I don't; but I will say that those crappy locks from Home Depot have been holding up well for me. I replaced the one on my main back door (which probably gets locked/unlocked an average of 4 times/d
If you do want to attempt something like this, disconnect the neutral side; connect the neutral from the fixture to the pole, and then put an AC voltmeter between the neutral from the fixture and th
To get the "old English" leather look, I'd start with brown shoe dye. (Unless of course you're perverse enough to want to make your own tannic acid from tree bark <g>). Then any shoe store (or K-mart
I don't know, but I do know it's important to check that it can grip your wheels properly. By default, most balancers grip the wheels by the center hole, which sometimes isn't accurate, especially f
I believe it's the tube that needs to be warm. Just letting them flicker might shorten bulb life a bit (I think each flicker is like another starting cycle); but I don't believe it's very much. One o
Someone already suggested skimming a bit off the outside of an impact socket, which is what I'd do. My only other thought, if it's always the same engine, is whether you could find 12-point bolts (s
Hopefully, you noticed that the ballast you referenced only handles up to 4 ft bulbs, and only T8 ones at that. If your fixtures are older, they likely are T12 bulbs. Randall _______________________
Gee I'm glad I tried it BEFORE you told me that ! Fortunately I grabbed a carbide end mill ... the chips turned blue but the cutter is fine and the tools I made work quite well. Sometimes luck is mo
Then what exactly do you do when one or two wheels are slipping, but the others are not ? Use more pressure to bring the remaining wheels to their optimum stopping power, while locking (and losing m
My GM ABS acts nothing like that (95 Buick Roadmaster wagon). It takes a whole lot of pedal to get into the ABS, and then the off/on cycle is very short. Got into it just today, when a Jimmy ran a s
FWIW, I have exactly the same issue with my 12v Ryobi (although I think it's closer to 8 years old). Managed to grab a new pack when Home Depot was closing them out, but my original 2 packs are long
FWIW, I started with a "cheap Chinese" from Enco (which usually is a small step above HF). Total junk, IMO; I threw it away in just a few months when the trigger broke. The 12V Ryobi (which I regard
Guess I goofed last time, never saw this message appear. Has anyone tried out one of these nibblers ? http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=46061 Does it really use that mu
Exactly so. The supposed need to drain NiCad batteries completely for long life is basically a myth; a misunderstanding of the "memory effect" that got a lot of press time many years ago. Unless you
The Milwaukee web site seems remarkably close-mouthed about where they are actually made. I was pretty unhappy with my first (and only) Milwaukee power tool, a 1/2" corded drill. The speed control w
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WOW ! What a candy store ! Any idea which one you got ? I've already found 4 different ones, prices ranging from $5 to $9 and there's another 25 pages of LED & battery stuff to go ... Randall ______
It did ? Ok, let me be clear about my own opinions then. I buy a lot of stuff from Harbor Freight. That excludes anything where I need to rely on it's precision (micrometers and such) or anything I
This has got me wondering about converting the pack (& charger) to Li-ion. Any suggestions on how to safely make permanent connections to the new cells ? Randall ____________________________________