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I picked this up today. Two questions thought. Any guesses on the manufacturer of the top box? What's the secret to replicating the style of paint on the Kennedy bottom box? Paul

Just picked up this guy. Does anybody have any info on it? It's got a number of VL-43 A1 on it. Offset chisel holder? Paul

Now that I can raise and lower the jack, I thought I'd try it out. It will go up all the way and back down with nothing on it but when I try and lift my truck, it won't do anything once it's got some real weight on it. I can put all my weight on the handle and lift myself off the ground...

Chinese Craftsman but we all know about that. :headshake Paul

The block on the Craftsman universals are just a hair too big to fit into the Blackhawk ones. I just put it in a pair of Vice Grips and hit it with the grinder. Pressed back together on the long rod. For the middle section I had to cut a longer extension down a bit and square it off with...

Remove the middle section. Seen better days. Remove the block from this universal in preparation for the second half of the Craftsman one. Paul

So, I picked up this S4 the other day and of course the universal joints were in bad shape. The one closest to the release valve was broken and the other was super sloppy. I searched and searched but really found no answers, supposedly these parts are not available. The first thought that...

If you are planning on doing this right (and to code) it's going to depend on what is feeding that stack. I'm in California and work under the UPC and California Plumbing Code. Your area may or may not fall under the same codes. I don't know if Indiana is a UPC or IPC state. If a water...

does anyone know about the new miller diversion tig machines? i get frequent emails from miller about new products and they just sent me one mentioning this new tig welder. sounds like it's for home use primarily and might be pretty cheap. paul

probably the same reason i haven't had my electrical service updated. i'm in the middle of an "unconforming" kitchen remodel. everything's legal, i just don't want the hassle and expense of permits and inspections. paul

in a septic system, rain water is connected to the waste. if the leach field becomes saturated, the rain water will run through the leach lines and enter the septic tank. if it rains long enough, it can make its way from the tank back towards the drains in the house. IF this is what's...

the freezing trick is pretty damned cool. what they use is compressed co2, nothing fancy at all. it works great but it's a pretty specialized tool. on the bread, only white!! if you're going to use bread make sure it's plain ol' white bread. i'm glad you got this solved without getting...

i do anything but mostly residential service. it has slowed way down here in california. i'm real glad i don't do new construction, i'd probably be out of a job. there's a lot of info in this thread now, this should help out. and as sixty4 said, messing with the meter is touch and go...

geeze, i'm going to look like a jackass knocking on everyones suggestions but i've got another.:bounce: be carefull with the jetsweats if the lines become pressurized. they are great to keep residual water from running back to you but if pressure is built up behind them they can shoot out of...

the UPC is the universal plumbing code and they have been aproved so they are legal. like i said, there are tons of guys that use them a lot and would use them even more if they were cheaper. i've seen a few leak and actually seen a few pull off of pipes. i don't know what happened, they...

i have actually been registered and lurking for quite a while but thought i might as well throw up an into. i'm a vw guy mostly but have a triumph bonneville project too. nothing to speak of garage-wise, at least compared to most of them here. one car detached, crammed full of stuff. i'm...

compression ball valves i can sort of get behind but i'm sorry, i can't recomend sharkbite fittings. this is what i do every day so i'm a bit biased but they are a hack-ish way to fix water lines and i never use them unless i'm coming back soon to do a correct repair. now, some guys swear by...

are there any other drians in the shop? bathroom, sink? is the main house at a higher elevation? worst case senario is that the leach field is bad. if it only happens after a large rain storm water could be entering the septic tank from the leach field and then backing up to the floor drain...

if you don't want to deal with shutting the water off in the street what i'd do is this. turn the vavle before the meter off and put a bucket under it. then remove the meter from the yoke. there should be unions on both sides. with the meter out, the leaking valve will leak into the bucket...