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The Lost Art Of Lacing Cable

I posted this on jalopyjournal.com this morning and figured some of you might find it useful as well. I’m still working on the last installment of my Briggs Cunningham series, but needed to take a little bit of a break from writing due to a home improvement project I’ve tackled this week. And in doing that, I was reminded of a tutorial that Tardel once gave me on the lost art of lacing cable. I’ve seen quite a few hot rodders use laced cable, so I don’t guess the art is too lost around here… But every time I do …

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Featured Spaces

Greasy Fingers

I have a strange relationship with YouTube. If you looked at my viewing time, you’d guess I was some sort of power user. But, in reality I rarely actually watch what is playing. See rather than elevator music, I play YouTube on a monitor in my office almost constantly. Occasionally something catches my interest, I turn up the volume, and I loose a few minutes of productivity. But usually… Well, it’s just static… Anyway, recently I caught a glimpse of some guy working on a Porsche in his shop and decided to tune in. I lost more than a few …

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Reviews & Features

Gladiator Garage Cabinets

I typically don’t mess with big box store brands – especially when it comes to a commitment as large as a shop cabinet. Reason being, if you end up with something large and heavy that doesn’t suit your needs, it’s like having a boat anchor in the desert – it’s always in your way and it’s hard as hell to get rid of. And so, owning a couple of garage cabinets from Gladiator isn’t something I ever thought I’d realize. But, a few weeks ago I found myself in a Home Depot standing next to two 36″ x 72″ x …

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Projects

Fireball Tool

My ten year old came to me this morning… “Hey Dad, you should watch this guy on YouTube. He makes videos like yours only he’s got more tools and is a little smarter.” Have to admit – she’s not wrong. This guy kills every aspect of educational entertainment. And he does it with a style that I totally get. Maybe you will too? Check it out:

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Reviews & Features

Spotless Water Conversion

Back in 2016, I reviewed a spotless water system from CR Spotless. We live out in the country, get our water from a well that produces incredibly hard water, and so… a water softener of some kind is absolutely necessary to wash both cars and the windows on our house. As such, my CR Spotless system has been used quite regularly. For the most part, the system has performed admirably over the years. The one negative is the cost of resin. At first, I could get through about ten car washes per $20 of resin, but that performance has declined …

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