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The book 
Must reading for every police officer, as well as for every citizen who might one day, innocent or guilty, sit across the table from an interrogator.This isn’t the best book on the subject, and the author is anonymous. I can’t tell if this is an attempt by an outside to make a interrogation version of “The Anarchist Cookbook” or a tired cop fed up with games but too scared to sign their name. It is useful, but not a standalone book.
Most of what is in this book is common sense.
This is a simple trick to help you make straight cuts on plywood or other wide materials.
I wish I would have learned it sooner, as I never can cut wood and follow a line. This tip is much more traditional and safer than my post on how to cut circles on a table saw.
To cut wood simply, just measure from the edge of the blade guide to the inner edge of the blade.
This accounts for the kerf of the blade – or the amount of wood lost to the cut.
Take that measurement and add it to the distance you need to cut and mark it on your plywood.
For example if I need a 2 foot board and the measurement of my guard is one and a quarter inches, I mark the board at 25 1/4.
I then clamp a straight edge on the mark and measure to ensure that it is even all along my cut.
Then all I have to do is tightly follow my guide and I will cut exactly down the line I need.
Simple right – now in the video I was too busy trying to look good on camera and allowed the saw to move away from my guide which resulted in a wavy cut – that was my fault not the systems…
Millions of shoppers save money by buying groceries in bulk – trays of boneless chicken breasts, pairs of flank steaks, flats of ripe tomatoes. But savings can quickly turn to losses if those bulk quantities spoil in the refrigerator or lie forgotten – unlabeled and unrecognizable under lays of ice crystals – in the back of the freezer.
In the new paperback edition of Fix, Freeze, Feast, authors Kati Neville and Lindsay Tkacsik offer a complete system for taking full advantage of bulk purchasing and advance preparation to ensure no food is ever wasted. They show how easy it is to get organized, prepare ahead, and be ready to put healthful, satisfying meals on the dinner table (or breakfast table, or even brunch table!) at a moment’s notice. Theirs is a cookbook price-conscious shoppers will love and warehouse club members shouldn’t be without.
Cooks will find 125 delicious, healthful recipes to choose from Each one includes directions for dividing, preparing, and storing raw ingredients; a second set of simple direction is included for thawing, cooking, and enjoying the food. Designed for the way people cook today, Fix, Freeze, Feast meals are lighter and fresher than traditional bulk-cooking recipes, with a focus on simple stews and stir-fries, quick grilled or broiled main courses, and popular ethnic meals such as Beef Fajitas and Cashew Chicken Stir-Fry. Fix, Freeze, Feast, also includes ready-to-bake cookie doughs, soups, side dishes, smoothies, and snacks. With these innovative techniques and recipes, dinner is always in the freezer!
My wife swears by making ahead meals, she does this for her lunch every Sunday, me, I’m stuck with leftovers.
I got into reloading for cost savings, but I stay involved to ensure that I can still shoot in ammo shortages – it’s not necessarily enjoyable to me as a hobby, so I try to keep my reloading as cheap and efficient as I can.
Cleaning an polishing brass is one area that takes a large amount of time, yet lends itself to experimentation.
I find that I can get walnut media in bulk, cheaply at harbor freight – it is used in abrasive blasters. I cleans really good, even if it does not polish as well as corncob media.
I have several small vibratory cleaners, and they work well, but when I am cleaning range brass, or 5 gallon buckets of once fired brass from classes – I spend way too much time sorting media from brass and loading and unloading the machine.
After thinking about it, I realized that it was a great idea.
Some forums like arfcom have full threads about this, and after lurking on several I find that many recommend installing the mixer without the internal paddles, and that many spray the inside of the barrel with a rubber coating to decrease the sound.
Many also fit a lid made out of plywood or even a pizza pan so that they reduce lead dust.
I am going to leave mine in the original configuration, because I will use it as a cement mixer more often that I will as a tumbler.
I do find it does a good job, and since I can do a bucket at a time, it saves a lot of work.
The only thing I recommend is to sort brass before you tumble, as 9mm can get stuck in 40 cases and that is big pita…
I would not recommend using improvised lock nuts in any life safety application. However, there are times when a nut may vibrate loose but you are in a position where you can’t get to the store.
The solenoid I installed while Converting a generator to electric start was just such a problem. I needed to finish before the wife got home and could not waste another hour in a round trip to the store.
Additionally, I couldn’t have any more hardware store charges on the debit card that day. I was already dipping into the joint account for YouTube projects that did not have prior spousal approval.
What I did was tighten down nuts mounting the solenoid. Next I wrapped a couple turns of teflon tape to the bolt. Then I screwed another nut over the tape.
The teflon tape acts like the nylon ring inside of a real lock nut. Having two nuts also helps with reducing loosening from vibration.
Yes, it is an improvised solution. No it it not as good as a store-bought solution. However, it does work, and I am pleased with it for this use. Especially as my wife is happy the generator can now be started without a lot of struggle.
