going in and out multiple...

Hi - I am on track to build a 28x44 shop that will be used as a machine and fab shop. I'm having trouble deciding between a block foundation on a footer with slab poured inside or a pole barn and slab. The main reason I want a block foundation is so that I can have 2 courses of block above the...