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Hey guys, Recently we've had some summer weather. Typical day here in southern Indiana is seeing highs in the low 90's and lows about 70. My 3 car attached garage gets pretty oppressive and stays that way. The 3 ton ac for the bonus room above (also cools attached breezeway) has been...

Hey guys. I'm sure some of you already have one of these, but I didn't and now I do. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CBVBVZ48?tag=atomicindus08-20 It's $25 and comes with 3 tools. A standard schrader valve wrench and 2 valve changing tools. The valve changing tools allow you to replace...

Guys, I was given a 150W LED high bay light that I want to install in the attic of my barn. Where I'm going to mount it will be about 14 feet above the floor, hanging from the rafters. I'm not super comfortable with installing a receptacle up there as getting a ladder set up for access...

Guys, I'm stuck in the middle of a family situation and looking for ideas. I'll shorten up the post by omitting the drama....but bottom line I have been tasked with doing something with my Mother-in-Laws heirloom antique dining table (walnut veneer over mahogany) now that she has moved to an...

Background: I'm early 60's. Wife is 4 years younger. Current plan is to live where we do now until we can't. I currently have 5 garage bays divided between an attached 3 car and a detached barn that has 2 bays. Bays are all full. 2 daily drivers. A 2nd Gen Tacoma that's my "forever...

So...there's a bumpout off our kitchen where a porch was converted to a dining nook. The finished floor is ceramic tile and it gets ice cold in the winter time. The extremely low "crawl space" has no insulation, so cold penetrates from the porch foundation and slab into the space and it...

I posted this picture a couple of years ago to see if anyone had ever seen one like it. Crickets. I don't think these exist anymore. What it is: A really clever gauge adapter. The top as pictured screws into any 1/8" NPT, 1/4" NPT, or 3/8 NPT port. The bottom side screws into a 1/4"...

Guys, I am slowly trying to school myself up on CNC using a small 3018 router I got for Christmas this year. Last night I was cutting about my 5th project, but my first one where I was using the hand-held controller instead of the laptop. I had my design done and had Easel generate g-code...

Shoutout to Mr. Earl Heise, who owned my property from 1942 until 1985 and for reasons unknown to me built this limestone fireplace in his (now my) barn, which I think he used for his woodshop. I have all my woodworking tools out here now as well. Really was nice Saturday when I needed to...

Guys, Finally finished the cabinetry in our remodeled bathroom. House is a 1918 farmhouse, and I’m partial to Arts and Crafts style as you’ll see. The professionals handled drywall, plumbing, electrical, marble, flooring…but I did the woodworking part myself. Got some head scratches from...

Guys, I’ve tried to find the right replacement spout for this steel eagle 2 gallon can and I’m just not sure what to buy. Anyone know for sure?

Vanity of vanities, says the Preacher, vanity of vanities! All is vanity. What does a man gain by all the toil at which he toils under the sun? Ecclesiastes 1 Verses 1-3 Ehh...well, in about 4 weeks of toil (part time after work and on weekends), I built THIS vanity out of quarter...

Guys, I'm starting making panels for an 8-inch deep Wall Niche cabinet I'm going to make out of QS White Oak. I've got some nice paper backed QS Oak Veneer left from another project I am planning to use to veneer a 11-1/4" X 35-3/4" rectangle of 3/4 MDF to make the back of this thing. The...

Help a buddy out guys! Looking for opinions. If my poll misses the mark, feel free to choose option 5. My home has a 30 year old 10 Seer 4 ton a/c unit coupled with a 93% efficient (15 year old) natural gas furnace. Given I'm retiring in 2 more years, plan to live in this house forever...

So....I'm having a downstairs bathroom remodeled. Actually totally gutted all the way to the studs and built back. The contractor got started on it last week. Best I can tell, they elected to remove the cast iron tub by whaling on it with sledge hammers until it was broken into manageable...

These LED ribbons are kind of fun to play with. I needed a new over-vanity light for my bathroom remodel. I’m going for an Arts & Crafts style. This will be mounted over the quarter sawn oak in-wall medicine cabinet I built. Uses 15-feet of 4000K LED strip and 100W 24 volt power supply...

Hey guys, Hoping someone has experienced a similar issue and can advise on "next steps". I have a 2006 NY Thermal Trinity TI150 fully condensing, modulating wall boiler that provides heat to 3 zones. My garage floor, my breezeway, and the bonus room above the garage. It is short cycling...

Guys, When we installed the hydronic heating system in my garage back in 2006 we put in Watts 1-1/4" tubing to flange adapters on each side of the circulator pump with built in ball valves. Idea being you can isolate the pump, drop in a new one and be back up and running no-muss, no-fuss. I...

Guys, I'm getting my boiler up and running for my garage heat. I had to change out the pressure relief valve due to a leak. So I took off all water pressure to do that. Once I had the new valve on I figured this would be a good time to check the air pressure in the expansion tank. I was...

Hey guys, Trying to find just a bit more tool storage room in my wood shop area. I spotted a 20 inch wide spot of open wall over my garage sink and got busy building. I had some left over 3/4” plywood from a cabinet project, a sheet of pegboard, 2 door hinges, and a 2 x 3 I ripped to 1-1/2”...