4 One way to tell your blades need sharpening is by looking at the cut ends of the blades of grass. Read more to see how you can do it yourself quickly and cheaply. DIY – Sharpening Mower BladesJuly 31, 2018 in MISCELLANEOUS / TOOLS OF THE TRADE! tagged Drill Press / Mower Blade Balancer / Mower Blade Sharpener / Power Drill / Sharpen Blades by Paul
1 Everybody loves tools right? Well, maybe you don’t but I bet there is a father in your life that does! Check out my list for the top 10 tool gifts for Father’s Day 2018! (Reminder, it is June 17th!) Top 10 Father’s Day Tool/Garage Gifts 2018June 2, 2018 in MISCELLANEOUS / TOOLS OF THE TRADE! / Uncategorized tagged 2018 / Fathers Day / Gifts / June 17th / Man / Metal / Tools by Paul
1 So this is part 2 of my garage lighting experience. I of course decided that the 4 new lights weren’t enough, so it was time to install two more. Read more to check out the completed project. DIY – How to Install LED Garage Lighting Part 2May 20, 2018 in MISCELLANEOUS / Shop Safety / Shop Tours! / TOOLS OF THE TRADE! / Uncategorized tagged Amazon / Fluorescent replacement / Garage Lights / Hykolity / LED Shop Lights / Lumens / Motion Sensing Switch / Shop Lighting by Paul
6 So if you work in any kind of garage or shop that is not a barn, there is likely a lot of concrete. The best way to take care of concrete is to clean and seal it periodically. Read more to see how I sealed mine. DIY – How to Seal Garage FloorMarch 16, 2018 in FABRICATION KNOWLEDGE / MISCELLANEOUS / TOOLS OF THE TRADE! tagged Concrete / DIY / EasySeal / Epoxy / Garage Floor / GhostShield / Natural Look / Polyurea / Sealer / Silane / Siloxane by Paul
5 Hooray for Christmas and Happy New Year! I got a set of 4 sweet new LED overhead lights for my garage for Christmas. Read more to see what I got and how I hung them up! DIY – How to Install LED Garage LightingJanuary 1, 2018 in MISCELLANEOUS / Shop Safety / Shop Tours! / TOOLS OF THE TRADE! tagged Amazon / Fluorescent replacement / Garage Lights / Hykolity / LED Shop Lights / Lumens / Motion Sensing Switch / Shop Lighting by Paul
2 I haven’t been able to weld since we recently moved about 8 months ago because there are no 220V outlets in the new garage. Read more to see how we ran wires through the finished basement to the other side of the house to run my welder and air compressor! Running 220V to Garage for Welders and CompressorsDecember 23, 2017 in FABRICATION KNOWLEDGE / MISCELLANEOUS / Shop Tours! / TOOLS OF THE TRADE! tagged 100A / 220V / Air Compressor / Dryer Plug / Plasma Cutter / Power Outlet / Sub Panel / Welder by Paul
1 We recently moved, so I have a chance for a fresh start in a new to me 3 car garage! Read more to see the initial setup of the new garage where we install Menards Xtreme Modular Shelving units and load them up! DIY Metal Fabrication Moving & Installing New Garage ShelvesDecember 16, 2017 in MISCELLANEOUS / Shop Tours! tagged Garage Organization / Garage Shelving / Heavy Duty Shelving / Menards Xtreme Garage by Paul
Hello everybody. Long time no post (my bad 😛 ) I haven’t been doing a lot of welding lately, but I did just finish up a project of putting front and rear lights on my zero turn. I did it without drilling a single hole anywhere on the mower. My […] DIY Zero Turn Headlight Installation GuideOctober 15, 2017 in MISCELLANEOUS tagged Headlight / LED Foglight / LED Light Bar / Lighting / Mower / Round LED / Tractor / Wiring Harness / Zero Turn by Paul
2 Just got back from Western Farm show 2017 looking at some cool tools, attachments, and tractors! In case you aren’t local to Kansas City or missed it, here are 50 pictures I took at the event. 50 PICTURES FROM WESTERN FARM SHOW 2017February 25, 2017 in FABRICATION KNOWLEDGE / MISCELLANEOUS / TOOLS OF THE TRADE! tagged CONSTRUCTION / EXPO PICS / Fabrication Ideas / Farming / Western Farm Show by Paul
1 I recently moved into an office at work. Remembering that I had an old projector in the basement at home gave me an idea. I could use my projector at work, but didn’t have anywhere to mount it and couldn’t really drill holes in the desk or wall. Read more […] DIY Magnetic Steel Desktop Projector MountJuly 17, 2016 in FABRICATION PROJECTS / MISCELLANEOUS tagged Custom / DIY / Metal Fabrication / Mig Welding / Office / Projector Mount / Steel by Paul
8 Cruise control on your Cummins powered diesel Dodge Ram not working? Read more to see if this article might help you fix your problem. How to Fix – Dodge Ram Cummins Cruise ControlAugust 16, 2015 in MISCELLANEOUS tagged Cruise Control / Cruise Control Broken / Cummins / Diesel / Dodge Ram / MityVac / Vacuum Pump by Paul
2 Talk about DIY Metal Fabrication. Ken Imhoff (not me 🙂 ) built a replica Lamborghini Countach from scratch in his basement! This is too cool not to share. DIY Metal Fab – Replica Lamborghini built in home basementOctober 26, 2014 in MISCELLANEOUS tagged Basement Fabrication / DIY / Home Built Lamborghini / Home Fabrication / Metal Fabrication by Paul
I got a new toy the other day in preparation for the Chevy 5.3 LS engine swap into my ’71 Chevy Ol’ Blue. Got it in the mail today just 5 days after paying for it. My first impressions are that it is well packaged and seems to be pretty […] Ultra-Gauge OBDII Scan Tool & Gauge ReviewOctober 2, 2014 in MISCELLANEOUS tagged OBD2 gauge / OBDII gauge / Racepak / ScanGauge / Ultra-Gauge / UltraGauge by Paul
One of the many small benefits of home metal fabrication. I can haul a washer while getting 26mpg instead of in a truck that gets much less. Not to mention this way is much more entertaining 😛 Did someone order a washing machine?August 4, 2014 in MISCELLANEOUS by Paul
When you can’t see the top of your workbench anymore, it is probably time to stop and regroup. Here are some pictures of my home metal fab shop after extensive cleaning and reorganizing a couple of weeks ago. Sometimes…you must stop and clean shop to keep your sanityAugust 2, 2014 in MISCELLANEOUS tagged Fabrication Shop / Home Fab Shop / Metal Fabrication / Shop Cleaning by Paul
How to make your own Home Metal Fabrication Shop Boombox for Free!! Free Music Boombox for your Home Fabrication ShopJuly 19, 2014 in MISCELLANEOUS tagged Garage Music / Heavy Metal / Metal Fabrication / Pandora by Paul