Reading Time: 6 minutesBuying a Used Wet/Tile Saw Buying a used wet/tile saw was on my horizon. I needed a wet/tile saw to remodel a kitchen backsplash. My wife had picked out the tile and that was it. I was on a collision course with a “new to me” wet/tile saw. Wet Tile Saw Just Bought It I… Read More »
Reading Time: 4 minutesWeld Plastic Using Household Plastics Weld plastic using household plastics begins with determining what kind of plastic you will be welding. But I’m getting ahead of myself. First thing you need to know about welding is that welding requires additional material to combine two pieces together. In the normal welding of steel, you have a… Read More »
Reading Time: 7 minutesDIY Plastic Welding I needed tips on DIY plastic welding. Welding plastic was in my future. I needed a wet saw for a future project and the saw that came up had a crack in the water pan. The seller was very straight forward and listed it as a flaw in the advertisement so I… Read More »
Reading Time: 7 minutesHow to Setup a Used Wet Saw How to setup a used wet saw is critical knowledge to getting the best performance of your used or “new to you” saw. What your going to do is verify that the blade and table have the correct angle relationships(yes, more than one) to each other. With any… Read More »
Reading Time: 3 minutesGetting A California 2019 Smog Check I recently had a California 2019 smog check. I needed to have my car smogged in order to get my car registration renewed. I’ve gotten used to the no tailpipe sniffer/dyno check. Heck, I don’t even break a sweat that the engine oil is not changed and fresh. Also,… Read More »
Reading Time: 3 minutesA Strong Rain Gutter Splice Technique A strong rain gutter splice technique is definitely needed for my new gutter. The gutter material I have chosen comes in standard lengths. My new gutter is going to be longer than that standard “off the shelf” length. So somewhere along the gutter, there will need to be a… Read More »
Reading Time: 5 minutesYellow Mustard Algae Treatment My pool needs a yellow mustard algae treatment. I don’t know when it first showed up. But there was a small patch in the usual place for mustard algae to show up. You know the place, north-facing on a wall. So I did the normal maintenance thing I brushed it down… Read More »
Reading Time: 3 minutesAmazon Affiliates and ads.txt File Clarification Amazon Affiliates and ads.txt File Clarification is finally here. As a WordPress website owner, I have been an Amazon affiliate from the very start of this website. I try to keep up on every aspect that could impact our relationship. So it was earlier this year(2019) that I started… Read More »
Reading Time: 4 minutesSprinkler system repair I’m in need of a sprinkler system repair. I have been having trouble with my lawn sprinklers. Since spring ended my lawn has looked terrible. It was definitely dry. The grass kept getting more brown by the day. At least that’s what I thought. It’s got to be the sprinklers I kept… Read More »
Reading Time: 7 minutesThree DIY air conditioner maintenance tips Three DIY air conditioner maintenance tips for better cooling. These are three DIY things that I consider easy to do items. These can be accomplished with very little skills and a little caution. I was looking ahead at my cooling for the summer. My wallet was looking at saving an ac… Read More »
Reading Time: 3 minutesScreens and Cleaning Out the Gutters Cleaning out the gutters went to the top of my list the other day. It was raining outside, heavy type rain and I noticed thru the window that water was running over the top of the gutter. I thought wow that must be a lot of water coming off… Read More »
Reading Time: 2 minutesWatch Batteries What happens when you need watch batteries. This happened to me recently. It all started out so simply. Watch batteries My wife brought me one of her watches and tasked me with getting it a new battery. I naively said “Sure, a piece of cake”. I’ll take it apart and get the number… Read More »
Reading Time: 3 minutesRFID Chips And Your Security If your reading this article you are aware that there is this thing called RFID chips. Have you seen commercials claiming to block these chips? The ads are telling you that thieves are waiting for you to walk by them, so they can steal your identity.  You are probably asking… Read More »
Reading Time: 3 minutes Why Choose Steel Rain Gutter So why choose steel rain gutter. Choosing a rain gutter was a decision I needed to make recently.  My old gutter had deteriorated to the point that it had more holes per running foot that I could justify keeping it working. I have time on my hands and less… Read More »
Reading Time: 2 minutesA DIY Simple Honing Tool A DIY simple honing tool is something you may need from time to time. In my case, this time, I needed to enlarge a weed eater replacement part. This article will show you how to make this simple tool with materials that you may already have on hand. DIY simple… Read More »
Reading Time: 6 minutesReview Cracker Barrel Restaurant This review is about our recent experience at the Cracker Barrel Restaurant in Sacramento. It seems that we needed to attend a quilt show in March and after the show, we needed to fuel up before returning home. So my wife chose the Cracker Barrel Restaurant as our stop for this… Read More »
Reading Time: 3 minutesTools Six or Twelve Points Tools six or twelve points that is the question today. Are you thinking about purchasing a socket set or a wrench set? Do you know that they come with different number of sides? Six or twelve-sided(called points). Sockets and combination/box wrenches are also available in metric and standard(SAE or inches) sizes.… Read More »
Reading Time: 7 minutesDIY Custom Pet Food Containers I needed some custom DIY pet food containers for a limited space recently. We have a bookcase cabinet in our laundry room that we use to store our soaps and such. But the lowest shelf of the cabinet did not get much use. At the same time our dog and… Read More »
Reading Time: 6 minutesScribing flooring Scribing flooring is the one job that is always needed when you’re installing your own laminate, wood, or vinyl planking. It is usually needed on the first and the final row of the project. You may also need to scribe for floor registers or any walls in the middle of your project room… Read More »
Reading Time: 4 minutesUnclogging A Slow Bathroom Sink Unclogging a slow bathroom sink is something I needed to do recently. We all use sinks and over time hair and soap will build up and slow the flow of water from the sink. It is inevitable sooner or later we are faced with the slow running drain. FreeImages.com/Nick Colomb… Read More »