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blownengine

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  1. The ones that wrap around your ear are probably least likely to fall out. I have a $10 pair of earbuds with a rubber surround and they work fine until I really start to sweat. Especially when I run, I have to push them back in a lot. But I'm too cheap to get anything else.
  2. Because burning fiberglass insulation and drywall smells like BBQ. haha
  3. My ex-girlfriends parents would leave their cars open at night with the keys sitting right in the cup holder. I thought they were crazy. They said having the car stolen was just an excuse for a new car. Haha
  4. If no pics are provided then I will assume she is fugly.
  5. Still waiting for pics of girl....
  6. Ah the joys of youtube. How bored are you right now to come across videos like that? Haha
  7. Step 1: Write a few pages Step 2: Margin Trick Step 3: Period Trick Step 4: B+ Paper If a teacher says the minimum is 6 pages then you write 4. Use cheats to get up to 5.5 and call it good. haha. Works on every college paper too.
  8. I spent the pretty penny and got Rage Extreme. Probably one of the most expensive fillers out there but it is so worth it. Depending on how many projects you do a gallon will last you a LONG TIME since filler is meant to fill small imperfections, not fill a crater, remember that. I have used Bondo and Rage Extreme. The Rage is SO much easier to sand and it also doesn't have hundreds of pin holes like Bondo brand.
  9. Any compressor you buy will be loud. It just comes with the equipment. When mine fires up you have to pretty much yell to hear someone right next to you. I looked on home depots website and they have a 20 gallon Husky compressor for only $180 bucks. But for that price I would be VERY cautious. That's the cheapest price I have ever seen for a compressor that size. It also doesn't look like too many reviews are good ones.
  10. The places you buy it from almost never make straight cuts because they don't know what they are doing. aka Lowes or Home Depot
  11. I will usually use a circular saw to cut the sheet into a more manageable size and then use the table saw to make more accurate cuts. With a circular saw you can clamp some straight metal to the wood and use it as a guide to get the straightest cuts possible. DON'T free hand your cuts. I promise you it will not turn out well.
  12. There are alot of cheap compressor brands out there with mixed reviews. Most compressor failures come from cheap motors. I'm not saying they are the best, but my Husky 6 gallon compressor has held up for probably 6 or so years of use. It doesn't get a ton of use. Maybe a few times a month only when air tools are needed. I drain the tank of air and water after every use. Its also an oil-less compressor, which means there is literally no maintenance for me to perform.
  13. Buy the good router bits too. Bits will last forever.
  14. i have taken to doing this on all my boxes BUT thats only because I have enough clamps to make it work. just butting two boards together with wood glue and shooting nails into it wont make a good bond at all. I clamp it all down then shoot nails in, then take the clamps off and move to the next section. for the double baffle, lots of glue, yes. i used to use a ton of clamps and 2x4"s to hold everything down. now, I just stand on top of the box and shoot brad nails next to my feet until I am satisfied. You're right. i should have mentioned that you NEED lots of clamps to do this since the nails don't have any clamping power. I have a couple massive pipe clamps and assorted quick clamps so it works for me.
  15. Also, anything larger than a 6 gallon tank will probably blow your $150 budget apart. Keep a mind a small tank will work, I use it for all my tools. It just needs to recharge A LOT. Like it took me probably 30 minutes to cut a few strips of 3/16 steel because the tank kept having to refill.
  16. I have a 6 gallon pancake compressor. We originally bought it to run a pneumatic nail gun and it works perfect for that use. You can go through a bunch of nails before it needs to pump back up. Its also enough for a blow gun to quickly blow away dust from a project and such. If you plan on running ANYTHING like da sander, impact guns, paint guns, grinders, ect.. then you NEED a bigger tank. I can take off maybe 4 bolts with my impact wrench before the tank needs to refill. So its kind of a hassle. It just doesn't have the volume to supply those tools. Every tank as well as the tools will give specs on how many CFM and what pressure they require. Try to match the tank specs with the tools you plan on using.
  17. I use a pneumatic nail gun to hold the boxes together while the glue dries. It's so much faster than predrilling and sinking a screw. The nails will also never split the wood.The holes are easier to cover than screws too. Plus I always split the MDF with screws. I have never had screws work out well with MDF.
  18. Does the noise get louder as you speed up? Also give the wheel a hard shake when it's in the air. There shouldn't be and wiggle in it.
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