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I'm getting set up to be able to weld aluminum. I have a Hobart 210 MVP and recently scored a deal on an SpoolRunner 100 gun. I know that I need to use Argon 100% for aluminum instead of the 75/25 Argon/CO2 I use with steel MIG. Question is: Is there another way to get a small supply of argon...

I have a 2021 Bad Boy Rogue. I just performed the 50 hour initial hydrostatic system fluid & filter change. Followed the instructions in the service manual... Removed the filters and breather cover to allow to drain fully, then install new filters and added fluid. Also did the air purge process...

Why am I suddenly getting a prompt that says "Are you a real person" with a 'Proceed' button for EVERY SINGLE PAGE LOAD on this site starting today? That's just crazy and ridiculous. What is going on?

I'd like to add lights to my zero turn mower. The lights in this Bad Boy lighting kit look nice but the kit is almost $300. I'd like to either 1) confirm that these LED lights are really worth that investment; or 2) Find these lights or similar spec'd lights for sale directly and add them myself...

Anyone have recommendations for a good system that can go at the end of a driveway and alert (via phone) when someone drives in? My ideal system would have the following features: - Decent quality camera, preferably with video capability - Long range transmission to base station in house (need...

Anyone have a better ability than me to find a cross-reference to this Yamaha small engine oil filter from a major brand? It's a pretty standard sized filter so I'm certain it has to have a compatible cross-reference. I just couldn't come up with anything in my search. YAMAHA 7UD-E3440-00 It's...

Seeing presses discussed in Big Barn's thread it got me thinking about all the things you could possibly do with a shop press. I've got a pretty nice 45t hydraulic press but pretty limited understanding of what can be done with it besides the typical 'push this out of that' or bend something...

If I needed to make a frame out of metal which would be used to mount boards for a bench/table top, what would be the best material to make it out of to resist twisting (i.e. where one or opposite corners want to twist)? Angle, rect tube, round tube, something else? And what should the...

Just got a Bad Boy Rogue zero-turn. While reading through the manual and based on what my dealer talked about during delivery run-through, apparently belt tension is pretty important for both deck and hydro system. I'm used to my Deere equipment where things are (apparently) dynamically...

Anyone have any real world fuel consumption info for these two engines? I'm considering getting a zero turn mower and the models I'm looking for use one of these engines. The Yamaha 824cc is a 33HP EFI engine (might be the MX825V model?) and the Kawasaki FX1000 is a 35HP carb. Just wondering how...

Anyone have any real world fuel consumption info for these two engines? I'm considering getting a zero turn mower and the models I'm looking for use one of these engines. The Yamaha 824cc is a 33HP EFI engine (might be the MX825V model?) and the Kawasaki FX1000 is a 35HP carb. Just wondering how...

In the last day or so I'm getting forced to log back into the forum multiple times. This has never been an issue before. This is happening not even an hour apart, so it seems unlikely that this is an intended session timeout. Anybody else having this issue? Thanks, Rob

I've been casually looking at adding a zero turn mower for a couple years. I have a JD x758 with 60" deck that works well for me but since I have almost 7 acres to mow it does take me about 4.5 hours. I know a zero turn can shave some time off of that. I love mowing but I could still love it...

Looking for a good quality product to use for filling cracks in my new asphalt driveway? The simple stuff at the big box stores (in a caulk tube or pourable) never seems to have the coverage or elasticity to deal with temp cycles here in MN. I apply it in the summer/fall and when winter comes...

I often find the 4 U-bolts in my truck bed to be inadequate for strapping things down that I carry. They are so close to the front and back that going straight across often allows very little coverage of the cargo. Going in an X pattern can work but that can be difficult for odd shaped stuff...

I have a rural property with a septic system that doesn't seem to work as well as it should. Background is that it was installed in 2004 and passed county inspection in 2016. Sized for 4 bedroom house (which it is) at 600 GPD. First tank is 750 gal, second tank is 1250. There is a plastic...

I have a large pole barn that is uninsulated and unheated currently. Concrete floor, 14' sidewalls, no partitions or ceiling, 50x105. Yes, I know this is not a good situation to try to heat as is**. But the project to partition, insulate and finish it is a big one and isn't happening for a few...

So, I bought a nice 10 1/4" Milwaukee circular saw for a project I have coming up that requires cutting and ripping 3" thick maple. It had a dull blade so I bought a replacement. Turns out that the arbor on this saw is 3/4" but there are no 3/4" arbor 10" or 10 1/4" saw blades to be had these...

Has anyone found a gutter extension kit to clean leaves out of your gutters with a Stihl backpack blower (like the BR600)? Stihl has a kit on their web site but lists it for the BG series handheld blowers. I don't know if the tubes are the same size. STIHL An idea of how to build this myself...

Normally when I click the link to a thread I've visited before I am taken to the first unread message in that thread. During the last 4 days or so about 50% of the time I now get dumped into the middle of a thread, not at the first unread message. For instance, in the huge thread 'Share Pics of...

I'm looking at a used Deere zero-turn and would like some input. A little background: I currently use a Deere x758 60" deck to mow 7 acres of my property. It works well but it takes me 4.5 hours to do it all, usually at least once a week in the summer. A couple years ago I tried out a Deere...

I'm filling a lawn roller with concrete (building my own, actually). Before I cap off the roller tube after filling with concrete I'm wondering how long to leave the concrete cure? The fact that concrete can cure underground - such as in a sonotube or dumping concrete around a fence post - it...

I looked around for a section in TBN for tools but didn't see anything, so since I'm sure a lot of people who weld also drill metal I'll ask here... Looking for a good set of large size drill bits for metal. For sizing, I guess mainly up from the 1/2" that most of my normal sets end at to...

I'm building my own lawn roller out of an ancient water softener tank. It is 12" diameter and about 45" long. I need to weld 1" solid rods on each end to attach the frame and bearings to. What would be a good way to keep them concentric? i.e. Parallel and inline so everything is straight? Or...

I need to weld about 3" length of 1" OD DOM tube to a flat piece of steel using MIG/GMAW. Both approx 1/8" thick. The contact area is very small and the V groove is quite narrow and 'deep' so I'm not sure what the right method would be. Basically like this diagram, but the plate is wider than...

I'm wondering where folks typically get their stock metal pieces from for projects? In the past I've purchased small pieces from Menards or Home Depot and I have a machine shop not too far away that sells most common stuff (angle, flat, pipe, etc.). I either buy full lengths or sometimes they...

I'm considering a MIG welder in this general class/offering range. I'm wondering whether the features the Miller has over the Hobart would justify the significant price difference? What I'm seeing is that the Miller is around $1300 and the Hobart around $800. If someone knows of better pricing...

I have been welding with stick as my only method for many years. Not that I'm good at it or have done it a ton, but I can make metal stick together passably. It doesn't look great and I wouldn't stake my life on the results but most of my projects are non-critical and they hold up fine. :-)...

Not sure if there is a better section than this, but since this site has a lot of really knowledgeable folks I figured I'd ask... I have a Craftsman 18ga brad nailer. It may be 15 years old but it has been used very little, well cared for, always oiled in the line and is basically like new...

I saw a Youtube video where a guy in the UK was trying out various applications of a low-temp aluminum repair or 'welding' product called Duraweld. It's basically aluminum soldering with a low melting point stick of this stuff and a standard propane torch. Was wondering what people have...

I have a bunch of 1" ratchet straps. Some are good ones I've used for years but are aging and others are newer but seem to be fairly cheap. At this point I am losing confidence in using any of them for significant trailer tie-down duty, like strapping a garden tractor down. I have plenty of...

We live in a house that has a walk-out lower level that is finished. It has in-floor heat throughout. As such, we have no typical 'cellar' or 'basement' areas that stay cool in the winter. Lowest temp in a closet area on the outer wall is probably only down to low 60*s (F). I live in Minnesota...

Last winter I bought some LED lightbars for the JD 2520. Realized when doing some fall projects that the headlights are useless while using the loader. Figured I'd get them mounted over the winter but other projects got in the way and our winter was so cold that I had no desire to be out in the...

I'm looking for a simple rubber 'mushroom' style plug to cover the fill hole on my floor jack. I can find them on-line but they are selling for $8-11 EACH! I've checked eBay, Amazon and many Google searches. Is there any local type of store that you know of that sells these by the each for...

I'm a Deere guy so forgive me if this is common knowledge in Case realms... I was at a bar recently that had a lot of old memorabilia hanging on the walls and from the ceiling. One item that caught my eye was an old hood from a tractor. This hood was larger than for a garden tractor so I...

Not sure if this is the best forum spot for this question but I didn't see anything related to sheds or shops or garages so here goes... I have a 14x14' roll-up garage door in my pole barn. Standard type of multi-panel garage door like almost every house garage. Has torsion springs at the top...

I'm basically a novice at welding. I took a year or two of shop class in HS and learned the basics of welding but never really had an opportunity to do much with it. That was 30 years ago. I do have an old Lincoln AC arc welder that is in decent shape and does the job for me when I need to stick...

Curious who here uses a 3D printer and what you use it for? Every time I see someone reference somewhere that they built this custom part or prototype I always think how cool that would be. But I started looking into the printers and now I really don't know that I would actually find a use for...

I had to start with a fresh browser profile today and I noticed while trying to log in to this forum that there is no SSL/HTTPS/secure login form available. The normal page with the user/password box is just HTTP unsecure and trying to add https:// to the URL fails to load a page. Am I missing...

I have a Grizzly 7x12 bandsaw (G0561). The guy I bought it from did not have the vertical saw table or bracket. I ordered the two pieces from Grizzly directly as soon as I got the saw in early April but they have been on backorder with continually slipping ETAs ever since. Since this saw looks...

I didn't find a 'tools' forum so hopefully this is applicable to this one... I have a digital caliper that no longer works. When I turn it on it is stuck at whatever number is displayed and nothing changes when I resize it. I replaced the battery with a new one, cleaned the contacts, etc. and...

So I'm starting to want to do some of my own fab work for my projects. Nothing too complicated... cutting up some angle iron, square tube, round tube, etc. and sticking them together to make something useful. Repair the go cart's broken frame, build some mounts for my trailer's corner markers...