A totally useless wheel barrow, turned into a useful tool again. These used to cost about $35 plus tax for the cheapest model. So you can save yourself $40 or more, plus a round trip in the truck to town, by fixing it. I used some salvaged wood from the throw away strapping boards used to transport lumber. You may be able to find these from a lumber store when they un-strap the bundles of lumber, for free. I keep a stack of these at all times here. Is it a perfect job? ... no. It doesn't have to be perfect to be able to work again for years. Although I will say, the new handles are much easier to use because of the curve in it now. I did have to counter sink the bolts for the wheel mounts because the "new" wood was a bit thicker than the original wood. I used the old wood to place my new drill holes. Total time to fix this was about two hours. I just got a free wheel barrow. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHKZ7iQYFuk
Some more information on the build of this project. Please watch and share the information and videos here. This will, and does, kill the bacteria in my well that causes a sulfur odor in my water. No need to have expensive equipment that can "fix" my water problems. This can save lives by providing a simple and inexpensive method of killing pathogens in drinking water supplies. Testing should be done to see what pathogens are affected by this method. Please share and send these videos all over the planet, to help our fellow "man". Greed and shelfishness should stop today, please help me, help others. No need to buy poisoness chemicals and put them in my well anymore to kill bacteria. A WORD OF CAUTION... there is a chance of a build up of hydrogen gas if not allowed to escape to the atmosphere.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UGVbvcqJbo
Simple setup with an adjustable regulator on the propane tank. Then directly from the concentrator for O2.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WX4_ZO1Frh8
A little more information on building the oxygen generator. This can be built on a budget... just a few dollars. Yes, something that creates clean, safe, drinking water for a few dollars. I am on a fixed income of zero, and can still build this. Please begin to send links to these videos all around the world so the real people in need of this, can get the information. If you have any questions, feel free to ask. I sometimes overlook some instructions thinking it would be obvious...wrongly. More videos to go on this project. A WORD OF CAUTION... there is a chance of a build up of hydrogen gas if not allowed to escape to the atmosphere.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFKfC5f22jc
Yes that was a disaster averted because of my upgrades to the unit. None of the original components did anything since my TVI diode took the hit FIRST. So only one diode was damaged in the strike. A simple replacement and it is back protecting my electronics. So I wonder how high the voltage spike would have been WITHOUT my diodes in there? These diodes do, in fact, react faster and better than just MOV's. So a big win for the surge protector mod. It shorted the voltage spike to ground within just nanoseconds, and "popped" the panel breaker, that disconnected the power. MOV's do not react that fast.
I have other videos on this subject, if you would like more information.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1xtrdhidjk
We got this from Rural King for about $170. It was a floor model and was already set up when we got it. The last and only model they had. It worked just fine for me. I was surprised. This has a 5 ton rating on it. That seems like it would be too small. But for the wood I had, and the length,...it was fine.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h21phbkXtfk
This is the second part of the carport build. The sheeting cost was just $200 and another $100 approximately for the EMT. So this is 10 feet plus by 20 feet long. I had the spikes in my stash. How do you like the pocket hole cam at the end? My daughter bought the little hero camera for me, so I wanted to show it off. Have fun, any questions...please ask.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSCW7sg1tq4
Just the start of vinyl siding project. I go into some tips of installing siding in the following video. Just some small look at the process involved here.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4QVF44Y3LE
When you can no longer get parts to repair your sawzall, you can still make it usable. I do not take "NO" for an answer easily. With a new switch and a small variable resistor of 500,000 ohms (500K), the machine is back running. The new switch was for a milwaukee sawzall. Don't panic...just fix it!
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ctVepq98bU
The freeze dryer was not working well. I had trouble getting down to a good vacuum pressure. I checked and re-sealed the main hose fittings with very little change in function. It needs to get to 500 milli Tor just to begin the drying process. I was having trouble getting under 700. So looking closely at the pump I saw the oil leak. That was all I needed to figure air was being drawn in through the shaft seal. So I found a parts diagram on the web. Found a part number and found a cheap supplier for it. $3.02 each for the seal. Looking at new pumps I saw an average price of about $300.00 for one. Two days later it came fedex from zoro. Total cost $12 for two seals shipped here. These are just normal things I do all the time but no one ever sees them but me... so I thought I would take you along this time. Sorry for the shaky camera, I should have used a tripod. I was in a hurry to get done. It took about three hours start to finish. This is a common pump seal configuration for water pumps or hydraulic pumps also. Any questions...just ask!
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTtqP5Au3rc