Recent content by johnnie5

  1. J

    About to build my first shed. Melbourne, AUS.

    I would suggest that you make each bay have a roller door wether you use it or not is another thing as again this is a resale thing of having 3/4 car garage gravel drive , true save some money now but 2 issues 1 you will prob reconcrete later 2 its dusty and gravel gets in the car tyres and...
  2. J

    About to build my first shed. Melbourne, AUS.

    how far is the easement , you usually have to build 1m+ from the easement i mentioned the 1 metre for the fence being the side boundary not sure of your house etc but i would also consider building it closer to the house which would reduce your concrete costs and then have all down the back...
  3. J

    About to build my first shed. Melbourne, AUS.

    build as big as the council will let you once you are getting that big its not a whole lot more money and you will appreciate the extra space and it is a big seller for the house when you want to sell and move , its a massive value add forget option c option A you lose a lot of the...
  4. J

    HF Torque Wrench...Is it any good?

    you can test them yourself easily , just google and you will find out very easy and useful with all test equipment you test before use to make sure it works and you test again after use to make sure it works
  5. J

    Portable USB chargers for cell phones and tablets

    that energisier one is exxy have a look here http://dx.com/c/cell-phone-599/batteries-503/external-batteries-522
  6. J

    good torque wrench for head/valve gaskets? cheap

    i can understand what the OP is asking a good torque wrench for cheap but with something like a torque wrench you can buy a quality used one for the same price as a cheap and nasty one that you might not know is accurate at all i would prefer buying the quality one and also test it prior...
  7. J

    good torque wrench for head/valve gaskets? cheap

    or you can watch youtube and test your torque wrenches yourself like all test equipement you test it before you use it and you test it after you use it to make sure its working so for something important like headgaskets or small bolts cam bolts i would set up a test and ensure that the...
  8. J

    1950s Refrigerator to Kegerator - or how an engineer builds a kegerator

    auto defrost only uses about 100 watts in a day i like the idea of the old fridge as it looks cool but for energy efficiency go for a chest freezer with a temp controller and fan inside to circulate the air around ery easy to do this to a chest freezer without actually having to do...
  9. J

    I have an awesome girlfriend

    so now there is going to be a shotgun wedding
  10. J

    Planned Obsolescense

    all depends on what brand you buy fortunatley a fridge costs less now than it did 20 years ago , and wages are well above what they were 20 years ago
  11. J

    Planned Obsolescense

    mine lasted about 18 months $15 on ebay and 10 seconds to replace and still going strong
  12. J

    pressure drop to blast cabinet

    if you are using a lot of air then the pressure will drop if you want more pressure then crank the regulator at the compressor up to 120
  13. J

    My torque wrench test

    youtube checking or calibrating torque wrenchs and you can do it yourself easily for something accurate and important like a head bolt i would check the setting before using it on the bolt
  14. J

    Cordless Drill Minimum Torques

    i have a bosch cordless driver 7.2v with a hex drive runs up to 10 nm and has 10 torque settings and pretty consistent as i use the low settings for screwing into plastic panels and larger for other items i dont know if they still are available as i have had this for about 3.5 years , used...
  15. J

    $30 or under angle grinder

    my dad used to use 4 inch grinders all the time he used $20 to $200 units and they would all last 3-6 months under regular work he gave up buying the expensive ones and just kept buying the cheap ones i think they prob used up all the motor brushes and then died but for $20 it easy just to...
Top Bottom