Showing posts with label Black and Decker. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Black and Decker. Show all posts

Saturday, May 28, 2011

Recycled siding into a planter

Pocket Jigging the sides together.

All four sides jigged together, makes it really strong.

The finished planter looks pretty good

Time to install the corners of the siding.

Brad nailing the top trim, which is also jigged together, onto the box. 

Getting the materials all together to get started.
Spent the day building this twenty inch tall by three feet long planter with the last of the left over siding from the studio.  We pocket drilled the top into one piece and the sides together so it good and strong.  The lumber is cedar so we did not have to line the inside. Used my Black and Decker drill, the Black and Decker workmate that my brother in law gave us, and my Black and Decker air compressor brad nailer.  It sure is nice to have these nice tools to speed up the job and make it easier.
Of  course I had my Beautiful assistant to help me. canyoudougit ??

Monday, March 14, 2011

Dishwasher Repair

This is the impeller and chopper, the chopper broke which took out the impeller...load noises.  The little missing piece was down inside it all.  I used a grill cleaning brush to clean out the screen, the brass bristles clean well and will not damage other metals.  Julia helped me clean up the rest of the housing so it is ready to start to put back together when the new parts get here.  I sat down to the computer, went to Sears parts and order them right away. I probably could have gone to the Sears store on Rice Street in ST Paul and picked them up but it would cost more in gas than the shipping.  I have a Black and Decker bit set that has all types of bits including Tork bits, this with the handy Black and Decker adjustable tork cordless drill made this job a LOT easier. This ten dollar repair would have cost hundreds from a service call, ah thanks to my Black and Decker and my God given ingenuity.  Canyoudougit?