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364: All of that from a faulty hose…

Making It · 29 Jul 2022 · 1h 06m

What this episode covers

David Picciuto explains how a fatigued hose on an old dishwasher line burst, flooding his crawl space with water while he was recovering from COVID, costing him $4,500 in cleanup. Bob Clagett details shipping a giant cup to Miami for $3,000 and his experimental blacksmithing project to create a machete from a sawblade by forging a metal donut. Jimmy Diresta discusses making clamp storage from scrap aspen and PVC, and his strategy for using melamine to reduce material costs on a new cabinet project. The hosts then discuss the concept of material fatigue, citing examples like hydraulic hoses, wire cables, and electrical arcing, before sharing their weekly video recommendations.

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