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Hey, if we were talking wood a square bit would be possible a'la a mortesing bit. It's weird I will go a while without even thinking about one then it seems like that is all I am doing for a week. It can take a while to do a 4 or 6 switch pannel. But with my frequency it's hard to justify the...

What everyone else said about annealing it but if you go with option two try this. They are basically local for me so that helps but I use them for small or oddball steel/stainless/Al stuff I need. http://www.speedymetals.com/s-12-6061.aspx

I am going to have to give the nod to the waterjet for most over the top way to solve a little problem. I like that one, but when the cost of the switches is a consideration I think the CNC will have to sit on the wish list for a while. I didn't consider the jig saw or scroll saw idea and they...

A lot of what I do is automotive related and I find myself making switch pannels fairly often. When picking switches I usually limit myself to round switches because making round holes is easy. Some switches are just not available so I am in need of making square holes. Material is usually...

I have my compressor in a small shed (just big enough for the compressor) that is insulated for noise. It is pretty well ventilated but yesterday it was around 90 deg and I was using the compressor a lot and it finally hit the temp shut off twice. At least I am pretty sure that is what...

I am going to do a little more looking into the ducting ideas. Even though my attic is well vented I can't imagine it is a good idea to vent the exhaust up there so that is out. I'll keep thinking about it. The existing door is a steel fire style door and I would look for a similar...

Summers here are not bad but there are days when it would be nice to knock a little humidity and temp out of the air. I have a 8-9 year old 10k btu window air conditioner sitting in the shed from back in the appartment years. For various reasons I do not want to put a hole in the garage, nor...

Best deal I could find for a new one. Love it. Though it lives at my kitchen island most days. I need two more now or some that are better suited for the house. Northern tool $50, often on sale for $40. How grippy are those bike tubes on the old behind? Nicely done but I wonder about a...

Lots of people saying not to do it but I did it with this exact wheel and a cheap hf grinder. The grinder died almost at the end of the project but I had expected that. I bought another grinder with the warranty finished the job and returned the first one a few months later. In the end I have...

Here is a quick pic of the ratchet. The left/right switch/lever whatever you call it is different then the rebuild kit above so I don't know if that works. My guess is it would but I kind of like the 3 prong style in this case. Nothing speceial just a wrench. I did e-mail Stanley/Proto...

I have 3 52" fans in a 21 x 26 and I don't think it is too much. I rarely if ever have them on high but in the winter it is nice to keep one on low to keep the heat off the ceiling. In the summer on a hot / no wind day it is nice to have all 3 on medium. The heat may still be there but it...

Do I just stop in a Grainger hand them a ratchet and they fix it or do I have to order the kit, pay for it, and then throw it together myself. Even looking at Grainger online they don't list a rebuild for this ratchet but I am guessing it is the same as the 41 tooth 3/8 non flex ratchet. I did...

I have been looking on google for a while tonight and can't find much in the way of a repair or rebuild kit for a Blackhawk 34935a ratchet I have (3/8 flex head). I am from the school of thought that if a tool works it is alright with me so I have no idea if this is the worst ratchet ever...

Great response, first I do have a Rockler about 45 min away so I may just get over there and look at what they have to get ideas from. My plan as of now is a piece of melamine with a hole cut out of the middle as large as the router base. Then I will router out about a 1" border around the...

I had a very crappy table saw like thing that finally broke. I am looking for a real table saw now but figured I would use this stand as a make shift router table till I find the need for a dedicated router stand. The table top pictured is badly warped/cupped so I would like to replace it. I...

To wrap this one up. Though I do wish I could spend the money on a more expensive one Here is what I went with. If anyone else is in my boat maybe it will help. I ended up getting a metal cart style from Menards (midwest HD/Lowes) as recommended near the start of this. I am in Menards at...

I had a similar problem recently with the house furnace on the heat setting. I tracked it down to a relay on the circuit board. I have a new board sitting here but it is an intermittent problem and is working for the moment. Mine has had this problem on and off for about a year, though it...

Good afternoon, I'll address a few concerns here. I do not have too many wires in the three boxes in question. It is a 3 gang box with just the 10g in and out and a 12g in and out. As far as boxes go there is actually quite a lot of room in there. I just didn't want to have to deal with more...

First of all yes, I have learned a lot so far. You are correct on the wire choice 3 wire plus ground. I agree on the third point, even though there is enough room under the screws for two wires and they are held very securely I will change it over to the short pigtail change setup instead. I...

Great so far, I would love to be able to do the $200 and never have to think about it again option but more realistically for me the Menards and HD ones sound pretty good. I am at Menards at least twice a week and didn't notice one like Rockerbox1 mentioned. Hopefully you will take a quick pic...