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So I will admit I’m not a wood specialist. I know nothing when it comes to their characteristics. Im in the middle of finishing 2 walls in my shop and I plan on using sanded ply. It will be 1/2” but where the confusion comes into place for me is the following, the species. I basically have two...

So I have bought this vintage snap on dealer award that is from 1989. I know this is a dealer only award that I believe is some what rare. Its is made using real snap on tools like wrenches , sockets, extensions,etc.It is 100% complete with the glasses Inside. Condition in the pic is misleading...

sorry for the ****** diagram and explanation but this is what someone has done for us at a construction job im at now.... what we have are these motors that run off of 220v single phase and they wanted to add a 110v outlet right beside the motor using 1leg from the 220v and on the same breaker...

So a while back i posted a thread about how i was making a concrete footing for a light post that i was having built out of stone. The footing is now done and it is 24"x24'x54"deep in the ground. My next big question is what can i fill the hole with around the footing? I have been told to use...

So Im in the middle of installing a brick light post in my front yard/driveway to replace an old rotten steel tube light post and the light that was previously there had the wire running right thru the original concrete form so i had to dig everything up and tcut the wire on the bottom of the...

So actually there are a few different topics in this but im really only worried about 1. I live in ottawa ontario so it gets like -40 in the winter and Im in the middle of building (or preparing) for a brick light post to be put up along the side of my driveway. My concern is that my friend who...

Sorry for not having a pic but my camera battery is dead but outside of my garage door screwed to the bottom side of my wall(exterior). I have this black puck size/shaped object that in the dead center has a hard what looks to be like a button that stcks out of it, but when you push it it does...

hey guys i am looking in investing into a good set of torque wrenches from snap on and I already have a 3/8 drive torque wrench now I want to get a 1/4 and 1/2 inch drive....... Do you guys prefer digital or click type or? I work on american and some metric motors from time to time aswell so....

so as i posted in some of my previous threads I picked up a 4 month old 7hp 80 gallon 2stage air compressor...well finally after hooking it up and wiring i got to run it tonight for the first time and it seemed to me that the belt had a bit of up and down deflection in it.... i saw the...

So i went to HD the other day to get something to cover my newly built work bench with and ask the oldest sale guy there what was the best coating i can put on it to proect the wood and also to stop motor oil and stuff from staining the bench all over....( i will have a metal top on it soon)...

hey guys Just a quick question but in my basement, which is finished with a hanging ceiling, i noticed that when you remove one of the ceilingtiles there is a rectangular shaped vent there that is still functional. Now it is almost directly over some recessed light but the vent also has an open...

im about to wire up my compressor ( from pressure switch to female outlet) which is a 7hp 230volt 80 gallon porter cable model c7550. When I checked the motor to see what amperage it is it says 23A. The thing i found weird was that the motor to the pressure switch is wired with 12/2 wire..... It...

hey guys simple but bit of a silly question... im about to mount my compressor and i was reading the manual that came with it. well the holes in the compressor feet are 9/16 but in the damm book they tell you to use a freaking 3/8 bolt... is there any reason why you would need to use such an...

just wondering if anyone has ever mounted a compressor to just some 4"x4" pieces of wood and not legged them to the concrete floor and have been trouble free with vibration?

just wondering guys are you using anything on your wooden workbenchs as far as sealer, primer or even paint.....

So i just posted a update in another post but this is something unrelated... i am at the point where i want to build my work bench and the area i have is only 12' wide..... but the real problem is with the doors. on the left side is a door the swings open into the house for accesss from the...

Hey guys Im painting the inside walls of my garage and im doing the coat of primer right now. The primer im using is CIL and I did all the walls to realize that the paint was feakin exterior paint..... It says on the back of the can exterior use only but it seems to have gone on fine so is there...

to all the motorcycle guys, just wondering what everyone out there is using for a motorcycle lift/table...... something useable with all motorcycles not just made to be used with your specific motorcycle.......

hey guys im just wondering what size you use for your air lines. my compressor is 240volts 7hp 80 gallon tank around 16cfm and max 175 psi... and i wont be using pvc....... thanks

hey guys I searched and could not find this topic being covered but what have you found to be the best for mounting(to the ground) your compressor with to reduce vibration. The compressor is a dual stage 7hp 80 gallon tank porter cable.