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Grab a coffee or a cold one, and sit back in a comfy chair or hammock, because this is going to be a long and detail-rich update! Production Update The production samples arrived! There were some delays with the samples due to broken drill bits. A broken drill bit holding up production? That may seem trivial, but the drill bits used to remove the material from inside the marker body are specialty bits that you don't just have on hand. They are a specific diameter, carbide, ex

An affordable outdoor, waterproof SmartThings hub compatible contact sensor doesn't exist, so I built my own.

Ball bearing transfer casters are normally used in the ball facing upwards direction for transferring boxes and materials on conveyors or tables. Here are some examples. Ball transfer conveyor Ball transfers used at a roller conveyor intersection for direction change Can a Ball Transfer Bearing Be Used as a Floor Caster Wheel? Yes, good quality ball transfer bearings can also be used in the downward orientation as low profile caster wheels. Advantages Low Profile - These requ

Part 2 in my series on installing stainless cable deck railing on the cheap. In this video, I review the hydraulic crimper tool used for swaging the cable ends onto the cable, and show how I made a holder for the tool to make crimping a whole lot easier. These are the crimping and cutting tools that I use: - Titan 11980 Hydraulic Cable Crimper This tool comes with a large set of dies, so I will be able to use it in the future for crimping electrical connectors and swaging ca

Part 1 in my series on installing stainless cable deck railing on the cheap. This is the stainless cable deck railing hardware that I purchased. This was the cheapest price that I could find and appears to be the same quality as the hardware sold by other brands on Amazon. - $219.77 for 1000 Ft 1/8" 1x19 Cable Rail Korean Made Wire Stainless Steel 316 - If you don't need 1000ft of cable, try this alternate brand of 1x19 cable that has many different lengths available - $96.99

Part 3 in my series on installing stainless cable deck railing on the cheap. These are the parts used in this video and the links to where to buy them. - Wolfcraft 4525404 Multi-Angle Drill Guide: Buy it on Amazon - IRWIN QUICK-GRIP Bar Clamp, One-Handed, Medium-Duty, 12-Inch: Buy it on Amazon - Ryobi 18V Cordless Brushless Drill: Buy it on Amazon This is the stainless cable deck railing hardware that I purchased. This was the cheapest price that I could find and appears to b

WOW WOW WOW! That's all I can say about how quiet this California Air Tools 8010 Ultra Quiet Compressor actually is! I would not hesitate to get yours here now. Just watch the video if you don' believe how quiet it is. I have a full conversation over it with my co-worker. It sounds like a sewing machine. The compressor has an 8 Gallon tank and a 1HP rated motor. I purchased this compressor with intent to use it, so this was not given for review, nor was I asked to review it

It's inevitable that there will be failed pledges at the end of your Kickstarter campaign. Kickstarter automaticaly alerts backers about the failed pledge and provides info on how to fix. You must take it a step further by messaging the backers and providing instructions. I also made a video that makes it easier for them to see how to do it. Here's the message I send out to backers who have failed pledges. There are only 7 days for fixing the pledges before they are cancel

This CNC controller conversion to a Centroid Acorn was documented in a Google Doc that is publically published and automatically updated as information is added. Take a look at the full document here. I purchased the Centroid Acorn Controller through Amazon. The Wireless MPG can also be purchased on Amazon here. The products shown here were purchased by me with the intent to use. I did not receive any free items, and I am not being paid or compensated for this review. The

Indiegogo allows you to use html to edit the page layout. If you're transitioning from Kickstarter, you'll find that there's much more flexibility to the appearance of the page. One thing that's difficult to add is animated .gifs. 1. The Gifs must be hosted somewhere else. You can host these on your website, a public cloud storage folder, or photo site. The file must have a publicly accessible url (EXAMPLE: https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1bd2e6_0e4a13930b8f4332ab7935776b