Search:

I'm a big Norm fan too for all the reasons stated above. Have you seen his books? Just the basic tools are used in those projects. No crazy wide belt sanders. :)

Another reason I'm a huge Norm...

Hi Don,

Will you go on a road trip to Vancouver, BC? I know of several shops you can test with a variety of DCs and tools. :D I plan on doing the same thing up here if I can get my hands on...

Hi Jon,

This will be a very nice airflow upgrade but it does come with a caution. If you can, double check the amp draw to be sure you aren't overloading the motor with your final ducting...

I just used a jigsaw with a metal-cutting blade. Keep the metal supported close to the cut or else the blade might catch and the jigsaw will be bouncing up and down instead of the blade. BTDT...

Is it the car rear bumper area or is it the mud flaps? Your "even slightly" comment made me think of mud flaps extending down too low.

Get someone to stand outside the car and have a look under...

Hi Jeff,

Here's another example for you but the basic gist is the same. Take an HVAC piece and adapt it to fit. I found mine at the local Borg, but if your Borg doesn't have enough variety, you...

Hi Julio,

There's nothing really wrong with that pipe, just that "T" which can be really nasty. My local Borg has both a "T" and a "Y" in 6", but I guess not all do.

For the snaplock pipe,...

Congrats Julio! You'll love it. It's quite the machine.

Cheers,

Allan

Waiting for me, Bart? I was waiting for you to report your results back to me! :p :D :D :D

My friend who owns the Grizz is on holidays right now but when he gets back I'll ask him what his...

Hi Jeremy,

As Terry said, you really need to measure the amp draw to make sure you aren't going to overload the motor. Your blower outlet mod will help a little bit (shorter length of flex hose,...

If you're going to that effort then you may as well take it a step further. As long as you have the motor amp draw overhead to spare.

Toss that flex hose going from the blower to the filter...

How about taking the motor to a motor repair shop and letting them have a look?

Good luck!

Allan

Interesting brain food, Mike. :)

I wish I had instruments that could measure airflow without requiring Dwyer's "10 diameters" of straight duct length for accurate readings.

Adding a "Y"...

Hi David,

Stick with a shopvac for small ports for the reason Jim suggested.

Using your big DC and opening another branch somewhere else is going to do two things, one good and one bad:

-...

My old boss had a timing belt go on his Lotus Turbo Esprit. The valves had an argument with the pistons.... A couple months later when the parts arrived from England and it was all back together,...

Hi David,

Leigh has a vac attachment for the router made for their jig. It seems to get good reviews so you might want to check it out.

Cheers,

Allan

I have an old "This Old House" magazine with an interview with our beloved Norm Abram. Apparently he had chronic sinus problems ultimately leading to surgery due to wood dust. Now he takes the...

Hey Stu!

I bet ya that one will get used until you make an even better pen. That's what I'm finding. Another problem I'm finding is when you use the pen and a friend sees it, then you end up...

I agree completely.

Bill, you are a class act staying independent as you have been. I also know from your posts and our PMs that if you ever chose to be a "compensated endorser", that your...

Hi Alan,

Thanks for the ignore reminder. I tried it out and all the goop is gone. Back to a clean thread and I can still read Bill's posts.

For this Delta DC, does it have a 13" fan? What...

I've got the Excalibur paired with my Pentz cyclone and the results are great. That said, you can do better by building your own with a full 4" to the blade cover. Since I have some headroom with...

Thanks Julio, that would be very cool.

I went on NASA's site today and spent about an hour looking at a ton of pics. Some of those pics are simply amazing. I'm getting inspired now....and that...

You did good, Julio. Frank, thanks for bringing this up. Welding galvanized metal is a bad thing. I did that once for a little bit of welding and I was messed up for three days. I then promptly...

Hi Jim,

DC blowers work harder with the more air they move. If all the blast gates are closed then it isn't flowing any air so it isn't doing much work. No worries there.

But if the...

Happy Birthday, Stu!

I know your heart is still in BC so come on back one of these days for a visit. I'll keep the beer ice cold for you. :cool:

Allan