six-point socket's tidbits of Home Improvement, small projects and other stuff.

[six-point socket II]

Hi,

dried.

Kind regards,
Oliver

 

[six-point socket II]

Hi,

I re-discovered one of my first "woodworking" projects some time ago. I built it with my Dad in my parents basement workshop/boxroom. Mom wrote Christmas '90 on the backside, I was 4 back then.

Kind regards,
Oliver

 

[six-point socket II]

Hi!

I finished a rather unintentional project today. After a busy Friday and Saturday I wanted to clean out the shed on Sunday. Albeit I was pretty upset on Saturday as I had a lot of trouble getting a much needed radiant heater out of the shed.

So I get everything out and while putting a shelf aside, the floor sags - a little.

 

[peter halle]

When you do something you don't waste any time do you?  [thumbs up]

Ultimately I think you will have to do more on the exterior than what have done because water will always wick from wet to dry and even defy gravity.  But if you had airspace involved then it won't.  Translation would be that ultimately I think that you will have to dig deeper outside and install coarse stone inside of a fabric (to prevent soil from eliminating the air spaces) and then do something like you did to move the initial water away.

Love this thread!

Peter

 

[six-point socket II]

Hi,

Thanks Peter!

I will dig a little deeper, there should be a bit of the foundation sticking out to the side and then build a drain.

Thanks for the advice!

Kind regards,
Oliver

 

[SoonerFan]

Oliver,
This is a great thread.  You do some really cool stuff and do it all really well.  If it weren't for this thread reminding me about all of stuff I should do around my house I would say this is the perfect thread  [blink].  Seriously, keep up the good work, thanks so much for taking the time to share and thanks for all your great contributions to FOG.  You make this a better place for sure.

PS - I enjoyed seeing your first woodworking project.  Reminded me of the catapult I made many years ago to fire pennies in the driveway.  My kids found it recently.

 

[six-point socket II]

Hi,

[member=28223]SoonerFan[/member] , Thank you!  [smile]

Kind regards,
Oliver

 

[VW mick]

[member=61712]six-point socket II[/member]

I really enjoy these posts too. I think most of my favourite threads are ones based on a progression of a project

I wish I was organised enough to post like this

Thanks you are a great contributor to the FOG

Mick

 

[six-point socket II]

Hi,

[member=32795]VW MICK[/member]

Thank you very much for the compliments Mick! Glad you enjoy my posts!

Kind regards,
Oliver

 

[nclemmons]

Oliver

Your productivity and tool selection make us all look bad!  But keep it up, because it does inspire us to try to keep up with your work ethic and tool collection!

Great stuff!

 

[six-point socket II]

Hi,

[member=167]neilc[/member]

Thank you very much! But you're giving me way too much credit here  [eek]    [smile] , I'm just having fun and share a bit of it  [big grin] [big grin] and I love this place!

Kind regards,
Oliver

 

[grobkuschelig]

Thank you very much! But you're giving me way too much credit here  [eek]    [smile] , I'm just having fun and share a bit of it  [big grin] [big grin] and I love this place!

Kind regards,
Oliver

@six-point socket II
Your modesty honors you.
You really bring a lot to this place with all your postings and especially the extra mile you are going on almost everything you get involved with!

This is highly appreciated and the outcome of this and the vibe it creates (also from the same behavior of others) is what makes the FOG such a tremendous place to hang out!

Grüße aus Hessen.

 

[six-point socket II]

Hi!

[member=63474]grobkuschelig[/member]

Thank you very much!

Viele Grüße aus NRW
Oliver

 

[six-point socket II]

I love how easy the SYS-SB transforms back from Toolbox to it's intended purpose of being a storage box, thanks to the Sortainer inset boxes. Especially on days where good amounts of installation material are needed.

Kind regards,
Oliver

 

[leakyroof]

I love how easy the SYS-SB transforms back from Toolbox to it's intended purpose of being a storage box, thanks to the Sortainer inset boxes. Especially on days where good amounts of installation material are needed.

Kind regards,
Oliver

. Oliver, what are those pieces on the right side of the photo, the yellow and red ones?

 

[antss]

They look like push in wire connectors to me  [unsure]

 

[six-point socket II]

Hi,

[member=10952]leakyroof[/member] , [member=727]antss[/member] is right those are push in wire connectors.

I use Wago exclusively:http://global.wago.com/en/products/...rs/installation-connectors/overview/index.jsp

Kind regards,
Oliver

 

[Bob D.]

Some style Wego connectors are UL approved for use in the US. I say some because I don't if they all have been approved or not. They can be handy for special situations. Not sure what the bulk pricing is but buying them a hundred at a time they cost much more than traditional twist-on wire nuts.

Great for mixed wire types, you when you are wanting to connect 16G stranded wire in a fixture with your 12 or 14G solid wire and the wire nut doesn't want to grab them both.

I've seen some informal testing on YT loading them to the point of melt-down at current loads that far exceed their rating.

They are small and take up less space than a Red wire nut, so they can be helpful in that regard too.

 

[Cheese]

I use the Wago connectors exclusively for low voltage outdoor lighting. They will work with 18-12 gauge wires. Real nice when trying to connect 6 different wires. With wire nuts, sometimes the connection isn't that solid and there can be some flickering on a light standard. Wago's eliminate that issue. 

In the picture below you can see the bare wire after it is inserted into the connector. If you can see the wire, you'll have a functional circuit.

 

[antss]

They are available in the U.S. under the Wago, GB and Ideal brands.

In some instances, they are actually cheaper than trad. wirenuts.    Orange BORG  :

They run anywhere from 6 to 18 cents ea. depending on what size, how many a pack and where you buy them.  Trad. wirenuts are rarely over 10 cents a piece.