Crimpers In A "Pinch" While installing 4" dia. duct work for bathroom exhaust units in an attic crawl space, I needed crimpers for a couple of connections to be made. Since I did…

I was drilling holes in a concrete foundation wall and needed to clean out excess cement dust before inserting concrete anchor bolts.  I grabbed a can of duster air from…

I was watching a Jacques Cousteau episode about under water archeological excavations where they used a giant vacume to suck up the dirt and artifacts. It struck me that I…

Plumbing repairs are like an endless field in which almost every man wants to try and harness the horse to show everyone that he can do it. Of course, the…

This is the best way I have found to stack 5 gallon pails. Slip a shim in on either side of the pail. It prevents them from getting vacuum locked…

I found this cool DIY chalkboard design on a blog post at Pergola Kits USA and wanted to share with everyone how to make one of their own.    What you'll…

I have a dedicated hot water re-circulation system in our house which was installed by the previous owner (HVAC contractor).  At some point I noticed that the TACO pump was…

When you lay out your extension cord, lay it all the way out. When you get ready to recoil it always go back to the plug end and coil it…

Using ahole saw to install hihats often results in sheetrock or plaster dust blowing everywhere.  I  recenly needed to retrofit 20 hihats into a ceiling.  To minimize the mess, I…

I was stuck for a way to store my two Japanese saws in my toolbox. They usually wound up o the bottom with all sorts of hard objects piled on…