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I recently found this super heavy duty shovel head at a garage sale. My question is, do I just drive the handle into the socket? Or shave it to fit as is? I’m assuming the handle is split back there to allow for a better fit. I’ve never rehandled a shovel so any advice would be welcome. The...

I'm looking for a cordless saw that can cut through nail encrusted wood. NOT a Sawzall. We have already tried that. The problem is, with a reciprocating saw it just flops the material back and forth. I've seen the saws fireman use to cut through roofs and that's the way I want to go. If anyone...

I recently received a Military battle lantern. It has a sealed beam lamp and is powered by two of the old school lantern batteries. Has anyone converted one to LED with rechargeable batteries? This one still works but light output is very low, and I don't want to have to keep those big batteries...

I purchased an item from member Bagged89s10. 10/21/22 contacted the member about an item listed on ebay. Some back and forth with the member about the item, negotiated price. 10/25/22 funds sent via Paypal, no response from member. 10/26/22 member responds after email sent with "give me a...

Looking at a new table saw for the shop. Not a home shop. Currently I have a Delta unisaw. The Delta was a nice saw but the fence system didn't hold up and I'm just done with it. I replaced it three times. I am looking at the 5hp 240v single phase cabinet saw from each. I'm looking for any...

I saw a couple of youtube videos where an extension cord end was replaced with a "gang box" with four outlets. I use the quotation marks because I am not sure of the exact terminology. The pieces and assembly seems pretty straight forward. Is this the best configuration? In the comments people...

I am looking at buying a Porter Cable 555 porta band. It is a very good price and I wanted something with a metal case to polish. My plan is to build a vertical stand for it. Does anyone have experience with this older saw? Does it take readily available blade sizes? Does it have enough power? I...

I have a brand new Snap On QD3R150 1/2" torque wrench I would like to trade for a set of the hard handled Snap on ratchets. Your ratchets do not need to be brand new but please nothing worn out or beat up. I am ok with pretty much all the colors except the pink. I would also consider trading for...

I picked up this anvil for $20. it has a logo on the side but it's almost obliterated. It looks like it may be a diamond shape logo and I think I can see a a couple of the letters. Its about 80lbs. there are a few numbers stamped into the base as well. Do these mean anything? Thanks

Craftsman 5197 AND 5198 registry All, I have been asked to keep score of all of the found 5197's and 5198's on GJ. Please post a picture or two as well as your month and year of manufacture and we'll see how the numbers stack up. Here's mine with a 4/48 date.

I need help asap on this shower cartridge. It started dripping and now its leaking too much. I took out the cartridge and the local Home Depot had nothing close. The house was built about 20 years ago. There is no marking on the valve handle. The cartridge it's self is two piece and has four...

I am doing a treadmill conversion on a drill press. I have the parts all pulled. If I connect it with the treadmill control pannel I can get it to come on for a couple seconds then it gets an error code. I tried hooking it up with just the power source shown. I can get no movement on the motor...

I came upon an older craftsman lathe for sale and wanted to see what you guys thought. It looks very clean and comes with a good amount of tooling, a three and four jaw chuck, face plate, what looks like all of the original gears and tooling fixtures. My question is the seller wants $500 OBO. I...

I recently aquired a Baldor 8100W. It came with a four prong twist lock cord on it. The label in the picture shows that it can run on 115v. Can anyone help point me to how to wire this from 230v to 115v? It has all white wires inside which is what is making it more difficult for me to...

I want to put some feelers out. I bought this Morgan vise as part of a package deal. I dont really NEED it. I already have a 6" vise that is a little larger. That being said. This vise is in good condition. No hammer marks on the slide. No cracks I can find anywhere. Turns freely, no excessive...

Ok from what I can find on the new model 8100W grinder it takes an 8"x1"w, wheel with a 3/4" arbor hole. I am not finding any wheels in that size at all. The 3/4" arbor seems to be an oddball. I have found a few that look like they come with a bushing but they seem to be reviewed poorly. If I am...

I looked elsewhere on this site and couldn't find the info I need. I'm hoping someone can answer a question. On a Baldor 8100, I think the letter is a V. It says it can be wired for 220 or 110 volts. It is currently set up for 220. The horse power rating on the tag is 3/4hp. My question is, does...

I picked up this Hilti hammer drill kit this weekend at a garage sale. The owner said its from the 80's so I dont know if that counts as vintage. I'm hoping to find more information on it. I have found very little on the internet. I found one post that said these were made by Metabo? Under the...

I just wanted to share that I just found out I have become the owner of my first anvil! I havent got to see it in person yet but I have a picture. My father got it for me at an estate sale. Its a Vulcan somewhere around 60lbs. I am going to get it cleaned up and probably do a BLO finish. I dont...

We have a Powermatic PM1900TX dust collector in our shop. The other day the boss was "testing the range" on the remote control and inadvertently turned it on before the motor had finished winding down. I was not there when it happened. He said it made a "bad noise". Now it has zero signs of...