Hi. My name is Coby. I’m a writer, director and actor based in Los Angeles county, California. “Ashley Jones is Perfectly Normal” is a feature film that I’m in and it’s available on Amazon streaming. “Matchmaker” is a short film that I wrote and directed and it’s available on this RU-vid channel. I hope you’ll join me on my adventures via this RU-vid channel. Thank you and have a great day! : )
On my model they are rubber and I think they are there to stop the battery from rattling when the saw is being operated as they provide friction to help seat the battery against the tool.
I hadn't heard the full story but am thankful you were able to experience the moment of complete peace from God when you were unable to do anything further. We are very grateful you are still here and also that you were not hurt at all. Thank you for sharing this with others and I am happy to see the amount of attention it has received.
I’ve never come across your particular situation before. The brick above any vent added will need to be supported with additional support as brick / masonry doesn’t like to hover without support underneath it. You many want to have a carpenter do any wood work and get an opinion or a bid from a qualified mason on the brick work. Sometimes brick is solely for exterior protection and other times brick is used for structural support such as when there is a self-supporting brick chimney. I don’t recommend touching or modifying any brick or masonry that is providing structural support for a building unless absolutely necessary. You may want to check with an HVAC professional if you’re looking for attic ventilation. There are roof options for attic ventilation. For this video where I installed these vents what I installed made sense for that structure and was custom tailored for that structure. I hope this information helps. Please be careful and get expert advice in person with someone on site if you can. I mainly shared this video for people interested in tools and building. It’s not intended to be a how to video for how to ventilate homes. Getting a professional opinion in person by a qualified professional is what I recommend for anyone needing ventilation for a building or home. 👍
Hi. Thank you for the question. Any high quality clear silicone should be fine. - If there is enough room to fit a larger foundation metal vents, preferably with louvres that can be opened and closed in summer and winter that would be a better solution. The flat vents that were installed on this house in the video were installed because there wasn’t enough clearance for standard foundation vents which require larger holes to be cut. 👍
If you’re not going to add an extension “cheater” pipe on the end, then I would go with aluminum. If it’s going to live in your tool shed or garage and you don’t have to roll it around in a toolbox from job site to job site then steel should be fine. Ridgid is a good brand for pipe wrenches. I cannot speak to any other brand. Whether you go with aluminum or steel, if you take good care of a pipe wrench it should last the rest of your life. If you buy steel and later decide you want an aluminum pipe wrench, two pipe wrenches is the minimum because you need one to turn the nut or pipe and another to hold the pipe still, otherwise you can cause damage to pipes. If you’re dealing with PVC pipe and not steel pipe then a large pair of channel locks can do the job and they are more versatile. But again you may need two pair of channel locks . One to twist the nut and the other to hold the pipes still so that you don’t damage them. Be careful not to squeeze too hard or tighten too tight with PVC. PVC pipe is not as strong as steel pipe. 👍
I like and prefer aluminum. Once you get to the really big ones the weight savings is a godsend when you’re upside down holding a 5 foot pipe wrench. We got one called big Bertha. Solid steel. It weighs at least 60 pounds. That doesn’t seem insane until your holding it for 14 hours.
Same concept on my end. When buying tools it’s easy to gravitate toward the biggest baddest most heavy duty tools available… until you’re working under a house in hot, sweaty, awkward and tiring positions. Then the little Bosch 12v pocket sized impact driver with a built in work light becomes your best friend. The more I work with tools, the more I see how important it is to have the right sized tool for the job, especially when it comes to the dead weight of a tool. When working day after day and time is money, tools that are just big enough to do the job correctly and efficiently without overworking or overheating a tool is important to me. Avoiding injuries and being able to work longer hours by right sizing tools is how I like to work. 😊👍
25+yr gas fitter and I prefer the steel wrenches over the aluminum. I like the feel of the steel wat better than the aluminum. The aluminum feel like toys to me. And if I have to hammer on it or use a cheater bar I don't have to worry about much damage to the wrench
Thank you for the comment. I deal primarily with smaller pipes or with lower torque applications and I rarely need my aluminum pipe wrenches but when I do need one there is no substitute for a good pipe wrench with sharp teeth that bite and hold. This is especially true when I’m using two wrenches at the same time and sometimes holding one wrench still with my leg or my foot so that I can get maximum torque using both hands on the second wrench. Thanks again for your valuable thoughts. 👍
Thanks for the video. I have the same issue. I bought a "fixer-upper" that was poorly made. Now I'm replacing the floors because there was water getting stagnated inside the "crawlspace" (i doubt someone can crawl over there). The house is too close to the finished ground and has no ventilation. I was thinking of doing that same thing of drilling a hole from inside the house to the outside.
I’m glad to help. It’s odd to me that people build houses so close to the ground that almost no one can crawl under them but it happens. Houses need ventilation. 👍
Great video I have a Park Model with a wooden sided skirting 11' x 32' I may need to add some vent as underneath there is wetness This is a new model 399 sq ft. The frame or skirting is about 12' high almost ground level and looks like a skirting material Not very thick. My question to you is How many vents and size of vents do you advise? The contractor was suppose to do it but so far has not. So looking like it will be up to me. Thanks for your great site
I am sure mine is not that thick as in your video and am sure it is only a treated siding or plywood material. I have a pic I could send if you need to view it Thanks
I would check your local building code or reference a national building code to learn how many vents to add and what size they need to be. My experience has been that it is based upon the square footage of the enclosed space. I would reach out to the contractor to see if they’re going to do it. If they are required by law to do it and they are licensed you may want to let them know that you’ll be contacting their licensing authority that they have their license from to let the licensing board know that they have an unfinished job and have expressed no real intention of getting the job done. If the contractor isn’t required to install vents, then you may have to do it yourself. I don’t know if your structure requires vents, but moisture buildup is not good under a structure. If you cannot find building codes you could add vents to your best judgment and put a humidity meter under your structure. You can add more vents if the humidity doesn’t drop enough for the vents you’ve added. But be sure to check with your community homeowner’s association if there is one to see if they have guidelines that you have to abide by. (disclaimer: If you mess your structure up because of something that some guy said on RU-vid, it’s your own fault. 😊) Best wishes and thank you for leaving a comment. 👍
@@cobymarcum1442 That is a wealth of information. Makes perfect sense. Thanks so much. And appreciate you reply back so fast and we’ll done on the video. Be well. Dave
A hand saw should work if you have few trees to cut or the trees aren’t too tough. If you get a reciprocating saw be sure to get tree trimming blades. It’s still a workout even with a reciprocating saw and aggressive, sharp tree trimming blades. You’re stooped over and low to the ground when cutting which makes it difficult to apply pressure to the cutting blade. You may want to put a little bit of pure 41% glyphosate on the tree after you cut it if you want the tree to be dead and not keep coming back.
@@cobymarcum1442 I really appreciate your suggestions! Man, you really know what I’m dealing with. I have about a dozen 5” stumps left after I cut some small trees down. I can’t mow over them without wrecking the mower, and after two years, they still send shoots up to keep growing. I found out it’s too much to cut by hand, so I’ll get the saw you recommend. And with the blade you recommend. I can’t thank you enough. Sending good energy to you.
@@stevenreichertart If your tree stumps are 5 inches in diameter you’re getting more into chainsaw territory. However if you want those stumps to disappear you would probably be better off renting a stump grinder or paying someone to grind the stumps low enough to be below the dirt, and of course treat the stumps with 41% glyphosate after they’re ground down. When stumps are that wide, if they are gummy and sticky, they will jam up the reciprocating saw blade and cause it to bend, smoke or both. If the blade gets seriously bent it will be unusable. A person might be able to cut 5” with a reciprocating saw if the stumps were dead, gray, and completely dry, but the tree type in the video that I cut is sticky. I tried cutting a 5” tree coming up in the chain link fence with a reciprocating saw and the blade gummed up, smoked, and stopped cutting. I hope this information helps. If you still want to try a reciprocating saw maybe you could rent one so that you aren’t stuck with a tool you don’t need if you have a type of tree that cannot be cut with a reciprocating saw. If you rent a reciprocating saw and it works, check the amperage on the saw and be sure that if you buy a saw, the amperage meets or exceeds the amperage of the rental saw. Whatever you decide, please remember safety first. The more powerful your tools are, the more challenging they can be to control. A large reciprocating saw can take your finger off in a heartbeat so please be careful. I think your ideal scenario would be hiring someone to grind your stumps down below the dirt so that you can put dirt on top of the stumps (after glyphosate) and Lord willing, you can grow grass over the dead stumps like they were never there and mow happily without stressing about your mower blades hitting stumps and bending your crankshaft or causing injury. I hope this information helps. 😊👍🌲
@@cobymarcum1442 hi again Coby. I want to thank you again for helping me. I wanted to report back now that I got a reciprocating saw and gave it a try. I bought a Skil saw from Lowes for about $150 and it’s battery operated. I got a few packs of pruning blades. I have many small stumps from small trees I cut down with a handsaw a few years back. I’d like to mow over these stumps without wrecking my mower. I will give high marks to the Skil saw itself and the battery lasts for about 20 minutes of cutting. Now that I’ve tried to cut these stumps flush to the ground, your advice is SPOT ON. The saw can handle stumps to about 4” diameter maximum. But even then, there is a lot of work to apply pressure on the saw correctly to avoid it slipping out of control, as you warned. The blades generate some smoke and heat. The saw is more effective on smaller stumps, 1-2” diameter. So thank you. Now I have a other tool for doing light pruning and taking out small stumps. For the bigger stuff, I’ll call in the professionals.
@@stevenreichertart Hi Steven. I’m glad to hear that you have a new reciprocating saw at your disposal for smaller trees and household tasks. You are correct that it is a workout to apply continuous pressure on a reciprocating saw blade that is cutting through thick material. The good news is if you cut and kill small saplings with 41% pure glyphosate before they get larger and stronger, you may be able to keep them from being a problem going forward after the large stumps are ground and treated with 41% glyphosate. I appreciate you letting me know how things are going. I am happy to be helpful. God bless! 👍😊
The best thing about having a steel pipe wrench is when you need to add a cheater bar, those aluminum ones are fantastic and anything above 18" needs to be aluminum in my opinion. However, having a steel 18" pipe wrench on your truck is needed because you will always need to add a cheater bar and the aluminum ones just snap! Over 20 years in the gas industry so ive been slugging pipe For many years
It appears that “cheater” extensions and aluminum pipe wrenches don’t play well together. Do you know what brand the pipe wrench that you snapped was? I’m curious if it was a Ridgid or a different brand. Also how long was the cheater? 8 foot? 😂👍 Just kidding.
@@cameronr7223 Ok. Thank you for sharing. Hopefully your experience will help someone. I’d be curious to see a stress test of different brands of aluminum pipe wrenches to the point of failure. I suppose a torque reading device could discern how many foot pounds each wrench can deliver before failing.
The Bible talks about Gods peace that surpasses ALL UNDERSTANDING & I’m sure that’s what that was & I’m sure he protected you from a way worse situation! You are blessed 🙏
I am sorry to tell you that but 12 minutes of the video and still you are not talking about the subject listed in the title. It is not about how did you get into the accident but NDE during the accident.
Your video was very helpful. I’m glad you lived to share it to remind us that once we are completely helpless God takes over and replaces our fear with pure peace. Thank you for sharing
Okay, I get what you're saying, and I agree that it's a good tactic, but what if they ARE qualified to have that opinion? There's someone in my sphere of influence who would like to see me NOT succeed in a certain area of my life, and while I ignore it and keep on keepin' on, that person has been around the industry a while and has made a real impact. Sometimes hard to ignore... (By the way, awesome that you got into acting! And yeah, don't let anyone discourage you, if that's what you love!)
It’s interesting to me that this person has the capacity to simultaneously not want you to succeed while simultaneously being unbiased in their judgment for your capacity to succeed. I’m not sure how a person can have a personal bias (if that is the case) while exercising good professional judgment that does not influence their ability to assess a situation. It is this very reason why judges and attorneys recuse themselves from some trials, to avoid bias in exercising their professional responsibilities due to the nature of the case. Is it possible that someone is concerned that your success in a pursuit might cause problems in your personal life? Is it possible that they don’t want you to pursue something that they feel will lead to disappointment since they know the attributes of people who are successful in that field and you in their judgment do not possess those attributes to the degree that people who are the most successful in that field possess them? I could understand that if someone cares about me, they wouldn’t want me to achieve or even pursue success in writing, directing and acting to the degree that it caused problems in my personal life or in my pursuit of living a life that is pleasing to God.
There is also an argument for getting other opinions if available and testing hypotheses. If I wanted to try out for major league baseball, or minor league baseball and they have tryouts, then it makes sense for me to go to tryouts to test myself and also to see if they are interested. I have no desire to play professional baseball but I use that as an example. It is not for me to decide if I am right for a role in someone else’s movie. That is up to the casting director for that project. If they feel I’m right for the role, then I trust their judgment. If they feel I’m not right for the role, then I trust their judgment and I’m zero percent offended when I’m not chosen. They are looking for a certain flavor to achieve their creative vision and my personality and acting skills either do or don’t work for what they need for the project. Naturally there are professions and goals that are not comparable to being chosen or not chosen for a film project, but it is just an example that sometimes a person has the authority to choose or not choose someone for a project. But even if that person doesn’t choose someone in particular for example to exhibit that person’s artwork in their particular gallery, that gallery curator cannot prohibit that artist from submitting their work to other art galleries for consideration. Similarly the artist may opt to rent their own temporary space to exhibit their work. There are a lot of variables at play.
@@cobymarcum1442 All very good points, I really appreciate the thought that went into these responses. So, my feeling is that a particular person doesn't want me to succeed because it will make THEM look less than awesome. What I'm working on is something they have also been working on, but I'm more diligent about it, really keeping close tabs on all of the moving parts of the project. It really SHOULD be their job, but they don't have the time for it. They are more qualified than I am, but I am the one doing it (and kicking ass at it, not to be arrogant here; just stating facts). So, it's kind of a complicated situation. But that's what I'm facing. Someone who should be doing something, but can't (because of various constraints) but doesn't want ME to do it either because they think "lack of experience." However, I AM doing it, and I'm good at it, so they are panicking. Anyway, that's more context there. I do agree with all your well-thought-out statements for sure.
If you can find a way to share credit for your efforts even if you feel that doing so is absurd, this would be wise politically. When working at any organization, no matter how small or large, it is important to remember whose name is on the building, even if someone is the sole employee at a donut shop. If their actions are always in the best interest of the organization, to include not creating excess political friction, then their actions are likely to be defensible. If someone can be painted by others as being insubordinate, even if that is not the motivation for a well meaning persons actions, that is a dangerous position to be in. I’m blessed to be the owner of my film studio so my name is on the side of the building figuratively speaking, thus I answer to God first and to myself second in making business decisions whether wise or unwise in spite of my best efforts. When I’m an employee or contributor to another organization, I operate differently in such situations as I am a guest in their operations, even if I have been there for 20+ years. If my name isn’t on the side of the building, then my name isn’t on the side of the building and I have a reminder of that each time I come to work. Humans are funny animals and logical decision making isn’t always our strong suite so I have to recognize that people around me operate by their own frameworks which are often different from mine. Thus I try to adapt to my environment when I’m a guest in someone else’s organization. But I’m a different animal when operating businesses that I own and pay the electric bills on figuratively speaking. I hope this helps.
Thanks. It’s much faster with a tree trimming blade but I probably didn’t have my tree trimming blades with me at the time, or I brought only one blade and it got damaged earlier in the day. However saplings like this need to be poisoned after being cut, otherwise they just keep popping up. I don’t know if they are coming from the root systems of other much larger trees or if they’re sprouting up independently but they’re very aggressive in this yard. They pop up like weeds and try to turn what is meant to be a yard into a forest instead. I’m sure that someone who knows more about trees knows the official name and behaviors of these but I’m just trying to keep the yard mowable. 😊
Thanks for sharing this. I've heard similar things from a other people. What a comfort to have total peace come over you when normally a person would otherwise be panicked. I believe the Lord works in mysterious ways. Enjoyed your story. I like that you are respectful at the end of other people being on their own journeys. I think it's good to find other non-judgmental people out there. God bless. p.s. I guess you didn't make it to church that day? Haha.
Hi Jackie. I hope your day is going well. Thank you for sharing your thoughts and thank you for allowing me to share my story with you. You would be correct in that I did not make it to church after the accident. Instead I was waiting for a tow truck to roll my SUV back over so that the tires wouldn’t be sticking up in the air. Thank you for your kind words. I sincerely appreciate it. Best wishes to you. 😊
