Recent content by wkearney99

Marine antifreeze is not going to be 'toxic', at least not enough to worry about. I wouldn't use cooking oil in a trap, that'll turn rancid and then you'll have another stink to contend with. If anything I'd think mineral oil would be "less worse" than a food oil. Bleach and any other...

Heh, "might as well" ranks right up there with "while you're at it" in terms of ways to delay getting a "simple" job done! If you don't have the time/tools/inclination to deal with those bolts, considering taking it to a local shop. Someone that does them all the time might be able to get it...

Ah, gotcha. All poly.

Recommended by people that want to sell you an overpriced fitting. Not sure that's the wisest path to follow... The only upside I could see to using a saddle, and it's a stretch, would be to avoid having to thread their funky-looking extension into a fixed fitting. But you could just as...

Why bother with the saddle? Just cut the line, glue in a tee with threaded socket and go from there. The saddle seems like added expense for little value.

Funny pipe? That's what they're calling black poly tubing? Um, ok then. I ran some stuff using generic 3/4" black poly and it worked reasonably well. Where it was convenient was using it for feeding 1/4" drip irrigation systems. Just jab a hole in the poly, stab in a 1/4" fitting and snake...

No worries, they're all a bit of Frankenstein's monster anyway. Some are just "less worse" than others. There's a lot of modeling knowledge that transfers from CNC to printing, but the change from reductive to additive is a challenge. There's a ton of feeds & speeds, materials and bit...

If you want a recommendation for a good controller, I've been very pleased with my Rachio setup. It's internet cloud-based so it gets actively updated weather info without using sensors at your location. Which saves money/maintenance on rain collectors and such. You tell it soil and plant...

One alternative is to prove the design with your own printer using PLA and then sending it out for printing. Shapeways, 3Dhubs and other services are great for this and not really all that expensive. The upside is you're getting prints done with materials you might not use regularly from...

Try breaking your upper jaw and having it wired for 6 weeks. You REALLY get sick of anything pretending to be a flavored chocolate/vanilla/strawberry flavored shake. I finally made up a hot dog; bun, relish, mustard and all... and into the blender. Looked like sacrete but tasted ooooh so good...

Are the ones from Rockler any good? http://www.rockler.com/folding-shelf-brackets-select-option

THIS. Though, recent OTTs haven't been interesting enough to pay the Woodpeckers premium. Yeah, it's well-made stuff but not all of it is worth having.

Just keep in mind having enough length/space to get the ladders down when you need them. As in, requiring the car to be out of the spot and the door closed. Had a friend get all clever with a similar rig and neglected to consider the amount of hassle it took to get things out of the way...

And, of course, they're "currently unavailable" on Amazon. I did manage to find them on Rockler.com. http://www.rockler.com/toggle-clamp-mounting-plate And when you want to pay extra, on Lee Valley: http://www.leevalley.com/us/garden/page.aspx?p=71461 Maybe Woodpecker makes some, for even...

:rocker: You can never have too many clamps! What did you use to hold the lever clamps? The sheetmetal under them? I've got some clamps like that but they're intended to screw into a board. Interesting to see ones with, what, counter-sunk bolts from underneath?