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Use a tulip bulb auger in cordless drill

I've got a couple of these, but also like the old fashioned elongated H style, and have also a couple of these Buy Cord Reels - Free Shipping over $5� | Zoro.com that I actually like better than the orange one above. It just seems a little sturdier for heavy cords. But, I've got one 14/3 50'...

I'm considering setting up a vacuum pump for bleeding brakes in a one-man scenario. I've got a 1-way hydraulic valve designed to go between a bleeder valve and a collection bottle, with the bottle suctioned by a small refrigeration style vacuum pump to pull brake fluid through the system from...

I actually did that, but forgot to post. Running is 14.8A, it starts fine and will run 'forever' on the 15A circuit, can't catch the starting surge really accurately, but appears to not be excessive. That's why I initially swapped the run and start caps, wanted to make sure that something simple...

In choosing, I believe you first need to asses what you're going to chip and/or shred. Once you have that you can choose your weapon. Some fall lots of 6" trees 30' tall and feed it into a chipper whole, others are general purpose clean-up chores (like myself). I have property that constantly...

There's actually a neat little tool that tensions and cuts wire ties flush,

Wow, they just announced a 3.0L diesel in the 1/2 T

Just picked up an old Winco 6KW, made I think in the '80's, it's powered by a Wisconsin JTD 2 cylinder 18HP, spins at 1800, and sounds very strong. I am going through the gen-set electrics as it was made to be a stand-alone unit from what I can tell, with bonded neutral to ground and isolating...

Standard dimmensions: width = 7' 8.5"

I've a lead on a DuroPower DP5000ELP propane 5KW electric start generator that owner claims won't start without starter fluid (Ugh, hate using that stuff) for maybe $100-ish and am wondering if it's worth trying to salvage and make run. I'm not familiar w/ propane engines, so looking for...

This is from the manual, although the knobs on the machine I used were in different locations, all were present and labeled the same. Here's some text from the manual on MIG setup: ON MIG MODE 1. Gas choosing ...1) When the wire material is Fe, the shielding gas is 80%Ar + 20%CO2 ； ...2) When...

I've searched multiple ways and haven't found a satisfactory explanation, don't know if it's my search skills or there is not one out there? I was welding over the weekend using a friends Simadre MIG-200M (supposedly called a Synergic Welder and it's controls are very similar to Everlast Power...

I've searched a bit (actually, quite a bit) for this and haven't found a definitive answer: What is the equivalent solid wire to a flux core .030 and/or .035, for the purpose of setting up a welder that has pre-sets based on metal type, thickness, and wire size? In other words, a table like...

Anyoone know what's up w/ 303 fluid in Missouri not being available from Orscheln F&H anymore? I received this notice in an email from them recently.

Here's a challenge I'm faced with: How can I attach a 1/16" piano wire to a 3/16" to 1/4" ball bearing? or......... create a ball on the end of a piece of stiff wire? (I was thinking can a tungsten be 'balled' to that large of a size?) I'm open to alternatives, so.. The base requirements...