Recent content by GrayFlattop

Took tools from the garage to give the condenser coils on the house AC units a deep cleaning. Performed said cleaning, put the fans back on and put stuff away. Deployed timers for drip watering in several spots around the garden. Took an afternoon nap.

I’ve used oakum and poured lead many times and I was never fully comfortable. All the joints sealed, but the whole molten lead meets moisture thing made me extra cautious and paranoid. FWIW everything passed inspections by some very picky inspectors. If you need to reconfigure, just cut off the...

IIRC, Schauer produced battery chargers for Wards.

If asked, I always recommend subcontracting that task to a third party. It’s just safer - in oh so many ways.

Unpacked and set-up a new 30 liter ultrasonic cleaner. The previous cleaner had multiple issues - fault on the board causing the display to imitate a disco ball (and unit inop) and a slow leak. It was only 2-1/2 years old, but I was never in love with it performance- wise. I could have just...

All things are possible, I’d say it depends on how much you value your time. Who knows? You could spend a day fooling around with it and still end up with a tool that’s barely usable. If learning something in the process has value to you, go for it. Drive out the dowel pins, loosen the bolt a...

Laminated some MDF with Formica, drilled and tapped a bunch of holes in 80/20 (actually 4040 & 4080). Spent too much time looking for some hardware that I just bought. Went inside to order more from Bezos and called it a day. Hardware will be here tomorrow morning before 7:00, so not too much...

Glued more maple to MDF. Put some tools away along with the contents of a few Bezos boxes. Made plans that didn’t quite match up with my available energy, so I called it an early day after some time in the garden.

I would vote for carefully throwing it off the roof - making sure that the target area was free of people or animals. Or just leave iron the roof until such time that you can get a helper to line it down. If replacing the cap didn’t work then the cost to rewind exceeds the value - as you...

That XShear looks great! Without knowing what plastic or thickness is involved, the first tool I’d reach for (assuming a flexible plastic) would be a pair of SK 10” heavy duty scissors. Bezos sells them for under $20. I have several pair around the house. The downside is that they are made in...

Been working in the garden the last several days us, but this morning it was cooler in the garage. I wanted to glue-up some MDF with solid maple edge banding so that gave me the chance to use the new to me Makita biscuit joiner with the recently purchased vacuum adapter. I’ve had plate joiners...

Be careful crossing the Cheddar curtain!

Took tools out to dig in the dirt and trim shrubs. Put tools away.

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WHAT?!?!? A vice is not a bearing press?!?! I have so much to learn!