I love to build cool stuff from junk. Many of the materials I use come from the Alleys in my neighborhood, estate sales, and garage sales. I repurpose, reuse, restore, and refinish the broken and old into the useful, amazing, and different. If you are looking for some great "upcycling" ideas, this is the place for you.
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Tom Szontagh Elmwood Park, IL
DISCLAIMER: This channel and my brand is for ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES only. Working with any tools is inherently dangerous and you should consult the manual for each tool you own. It is my intention to be as safe as possible but I do not know every safety precaution and my practice should not be relied upon for your safety.
you just saved me $14, where do i send the check :) also don't put rusty bolts in a glass jar and screw on the lid, when you check in the morning you will probably have vinigar, bolts and broken glass all over
I'm with you, Tom. That is cool. I'm quite jealous of your many talents. It will be fun to watch the Christmas video, I think that I can say ahead of time that this home made toy will be my favorite. Happy Sunday, my friend.
I think that's more than cool. Now we see what else Engineer Tom and Woodworker Tom can accomplish. Makes me think kids should design toys rather than just play with them. What does Woodrow think about it?
Thanks for posting this! Looked for an hour before finding this info but figured the kleen strip would work because of the phosphoric content. And getting ospho is a PITA.
I use them both interchangeably and have not seen a practical difference yet. I think Ospho may include a rust inhibitor chemical. It would be interesting to do a long term test between the 2. Thanks for posting.
Electrical troubleshooting in churches are difficult. So many jacklegs have "helped" out and didnt do things the right way. This guy seems to be doing it right....
Of course there is a difference between blasting media. Baking soda works differently than all other media. It creates a mini explosion at the site where it hits with force. But it does not pit the project. So if you are doing wood, fine antiques, jewelry, etc, you use Baking Soda, which leaves no marks, nor abrasive effect. If you use sand, aluminum oxide, coal slag, you get fast removal but it leaves pit marks in wood, and a sanded finish on metals. If you use walnut hulls, it is softer. If you use glass beads, it polishes metal to a gloss finish, which is good for plating. Each media is different for a particular project use. One type does not fit all projects. So it is incorrect to say you go faster with alumina when it can damage wood permanently and soda was necessary.
A question that no one has yet answered: What length should the arms have in relation to the final size of the sheet? Example: I have a drawing on an A4 sheet (20x30 cm) and I want to transfer it with a 1:2 ratio onto a 40x60 cm sheet, what maximum length should the arms have to allow this excursion? Is there a formula to determine it?
I think its absolutely nuts that people are putting soap and vinegar into the soil saying it will save insects. Making the soil filled with acidic liquid
Klean Strip's Concrete and Metal mentions that it etches concrete but makes no mention of etching metal. Why would that be if they have the same effect? I actually have a gallon of Ospho and a gallon of Klean Strip but have been apprehensive to use the Klean Strip once I read the lable and saw no mention of etching metal.
I will investigate that. I saw the label on one of these that referred to it as a Fruit press, a lard press and a sausage stuffer. Thanks for the info.
Happy Sunday, Tom. I'm looking forward to each and every one of these upcoming projects. I agree with Mark about the telephone table, but the 'candy table' caught my eye. It is going to be unique Of course, you know that I'm always excited to see your stained glass projects. That cathedral window absolutely headed for stardom. I can feel it coming.
Thanks for sharing Tom, I'm excited to see ALL the finished projects. I KNOW THEY WILL BE AMAZING! Your wife may be right but at least it's GOOD JUNK and she knows it will eventually be turned into beautiful things. Do you do all this after a hard day at work or are you retired and this is what keeps you out of trouble??
That kitchen cabinet is quite magnificent but my favourite of the lot is most certainly the telephone table. It's cute as a button and I'm looking forward to seeing the video - I already know you're going to make a terrific job of it. Cheers Tom, great fum as always.
Yup remember BB gun wars, crab apple wars, fireworks wars (We had a lot of wars :)), Darts, Chemistry sets with lot's of dangerous chemicals,. We also made gun powder, rockets. I actually attached rockets to my bike so I could fire them like a fighter jet. Way to many things that would shock people today.
I’m currently removing the polyurethane coating to then stain a wood floor, what is the paint thinner for? Was it because you used wood filler? Or it just really preps the wood to take on stain?
Great Job Tom. I purchased the laser a few weeks ago, and agree needs a handle. I 3d printed a handle for the 40w moduler. Works perfectly. I agree no camera, what is with this. So, I'm in the process of working on a camera installation. First, finding a camera that works with this bed size. I tried an older camera I had, it wokred, but I have a new camera coming that has greater FOV. We shall see, the hardest part, figuring out the mounting location for the best location,. I have it woking with lightburn, and created a few macros so that I can control the laser with the lid open. Again, great job.
