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A 20 amp breaker will source 40 amps for much longer than you think it will. If following the NEC, a 20 amp break can source twice its rated amperage for over a minute before it blows. (This is a traditional breaker. AFCI and GFCI have different behavior.) See page 26 and 27 of this...

Does he just not notice that the bit is ruined? If its in rough shape, it's time to replace it.

Paint it. Seriously... If water gets into the plywood, it's going to delaminate even if you use plywood with a water resistant glue like marine plywood. As such, you need to keep the water out. For that you can use paint or one of the sealing gel stains. This seems like be a perfect use of...

Have you contacted Siemens? I had a bus bar that cracked in my Siemens panel. I called and complained; they replaced the whole thing at their cost. The only catch was I had to wait for their electrician from out-of-state (They also brought in a local guy.). Their electrician did a teardown...

I'm not sure how you did what you did with your link, but I fixed it.

What everyone is trying to say is that he should take it to someone who specializes in preservation of historic military blades. The advantage being that the specialist can make the initial determination if the blade is even real before putting big money into preservation. Military blades may...

This is going to be your easiest method. Buy CAT6 with UV stabilized jacket. It costs more (like 3x as much), but it won't fall apart in a year. CAT6 running at 100 MHz will give you more than 100 meters if needed. I would stongly consider a wireless bridge before messing with a trencher...

The Milwaukee Fuel line has a 3/4" and it's not just a 1/2" with a 3/4" anvil; it has higher torque in both directions. As others have noted, it is heavy compared to most cordless tools, but compared to other 3/4" impacts, it's fine.

Some USB Hubs (with external power bricks) will do this even if not connected to a computer. Make sure you get one rated for charging devices.

At one point, Makita did not have thermal protection. I'm honestly surprised that they 18V line has lasted this long in big box stores. When the switch from 14.4V to 18V occurred, the 14.4 were gone within 2 years.

Most aerosol cans use a propellant that loses effectiveness at about -15F. Just the heat from your hand and agitation will return the propellant to a gas. The can is able freeze / thaw with no consequences, just be aware that if it's nasty cold and you need your starting fluid, you'll just...

For DeWalt, the 18V were NiCad and the 20V is Lithium-Ion. The batteries are different form factors. DeWalt does produce Li-Ion batteries in their 18V form factor, but I've never seen those in a home center.

Have you considered renting one? $50 at the home center got me a brand new Bostitch air driver for a week.

The 15 amp claim is largely a marketing claim. The standard load amp draw for the vacuum was definitely significantly less than 15 amps. Probably closer to 5 amps. In all likelihood, the 15 amps claim was done in a lab with a very particular configuration for a VERY limited period of time.

He fixed the link. It was originally for the drill. Sneeky.