Recent content by lostmymanual

I'll never apologize for utilizing the incredible, life saving intuition that I have been blessed with developing that some may call "profiling". We do it all the time. Stereotypes exist for a reason and it saves our lives more than we give ourselves credit for. On one hand, I recognize...

Meth heads should be legally open game. Methamphetamine's aren't like heroin, coke, or even crack. You can recover from those and still be somewhat useful. Methamphetamines are highly neurotoxic and literally cause exponentially more brain damage than these opiods that our government has...

He likely has a perfectionist mentality. I do to a degree and have overthought quite a few things that led to features that aren't intirely nesessary but are pretty handy. I'm actually planning a retractile caster plan for my 1/2" bench with feet levelers as well. It will be much simpler than...

I didn't find it either but am led to believe by the design that it would be a lab environment.

Yeah, I'm doing the same thing in some areas. I have a nice Miller autoset welder but realized I could have bought a lot less expensive machine and gotten the same results for the type of projects I do. I'm thinking of selling it and buying something less expensive, yet larger that will...

I'm a fan of almost all the above. A (maintained) grinder with a 135 degree sharpening jig will save you a lot of money and down time. Just something to keep in mind when you're on CL or any tool BST. The coated bits don't hold up as well after the coating is gone but most under-estimate...

I can only answer for myself here. Having slanted legs that hang out past a bench top and wearing a helmet with anywhere from #9 to #13 shades is asking for a face plant into the floor for myself. Some might be better at negotiating these kinds of obstacles than I am. I'm not very graceful...

I just bought the same shaker today because I'm sick of using this stupid mixer and then pitching it out on the grass for hosing off so I could use it to mix the color coat later on top of dealing with paint running off the mixer. PITA. I'll keep it for mixing 5 gal cans but that's usually a...

I always found it to be odd that we call female thread adapters "reducers" and male reducers "*******". :confused:

*Re-use

It's another iteration of a gyroscope; an oldie but a goodie. Who doesn't pick up a small, open bearing set if your finger happens to fit inside and start spinning it? My autistic nephew goes went nuts for the things. Analog toys: Long after the empire of gameboy dies, the gyroscope will...

Like larry_g is more or less saying, make the relay seal on start by running power to A1 through a Normally Closed button used to open the seal when desired and in series through to your relay's own Normally Open contacts. ON = Once the momentary, Normally Open start button makes contact...

Yeah it could be done. Drift the cylinder out with a hammer and punch. Start on each side and tap lightly. It should just be friction fit. The rest of the weldment is just an exercise in patience. The thin sheet metal should be tack welded with low voltage around the area. Give the...

I had one in my Sunroom in Norfolk, VA. It was nice because it was a Sunroom so it was left wide open on nice days. I also felt that it added a bit of security as the seal plates were all on the side of the door that would assist against being kicked in. Never tested the theory... The only...

Oh yeah. Clips are everything when you're working with more than one channel or you have to calibrate something. The gator clips on this pic below are part of my tool load out. These snap onto the end of the leads. I think I have what they call the "deluxe kit" with the hoop clips for...