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-The tiny German cockroaches were disgusting but it was those Field Marshall sized cockroaches (red shell/white underbelly) that got to me the worst, especially when they would fly around in the apartment. In Florida they call them Palmetto bugs and claim they don't have cockroaches but those...

-Spiders and useful insects don't bother me but roaches incite open warfare. From decades of renting apartments in Chicago I have a large revulsion to cockroaches and would want to go scorched earth on them. I have used boric acid powder with success, just keep it away from children/pets. I'm...

-Yeah if it's "full cross flow ventilation" then that changes things a bit. Some folks like new/shiny, I'm not always one of them. Blocking entrances for dirt/insects does overrule my penchant for history.

-Just a few more thoughts that are JMO: 1) While I (machinist POV) don't like stepped drill bits they can be preferred for drilling relatively thinner materials. Thinner materials have different rules for machining than a block. A regular twist drill in sheet metal has a tendency to make a...

-Alignment blocks are almost necessary when drilling or tapping freehand. Holding the exact same angle is quite difficult to do by hand and your eyeball isn't good enough regardless of what others think they can do. Holding that exact same angle as the hole axis when tapping is next to...

-Well that does change some things. Next time you ask for advice on machining/drilling/tapping/etc. it would be good if you'll include exactly what you're doing and why. Others asked why you're drilling a 2" block of steel, I mistakenly replied without knowing the circumstances. Poster @American...

-If the foundation isn't solid then all the work above it is pointless. Nice work and am enjoying seeing the progress as the building gets a second life.

-A lot of good info from the collective posted here and I agree that HSS/Cobalt should be sufficient for most drilling tasks. Carbide really needs a rigid spindle in a machine with depth control (quill/spindle handle) you won't have using a hand drill or you risk shattering the drill bit when it...

-Don't know, never watched the vids. I seldom take advice from people trying to sell me things. A couple of free tools to someone with a website is cheaper than national media advertising. With reviews, magazine or internet, I always wonder "Who bought lunch that day?"

-So who is "the factory" now to decide things? That would be you today and if you're willing/able to make that serrated jaw then I feel you're quite capable of creating a good solution that doesn't detract from the integrity/value of the vise. -You're probably correct about this. From the...