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What's good tarp that sun, cold, and UV won't disintegrate in record time? Ideally one that can be bought on Amazon; many places don't like to ship to Alaska. It doesn't get super hot here but UV can be brutal with clear skies and 20-hour sunny days. The lowest low of the year can hit -30f...

I have the cheap Campbell Hausfeld impact wrench, the one so cheap that the branding is a sticker. I'm once again looking at it fail to do its job... What's a good bang for the buck on these? I want to buy happiness but within reason.

There are a very few companies that have decided to break the mold (quite literally) but for the most part it looks like over many decades you have the exact same model with just different colors and stickers. The only significant difference seems to be the sticker price. My guess is that as...

I need to move my electrical panel about 12 feet... a perfectly legal DIY task in Alaska, no permits needed. I figure the easiest, safest way would be to buy a replacement panel so I can leisurely wire it to my heart's content. Panel goes in, breakers installed, wires installed on breakers, run...

The microwave outlet (compact, about 10 amps) and the extractor fan (minimal power draw) are on separate breakers at the box. Is it kosher to put two circuits on a breaker so I can free a slot? I don't imagine the microwave/extractor fan would ever get close to 15 amps draw.

My house wiring is interesting to say the least. It started as a small house, the previous owner was a contractor and did amazing work upgrading it, and then I came in and converted a 1-car garage into a room. Well I never finished the overhead lights electric, so the room lights are also the...

I need to move my house electric service panel about 8 feet. It handles 100 amps (200 amps going into the property, previously I stole 100 amps for the workshop). The plan is to pull all the cables into a surface mounted box and from there raceway/gutter them to the electric panel. Question...

I'm self installing a small stand-by generator just to protect the boiler and critical circuits during winter storms. I'm in Alaska outside of city limits, I don't have to pull any permits. Looking at the installation manual it is missing quite a bit of info, mainly the stuff they assume would...

Last year I came back from my winter family vacation to find out there was a power outage in the middle of a windstorm. By the time power came back pipes froze, broke, and water works ensued. It took a few $ks to fix that mess and that was only the plumbing with me doing the drywall. Has...

I'm building barn doors for my workshop. The entrance is 91" tall by 111.5 wide, or 91" x 55 3/4" each. Obviously even if the frame was perfect that would not leave enough space for play nor weather gasket. Is a 1/4" gap all around plus between the doors about right? That would make each 90...

I'm building a greenhouse attachment. To that end I have been collecting glass everywhere I find it; I have a pretty good stash of both 1/4" glass for the roof panes and 1/8" glass for the wall panes, non tempered as you can't cut those. On one hand the roof portion will have a good incline and...

My well head is across the yard about 80 feet away. It would be fantastic if I could burry a pipe so I could have an out let right next to the house without having to drag and step over the same hose I drag and step on every single year. The bit of a problem is that temperatures here can hit...

I'm looking at several 4 post lifts. Some come with an optional 24v control box. What does it do differently that it is an optional item?

A 36-600, the entry model with the direct drive motor. If it has not been running for a while it will not turn on unless I move the blade even just an inch (with a stick). After that it works normal and will start right up every time, until it cools off again. I imagine that the brushes on the...

I'm finally setting up my 1974 Delta table saw. I could not find an older model so that will have to do :) I'm installing a Vega Utility fence. the length goes to 53" and change. I do have the space but I'm thinking that this is a tad excessive? Most of the woodworking I plan on doing doesn't...

I recently bought a 60-gallon Campbell Hausfeld Ironforce series compressor. For starters the max pressure was set at 90PSI and now I understand why... It takes a while to build up to 90PSI and getting it north of 120PSI is wishful thinking; after 40 minutes or so it barely inched to 115PSI. It...

I picked up an old Delta unisaw and a Vega utility fence that is missing the mounting brackets. If you own one, could you please measure how far below the table the front and rear rails are supposed to sit? Thanks in advance.

I don't know if this is the right place but let's stick it here for now. I have an abundance of river rocks and would like to build a stone wall. This would be a fairly short one, around 18 inches, maybe 20 feet long. This is what I'm working with: I'm in Alaska, the frost line is around 4'...

Any issues installing a solid core raised panel interior door for my garage man door? I have a spot for a 32" man door. The builder kept saying it was too small, I kept pointing that if I needed bigger there was double car door opening 18 inches away. It is on a east facing wall, minimal direct...

I just picked set of cedar fence doors, 4' each to setup as a 8' wide double doors. They need some tender loving care; design flaws made them as stable as a two legged tripod... Well the expensive part is there, the wood; time to add the structural integrity. Among other things I'm bracing them...