I'm typically not the biggest fan of buzzwords, and I try to keep them out of the garage, but the 4-link project that I'm currently in the middle of is victim of one of the buzzwords I use at work a lot, and it can have a terrible impact on a garage project, or any project…Read more Project Creep – The silent money-and-time-suck
The Lab
How to learn to weld in 300 easy steps
I finally got a welder. It's a very small Hobart 140. It runs off of standard 110 volt electricity, so it plugs into a standard outlet. It came with a gas attachment and a regulator, and all I really had to buy was a bottle of gas (the Hobart came with a spool of flux core, but…Read more How to learn to weld in 300 easy steps
The right tool for the job
I'm hesitant to start posting shop and tool advice. It's such a personal thing, and everyone is gonna have their own way of doing it. Let's just start there... Take my advice with a grain of salt. I've got my own way of doing things, but it doesn't (probably) mean it's the best way. The…Read more The right tool for the job
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