Recent content by rwa2004

I was also going to suggest the idea of feeding a line through the inside of your 1" pipe. I was going to say pex. Connect the pump to the 1/2" pex to run up the hill and connect the pex to your water system at the cabin. Get a temperature controlled valve to send water back down the 1" pipe...

You should not read my comment until your actual problem is resolved. I had the exact same situation and most likely not the same culprit. One day I am in house with just my two kids and I smell a burnt plastic smell. It was strong and had me panicking. I started with the furnace, went through...

I have managed to get rid of the beast in our shop by standardizing. I keep everything exclusively 1/4" industrial. If it needs more air than that it is typically hard piped anyway. Then there is the annoyance of bad quality and poor fit between brands. I finally got rid of all the harbor...

This. I think Grizzly makes mediocre to great woodworking tools. I abhor anything made by Grizzly for working metal. One of the ways we get ahead in life is by making generalizations. If a company makes one good tool it is natural for us to think they make another good tool. Generalizations...

I could use a code if anyone has one. I have a large cart cost built up. Thank You.

A couple of my opinions: - 2x6 rectangular tubing would be minimum 1/4" - No way would I notch out the rectangular tubing every couple of feet. That would completely destroy the integrity of the tube. Even tho you are going to fill the notch back in with the 2x2 tube, you will not bring back...

The powered anode rod was a big help for the water quality in my house. We have high iron, which means that iron bacteria like to live in the hot water heater. There is no getting away from the fact that if you have high iron in your ground water you will have iron bacteria in the system. Iron...

This is a very good point. The cans we have are all the basic plastic ones with roll wheel on one side. It would have been far worse in the can. More like a bad set-up where the guy didn't have the necessary system in place.

You guys are great - the key term is "fusible link drum cover". These seem really great and a smart way to go. I didn't expect them to be as expensive but I also didn't expect them to come with certified safety ratings.

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How do you keep one tool/machine from hogging all the air? We have an air compressor and system that is sufficient 98% of the time. Every once in a while a tool/machine will be used that uses a ton of air and the compressor cannot keep up. This is ok except for when a CNC machine errors out in...

Does anyone have Self-Extinguishing garbage cans they recommend? It seems like I remember there being a can option that had a lid that normally stayed open but a flame or sufficient heat would trip something that made the lid fall shut. I thought this was even something you could buy to add to...

+1 on insulation on the outside. Another idea may be to cover the exposed insulation above grade with aluminum flashing. Why did you decide against ICF? I expect I will also go with block like you due to the cost difference.

I design a lot of these types of things - and then I get yelled at. You give up some strength when you go to 3003AL, but you will get much lower risk of tearing. One of the shops I work with will frequently tell me that I have to use 3003 instead of 5052 or else they won't do it because of...

Haha - I got a kick out of the name of the website - Imperial Supply. So I did a quick comparison of options as available on Imperial Supply: Hex Head Cap Screws - 2308 Imp / 1054 Metric Flange Bolts - 285 Imp / 151 Metric Carriage Bolts - 341 Imp / 72 Metric Socket Head Cap Screw - 670 Imp /...