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I've got two semi working toaster ovens. If I take the working elements from one and replace the burnt elements in the other I can make one good one I can use in the garage to heat bearings, my coffee, etc. The existing elements appear to be spot welded as a connection from the element to the...

I'm about to properly light my garage. I'll be using 4' two bulb fixtures (still deciding between T8 florescent and LED). I want to put a light directly above my workbench. There is a shelf about 6' high that runs over the workbench. If I attach a standard 2 bulb 4' fixture to the bottom of...

I had no idea these existed till I had to borrow my dad's PEX crimper for emergency plumbing repairs this weekend, and he handed me this to go with it. https://www.princessauto.com/en/detail/pex-crimp-ring-remover-tool/A-p8572174e A pex crimp ring remover. Saved me at least and hour and much...

I have short (12") vertical shaft. The shaft will supported at the top and bottom by a bearing. The only axial load will be from the weight of the shaft and gears on the shaft. I'll estimate the total weight of the shaft and gears at around 5 lbs. Shaft will rotate at around 1000 RPM. From a...

In looking through the tool **** (The tool box) thread I'm curious about what I'm not seeing. For the most part, even in the pros tool boxes I'm not seeing a lot of specialized tools. For the most part few of these boxes seem to contain things like pullers, fuel pressure test kits...