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General Electric 47 frame motor

I'm looking for specs for an obsolete 47 frame motor, specifically, I'm trying to find the shaft size. Any help is appre...
7 comments posted 16yrs
posted by rbm2
7 comments posted 16yrs posted by rbm2

Hard to Start Stihl FS 36 Trimmer?

I've had Subject trimmer for ten years, and of late it has been hard to start. I've probably yanked on the cord about 8...
33 comments posted 16yrs
posted by wolftracks
33 comments posted 16yrs posted by wolftracks

Resolution to fluorescent fixture problem

I bought an FS-4 starter today. Things started looking good when I removed the glow bulb from the can and it looked to...
6 comments posted 16yrs
posted by pkent
6 comments posted 16yrs posted by pkent

Wall wart beeping?

Starting yesterday, there has been a beeping sound in my home office, one half-second, every four seconds. What is it?...
17 comments posted 16yrs
posted by NOPSAMmm2005
17 comments posted 16yrs posted by NOPSAMmm2005

Easy sanding primer revisited

A couple of weeks ago I posted asking for suggestions for a wood primer that sanded very easily, dried fast and built u...
0 comments posted 16yrs
posted by dadiOH
0 comments posted 16yrs posted by dadiOH

metric carpenter's tape

Twenty years ago I bought a Craftsman tape marked in mm on both edges. It was so much easier and more reliable than fra...
30 comments posted 16yrs
posted by burns4
30 comments posted 16yrs posted by burns4

Items a customer should put in a drywall contract

I am going to be getting estimates and then signing a contract to have 3 rooms (game room, bedroom, storage room) in my...
6 comments posted 16yrs
posted by clouds777
6 comments posted 16yrs posted by clouds777

Are these guys any good?

Need to have some landscaping done, particularly hardscape work and some concrete projects. Down at the HD & Lowes, the...
34 comments posted 16yrs
posted by Tater_was_
34 comments posted 16yrs posted by Tater_was_

Install tube in tubeless wheelbarrow tire?

The Chengshin 8" tubeless tire on my 20+-yr-old wheelbarrow hasn't reliably held air in a long, long time. They got a 8...
21 comments posted 16yrs
posted by puddingDOTman
21 comments posted 16yrs posted by puddingDOTman

Shop Vac parts

I have a Shop Vac wet/dry vac. The shutoff switch that shuts off the motor when the water level goes high has broken. I...
8 comments posted 16yrs
posted by abvgdh
8 comments posted 16yrs posted by abvgdh

cutting plastic

I want to get opinions about how to cut plastic the easiest best way vs. what I already did. I had 2 kitchen fluorescen...
27 comments posted 16yrs
posted by none
27 comments posted 16yrs posted by none

lightweight chainsaw for yard work & Mother's Day

My wife has asked for a small chainsaw for Mother's Day (my kinda woman). She doesn't want a heavy gas-powered saw, jus...
19 comments posted 16yrs
posted by barss
19 comments posted 16yrs posted by barss

drywall estimate

I'm trying to get a ballpark idea if the estimates I'm about to receive are "decent". I need sheetrock installed then t...
13 comments posted 16yrs
posted by clouds777
13 comments posted 16yrs posted by clouds777