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Was cutting out plugs for foundation vents with this cold weather of late. The cold weather is gone, at least for awhile but the wind will probably blow them away. But I have more...

Sears: It’s years ago now but I recall looking forward to the sales fliers. These were between the seasonal catalogs and always had a tool-hardware section. In those days was repairing the old (starter) house and thinking about the new one, but best of all, my wife worked part time in the Sears Cata...

There are some interesting ideas in this post. Thought I would add another that has worked well for me of late. Cutting Styrofoam insulation. Or maybe it is so obvious that no one mentioned it. Generally the large sheets, will cut with a knife or score and break but the small stuff nothing works bet...

Another Point of View: Brought to us by the same mentality that brought us 2008.

Inside Sears' death spiral: How an iconic American brand has been driven to the edge of bankruptcy

http://www.businessinsider.com/sears-fa ... ces-2017-1

Thanks ecom1 for posting the youtube link. That looks like a great push stick from Mr. Bates. I sketched one out which will attach, just haven't made it yet, but soon. On smaller stuff, I was having problems with the rippings kicking up on the back side of blade using the standard push stick. This o...

If one is Tricking Out the OPR, a router will be needed. Might take a look at the Hitachi M12VC 2-1/4 Peak HP Variable Speed Fixed Base Router. A favorite of “reible”, where I found a link when researching possibilities. Amazon has it for $111.81. And $25 off on a Holiday promotion. Not to mention f...

If the motors have been sitting for awhile (like several years) you might want to run them for a few hours unloaded. This to drive moisture out of the insulation. Wished had done that with the 510 bought from the Habitat store. Ran it a couple of times then failed the motor when went to really use i...

The data comes from a government website, lots of information there. The access doesn’t seem to be working for me at the moment. A bit stretched now so do not have the time to work through it. The designer should have the information for your site. http://apps1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/energyplus/?...

That is just the numbers here, varies across the country. A project in Missoula Montana the numbers at 6ft depth were a low of 30F and high at 58F. A major swing. Wouldn't even think about 3ft as would be froze at that level most of the winter. But lots of sunshine and again, insulation-insulation. ...

Guys, maybe an unfortunate post, a long ways from Shopsmithing, but was September’s project. Should also mention I claim no expertise sizing Ground Source (Geothermal – misnomer unless you have a volcano or hot springs) heat loops. But to the job at hand as has generated some interest, who doesn’t l...