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If your question is how to 'invert' AC (as in shift the phase 180 degrees) then as JTiers suggested use a transformer. There is a variety of ways...

Is the machine tied down to the bench? It may be twisted by that much and needs to be flexed back into place. Or your cutter geometry is such that...

The same issue has cropped up on mild steel 7/8 in diameter sticking out less than an inch from Chuck, or collet in my case. I figure at that...

A sub-panel has separate bus bars for ground and neutral. In addition, the neutral bus bar is insulated from the sub-panels chassis. The bus bars...

Monopolies are only valuable when it's a true monopoly. I spent almost 30 years working for Utilities that were "monopolies". In the 1980s and...

I would try high speed, hand sharpened just in case. You can tweak nose rad and other factors. Easiest way , if you are using cross hole, bore a...

A few years back I ran a new, larger feed from my house to my garage/shop. I did have to run four wires: hot, hot, neutral and ground. That's because...

Clearly this is not my area of expertise. I'm confused by you saying to not tie neutral to ground in two places? The neutral bar in the main panel...

That makes sense. They are both readily available in 0.01 and 0.001 mm graduations these days, but probably not so much in the past.

Thanks for all the replies. I guess no one has actually looked into the mechanism or design used in synchronizing two hybrid inverter generators. ...

In Windows XP that setting allowed you to trade off between performance and "eye candy" (smooth scrolling, fade in/out, etc.).

The USPS makes some good points, like the obligation to reach every address. Their mandate is a little different than say FedEx. Their response is...

Thanks to all for the input. I've had this shed for 3 years, and priced the cable when it was new. The price back then was a shocker, (pun...

I don't know if this still applies, but older Windows versions would turn off some optimizations after a crash. So if the video driver caused a BSOD,...

It actually IS funnier over there. More specifically, what's humorous varies in different cultures. Paying for the beer is a variation on...

ok. I got it!

That's not allowed. You would need to run a separate conduit for any wiring that's not power related. That's mentioned somewhere in the NEC. I'm not...

If you put any other wires in the conduit, they have to be insulated for the voltage of the main wires, with properly rated insulation etc. Extra...

It's very frustrating when you find something of interest only to discover the images have all been replaced with placeholders. A big thank you for...

Given that I'm rather involved with making wheel bearings I object to that remark ;) Apart from seal failure and hard cornering wheel bearing life...

Make sure you follow code for subpanels. If I remember correctly, main thing is to not tie neutral to ground in two places. Also you'll probably be...

Not thinking you want an Ethernet cable in the same conduit with high current cables. I would run a separate small conduit for any low voltage stuff.

I agree with all the advice given so far. Check with your local code guru's. Some areas allow a grounding stake in the out building, some don't. ...

In Louisiana I did the same thing for my shop. I went to the Entergy website and they provided a diagram of what they require for a buried service. ...

Instead of listening to O.J. 's lawyer spin the truth (your info comes from Shipiro) .. listen to the USPS .. Response from USPS

If you do use conduit, you may also want to put something like ethernet through it as well, you may want to put a wifi repeater in the shed?

Maybe.....burt the desktop is set to let Windows decide. If it's mostly for the battery on the laptop that's okay. I use it 90% or more with it...

I could get all long winded but the short end of it is that the minimum wire size will be set by your welder. But your 1.5Hp compressor isn't a...

The eyeballing I mention has zero bearing on accuracy, it just starts the process.

maybe quote one of them so we know which one you mean? what you are describing I don't think has been suggested by anyone - if you use your taster...