Thanks for the advice- I used a piece of fiberglass cloth I had lying around, and nothing got singed. I used the oxy-acetylene torch, but it was probably not the best choice, since the jet of hot gas
Most new construction seems to use the kind with an exhaust blower, because they don't need a flue and chimney, just a PVC pipe to the outside. But the "classic" model is still easy to get, since the
I think that the models being marketed to professionals usually include the gas regulator, but the ones for Lowes don't. Also check if either has electronic (continuously-variable) power control, or
Couldn't you run a pipe sloped downwards from the low point of your basement until it reached the surface somewhere down the hillside? Then your basement would be self-draining! Doug lived
I bet that over the decades, at least 50% of all coil replacements actually replaced a perfectly good coil, with no effect on the car's operation. Doug
In NJ, all the places I know just do exchanges on acetylene bottles. So if you buy a bottle and there is something wrong with it (out of date?) and they won't take it as an exchange, you would have w
Hello, I have an old fender (for a '31 Ford) that has a coat of bondo about 1/8" thick all over it. Does anybody know a good way to remove it? I will eventually sandblast the fender, but I am worried
I have 8-foot T12 HO light fixtures in my garage (the bulbs with funny lozenge-shaped end connectors). I had noticed that the magnetic ballasts get real hot, and I pined for electronic ones. But they
I have 8-foot T12 HO light fixtures in my garage (the bulbs with funny lozenge-shaped end connectors). I had noticed that the magnetic ballasts get real hot, and I pined for electronic ones. But they
I was under the impression that mercury vapor lights are pretty efficient- as good as any other type of fluorescent light. But those things (sometimes called "yardblasters") tend to send too much lig
I had a similar problem with my snow blower: When I took it out right after the Halloween storm, it ran really bad, and I found that the carb had gotten all gummed up. Looking at the parts diagram, I
These are all single-stage compressors (don't be fooled by "twin-cylinder"). If you are going to go through all the trouble of getting and hooking up a non-portable 240-volt compressor, it really oug
I have a Delta-branded 16.9 CFM unit, which I got about 6 years ago from Sam's Club. The only issue it ever had was a bit of junk caught in the main check valve, which took about 15 minutes to remedy
Did you use heat, or just warmth? My mini oxy-actylene setup has worked incredibly well at loosening stuck nuts and bolts. (I use it for that much more than actual welding.) You have to get get the s