get out more...

if you miss my cellar saga, you need to get out more, hahaha.... j/k, ya, the holidays were good, hope yours were as well. as soon as i have...

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another update...

haven't done much since my last post, but, the water is now flowing nicely to the hole, and things are drying out [yippie]. i figure in another ...

over 8 years by tomz71ss

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also....

depending on how old the saw is, it may have a button on the saw body that when pressed locks the blade from rotating to ease the removal of the bo...

over 8 years by tomz71ss

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good idea...

hahahahaha......or should that be hohohohoh?

over 8 years by tomz71ss

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another option...

depending on space restrictions, you might be able to use an impact driver. they usually come with a few different 'bits' inside a 3/8th's drive so...

over 8 years by tomz71ss

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thanks again

ya, that other pump works, but as we drain the washer in that spot, the force of the washer water going into the hole used to mess up the float lev...

over 8 years by tomz71ss

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do your research

if you should decide to have 'waterproofing' done on the inside, research the heck out of the companies that do it, and get several references/test...

over 8 years by tomz71ss

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sedimental journey

well, i did some digging in the trench. the 'upper end' [where i first started this project] seems to be pretty much mud, it's hard to tell if ther...

over 8 years by tomz71ss

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table saw recall

i came across this and thought i'd post it, may save someone a headache, http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml05/05063.html

over 8 years by tomz71ss

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ratchet you're looking for

i know that mac tools sells one like you describe, but i think it may be marketed under their parent company, stanley tools. i'm an auto tech, and ...

over 8 years by tomz71ss

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hi

C, ya, for the last few feet i used a masonary blade. i used one for my initial cut when i first started this job, but then saw two pipes, so resul...

over 8 years by tomz71ss

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what's it needed for?

i'm an auto tech by trade, and as such have many a 'strange' tool for particular jobs. maybe if we knew exactly what it was needed for, we could be...

over 8 years by tomz71ss

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three stooges plumbing......

ok, well i managed to go the rest of the way to the sump hole today. after i uncovered the pipe i found it looked like a rollercoaster, and the ver...

over 8 years by tomz71ss

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back at it

well, got nothing done since my last post, but am having at it again today. the upside so far is the water isn't running down my floor anymore, mos...

over 8 years by tomz71ss

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forgot some stuff

getting back to the water entry itself, i think we have a high water table [no one on the road has an actual 'dry' basement], and part of the old e...

over 8 years by tomz71ss

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todays update

ok, i dug out a few more feet towards the sump pump hole tonight when i got home, and it looks like i have some uphill plumbing, enough so that i c...

over 8 years by tomz71ss

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doesn't sound good

i'm no electrician, but it sounds like that outlet has partialy shorted out and the black marks are the result. if it were me, i'd find the fuse/br...

over 8 years by tomz71ss

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you don't like red??

well, no more digging today, have family things to do. the beer did taste good though. and to answer your question, i'm located just outside of ...

over 8 years by tomz71ss

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project doesn't worry me...

a DIY project like this doesn't bother me too much, i just set small goals throughout a project, and as i meet them, i set another goal to reach, a...

over 8 years by tomz71ss

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