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I have a 3 car garage. It is fully spray foam insulated. I have a 24000 btu Friedrich thru the wall a/c. The unit was not working properly and I diagnosed it. The problem was the capacitors (it has 2). One to start it and a second one to keep it running. I removed the capacitors because I wanted...

I have a Friedrich model SL24j30a-3 through the wall a/c in my garage. It does a great job cooling when it works. After searching through the internet it looks like the fault is the capacitor. I have the service manual for the unit but no where is a capacitor identified. When the unit is turned...

I need to get a wood cutting tool to build work benches and shelves for my garage. I will be cutting 4x4 and 2x4 lumber. I don't want a hand held circular saw. I will need something that will do straight cuts and angle cuts. As you probably can tell I am not a wood worker. Your suggestions...

I am looking to buy a cheap (under $100) stick welder. I saw a video from Uncle Tony's Garage where he revived an old battery with a stick welder as charger. I have about a dozen old batteries sitting around that I could use on my cars. Call it an experiment. I already have a Miller mig welder...

I want to get an ultrasonic cleaner but I don't know what size (capacity) I need to clean carburetors. I have some Holleys and motorcycle carburetors that need to be rebuilt and cleaned. I know there are several threads on the topic but none of the address the size (gallons, liters) . I would...

For seven years I rented warehouse space (6,000 sq/ft) to store my cars and parts. But all that changed recently when my landlords expanding business needed the space.I sold as many cars as I could but that left me with 13 cars, 2 motorcycles, and heaps of parts. I rented 2 indoor storage units...

I want to build an engine test stand. I really like the Easy-Run Test Run stand, specially their Professional Series 66 series. A really nice piece of equipment that I can't afford. If I could get the measurements and wall thickness of the tubing used I can fabricate my own. If anyone here has...

Someone broke into my garage and stole all my hand held power tools, electric and air powered. The most expensive tool I had was a 6" Milwaukee grinder that I've had for nearly 30 years. The rest were mostly from HF. I want to replace my tools and will probably get a lot of them from HF but...

I am looking for a bench grinder, for my hobby car repair shop. What size would be appropriate for my purposes 6 or 8 inch? Most of the ones I see on CL are 6" but I saw that HF has an 8" for $54 which surely is cheap.

Hi, I need help in determining how to insulate my garage. I live in Houston, TX which is Zone 2 hot and humid. The garage is an older wood frame stand alone structure. All walls are exterior walls and there is no drywall on the inside. The roof is a hip type roof and there is no ceiling it is...

I have a 30x23x9 3 car detached garage that is not insulated, at the moment. I am looking for a "thru the wall" or window unit of about 18k BTUs to cool the space. I have 240v already wired in for my compressor and my MIG welder. I am in Houston, TX where we have very high humidity and very high...

I am shopping for a large 48" drum type shop fan to cool part of my warehouse so I can get some car work done. I am in Houston TX and right now the inside of that metal building is like a convection oven. These fans are pricey so I want to make sure I get my $ worth. The best one (I think???)...

I just bought a house with a 3 car garage and I want to get to work on the garage immediately. First on my list is the floor; The house is over twenty years old and the garage floor has some cracks and oil stains. What product can I use to fill cracks and imperfections? What can I use to clean...

Ever since I can remember I've wanted a house with enough land to build a shop/garage/storage building to accomodate my cars. Late last year we sold our house of 21 years and are now renting an apartment while looking for a new house. The problem is we can't agree on a house. I am renting three...