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  1. Metal Fabrication
    I'm in the Philippines so I sometimes have to improvise. Has anyone ever used concrete diamond discs (with angle grinder) to cut 1.5mm hollow square bar or similar metal ? If I understand correctly these discs have no problem cutting through occasionally rebar in concrete. So I want to know...
  2. Concrete, Stone & Masonry
    Today I am grinding the concrete floor in our basement. The grinder has a vacuum attachment for the dust. I still expect there to be a fair amount of dust left after the job. Before I put down an epoxy coat, I need to get up as much dust and debris as possible. Some cleaning options I've come...
  3. Carpentry
    Hello, I have a 125 mm Makita GA5030R angle grinder and I am using it to grind wood boards. I am using a Velcro 125 mm support and abrasive disks (P60 or P80) mounted on the angle grinder. I made some kind of dust extraction guard using a plastic bowl, a leather belt and a hose clamp (please...
  4. Concrete, Stone & Masonry
    I need some advice on what my next best option is to fixing the problem I created. An explanation on what I did. First, I put down 1/4" cork, then stapled down radiant heat mat, and then poured self leveling concrete over it. The problem I created was that I saw a few spots were the radiant...
  5. Appliances
    What Paint will adhere to the surface of this vintage meat grinder. I recently unearth this vintage meat grinder from my parents old house, I wanted to refurbish it and give it a nice coat of red or blue retro shinny paint. How do I prep the surface? What paint to I use? Do I need a paint gun...
  6. Remodeling
    A couple days ago we had asbestos tiles professionally removed from the basement, but the layer of mastic was left behind. After they were gone our basement smelled horribly musty, which it didn't when the tiles were there. I'm not worried about mold, but I want the smell out asap before it...
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