How to fix things and save energy - double interior storm windows, heating efficiently with wood, plus I am happy to share the beauty and peace of the Skykomish River and Cascade Mountains in Washington State. Guitar music performed and recorded by myself.
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I purchased a Fiskars reel lawn mower that needed its handle attached. I was provided with four 8.8 mm bolts. My lovely socket set has a comprehensive collection of sockets in both metric and inch sizes - but do you think I could find a match? A frustrating internet search for a simple answer to a simple question finally led me to this video. Thank you so much for your straightforward explanation and handy chart.
When you go to say drill a hole to put a bolt in, are you supposed to put the bolt size to the same size of drill bit for the hole? Or do you actually want the hole to be a size bigger, so that you can work with it if you need to get it out? (And is that different in woodworking compared to metalworking?)
Depends on how tight you want the bolt. Usually I would drill it exactly the same size, in either wood or metal. Unless a bolt is heavily galvanized, it will go in and out easy enough. For a tight fit in softer wood, I might drill a little smaller and drive it in.
My instructor which is a mechanic told me this has to do with centimeters and Inches. The measurement we use today called “foot” is 12 inches long and was actually the length of King Henry I's foot - many people don't know Europeans are relatively smaller before "The New World" was discovered. Thus creating a different aspect of measurements. Im so glad 1960's and 1990's Chevy vehicles aren't so congested in measurements. This is a great video:]
Hmm. I've found 3/8 to fit 10mm, ans 7/16 to fit 12mm, 13mm fit 1/2, 14mm fit 9/16.... I'm looking for a 18mm equivalent as many kits leave this out for some reason.
Thank you so much for sharing this! Our house has a screen room with 4 track windows. It's great May-Sept but the vinyl has no r-value to speak of. It just keeps the wind out. I got quotes for putting in proper glass windows and that's way out of our budget. This seems like a good way to extend how long we can use the porch.
Thanks for the video! Have you tested the sound blocking effect of these film inserts by any chance? ...or do I need to use Perspex for that? Thanks for any advice on sound blocking.
I think our house is quieter with the inserts, but haven't tested it in a tangible way. Thicker plastic would be better. A solid glazing like glass or acrylic would be best.
Our house does not have central heat, but I now heat primarily with electric wall heaters, because burning wood creates a lot of air pollution. It does heat our house very well though, since I added better fans, the heatilator cranks out a blast of 250 degree air that gets our house nice and toasty. Only takes one short fire a day.
@@HartzHomestead WAIT ! If wood is burned cleanly the myth of pollution is a myth. The where does that electricity originate ? Those "clean": renewables demand mining, provide less than 5% of needs, and scar our landscapes. They have a life expectancy. Burning well seasoned wood in EPA stoves is cleaner than the grid. Firewood is renewable, sustainable, healthy.
Pet hate on cars is having a mix of both metric and imperial. Sometimes though having both sets of tools, does help when rust has reduced the size of a bolt or nut head.
The weatherstrip needs to condense enough to get the window in and out and compensate for variations in the space between the storm window and the window frame. Closed cell does not compress enough, so the space would have to be an exact fit. Though it's possible open cell may allow a tiny bit of moisture and air through, cutting the inside film slightly larger makes an air and moisture barrier all the way around.
I put a screw in the ash dump so it stays open just enough to let the right amount of air through, which is just about a 1/4" crack. I do have plans to make it adjustable from the hearth, so I can open and close it as needed, but that will require drilling a hole through the bricks.
@@HartzHomestead Well hopefully some manufacturer turns it into something known. The amount of times I had as a mechanic and construction worker that neither SAE or Metric would fit a bolt/nut/fastener correctly, a half size Metric wrench/socket would have been helpful. (Yes there are obscure fractional SAE sizes such as 13/16" 27/32" 53/64", but remembering those can be a headache.)
Actually, that's a brilliant idea, because metric is so logical, and that would cover most standard sizes that don't have an even metric equivalent. You could even get away with fewer standard wrenches.
Not precise data. When our house had single pane aluminum windows, adding double storm windows cut our firewood use literally in half, and the house stayed noticeably warmer. I've since installed vinyl frame double pane windows, and mostly switched to electric heat. Without these storm windows, we had a hard time keeping the house warm with electric heat during a cold spell. Adding storm windows again made the house noticeably warmer and dropped our electric bill by at least $30 a month.
I really don't know how you Americans get by with Imperial. Here Down Under, Imperial has only been maintained by plumbers. Having said that, I am restoring a 1939 Rolls-Royce which sports BSF, BA and Whitworth!!! Arrrgh! PS Thank you for the chart. It is way better at my own attempt
Having grown up with Imperial, it was hard for me to learn metric, but now it seems so much simpler. I use the chart myself on a regular basis, as I run into both systems a lot. I've gotten very used to fractions.
This is likely the best conversion chart that I have seen out there describing the similarities and differences between mm and sae sizes. Thank you sir.
This flange goes inside the knuckle. We saw the flange on the new part. Had to look carefully at the old bushing in the knuckle to see where it was. I'm not sure if that's true on all vehicles.
12 minutes and 45 seconds of high density information. No frills or filler. Good information, great delivery, answers all questions. Pack it in folks, this is the winner on the topic. Very good job, sir!
Thanks so much for the compliment. This video was 2 years in the making, shot over 300 video clips and spent several weeks editing. Hoping it really helps people save energy on heating.
We do live in a mild climate, with average winter temperatures in the 30's and 40's. We have R42 in the roof, R11 to 21 in the walls, and 4 to 5 layers of glazing on all windows. If I light more than 1 fire a day, my wife says it's too hot in here.
I went with 12 mil vinyl for my inserts for high durability, but they are also covering 123 year old single pane wavy glass, so optical distortions from it aren't a problem. I think the vinyl also provides some sound attenuation as well, but I have not measured it.
Thank you, actually closer to 4.433...minutes. At least Metric and Standard time is the same. Imagine if a metric day had 10 hours of 100 minutes, made of 100 seconds each. Why divide a day into 24 hours of 60 minutes each, except it's always been that way.
If God existed we have 1 set that everybody used and I wouldn’t have wasted what would be added up to Days digging through tools to find the right one.
God gave humans free choice and we've messed a lot of things up. Maybe when He brings peace to the earth and we all speak a pure language we'll have a single measuring system as well.
If we want a standard measurement for all, we need to go to the ultimate Source. When our son David was six he drew a wobbly oval on the wall beside his bed and labelled it "GODS FOT". It was about 2-1/2 inches (63.5 mm). So there you have it. (We took a photo before we made him clean off the wall).
Excellent chart. Downloaded , thank you. I do have 17/32 , 19/32, 21/32 and 25/32 sockets however never used them except for show and tell and bets with co-workers.
As a diy/handywoman new to this … it’s all so mind blowing. Seems like this could’ve all been simplified… but then, where’s the money in that ?? 😅 Great tutorial nonetheless.
The problem is these 2 systems developed independent of each other, so they are unrelated, and all we can do now is figure how to convert them. Metric is about as simple as possible, but imperial was too ingrained in the US already.
