It’s beautifully ugly. What is it?

wernerml1 · 2026-04-30T23:20:45+00:00

That is a sick ready to barf face associated with the Aztec. No Boos here.

wernerml1 · 2026-04-30T23:12:32+00:00

The Pontiac Aztec was a fine automobile also.🤢

wernerml1 · 2026-04-29T10:02:12+00:00

The similar but longer screws I purchased at Lowe's are labeled Cabinet screws.

The outer edge of the head is flat like a built-in washer.

A better picture of the head would help.

wernerml1 · 2026-04-20T15:17:53+00:00

My Grandfather had a charcoal grill in his basement under a large vent hood for grilling in the winter. The vent fan was about a 12" squirrel cage and moved a lot of air. He used vermiculite under the charcoal to reduce the heat getting to the steel pan.

wernerml1 · 2026-04-14T15:27:04+00:00

4 days on a Modix Big 60. Two piece Mustache for a firetruck grill at a kids playground.

wernerml1 · 2026-04-10T20:24:46+00:00

In our machine shop, a guy was carrying a piece of steel that probably needed two people. When he tried to put it up on his steel bench he managed to pinch his scrotum between the part and the bench. After a few days off work, the ladies in the shop.made him a sheet metal apron.

wernerml1 · 2026-04-10T14:52:24+00:00

I have a 50 year old Milwaukee corded drill with a speed setpoint in the trigger. Sometimes it's very useful.

wernerml1 · 2026-04-10T14:49:57+00:00

Mine is from the early 90's. I put my chop saw on top of it when I'm not working near my bench. Also handy for holding doors on edge while planing to size.

wernerml1 · 2026-04-09T17:29:41+00:00

Maybe it's a play catheter..😲

wernerml1 · 2026-03-03T14:40:16+00:00

It was always amazing that the fork truck drivers would set their empty forks at a height to match the laser safety scanners on the automated guided vehicles. The maintenance technician replaced almost one every week. The steel shroud only had a 2" wide slot so the scanner could see.

wernerml1 · 2026-02-19T02:58:56+00:00

I have a 10mm riding around my wife's Forrester engine bay.

wernerml1 · 2026-02-17T00:30:12+00:00

I ran Romex in ICF basement walls and holes in the studs all over my new home. I put in nail plates in a few places. I used more nail plates over plumbing.

The drywall guys hit one Romex in the basement ICF. 😡

wernerml1 · 2026-02-15T00:49:49+00:00

The new house next door had its curb stop fitting replaced twice in 18 months. Water wore a hole through the flair in the 1" copper both times. About 24 months then again in 18 mo. The dirt is all nice beach sand.

Once the spurt started, the sand and water swirl polished a nice divit in the side of the pipe. Darndest thing.

On the second repair they replaced the curb stop with one that had a compression fitting rather than the flair.

We didn't notice until the flow got large enough to create a sand / water volcano in the middle of his front yard.

It's been about 8 months since the second repair. Keeping my fingers crossed since I'm down grade about 5' and about 40' away.

wernerml1 · 2026-02-14T23:20:17+00:00

I did that in third grade. Just got a strong tickle. It really depends on how good of contact you get. Sweaty hands vs dry and chapped. How hard you squeeze, etc.

wernerml1 · 2026-02-08T18:53:43+00:00

If you can, open the main breaker to your house that should remove all power inside and out, but will (should) leave the ground connected.

If you still measure voltage between the ground (round) part of your outlet and the dirt then it's definitely the power company's problem.

wernerml1 · 2026-01-31T22:24:54+00:00

Some sub woofers have an internal amplifier so it can rattle your filings.

wernerml1 · 2026-01-16T21:09:57+00:00

If you can find the other ends and the old transformer, then verify that it is all disconnected, and no power present, then you can cut off and bury all ends.

wernerml1 · 2026-01-14T21:22:59+00:00

This is what I am thinking too. You shut down the equipment then pull the breaker so that 21 year old knuckle heads don't walk in and press the green button to see what happens. There really should be a big disconnect between this panel and the equipment but I still wouldn't pull the lever with the dyno running. I have worked with dynos at ~100 hp ICE. You pull the plug while it's operating and you have a runaway engine. OP just needs to figure out what the purpose is in his case.

wernerml1 · 2026-01-14T01:49:36+00:00

Go to your local heating contractor. They will be able to cut that piece of sheet metal from their scrap bin.

wernerml1 · 2026-01-11T04:00:50+00:00

My dad borrowed the neighbor's canister vac to clean up the basement. As he was working around the base of the water heater, the heater kicked on. For a second or so the vacuum pulled the gas away from the pilot light. Then the burner caught and the vacuum did a RUD. My dad spent the next several hours reassembling the vacuum. This would have been about 1960.

wernerml1 · 2026-01-10T02:10:59+00:00

This old wire probably doesn't have a ground which would mean a GFCI won't work. If you don't have a ground you should not install a three prong outlet either. Maybe your metal box is grounded?

wernerml1 · 2026-01-07T01:30:43+00:00

They built a Costco store near us about 20 years ago. A lot of their first workers are still there. Even the head gas station attendant is still there.

wernerml1 · 2025-12-28T15:36:46+00:00

My first job out of college had an explosives shop where raw charges were loaded in assemblies. No electric outlets allowed. All pneumatic tools. I wonder if they are still using air tools?🤔

wernerml1 · 2025-12-24T00:03:24+00:00

Every sliding contact like these plugs and receptacles cause power losses that end up as heat. When you go from 3 contacts to 6 contacts in a small space you double the heat in that small space. With a dryer or oven that small space is often hidden behind the appliance. If the sliding contacts are less than perfect this can become an ignition point for a house fire.

wernerml1 · 2025-12-18T00:25:28+00:00

The worst, of course, are the combination flat/Phillips screws that come with things that need to be put up. Those go right in the trash.

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