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My brother has an electric motor on the boom on his work truck, it failed; water entered the case and the subsequent rust caused the magnets to heave from the epoxy holding them in. He brought the motor to a couple repair shops but they could not repair it as the bolts holding the motor case...

I recently bought a set of cheap machinist squares from Amazon, I understand that “cheap” and “machinist” are polar opposites. Three of the four appear to be square but the fourth (largest) of the set is almost ridiculous. Any recommendations on a set that is reasonably priced with relative...

I'm planning a 2"x72" belt grinder build using a new 3ph motor that I got for a really good price. I want use a variable frequency drive to get speed adjustability and need some advice. I am hoping to use an existing 220v 50a plug I have in my shop for my vfd input. I will upload a pic of the...

I have been doing more side work lately and think I'm doing enough to justify buying some disposable floor mats and seat covers? What say you, as far as brands and likes/dislikes etc? I like the thought of maybe seat covers on a roll as I imagine seat covers in a box as pull one out and get...

The place I work recently replaced two bulb t5's with single bulb t5's with reflectors......sooooo I got a bunch of free lights.....I installed a bunch a few days ago, totaling around 50 bulbs. I thought it was going to be like the surface of the sun.....not so much :( so I think white...

OK...Before you flame me I tried to find the answer to my question searching here and Google........... 30x40 pole barn, upstate NY.......I do a lot of side work in this garage and because it's upstate NY everything is rusty so that means lots of penetrating oil, fire, rust and welding. I...

Has anyone on here used any sheet metal type wall covering in their garage for fire protection against sparks and such? I know some on here have diamond plate but I think that is more for aesthetic reasons? Diamond plate would certainly look good but I'm open to all suggestions. The reason I...

I just went through some issues with my compressor, while I was fixing it I started contemplating "why use a compressor"? Now, some items are obvious but with so many corded and cordless tools available what are the upsides to owning/using a ginourmous compressor for work in the garage?????? The...

I can get this compressor for $250. From what I can gather it controlled a large breaker 115,000 volts or something like that? The motor is Westinghouse, I was told the compressor is too but I didn't have a chance to look it over(didn't think Westinghouse made compressors?). The tank is around...

I got three brand new very large metal electrical cabinets as part of a deal. (I bought the contents of a guys storage garage for a vehicle and these were included) I will try to upload an image of what I'm referring to. Two are stainless and one is machine grey they are about 48"x48" and...

I know that this has probably been beaten to death? I have pole building insulation questions. I did search but wanted just a little more info. The building is 30x40x12. It has horizontal 2x4's between the poles that have sheets of osb mounted to them followed by Tyvek and finished in vinyl...

I can get 4x8 wall sections from a walk-in cooler that was dismantled. The panels will run me around $25 per sheet and are both structural and insulated. I have been told I would end up with about r30 using these? I was originally going to insulate and finish with osb but this seems like a...

It's almost spring and it's time for me to start thinking about insulating my recently built pole building. I have read that with a steel roof the condensation can build up and drip onto the insulation? What steps can I take to stop this from happening? My plan for finishing the ceiling is...

I have some cabinets and machinery I'd like to paint. Does anyone have any experience with a brand that would hold up well? I have access to a paint booth and equipment to spray them. I think about a gallon should cover what I have? I would like to paint them an industrial/machine type grey.

Anyone know anything about roberts-gordon vantage II heaters? I just bought two 80,000 BTU units, model number CTH2-80? I did a google search and found PDF manuals for them but that's about it. The units I bought came with about 80' of pipe and reflectors. Many of shops I have worked in have...

I can get this for free. It was from an automotive gas analyzer. It looks like an electric motor mounted to an impeller of some sort and an exhaust pipe. What else could I re-purpose this into?????

Here's some pics of a stand I made to practice my welding skills and to have a place to keep hammers and dollys, dollies....Metal, not Barbies????