Recent content by Stelzer

I'm not a pro, but I play one at home for friends & family. Never once used a flare nut wrench to tighten/loosen bleeders. Usually the smallest 10/12mm I can get in there. Maybe professionals would have a different opinion

The cheapest option would be to prime with Gardz and topcoat with a quality consumer-level product in a sheen no less than semi-gloss, (but the higher sheen the better). Paints such as Benjamin Moore's Command or PPG's Breakthrough, (but only if you can get the higher v250 version of...

I got a Noco GB 40 on sale for $58 so to me it's hard to justify going cheaper than that when the only time you need it is when you REALLY need it. Also have a few smaller ones I bought before that because I'm cheap but I've been less than satisfied with them. I just don't think the cost...

A one shelf tool cart is something which needs to be loaded up with tools and unloaded each time you use it, plus return trips to your bigger boxes are usually needed to fetch something extra. In my mind, that's where tool carts like HF's 5 drawer is quite useful. I'd agree with the OP in that...

Just went through this on my furnace like I've done most every year for the last 20. To answer the OP's question, the flame sensor will last as long as you've already got a spare ready to replace it, but if you're relying on that one and only flame sensor to get you through another winter, you...

Maybe you could take some pics and a video of the sound it makes while spinning it without the blade, go to your local HD and compare, (or wherever the closest store is to you which sells MW). Also scrutinize fasteners & font. Compare both. Also color, (to a lesser degree).

I've got about 500' of Kuriyama hose I use for a few of my skids. Probably another 1500' of other brands. Kuriyama is as good as it gets. Using a hose reel will also help prevent hoses from kinking, but I'm sure you probably already knew that.

If you don't do a lot of wrenching, I'm not so sure I'd be so quick to dismiss HF. Even their Pittsburg impacts are as good as you'll need. Tons of other great brands besides HF, but I doubt you'd ever see much of a difference. I don't buy chrome sockets from HF, but I've beat the absolute...

Homak

The brand isn't nearly as important as the components, since most pull from a collective pool of parts & pieces. That said, -Belt drives last much longer than direct drives and belt drives can pull water easily from water tanks, but they're more expensive and heavier than direct drives. -The...

I believe resistance to deflection is relative to the cube of the depth of its beam. Even still, I bet you could build much better shelves than I.

I think it's a fair point the OP brings up. I think a more realistic compromise is to encourage members to state at the beginning of their post when using AI so readers who aren't interested can skip, while others can read and decipher for themselves as to whether or not the content is helpful.

Oh, the irony.

Yes, plenty of those going around. Not to veer too far OT, but the YT vids I hate the most are ones with titles like, "Electricians hate me for showing you this", (or insert any other tradesman in lieu of "Electricians"). Insta-cringe.

Absolutely not. As long as the surface is clean, acrylic will have tenacious adhesion.