Recent content by beanz2

My local Ace had Knipex end nippers, but that was it. I picked them up for $14 (not as good as the Husky $1 deal above). They also have a $10 off $50 coupon that will be valid tomorrow.

I second Sundowner. City councils can exercise some judgment on these. Our house was built a bit too close to the street by City Hall's mistake. We were told during the preliminary planning phase our setback was 25' from the street. After costly architectural and engineering designs, at the...

I have eight installed, but I am having a PTZ unit added in a strategic location to look down the halls and the stairs, etc. I had the house prewired for CCTV before the drywalls went up so it was too easy for me :) The installer used a typical electrical box at each location then the cables...

Oh man, I like the Swann user interface much better than Q-See's already. The instructions are much easier to understand and the setup is a lot more intuitive. Interesting that they specifically state only WinCE PDAs and Symbian OS phones work with theirs, but it doesn't say if the iPhone...

The Q-See cameras provided are good enough to recognize faces under infrared, provided it is placed at the right angle (which itself can be a challenge, place it too low, it's within sticky fingers reach if outside; too high, the viewing angle becomes too steep.) Monitor size also makes a big...

I have Costco's other H.264 DVR system (the 16 camera kit made by Q-See) installed. It records to a hard drive and depending on the HD size, it records over the old data once every 14 days. What is cool about the system is your ability to monitor the cameras over the internet via a password...

My buddy who is a mechanic showed me his newest gadget, a screwdriver for hose clamps that grabs the screw head but still allowing you to turn it, preventing the clamp from rotating around the hose as it loosens. Anyone knows who makes it? Too bad I was in a hurry and did not spend time to...

Mad, that's a good idea, thanks!

I'm looking for a 5.5 mm hex bit to work on my Toyota fuel injection pump. I had to use a 5.5mm Allen key to tighten it, but I need something to fit on a torque wrench. Any suggestions? I thought I found it in an SK set, but when the set arrived, it had only 5mm and 6mm bits. Thanks in...

Isn't it incredible these same guys managed to send one of their own to orbit?

I had a very bad experience with them last year. I ordered an Equus timing light in March 18th, 2007. SJDiscount immediately charged my credit card. Three days later I got an e-mail saying they were back ordered. I wrote back asking when they will be available, they wrote, "We still hope...

Yup, I see you across the bay . . . niiiice house! umm, who's the blonde by the swimming pool?:D

Yep, definitely a ghetto. Houses around here are 4000 to 12000 sq ft. in size. Half acre empty lots sell for $1.5M plus. That is without a view. :pimpflash Lucky we bought the property quite a few years ago. San Francisco Bay Area, East Bay. I better not get anymore specific since all eyes...

We had wires cut and plumbing stolen by thieves during our new home construction too. They got probably $500-$1000 worth of copper but they caused $20000+ in damages. Luckily the general contractor covered all of the repair for us. He insisted temporary fencing would not be needed. We...

Thanks, e-tek! I'll slowly add here and there, but the level of expertise on this board scares me :scared: The sink is meant for general washing and cleaning up after a day in the yard or the garage. The wife got sick of cleaning grease and mud off the kitchen sink. Plus some day it will...