Recent content by wwillson

Lisle tools is pronounced the same way as Lisle, IL - just the way the video says.

You have to click "Join". If you see a pop-up that asks you to approve a SSL certificate, then you need to run away. It's the SSL cert that you should never install.

Why do you think copper is better than PEX, especially PEX-A?

Just never ever under any circumstances click "yes" to allow a certificate to be installed when you connect to WiFi. It's called an intermediate certificate and if you allow it to be installed, someone will own your base.

From empty to full, about 20 minutes.

PEX A has no restriction from fittings and PEX B has restrictions. Friends to let friends use PEX B.

The tank is very heavy construction and the label says max pressure is 175 psi. My compressor is only 120 psi. I think it will be fine. The compressor shaft had at least 30 years of use and a lot of it.

I've had this small Rolair compressor for about 15 years. It's an oil bath compressor and is as good as the day it was new. I use it for all compressed air needs and believe me I can find lots of uses for compressed air. One very annoying thing about a 2.5 gallon tank, is you end up waiting a...

We just had some remodeling done in our house. I had the opportunity to talk to both plumbers that worked on the job. They both said without any hesitation that PEX-A (expansion) is far superior to copper. The material cost is less, the labor is less, it doesn't corrode, and the tubing won't...

We have had four Microsoft Surface laptops with swelled lithium batteries. I pulled them apart and took the SSD and the battery out before I disposed of them. The lithium batteries went to Batteries Plus for recycling and the SSDs get pulverized or get turned into an external backup hard drive.

I'll bet that chain make one heckuva racket.

Maybe similar to what happens when matter and anti-matter meet?

Correct, it's almost a 100% guaranteed loss. They are standing on a banana peel on the edge of the bankruptcy cliff.

I love goats, they are the happiest creatures on earth.

Liberty, it's a burndown and very good at it.