Got a water line that needs to be protected from frost? Watch an actual installation video that I made a while back showing a smart heating cable on a cottage country water line. This system is so efficient you don’t even notice a jump in your electricity bill during winter.
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Note to a Discouraged Homesteader
This is the fifth chapter in my book The Bailey Line Road Chronicles, the 30-year story about moving from the city to live a modern homestead life deep in the country on Manitoulin Island, Canada. Missed Chapter Four? Click here…
There’s a better way to cut metal, yet most handy people don’t yet know about it. Carbide blade technology has progressed to the point where you can cut thick steel with a toothed blade. No sparks, no heat, and super-crisp cuts. Watch this video and see.
Do you want to learn to solder wires? You’ve come to the right place. Soldering is a basic hands-on workshop skill. Once you’ve mastered it, you’ll find lots of opportunity to use the soldering process. Click to watch & learn.
81-year-old Marc Smith has been making and selling specialty windows since 2000, and he’s been doing it online. He was one of the first to venture into online sales, and his windows impress me. Watch this video to see why.
