by Paul | Sep 2, 2021 | Farm & Homestead, Tools & Equipment
I purchased this “portable” (small) Harbor Freight Media Blast Cabinet to replace the huge industrial blast cabinet I sold a couple of years ago. Since purchasing a donor boat for parts to be used in my new 18’ pocket cruising sailboat, I found a need for the media...
by Paul | Aug 26, 2021 | Farm & Homestead, Furniture Designs
Women for Healthy Rural Living ( https://www.whrl.org ) is a local non-profit organization I frequently volunteer my time for. Recently, they asked me to put a steel file cabinet together that was shipped to them for use in their office. It has arrived completely...
by Paul | Aug 13, 2021 | Fabrication, Tools & Equipment
I made around 75 key fobs from mahogany for a local non-profit and I applied a clear spray lacquer for a finish. In order to apply each uniform coat of lacquer (3 coats), I quickly put together a simple rack from which to hang the key fobs, using scrap material I had...
by Paul | Aug 5, 2021 | Fabrication, Farm & Homestead, Tools & Equipment
If you live in a rural area and keep small critters or have a garden, chances are pretty good you will have a need to for small fencing of the type where those portable green fence posts or stakes are used. Driving them in with a hammer, when necessary, in clay or...
by Paul | Jul 28, 2021 | Boat Building, Fabrication, Farm & Homestead
Oh no! My beard is gone! But, why? I have to wear a respirator in order to transfer Cab-O-Sil powder from a large bag into a smaller container and the powder is so fine, a regular dust mask just won’t cut the mustard! Here’s the video:
