Recent content by Kid B

A few months ago, with the help of my neighbor, I ran a 60a sub panel out to the garage. In the sub panel, there are three 50a 240v outlets (never to be used at the same time), and four 20a 120v outlets for LED lights and power tools. Today, I opened a drawer of a metal tool box and it bumped...

That's a great question! I plan to cook food from land, air, and sea with this thing. However, more times than not, if you you see smoke coming out of the smoke stack there will be at least 1 brisket inside.

This makes me feel more comfortable doing it myself. Unless I can find a welder in my area to do it cheaply (less than $100) I'm probably going to flip it upside down for a week and let the propane drain out. Then I'll fill with water to make the initial cuts. Once the initial cuts are made and...

I would think it would disappear after coating the inside with cooking oil and building a large oak fire in the firebox

What do you think of this idea? I fill with soapy water and run a hose connected to an argon tank under the water's surface. As the water slowly drains out, the tank fills with argon until the cuts are done. That way I don't have to worry so much about rolling the tank around as i cut.

I'd guess somewhere between 3/16" and 1/4"

That's one way, but as the tank drains out any vapors trapped in the walls could still ignite once they come into contact with air.... at least that's my understanding. I'd rather flush it completely until a monitor reads zero.

I have a decommissioned 250 gallon propane tank I'm planning to cut into to make a Texas-style offset BBQ smoker. I have read lots of forums on methods to do it safely, and it seems the only 100% fool proof method is to use a gas detector/monitor. My plan is to fill the tank with soapy water...

I’m just a hobbyist so I will probably only use the saw on projects a few times a month. I thought about running it without the coolant like I did with my previous bandsaw. However the blades are more expensive on this one since they are bigger so I wanted to last as long as possible. I didn’t...

Yes I should’ve specified. It’s a gallon of concentrate so I will only need 1 or 2 cups of it (along with a bunch of water) to fill the 1 gallon reservoir. the cool thing about this machine is that it recycles the fluid, which is used to make the cut, then goes down a drain back into the reservoir.

Just picked up a nice wilton metal cutting bandsaw and it is set up to use water soluble coolant. I can't find anything less than $60 per gallon, and I can't find an amount less than a gallon. All I need is a cup or two. Does anyone know of a water soluble coolant that is sold in smaller...

Just bumping this up. I can't find any info on this table. It's cast from top to bottom. A buddy of mine gave me some good advice so I don't wreck the top surface. He said to get a plate cut for it and drill and tap the plate on. That way I can mount whatever I want wherever I want on the top. I...

Yes, I’m putting an 8” Wilton Tradesman vise on one end and a 3/4HP Baldor 8” bench grinder on the other.

I picked up this strange but very cool old table today. It’s all cast iron. Even the legs iThe previous owner says it had a lathe on it at one point. Not sure if that was the table’s intended purpose. There’s a small marking on it that might be a logo but I can’t find any info on it. Does...

Looks a lot like this 5 ton import and the specs/size match...