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Had a heavy-up (pecker to box) completed on this home about 12 years ago. I'm prepping to sell and this entails a few upgrades/refreshes to the home, one of which is the kitchen. In investigation I see the countertop outlets circuit (two original outlets) are 15a receptacles while the breaker is...

I have three Homelite trimmers that I want to get working properly. My daily driver runs well for a few years after I either disassemble and clean the carb or repair fuel lines. The other two were given to me and don't run at all, again, fuel (carb) issues. Both have dry and hardened pump and...

Would just like to confirm my suspicion that it's a spring issue. Pulled this old 1/2" Craftsman wrench out of semi-storage recently and gave it a check for accuracy before and after disassembly for maintenance. In both instances it clicks high at lower settings and low at higher settings. If I...

I'm prepping to replace my copper water piping with PEX and have a question about the electrical panel grounding that currently terminates at the pipes. The main electrical panel currently has 3 GECs coming out, two are 4ga solid while one is 6ga stranded. One 4ga and the 6ga are clamped to...

Anyone have any success with this acrylic enamel paint using brush application? It seems impossible to keep a wet edge therefore not allowing a smoothing pass. Within about 20-30 seconds, if I haven't accomplished a blend, I'll inevitably get the dry-edge collision. Even breaking it down to 8"...

I'm hoping someone can recommend, based on experience, a decent $50 or less compressed air water separator. Usage is a quick-n-dirty portable compressor setup with the separator being placed between daisy-chained 50ft and 25ft 3/8" hoses. Not looking to dupe a perfect garage/shop...

I can read Wilton, Made in USA, and a "500" below the stationary jaw. To me this looks like a 5" Machinists model 500S. Might this be correct? Believe it was bought new about 8-10 years ago and remains unused. Thanks!

I'm looking for a source of light weight and tactile blast cabinet compatible gloves. All I've come across are quite heavy PVC coated leaving little in the way of dexterity while handling small parts. My machinist friend's cabinet has gloves with a very thin cloth sleeve lightly coated but the...

I see there are a number of different versions of the Shopsmith 12" disks. So far I've identified a steel (smooth on both sides) and two different aluminum (smooth w/outer ring, ribbed w/outer ring). Might there be a preferred version based on performance such as runout and vibration? Also...

Well, I'm assuming this could be a machine tool travel indicator. Unfortunately it has absolutely no markings on it to aid in identification. Curious minds... .

One of my Hitachi 18v batteries (EBM1830) has called it quits. After disassembly I found one cell (Sanyo UR18650W2) has failed. Now, I'm trying to decide -- Buy a $50 new Hitachi OEM pack of unknown age; $30 aftermarket pack of (as always) questionable quality; source a new Sanyo UR18650W2 cell...

I'm looking to determine the thread sizing of this inexpensive WEN 2-axis vice. Was hoping someone could give a good guess based on just the images I posted of the thread pitch measurements and the fact that major diameter is .466"/11.88mm. Thread pitch seems to be a bit in-the-wind and not...

After proper break-in and a couple hours use I notice there seems to be a fair amount of piston/cylinder blow-by as indicated by the air coming from the vent hole of the oil filler cap. Probably the same amount of air as from a small/mid-sized fish tank air pump. Was hoping someone could verify...

My lightly used 35 year old Craftsman 230v 20gal 4hp 9.2cfm@40 7.5cfm@90 sprung a pinhole leak. I started looking for a nice 20-30 gallon upright tank-only replacement option and was surprised by prices starting at $330 (includes s&h). This got me thinking -- Why not buy a Harbor Freight 26...