Don't have the link handy, but I recall seeing one somewhere that was nothing more than a coil of soft copper tubing lying in a plastic 5 gallon bucket. When doing something that required dry air, y
The main line runs at a nominal 150 psi, roughly 10 atm. As I understand it, even if it were at 100% RH, then after it goes through the regulator to 90 psi (~6 atm) and gets warmed back up to room t
I agree. And even the threading dial is not strictly necessary. It doesn't work anyway, for some small group of threads. (I forget the rules offhand, but ISTR you can't use it for Whitworth threads.
You got me wondering, so I looked it up. On a lathe with Imperial threads on the leadscrew, engaging on 1 works for any thread that has an integer number of threads in 2 (or 4 for some lathes) inche
What kind of steel wire? Paper clips aren't very "springy", I would think you'd want something more like piano wire. But twisting it into a loaded spring shape while stuffing it into the joint sound
I'd probably start with Forward Air. In spite of their name, they also do surface shipping. I've only done terminal-to-terminal; but I believe they offer pickup and delivery as well (at significantly
IMO if you can tap a hole, you can install a Helicoil. I'm not particularly good at working free-hand, and I've never screwed one up enough to have to take other measures. Ruined an insert once, but
Not strictly applicable, but I was considerably less than happy with the only Milwaukee I ever bought. It was a professional grade, corded 1/2" drill, over $200 in 1985 or so (including the angle dr
Lots of people fixate on the "memory effect" and try to run their battery packs all the way down. This is the worst possible usage for a NiCd battery pack! It is far better to recharge the pack soon
I don't know what Scott has, he didn't say. But I believe the DeWalt that Brian was asking about is NiCd, and a quick Google turned up lots of other brands that still offer NiCd. Milwaukee certainly
A little poking about on-line makes it appear that your generator was actually made by Powermate and that they are out of business. However their web site is still up and has this to offer: http://w
Well, I have both corded and cordless drills; plus a wide variety of extension cords both coiled and reeled. Still, when I need to drill just a few holes in the backyard, or up on a ladder somewhere,
I'd be REEAL careful building that, though. For one thing, the schematic clearly has some errors, as it shows a direct short across the battery pack. -- Randall
Oh I don't doubt the author built it and it works for him. Just somehow the schematic didn't quite capture what he built. What I envisioned was something more like this: http://www.youtube.com/watch
The EPA approves waste oil burners, provided they get hot enough to completely burn the oil. IIRC the leftover ash is supposed to be treated as toxic waste, because some (maybe most) of the nasty st
I have several HF electric tools that have performed well for quite a few years. I really didn't expect the angle grinder to last, as it sounds hideous, kind of like a buzz saw cutting through a bee
Not quite experience, but I once had the local propane dealer replace a valve. The tank was clamped into a hinged metal claw sort of thing, and held there by a log chain and chain binder. As I recal
Partly just open market, I believe. Someone had a patent on a design, so someone else came up with a competing design. They used to be known by the company that invented (eg Milton, Schrader, etc).
I guess it depends on what you want/expect. I've been using a 50lb R22 bottle as an air tank since about 1977, and it still does what I need. I particularly like that I can fill it and close the val