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Technical Little tips and tricks for garage hobbyists.

Discussion in 'The Hokey Ass Message Board' started by Ron Brown, Jul 30, 2019.

  1. Fortunateson
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    I do the same thing for the same reason...
     
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  2. Six Ball
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    But if you can store the wooden clothes-pins on the fuel line to prevent vapor lock. :)
     
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  3. jnaki
    Joined: Jan 1, 2015
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    Hello,

    That is a great idea that has been around for a while. The clips we see most are in two sizes. They are on some of the brand name loaves of whole wheat bread.
    upload_2025-7-25_4-27-58.png about the actual size
    We used to use the smaller opening holes as they were the ones on the bread we used to buy. But, we changed the types of bread we buy and now, the clips are a little larger in openings. The clips still open and close to keep things organized.

    The 4tb external hard drive is handy as it can be placed in a jacket pocket easily and the dangling wire is safely curled. The larger hole bread clip is clipped onto the curled cord and now, it keeps the small (smaller/thinner than a cigarette pack) hard drive in the pocket or purse.
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    Jnaki


    We have several 4 tb versions with the latest stuff we have saved. They are handy and are a part of our “emergency grab bag” for such things that happen or are about to happen. The clips keep the wires all neat and tidy. There are two small hard drives with the same stuff copied on to them. (back up to a back up.)

    When our granddaughter was a teen, she was staying with us and happened to hear some noise outside of our house. So, we investigated and the street was busy with police cars, red fire captain’s cars and a small fire truck. Up the street toward the taller mountain, we could see the taller hook and ladder truck spraying water down the other side of the hill. Then slightly down the trail from the watering truck, flames were shooting up higher than the top of the hill.

    So, we got our grab bag and told our selves what to do if we had to leave fast. We watched for a little while and went back inside. 30 minutes later, the commotion died down and now the flames were not shooting high and it seemed to be under control. There were more fire trucks spraying water from all directions. Soon, the fire was out. And we put our “go bag” back in its closet space. With the portable external hard drives all located inside. All important papers are copied onto the hard drives. Grab and go...

    Note:
    If the house burns, we will be sad, but then we will start rebuilding a new house… our current small house is 40 years old, but nice.

    There are varying colors as manufacturers have their own choices and products. It is not the color, but the opening “mouse ears” inside as to giving you more room... YRMV
     
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  4. Wobbly
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    While recently being treated in the back of an emergency ambulance and struggling to keep good oxygen levels I was given 3 oxygen bottle nebulisers. During the course of this I came up another use for the air/nebuliser hose that fits from the oxygen bottle that I was using . I asked if I could keep the hose as the paramedics were only going to bin it as bio waste.

    Chopped it to a shorter length and it makes a great brake bleeding pipe. It can even be joined up when not in use.

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  5. Six Ball
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    So they are trying to keep you alive and you are thinking of how to better use their equipment?
    Friggin' hot rodders.
     
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  6. Sharpone
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    @Wobbly has his priorities straight!
    Dan
     
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  7. Fabber McGee
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    I brought home a couple of those hoses many years ago when my dad was in the hospital. The ones I got had a little rib on the inside that kept them from sealing on a standard fitting. About all they were good for was siphoning small amounts of liquid. Like getting the antifreeze out from under a layer of oil in a bucket.
     
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  8. patsurf
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    shows how valuable antifreeze is up there!!-wow...
     
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  9. Fabber McGee
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    At 20 bucks a gallon, I'd say it's pretty valuable everywhere. If you buy 50/50 mix at 17 bucks and consider that half the volume is water which most folks get for free, then your ethylene glycol cost you 34 bucks a gallon.
     
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  10. Fabber McGee
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    Another way to get a little oil off the top of a pan of antifreeze is to lay an oil absorbent pad on top. They soak up the oil, but won't accept any antifreeze.
     
  11. X-cpe
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    Newsprint will work the same.
     
  12. Fabber McGee
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    That's cool. I wonder what the science is behind that.
     
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  13. Bandit Billy
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    Saw this home-built buffer on-line. Has potential.
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  14. studebakerjoe
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    I seem to recall a similar one in an old Popular Mechanics or Science.
     
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  15. Onemansjunk
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    from Modesto,CA

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    I made mine from an old treadmill, little more compact.
     
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  16. Onemansjunk
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    191F09D0-F77B-4353-B01C-6EACCFB4BED8.jpeg 1951BBCF-DE5F-48A2-94BF-51C0A3C0509C.jpeg 2AB00F8C-1014-4C38-897C-4FEB1A33BB15.jpeg FA3D2E95-B92E-40B7-8868-120EAC55A5FB.jpeg This little guy is a big help. Keeps my soldering iron from melting me and everything else. Made from Junk.
     
  17. Donut Dave
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    Made one for my heat shrink gun.

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  19. Fabber McGee
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    Treadmill motors are perfect for a drill press too.
     
  20. Six Ball
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    And for a lot of old machine tools for those of us who don't have 220. Finding the right ones can be confusing.
     
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  21. leon bee
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    I had a little hand tool save my ass yesterday. I may have first heard of it here on the HAMB, a Vessel Impacta screwdriver. Only needed it a few times, but really needed it. A light duty impact screwdriver, for small stuff, JIS tip, like Phillips, but fits Japanese style screw heads better......works fine on ragged old small Phillips. Good for brand new screws, too, saves marking them up. No picture, Google find it easy.
     
  22. blue 49
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    My old wood-cutting bandsaw re-powered by a treadmill motor. Jackshafted down to cut steel. The motor controller is from E-Bay.

    Gary
     
  23. Onemansjunk
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  24. Six Ball
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    Heating the shop or thawing the pipes? Making coffee?
     

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