ReadiMix vs. DIY

In article , Tim Watts writes See my original post for the suggestion of only using an auger mixed setup for site mixed concrete. Huge truck turns up, guy pulls a few levers and mixed concrete pours into barrows like a visit to Mister Whippy.
Posted by fred in UK Do-It-Yourself Forum 16 years ago 
HF Multimaster

If you are employed and earning sixty-five dollars per hour it would be difficult to justify an hour round trip and visit to the local HFT much less an expected return visit to collect the refund as the cost in your time when added to the price of the discount item will likely approach ...
Posted by Leon in Woodworking Forum 17 years ago 
workshop wiring

Although the electrical panel in the shop was grounded via the service cable from the shop to the main panel in the house, at the time I didn't have a separate ground rod installed at the shop, as it wasn't required by code.
Posted by Charley in Woodworking Forum 19 years ago 
Ashley-Hager junction boxes

I read last week that it is something to do with the combined current passing through that gives the rating availble for maintenance free operation. Wago have a .pdf about this subject on their site. If it is not maintenance free, then the current rating is higher iirc.
Posted by A.Lee in UK Do-It-Yourself Forum 13 years ago 
Heads up on Timberwolf blade sale

If you check out the Suffolk site they are offering a buy 3 and get the 4th free deal. They must be Silicon steel, in sizes from 1/8" to 1" and you receive a 1/4", 3/8" or 1/2" blade for free. http://www.suffolkmachinery.com/special_blade_offer.asp
Posted by Leon in Woodworking Forum 20 years ago 
Hurricane Season/Insurance Question

I know gumshoe is not intending to start a fire or hurricane, but I wss deternined to put that punchline in there somewhere.
Posted by mm in Home Repair 19 years ago 
Tool Gloat!

Cutting torch, welding machine, basically a complete metal and woodworking shop. I asked her how much she wanted for it, and she wanted nothing, just to get it out of there! I wandered around the shop for about an hour inventorying the place, but couldn't bring myself to just take ...
Posted by Robert Allison in Woodworking Forum 21 years ago 
Vacuum cleaner question

Wally wrote in news:0gkk30p17l94rchlbjftp594d6p7bevsho@ 4ax.com: Wally; Speaking slightly off-topic this is what I did in my shop. I was using a 4 hp (?) Sears shop vac (SV) with 2-1/2" hose but it was unsuitable for my planer and recently-bought jointer.
Posted by Brian in Vancouver, BC in Woodworking Forum 22 years ago 
Digging out crawl space - Power tools?

I've used my shop vac to clean out trenches for water pipe, and to remove the loose soil at the bottom of an augered hole. Works quite well.
Posted by Chas Hurst in Building Construction 18 years ago 
HVAC Rheem drain pan needed

Find a sheetmetal shop that does small jobs. Once you have the dimensions it should be child's play to have one made, possibly out of heaver gauge material.
Posted by SQLit in Home Repair 20 years ago