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The adhesive asphalt sheet stuff they stick down under vehicle carpet and on car doors for stereo use may make your shop quieter for your neighbors. Well, when the doors are closed anyway. It would just take a little square or two per panel. The stuff will make it impossible for a bell to...

It's not the same one each time. They are under a deep porch. Sometimes nothing is plugged into the circuit. Nothing is fried. My grounding rod was installed horizontally in road base if that matters. Asking about grounding on the electrical forums is a bit like mentioning PVC airlines on...

Bonus points for efficiency, work flow, or multipurpose. If he does twelve different types of work in the same space with the same tools, even better. I want to borrow some ideas from the guy who built a better mousetrap.

The black coil HDPE stock tank pipe is good for years. The outer layer of PE-AL-PE is not UV stable. Nylon is easily dyed. PEX is not water permiable at all so most dyes have no effect. PET fabric has a lye based dye. Anyone know how to add a UV stable pigment to PEX after manufacture...

I want to build a leg vise from Southern Yellow Pine or oak. The only one I have ever used had a wedge you kicked sideways along the floor instead of the traditional pegged stick. It wobbled a bunch. I want to build one that uses a 25 mm linear bearing and round bar. Does the clamping force...

If some well meaning gorilla puts a cheater on your classic Wilton, Reed, or Columbian, what part is most likely to fail? Screw? Nut? Building a vise interests me. I am betting the nut fails. I am wondering if any vise used buttress threads instead of acme.

Ebay, YouTube, and China make it cheap and easy? Or not? I have repaired some through hole boards in a "paint by numbers" kind of way. I build my own desktop PCs. (Yes, I still like a desktop for some tasks.) In short, I dabble in a low volume way. I have two battery powered projects that...

Have you ever noticed some people don't get the concept of "good enough"? Such as new welders "needing" a Certiflat for a simple welding table? Or, (this performer of amazing work) lilscorpion taking the time to correct panels for counter tops like he did here...

I have my own gated entry with game proof fencing (almost climb proof) but they think I should install a network of cameras. This is harder than it sounds. I had a previous problem with a repeating thief simply avoiding my game cameras. I juggled the locations and while I caught his image the...

A friend of a friend is trying to reform his pack rat ways. His collection of bearings is for sale at essentially scrap price. I have made an offer but the poor guy acts like he is passing a kidney stone. These are used take offs from a mining operation. Many of them are single row...

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Weld Aid spray. Nozzle dip. Naked. Name the method of your madness. I keep mine bare and occasionly pry off a ring of spatter from the nozzle ID. If i run any 98/2, I use the dip.

Slots and holes in a welding table have apparently become fashionable. Cutting tables with slats are usefully for collecting slag, drops, and gases and funneling them into a cart or out the door. How about combining all three ideas in one table? Add some sliding bar to pin each end of the...

Should source direction matter? I want to light the under car area for a car on a lift. I have suggested a few locations and methods: 1. Lift arm mounted on top shining up or bottom mounted shining down to bounce off floor. 2. Bench or wall mounted with barn doors to direct and shield...

Anyone augment or replace a car battery with a string of Maxwell 2.75 volt ultracapacitors? Instant charging. Long life if stored discharged. Massive amperage discharge. Extremely high number of charge discharge cycles. Kinda pricey but interesting.

What is the group think on bolt, riv nut,fuse, pem, torch tips, rivets, electronic component, zip tie, and cable lug storage? I know everyone like me has too much to list. Factory modular storage probably will not happen. Sorry, Lista and Vidmar. I really like Durham products and the...

I started out looking for under lift lighting. The only lift I have borrowed has terrible lighting. If i follow PS and CD recommendations, I estimate I will have 3 or 4 times the light. Lift lighting may not be much of an issue. Breakdowns on the side of the road may be a bigger issue...

I have redone a few but I guess I have been luckier than most. My tanks have not been very rusty inside. I have just dropped a light inside to check and buttoned it all back up. I stick the compressor outside to cut down on noise and in case the tank ruptures. I am wondering about...

Why is there such concern over 100lb drawer slides and heavy sheetmetal if the "proper" way to store tools is in a single layer of precut foam? That works out to five or ten pounds of tools per drawer, right? Why not buy eight HF 44" at the best deal and Steevo the lot of them instead of a...

Can you use more than one type on the same lights? What are the ins and outs? As a percentage of the total cost, they're pretty cheap. If I overlamp a bit, I would like to permanently set the lights dimmed a bit and leave them. I am considering 280 sq ft of polygal windows. It might be nice...