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    Take an old CD that you don't use anymore, hang...

    Take an old CD that you don't use anymore, hang it with some fishing line a couple of feet below the peak of the roof near where you have seen the bats. They will go away quickly. Don't know why it...
  2. A couple of cheap ideas. Buy a cheap 12V test...

    A couple of cheap ideas. Buy a cheap 12V test light. remove the negative cable and connect the test light to it and then to the battery post. A draw large enough to drain the battery in the time...
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    Take a look at Pex AL Pex made by Ardi, RHT and...

    Take a look at Pex AL Pex made by Ardi, RHT and others (google Pex AL for air). It is easy to use, good for 200 psi. air, per Pex specs and the only special tools needed are a pair of good crescent...
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    What would you do with it?

    This keeps popping up on our local CL every few weeks. Its listed as an 800 lb maple burl. The guy started at $2,000 and is now down to $1,000 or "make offer". So, my question just for fun, is what...
  5. The NADA average trade value for the car is just...

    The NADA average trade value for the car is just under $6,000. Subtract about $2,000 for rebuilt title and you are down to $4,000 minus all that is needed to put it in "average" condition. It seems...
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    This link should help. ...

    This link should help. http://www.termpro.com/articles/spkrz.html

    Wire two together one way and lower the resistance, wire them the other way and double it.
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    Wow!

    Please count me in! Thank you very much!
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    If you have waaaay too much time on your hands...

    If you have waaaay too much time on your hands you could build one of these. I mounted it next to the drill press so everything is close at hand. http://sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?t=76466
    :D
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    What Don said. If something goes wrong, retrace...

    What Don said. If something goes wrong, retrace your steps and check everything that you did. You said you rewired the outlet. Plug another motor that you know works correctly into the outlet and...
  10. Put in twice as many electrical (including 220v)...

    Put in twice as many electrical (including 220v) as you think you will ever need. Double check codes in your area before spending the bucks to install outlets in the floor. In our area if you have an...
  11. Antique veneer--cleaning/restoration advice sought

    I recently acquired this "barn find" billiard table and need some opinions on cleaning/restoration. It is from around 1870 and is covered with birdseye maple with rosewood inlay veneer. As you can...
  12. I've seen it used a fair amount in street rods...

    I've seen it used a fair amount in street rods with large, high compression engines in small confined spaces with limited space for radiators and airflow. Couple of guys said the best thing they ever...
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    Don't feel bad, I didn't do too well in school...

    Don't feel bad, I didn't do too well in school either. When the teacher asked what days of the week started with the letter T, I said "that's easy, Today and Tomorrow". Then she wanted to know how...
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    Leigh, the electronic gurus got involved a few...

    Leigh, the electronic gurus got involved a few years back and are building some very sophisticaed equipment. The early ones were just an amplifier that made everything loud at once but most folks...
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    I hear you

    I went the same route a few years back with the ITE so they wouldn't show so much and finally decided (after lots of frustration with ringing and such) that I would try the others. The difference was...
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    More is better

    When I built my shop I had the same question and a fellow woodworker said "figure the most outlets you would ever use, then double it". I wish now I had listened. It is a lot easier and cheaper to...
  17. Plus 2 for gator blades

    I had the same issues and since I am in town and no place to dump it, hated bagging and taking everything to the dump every week or paying extra for the trash haulers. Heard about the gator blades...
  18. re;Shelby ticked off about Boss

    Didn't hear about the "end of the Shelby Mustangs" Our local dealer sold several Shelby GT 500's last year and has a new 2011 Shelby GT500 in transit. Shelby also just last year finished collabrating...
  19. Check out Foredom www.foredom.net...

    Check out Foredom www.foredom.net I have an older one that is nice and quiet, has foot operated speed control and lots of available accessories. No affiliation, just a good product for many years.
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    Harbor Freight has some solar powered "Mole...

    Harbor Freight has some solar powered "Mole Chasers" for $9,95, got some for a small garden to get rid of vols that were eating the vegetables amd making lots of holes. A friend said to make sure to...
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    Couple of things to try if they haven't already;...

    Couple of things to try if they haven't already; put the trailer on a scale (weigh station, truck stop, etc.) and get the exact weight (not what the manual says) and see if the tire rating is...
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    Which truck is best can open up a whole box of...

    Which truck is best can open up a whole box of opinions like which router/saw etc. is best. Since any new truck is a huge investment, take opinion out of the equation and look at published data. Ford...
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    Pex

    Pex has a product (PEX AL) that has an aluminum inner layer and is designed for air up to 200 psi. It is fairly flexible and you don't need the special PEX tools for the fittings. They use a ferrule...
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    Similar to the removing gas -A neighbor bought...

    Similar to the removing gas -A neighbor bought one of the first VW bugs in the neighborhood so his buddy snuck over each week and put gas in the tank so the guy started telling everyone he was...
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    It seems for the most part that woodworking...

    It seems for the most part that woodworking (unless it is a daily job that is the main source of income) goes through a lot of evolution. A lot of folks (me included) start out feeling a need to fill...
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