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Every so often I take inventory of some of my older tools that have integrated electric motors which use carbon brushes. I check to see how much carbon is left and decide if I need to get ready for replacements or maybe just get them to have on hand. Depending on the age of the tool I know it...

What would that ONE condiment be? Like everyone else here there is many I could chose but if I could only pick one it would be Smoked Chipotle Tabasco :) Just had some with the homemade hamburger macaroni goulash tonight. I have sprinkled this sauce on everything from hotdogs to pizza to...

Homemade Magnetic Mini Tool Rest to turn Wood or Soft Metal on South Bend 10K Horizontal Drive Lathe Not going to say much other than I had a simple criteria for making this little monstrosity: (1) Build only with materials on hand if possible ( <- the only thing purchased was the magnetic...

...how often do you try to hide your mistakes? I am not a professional woodworker but I did spend a lot of years building numerous projects of varying degree of difficulty. One of the common sayings I heard/read in the woodworking profession was: "90% of woodworking is knowing how to fix your...

Often there are discussions about different types of flooring in a home workshop but seldom do I read discussions about footwear. Footwear was very important when I was working as an electrician and I think it is just as important when I'm in the shop at home. My "back and forth" shoes are for...

Couple of winters ago we had what appeared to be a vole issue in the backyard. Wrecked havoc on the lawn. I am not overly concerned about a pristine lawn but it was bad. Made a "feed station" using 2" PVC schedule 40 and 1/8" threaded rod with a couple nuts at one end acting as a stop...

Hasn't been used in residential since after the mid 70's but still used for HV service conductors. Probably "click bait" article but this was on the cover of a recent edition of Electrical Business Magazine: "Copper cannot keep up with electrification It's time to revisit our conductor...

My daughter's Uber Ride account, which she has never used, was recently charged for 2 rides in a province she doesn't live in and has never visited. While speaking to the rep from the Fraud Dept. at Scotia Bank she asked how many calls he receives for similar incidents regarding Uber Ride? He...

There was a fair bit of workplace safety related discussion in another thread. Decided to start a dedicated thread to continue the discussion. If this isn't the right location, sorry. Before I retired I was in a maintenance supervisor role. Myself and the other supervisors made workplace...

Every once in awhile I watch the CTV news channel to see what's going on beyond the shop walls. There was a news item this morning described as "Halton, Ontario doctors can prescribe 'Nature Pass'". It is prescription for people with various health issues, including mental health, to spend...