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DIY RD209 Air Locker Install — Full installation guide and details on the modifications needed to fit an RD209 air locker into a 1999-2003 second generation Tracker or Vitara. This is how I did it. Post your thoughts in the comments because I’m always up for learning! Hope you enjoy! 🛠️GEAR IN THIS VIDEO: Automotive dental […]

Installing An Air Locker In A 1999-2003 Chevy Tracker Vitara ...

March 27, 2024 in FABRICATION PROJECTS / Suzuki Vitara/Tracker 'PJ' tagged air locker arb / Air Locker How To / Air Locker Installation Guide / Chevy Tracker Air Locker / DIY / DIY Air Locker Guide / how air locker works / how does an air locker work / RD209 Air Locker / Second Generation Vitara Air Locker / suzuki grand vitara diff lock / Suzuki Vitara Air Locker / suzuki vitara diff lock by Paul

2-month Review & Filter Change: DecDust 1100 Pole Barn Air ...

January 23, 2024 in Shop Safety / Shop Tips & Tricks tagged Air Filtration / Air Quality Monitor / Air Quality Sensor / Automatic / Custom / DIY / Fabrication / Filter / Filtration / Garage / MERV / Metal Fabrication / Micron / Mig Welding / Pole Barn / Shop / Testing / Unboxing / Welding by Paul

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Must Have Phone Protection Accessory For Working In The Shop!

November 25, 2023 in Shop Tips & Tricks tagged DIY / Fabrication / liquid detected in usb c connector / liquid detected in usb c connector ipad / Metal Fabrication / phone accessories / phone accessory workshop / Phone connector ruined / Phone Protection while welding / Phone protection workshop / Phone usb C connector bad connection / samsung galaxy protection workshop / usb c port fix / Welding by Paul

New Automatic Shop Air Filtration Unit With Built In Air Quality Monitor — Today we unbox and test the Abestorm DecDust 1,100CFM shop air filtration system in my 30×48′ pole barn shop! I do a little bit of everything in this shop from woodworking to welding, painting, 3d printing, and more. Sometimes it gets pretty smoky and smelly in the shop. In the […]

New Automatic Shop Air Filtration Unit With Built In Air ...

November 2, 2023 in Shop Tips & Tricks / TOOLS OF THE TRADE! tagged Air Filtration / Air Quality Monitor / Air Quality Sensor / Automatic / Custom / DIY / Fabrication / Filter / Filtration / Garage / MERV / Metal Fabrication / Micron / Mig Welding / Pole Barn / Shop / Testing / Unboxing / Welding by Paul

PVC Window Trim in Pole Barn Workshop — I did a lot of research before I put up the trim in my shop. I ended up choosing PVC trim for quite a few different reasons. Check out the video to see why!

Does PVC trim hold up in a Pole Barn Workshop? ...

September 4, 2023 in Shop Tips & Tricks tagged DIY / Fabrication / Finish Nail / Flammable / Garage / Metal Fabrication / Pole Barn / PVC / Review / Trim / Welding by Paul

How to Repair Expanded Steel Trailer Tailgate DIY — Fix that gnarly trailer tailgate of yours already! If this applies to you, check out this video for some tips, tricks, and tools for getting it done correctly BEFORE somebody gets hurt on it.

How to Repair Expanded Steel Trailer Tailgate DIY

July 31, 2023 in FABRICATION KNOWLEDGE / Shop Tips & Tricks / TOOLS OF THE TRADE! tagged Broken / DIY / Expanded Steel / Fabrication / Metal Fabrication / Mig Welding / Sharp / Shop / Tailgate / Trailer / Welding by Paul

What is the Perfect Shop Layout? — Howdy! Join me for a quick discussion on shop layouts and what I found to be the best methods for keeping it flexible. We go through a couple of different ways of organizing and moving around toolboxes, workbenches, and desks.

What is the Perfect Shop Layout?

May 30, 2023 in Shop Tips & Tricks tagged Desk / DIY / Fabrication / Flexible / Layout / Organization / Pole Barn / Shop / Toolbox / Welding / Workbench by Paul

Ford Expedition Rear SUV Storage Toolbox Compartment Drawer Trunk — I got a 2015 Ford Expedition EL about 6 months ago. I absolutely love it but ever since I got it, I have had nowhere to put my tools that I usually carry with me. Most of the solutions I found were either really expensive or not practical for what […]

Ford Expedition Custom Rear Toolbox

May 16, 2022 in FABRICATION PROJECTS / MISCELLANEOUS tagged Camping / Compartment / Custom / DIY / Drawer / EL / Emergency / Expedition / Ford / In Floor / Overlanding / Rear / Storage / Toolbox / Trunk by Paul

CNC Plasma Cutter Baileigh PT-22 — Getting the new plasma cutter set up! Had to figure out how to get my air compressor up 8ft onto the mezzanine (it was interesting for sure). I also got the plasma table fixed and added a video for knowing which kind of proximity switch to buy PNP or NPN […]

Part 2 2×2 CNC Plasma Cutter

October 12, 2021 in TOOLS OF THE TRADE! tagged 2×2 / 4×4 / 4×8 / Baileigh / CNC / Custom / Cutter / DIY / Fabrication / Metal Fabrication / Plasma / PT-22 / PT22 / Repair / Setup / Shop / Table / Water Table by Paul

Kansas Rocks Offroad Wheeling Krocks — Midwest Krawlers grouped together and built an awesome lunch/hangout shelter then did some wheeling! Had a great wheeling trip earlier this month after an initial hiccup while loading up that was almost bad.

2021 Kansas Rocks – New Shelter Built by Midwest Krawlers

September 27, 2021 in Offroad Trip tagged DIY / Jeep / Kansas / Kansas Rocks / Krocks / Mapleton / Offroad / Rock Crawler / Shelter / Tracker / Vitara by Paul

CNC Plasma Cutter Baileigh PT-22 — So it begins. A new chapter in the shop saga. I have wanted a CNC plasma FOREVER and recently found one on Marketplace and drug it home! Check out the full post for more details on the process and what it took to get it working.

Part 1 2×2 CNC Plasma Cutter

September 19, 2021 in TOOLS OF THE TRADE! tagged 2x2 / 4x4 / 4x8 / Baileigh / CNC / Cutter / DIY / Fabrication / Plasma / PT-22 / PT22 / Repair / Setup / Table / Water Table by Paul

How to Build a Metal Beehive Platform with Folding Legs and Adjustable Feet — Cinder blocks are good for starters, but eventually it is nice to move on to real, sturdy beehive stands. This is the second version of hive stands for my friend that has bees as a hobby. Check out this post to see how I built a batch of them with […]

How to Build a Metal Beehive Platform with Folding Legs ...

June 29, 2021 in FABRICATION PROJECTS tagged 10 Frame / 8 Frame / Adjustable / Beehive / DIY / Feet / Folding / Hive / Langstroth / Stand / Steel by Paul

DIY Steel Beehive Stand with Adjustable Legs and Frame Holder — Today we are building a steel beehive stand for Langstroth style hives with adjustable height legs and large foot pads so it doesn’t sink into the ground. Also included is a bonus at the end of how to build a frame holder that can be moved from side to side.

DIY Steel Beehive Stand with Adjustable Legs and Frame Holder

October 15, 2020 in FABRICATION PROJECTS / MISCELLANEOUS tagged 10 Frame / Colony / DIY / Holder / Honey / Langstroth / Stand by Paul

6 Types of Clamps for Home Metal Fabrication — Let’s talk clamps. Specifically those used for DIY home welding projects. Here is a list of 6 different types, what they are, and how to use them.

6 Types of Clamps for Home Metal Fabrication

May 2, 2020 in FABRICATION KNOWLEDGE / TOOLS OF THE TRADE! tagged Bar Clamp / Bench Vice / C Clamp / Cleco Fasteners / DIY / F Clamp / Fabrication / Speed Clamp / Spring Clamp / Vice / Vice Grip / Welding by Paul

DIY Installation Tracker/Vitara 2" Suspension Lift Kit — Today we go through the process of installing a 2″ coil spacer lift kit on my 2003 Suzuki Vitara ‘PJ’. Read more for details and pics on how it went!

DIY Installation Tracker/Vitara 2″ Suspension Lift Kit

February 6, 2020 in FABRICATION PROJECTS / Suzuki Vitara/Tracker 'PJ' tagged 2" / Coil Spacer / DIY / IFS / Lift / Sidekick / Suspension / Tracker / Vitara by Paul

DIY Gas Tank Lift Relocation- Vitara Tracker without Body Lift — Part 4! Now that everything is hooked up, time to (finally) start building the tank enclosure from scratch with a sheet of 14 gauge steel and way too many man hours.

Part 4 – DIY Gas Tank Lift for Offroad Clearance ...

January 24, 2020 in FABRICATION PROJECTS / Suzuki Vitara/Tracker 'PJ' tagged Clearance / DIY / Gas / Lift / Offroad / Skid Plate / Tank / Tracker by Paul