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Scored a circa 2004 Omega LTE 5 air dryer the other day for big fat zero dollars. :rocker: Not too much info on this unit on the innerwebs. Couple questions though. Is this a decent dryer? Where in the system should it be installed? Do I have to leave it plugged in all the time or just when I...

Hey all! Wanted to run something by you all and get some opinions. I'm thinking of buying new control arm bushings, removing the steel insert, drilling the polyurethane out to the OD of a new larger steel insert and inserting the new steel insert inside the polyurethane bushing. Are these...

Working on a C4 Corvette cross member build and need two 1/2" studs 18" long threaded 2" in on each end. These are needed for the lower control arms. I can't seem to find any. Could I make my own? If I did make my own, would they be strong enough?

Hey all! Got a problem with my Carolina 55 ton heavy duty press with manual pump. It was given to me about 5 yrs a go and has worked fine for me. I went to use it the other day to bend a draw bar on my tractor. The fast side works fine but I have nothing on the slow side. I took the pump apart...

Hey All! Got a few new items up in the shop. The two double sided Pennzoil signs were given to me. The one Pennzoil sign that is hanging from the post I got from an elderly man that said the sign came from his wife's father as he was a Pennzoil salesman. It was screwed to a man door inside his...

Sen this sign leaning up against shed for years. I know the guy that has it. Can't find anything on line about. Anybody seen one of these before? Thanks! Sid

Hey All! Got a couple new toys for the garage for Christmas. Two 56" Canarm ceiling fans. When the shop was wired, it was wired for two ceiling fans. This is how the wiring was ran. Wiring came into a normal switch box and them out to the ceiling box. It was wired this way for each fan (2)...

Hey all! I need to add a lean to onto my barn. Too much stuff inside that needs to get out but still needs to be under cover. It's going to be 18' wide and 40' long. I need to dig some post holes but am wondering what is the better way to go. I have about 3' of depth then I'm on flat limestone...

My basement flooded a few weeks ago and am ready to put things back together. I'm down to bare 2X4 studs walls 1/2" away from the block exterior walls and all insulation removed from the walls and joist cavities. I think I'm going to spray foam the walls from floor to ceiling and the joist...

Hey all! I scored a cabinet like the one pictured. I'm going to turn it into a bolt bin. I'm going to start filling it but need to know how to fill it according to bolt sizes. Each drawer has movable dividers. Anybody have a label template I could print off and attach to the draw fronts?

Hey All! I think I got a new project I want to try. I have access to a Haas super mini mill CNC mill. I want to try and make pistons and connecting rods for my tractor. It's a Farmall 300 gas. I have a original rod to go by. The rod cap is angled. How much of the piston can I make on the CNC...

Hey All! Got A chance to pick up a 3 year old Thermobile AT307 waste oil heater for about $1000 CDN. Has anybody heard of these heaters? Thanks, Sid

Hey All! Got a question. I was just given a used 1/2 or 1/4 HP Liftmaster chain drive opener. It came off of your typical 7' high by 9' wide sectional door or a similar size. I have two 10'X10' insulated Wayne Dalton sectional doors on my shop. Can I use this opener on my 10'X10's? I see that I...

Hey all! My wife like this style of light and wants to put one on the outside of the shop between the two 10X10 roll up doors. Any info on the type they are and where I could get some would be great...

Hey all! Couple questions for ya's. My 36'X40' shop is going to be insulated this weekend so I need some last minute advice on what I should prewire for before insulating. What I have done now is wiring for 28 flourescent lights controlled by 3 switches, receptilcles above each 10'X10' door for...

Hey all! Spring looks like it's here as well as the rain. Last summer I built a 36X72 barn/shop. I have yet to insulate and am glad I didn't. I sheeted the exterior with green steel and white trim. I used vynil "J" trim around the windows and doors. I have noticed that rain is getting inside the...

Hey all! Looking to pick your minds for a minute. I'm starting to think about insulating my 36'X40' shop. I have a full second floor above my shop. The floor joists are 2"X10" on 2' centers. Money is getting very tight now so I'm weighing all my options. A buddy suggested that I put up vapour...

Hey all! I'm about to start insulating my shop I built this summer. I have a full second story above the shop for storage and such. The second floor is made up of 5/8" T&G plywood on top of 2X10 floor joists. I plan on heating the down stairs but not upstairs. So when I insulate the ceiling in...

Hey all! I am hoping some of you would help me out fort a min. Gett'in ready to build some stairs but the stairs has to fit in a certain area. I want the stairs to go up 4 or 5 steps to a landing then turn left and go up to the second floor on my shop/barn. I have 163" from the concrete floor to...

Hey all! Looking for some advice on getting my shop floor set up for radiant heat. The shop size is 36'X40'. I have the insulation all laid down with 6 mil vapor barrier underneith. I also have 4'X8' sheets of 6"X6" mesh laid down on top if the insulation. I have recieved various opinions and...