Recent content by Phixer

And the nincompoops at Mitsubishi couldn't have just put a 1/4" square drive hole in that pulley hub? Nice solution, btw.

Chicken Fart Particles ... the name of my new punk band! thanks!

fools with tools......

A circuit board?

Let me get this straight... a vacuum cleaner needs a circuit board?!?! I get what you are saying; there is a lot of satisfaction in avoiding the expected consumer route of "toss and buy new" and friends and family are left in awe.

This is my woodworking bench built over the course of about 9 months using mostly free/scrap wood and zero electric tools. Oh, and using a rickety B&D Workmate as a workbench. It started with a piece of glue-lam beam "cut-off" that someone gave me, then some old doug fir rough-cut 2x4's...

Bottle opener?

Is that a drip pan for the oil leak?

With that stupid knot in the board, it was effectively a 2x4 ! Some lumber gets used in construction when it's really meant to be firewood.

True story... as a young enlisted guy in a F-4 squadron on my first deployment at sea, I thought it reasonably important that I put names with faces of my squadron-mates.... particularly the khaki-wearing chiefs and officers, who all had the potential to add grief to my life. After a few weeks...

A short handled, fine-tooth ratchet in 1/4 and 3/8 drive.

Scott, Thanks for the link and education. Quite the bird!

sbosecker: WTF is the aeroplane in your avatar?

thanks... I knew there was an obvious answer. My learning continues! :p

Just curious... why do you say you would not restore this one? Is that crack in the handle okay for use (it looks rather bad in the picture)? Or would just intend to never use the hammer, and leave it in it's cracked condition? thanks...