Table Saw Motor Wire Slack

February 12, 2024February 11, 2024 Nick Momrik1 Comment

Yesterday I went to make some 45° cuts on the table saw and couldn’t get it past 30°. After a few minutes of tinkering around, I realized there wasn’t enough slack on the wire going to the motor. I guess I wasn’t thinking about when I installed the new switch several years ago.

Instead of replacing the entire wire all the way back to the motor, I added a junction box and an extension to the switch.

The saw still wouldn’t get to 45° though, because I had another issue. I guess I’d never done that much of an angle, so the threaded rod to guide the tilting mechanism was caked with saw dust. After some WD-40, a wire brush, and cranking it back and forth, it was moving well.

AC Maintenance for a Tesla Model 3

July 4, 2020March 27, 2023 Nick Momrik1 Comment

If you have a Tesla Model 3, the air conditioning system may start to smell like rotten feet. That probably means it’s time to replace some air filters and clean the AC coils. You can either pay Tesla around $150 to do it or get what you need from Amazon for about $35 (filters and spray). It was really easy by following this guide and only required one tool.

Look how dirty those filters were after 20 months.

Spark Required

August 31, 2017August 30, 2017 Nick MomrikLeave a comment

Pro tip: After running the gas tank dry, disconnecting the spark plug, removing the blade, changing the oil, installing a new blade, and filling the gas tank… you need to reconnect the spark plug if you want to start the engine.

For as bad as the air filter was that I replaced last week, the old oil was so much worse. Thick, black sludge and not much in the engine to drain. From now on I’ll try to perform these maintenance tasks more often than every 6 years.