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FYI, 3M Scotch-Brite pads are: Maroon/red 7447 is ~320-400 grit. Green kitchen is ~600 grit. Light gray 7448 is ~600-800 grit. White 7445 is ~1200-1500 grit. 🍺

Nothing to do with governors or carburetors, but back in the day my dad was driving home from some Saturday morning tasks and someone was putting a new looking push lawnmower out at the curb. Dad pulls over and talks to him. Guy confirmed brand new mower (that day!) that is pretty much...

Scott, a couple of things. Need? Probably not. Possibly handy? Yes. Check the rules and tech regs regarding roll cage welding requirements. Some don't allow MIG, because of the possibility of lack of fusion with short circuit transfer mode GMAW (all that your 211 can do btw). What's...

Plasma? Hypertherm. They know plasma. Yeah, costs more upfront but capabilites are as listed and they usually don't eat consumables like candy. All air-plasma cutters NEED clean DRY air to run well and not quickly destroy consumables.

I was going to mention running out of replacement screws, but thought ''Nah, who buys the smallest pack of fasteners with just enough for the task without accounting for dropping one or more, or factory mangled ones, or field mangling some, or just having some spares for other tasks or for...

Water pump pliers and vise grip pliers may not always be the 'right' tool for the task, but they can sometimes be a tool that helps you to git-er-done. But dude, you stripped out the Phillips head of the screw and used the pliers to drive the screw IN? Rampaging, er shuffling, zombie horde...

I'm in.

Short answer- Yes, but ... Longer answer-Yes you can tack weld with a MIG. But if you use plain mild steel wire (ER70-Sx) and plain C25 mixed gas, you will introduce plain steel and extra carbon into those tack welds. Which will rust more and faster than the stainless steel tubing or...

Like I said, 7020 aluminum is weldable with conditions and caveats. Using 5087 weld filler/electrode is one of those conditions and caveats. 5087 is usually not a stocked item, costs ~2 to 3 times MORE than 5356 filler/electrode, and would usually have minimum order requirements...

UPS paid to replace the frame/piece? Replace the frame/piece. IMNSHO, that damage IS structural. It is big enough and in a structural area. Not within the main diamond structure, true. But can the bike actually work without the rear axle and chainstays, nope. 7020 aluminum is weldable...

What electrode flavor did you get?

Try " tung oil" instead. Easier to get than tongue oil. 🤣 Old school application schedule for oil finishes is once a day for a week, then once a week for a month, then once a month for a year, then once a year for life. Subject to adjustment for use cases., handling and wear, etc. And...

Using some google-fu: - thermal protection shutdown, on the battery or the motor or electronics - dirty contacts. On the battery, the drill, the trigger switch, the forward/reverse switch, etc - other intermittent electrical connections, such as a cracked solder joint (harder to diagnose...

Mystery steel 1/2" plate that is sort-of hard (maybe). Trying to fill in the torch-cut hole in that plate with a chunk of A36 mild steel, but have that filler plate be removable if you still need/want to use the cart to haul the hydraulic cylinder dodad around. Best would be to try and find...

Watch the puddle of molten metal, NOT the bright arc.

@TonyG109 , What do you think of that scaffold that's visible in the background? One has been on my list of things to get for a while now. Besides being used as shelving and storage for moving dollies and old wooded framed tennis racquets with some in racquet presses that is? 😆 ( I have also...

Gasp! Blasphemy! Heathen! Isn't that grounds for an automatic suspension or revocation of a Man-Card? 🤣 😂 🍺 🍻 🍺

Just get a riding mower lift. Probably costs less than rigging up some overhead hoist and some load-sharing framing to span several of the joists, the appropriate fasteners, the secure attachment to the joists and not just to the ceiling panels whatever they are. I have an older, all...

IIRC, max allowable variance for the rise from step to step is only 1/8" with the total allowable rise variance for the entire staircase of 3/8". Bluestone slab topping would be way over that or even an outdoor rated porcelain tile would both be over that 1/8" rise height variance. So then...

IIRC, the OP is building a building with a 'deck' and stairs hanging off of a masonry structure. As to the blue nuts, send flowers to the wife/SO and see if that helps. 🤣 Torque values for the desired preload and/or bolt tension can vary a LOT with 'dry' fasteners. Like 25% or more...