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Cutting oval holes in a sloped roof for round pipes
When plumbing pipes and chimneys have to go through sloped roofs, they are always cut fairly large just to make sure that the pipe will pass through. The problem is that a 3 inch round pipe needs an oval hole in a sloped roof. There is an easy trick for drawing out the hole. Hold the p... -
A draft free mail slot - a counter top garbage trap - a central vac sweep door: Three of the most useful SLOTS you have ever seen.
Slots are simply small passageways through something. In this segment we looked at three very nifty Slots -- all completely different. THE INSULATED MAIL SLOT How about a through the door mail slot that does not give you cold drafts? The Draft Dodger has two gasketed and spring load... -
Working with bamboo
BAMBOO FLOORING -- LOOSING FAVOUR Bamboo flooring is beautiful and reasonably durable -- but it is falling out of favour. Ecologically bamboo is a sustainable resource as it is a very fast growing grass, so bamboo production on a piece of land is far more profitable than growing trees on th... -
At what speed should my saw blades spin?
Tools Vary Woodworking tools, from table saws to portable saws right down to tiny routers vary in rotational speeds from around 3,000 RPM (Revolutions Per Minute) up to 50,000 RPM. If it is a direct drive motor, the arbor RPM and the blade RMP are the same, which is true of routers and many, bu... -
Working with stairs
Paul from Vancouver wants to put some new stairs down to his basement, but he has a very limited opening in the floor above. He wants to know just how do you determine the slope of stairs. In the first photo you can see on the model the triangle formed by stairs as they go to the basement. The t...
Oscillating Tools
