A quick way to clean a vac filter is just switch the hose to the exhaust side ((after the vac is emptied)) and use the vac to blow the filter out. Not quite as good as compressed air or a blower, but works good to quickly get you back to the task at hand

GTokley wrote:Ok I didn’t know this. I have take look at to see where it would come apart.

They’re not all the same. You may have to check on the manufacturers website to see if or how it comes apart. Some have velcro holding the fabric on the back for access. Some bolt together, some recliners have lock levers..some can be split into smaller s…[Read more]

MTRoads wrote:Some design issues to overcome to get the rods to stay in place and not falling out of the rack –

GTokley wrote:The couch section was to long to get threw the front door.

That’s what I meant. The large sections can be taken apart to fit through tight areas, turns and smaller doorways

Didn’t that section come apart ? Many of the new sofas can be taken apart easily

RonW wrote:

garriemel wrote:
I bought a house last year which was built in 1901. I am planning to slate my small porch at the side to match the rest of the house. The main house, the roof is dark asphalt shingles but in course of time I’ll change that to black slate. So now I’m only changing the small area on top of the porch. Will I have to mak…

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Boschmanbrian wrote:Yeah I better try that. Those moth balls , just in one of those little bags of mesh ? And what or how do I do that peppermint oil ?

My wife sewed up some small pouches that will hold 4-5 mothballs. I punched a small hole in the top of them and zip tied 5 pouches around the perimeter of the engine compartment. They last 6-8…[Read more]

theamcguy wrote:

Sprokitz wrote:
the neighbor with the 2019 Tundra told my wife when he had it in for the replacement harness they found more chewed up…. pushed his bill up close to 5G

Man that’s pricey. Worth it to try and put something out to repel them.

He sets traps and gets a few mice just about everyday in his garage. Odd thing is he par…[Read more]

Boschmanbrian wrote:

Sprokitz wrote:
Got a set of die grinder mandrels to keep with my Dewatlt cordless.

Those are nice , we use the similar ones but for the pnuematic die grinder in the shop ,

But only for the cutting disks , for the grinding or polishing we have the quick connect twist system. I’ll try to get a picture of it ,

I do have o…[Read more]

Boschmanbrian wrote:

Sprokitz wrote:
I’m sure you guys remember when I posted about rodents chewing up the injector harness in my wife’s brand new Rav4 earlier this year. Well, the little critters have taken a liking to my neighbors 2019 Tundra. They really did a number on it to the tune of $3400. !!!!

LoL I am thinking about you today , I bro…

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Got a set of die grinder mandrels to keep with my Dewatlt cordless.

Other than a light snow, we are now going to get our 1st dumping starting right after noon tomorrow. 18″ with some rain mixed in that translates to HEAVY ! I also need to do my best to catch the AH neighbor next door to one of my properties that thinks it’s perfectly OK to shovel out a parking space and toss all the snow on my sidewalk

Picked up an extra set of carbide masonry bits at Ace hardware today. For $7 it doesn’t hurt to have extras

Boschmanbrian wrote:

JimDaddyO wrote:

Boschmanbrian wrote:
does it have the 2.0 amp batteries , or the 1.3 or 1.5.

2.0Ah batteries. One for each of them.

Oh ok , those are decent batteries , good runtime versus weight. I have a few of them , great batteries.

I bought a couple of the 2.5’s. They run a long time in the LED lights

GTokley wrote:I would spread mothballs a few feet around the perimeter of the garden. I would have to do this every week.

Don’t do that ! Unless you put them in a container so they can’t leech into the soil

Boschmanbrian wrote:That I didn’t know , where is this available , I’d definitely be interested in finding out more.

I don’t remember where I saw it. I came across it looking up solutions to deter the rodents. Mothballs seems to help keep them away but pure essence of peppermint oil is the best from what I read. All the auto makers have been goi…[Read more]

Boschmanbrian wrote:

Miamicuse wrote:
I wonder what attracted them in the first place?

Well I know that they are using soya base in some of the plastic parts in the automotive industry , I saw on the news a few years back , this poor guy had some of the wiring and plastic pieces chewed up under the hood of his F150 , they said it was mostly…

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theamcguy wrote:

Sprokitz wrote:
They really did a number on it to the tune of $3400. !!!!

Ouch. That is really expensive. Man you gotta hope insurance will cover it.

Yes, his insurance covered it, he just got it back from the dealer and was asking me what we did to deter the rodents from a repeat feast. He said he was going to use Irish…[Read more]

I’m sure you guys remember when I posted about rodents chewing up the injector harness in my wife’s brand new Rav4 earlier this year. Well, the little critters have taken a liking to my neighbors 2019 Tundra. They really did a number on it to the tune of $3400. !!!!

I find the DeWalt 18/20 the easiest to remove. The release button is larger than others, has a recess in it and is downward movement more than a depress to remove the pack