Babington Heat Intensity Control

I’ve seen a lot of schemes put forth lately on “improving” the Babington burner. Some might be worthwhile,while others are probably not. There have been too many to catalog them. It was my intention to keep things simple, after all that’s the whole idea of this burner. Simplicity. I gave one good scheme for keeping […]

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How to best remove vinyl squares from floor

I wish to have cork floors put in the kitchen. I wish to save some money by removing the current vinyl floor before a flooring worker installs the cork. From a past project in the entry way using a putty knife and painter’s 5 in 1 tool, I know it is difficult to remove vinyl. […]

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Bad Connection on portable CD player

My Mom is in her 80’s and has gotten in the habit of listening to books on CD on a portable CD player she keeps on her bed. It is always plugged in and she never uses batteries in it. The past few weeks the prong connection (on the cord that plugs into the wall) […]

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