Dryer Repair
I’m surprised more homes don’t burn down because of dryer lint. I recommend periodic dryer vent duct cleaning.
Yesterday my wife’s dryer stopped working. I took it apart, did some troubleshooting, and replaced the motor.
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A Helping Hand
Materials…
2 Alligator Clips
12 Gauge Solid Copper Wire
Strip about 3/4 of an inch of insulation from the end of the copper wire. Insert the wire into the alligator clip until the insulation is inside the barrel. Crimp the barrel onto the insulation. A crimp onto solid wire does not work well. Using needle nose pliers, bend the copper wire tightly around the screw. Tighten the screw onto the wire. Repeat the process for the other end of the wire.
The finished helping hand can be bent into a variety of positions. It is useful for holding small parts for soldering. It can also be used to hold the ends of two wires together to solder a butt splice.
Paint Gun Cleaning Tray
A simple project today. I decided to build a paint gun cleaning tray.
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Blast Cabinet Dust Filter
When using a blasting cabinet, dust is created by the material you are blasting off of the part, as well as from the abrasive breaking down from impact. This will form a dust cloud in the cabinet and make it difficult to see. The heavier abrasive particles fall back to the bottom of the cabinet to be picked up and shot through the gun again. The lighter dust particles are best removed from the cabinet by some type of dust collection system. Blasting dust is hard on electric motors and can quickly ruin a shop vacuum. I built a water filter as a pre-filter to collect the majority of dust before it can reach my shop vacuum.
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Blast Cabinet Separator
Evaporative Cooler Maintenance
Today on the forum, a short article about evaporative cooler maintenance.
