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Are there any refillable spray cans that are suitable for things like brake cleaner that don't use a Schrader valve? I like the hand pump on the jug I use for spraying the yard but I'm sure chemicals like brake cleaner probably aren't good for them.

The miter saw thread reminded me that I want to figure out a better dust collection solution for the miter saw at the makerspace. Why is it so hard to get people to clean up their messes? Anyway, I've looked at a lot of things people have done including the shopnation thing. Those that work...

I needed to cut some conduit to fit in the car for the ride home from Lowe's, so I bought a new Klein cutter, then left without buying any conduit! Doh! Anyway, I did use it eventually. It works great and the shape of the knob is easier on the hand than my old one. And they use an actual...

Building a heavier press brake accessory for my hydraulic press bought a punch and die that uses the American style of tang, 1/2x5/8. Should the punch contact the ram on the shoulders or on top of the tang? Seems to me shoulders provide a wider footprint and on a 1" thick punch equal surface...

The plastic wheels on my creeper were getting worn down to where the bottom of creeper was dragging on stuff that it should have cleared. So I thought, I bet roller blade wheels will wear better and probably roll nicer. Can't say much about wear yet, but they do roll better. In fact, maybe too...

I use wd40 to keep the 7x12 bandsaw blade from loading up with aluminum. The current job needs a bunch of steel cut (1x8, 2x5, 1x2, all bar/flat stock). On cuts across wide material, I often have trouble with the blade "getting stuck". It's not binding. I can spin the pulley backwards and after...

I have box end wrenches, open end wrenches, combination wrenches. So, all of those are end wrenches, or as I call them wrenches. I don't have any wrenches that are middle wrenches. So when y'all say you have an end wrench, what are you referring to?

Green light is solid. No red light. Manual says that means it's ready to use. Lights do normal stuff when the switch is first turned on. But no noises or other lights when you pull the paddle out. Thoughts?

Been wanting to add THC to my current plasma table for awhile. Still want to build a new one with the option of switching over to fiber laser, but I think I want to go ahead and add THC to the current table just to get a feel for the process before the new table. I haven't found a lot of info...

I've had my plasma table for close to 15 years. It's had cut50d, cutmaster 42, and pm45xp. I can still see a nurse l need for the plasma cutter, but looking at what it would take to cut up to 8ga steel with a fiber laser, it doesn't seem that hard. Xyz is easy enough but the laser controls are a...

I need to buy new sanding belts for the 6*48 belt sander in the woodshop. Somebody purchased a bunch in the past and I stuck one of those on but the seam is very tall. Tall enough that your workpiece bounces off the platen. I've always bought my 4*36 belts at harbor freight but sometimes they...

Most O/A carts are similar to a hand truck in design. Is there any real reason not to do something with casters if the setup is never going to leave the shop?

The thread about battery mowers reminded me that I want to delete the speed iq feature and use a normal motor controller to just set the speed manually. So far I haven't found a schematic online and I haven't taken it apart. But it seems reasonable to assume that it uses a DCBL motor. I guess I...

When I bought my house, I had to re-side the gable ends. I didn't have a lot of time to get it done and it seemed that Hardie siding was well liked. I don't like it. So I am thinking I would like to go with steel siding. Vertical panels. I need to replace windows, so I figure I'll do that at...

Fireball claims their vise is made to be used as a press, and it does a fine job of it. But we all know that there are more cheap vises in garages than Fireballs.

Apparently this isn't a problem, but I haven't figured out how it's not. I'm starting to think about adding a power drawbar to my mill. R8 spindle and I mostly use er25 collets. But when I need a face mill or want to use a drill chuck, I do have to pull the r8 collet out. So the power drawbar...

I bought a roll of strip lights to mount under the bed frame so I can see the floor without turning on the big light. They are adhesive backed but I don't trust they'll stay attached. I see that I can buy little clips that screw to the underside of whatever but that seems a little underwhelming...

At the makerspace, we have a jet oscillating spindle sander. The drums are pretty snug on the spindles. I bought some extra spindles from Amazon to adapt to the machine. Jet parts are expensive. The drum doesn't spin freely on the spindle but if I hold the spindle with a wrench, I can turn the...

I have a friend who needs threaded holes in a clamping fixture. The fixture is purchased, and appears to be an aluminum extrusion. The clamping is done by a pair of knobs/threaded rod similar to the photo below. These get used a lot and the threads end up getting messed up, mostly the cheap...

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