Tool Talk Radio: 5.27.2023: Toilets, Scary Playground Equipment, and Memorial Day
Joe and Allan get things rolling with a bit of fun with pallets. Not all pallets are created equal. Allan’s Week was all about the theme of broken handles on toilets. Next, the guys reminisce about the scary playground equipment from the 20th century. They wrap up with the design and building of the National…
Tool Talk Radio: 5.20.2023: Roofing, Batteries, & Mile High Buildings
Joe and Allan get an education on roofing materials by Jay Hill from Big M Roofing and Joe Denton from GAF Manufacturing. Allan then talks about improvements in L.E.D. and battery technologies. They all wrap up with the challenges for the proposed Tokyo Sky Mile Tower.
Tool Talk Radio: 5.13.2023 Tool Quick Hacks and Expanding Foam
Joe and Allan kick off the show with tool tales that involve lots of quick hacks to get things done. Allan has cautionary tales about decorating drain covers and the possible outcomes you won’t like. Joe reports that he managed to break his reciprocating saw while chopping up a tree stump. The Motherland Calls statue…
Tool Talk Radio: 5.06.2023: Stair Safety and the Ferris Wheel
Joe and Allan start off with function over form as they discuss stair safety and decoration. For Great Buildings in History, they explore how the first Ferris Wheel come to be built and what finally happened to it. Larry Brown from Brown Refrigeration stops by to remind everyone that the warm weather is coming. They…
Tool Talk Radio: 4.29.2023: From Skyscrapers to Boy Scout Adventures
Joe and Allan start off with the benefits of a good paint brush. Then, Joe discovers that chickens can be jerks. The guys get into the challenges and logistics of early skyscraper construction. Dan “The Lego Man” joins the show to discuss the actual house constructed out of over three million Lego bricks for a…
Tool Talk Radio: 4.21.2023: A Basket Building and 3-D Printed Homes
Joe and Allan get things off to a historically bad start with 1970’s shag carpet. Then, they get into a simple outline of modern electricity and why Joe needs a new phone charger. The Longaberger Basket Building is a cautionary tale of not so much can you build it as should you build it. Then…
Tool Talk Radio: 4.15.2023: Hail, Stethoscopes, and Tunnels
Allan brings up the fact that periodically he uses a stethoscope to find plumbing leaks, lost critters, and other stuff that can make noise in your walls. Jay Hill from Big M Roofing stops by to talk about hail and hail damage. Jay and Joe go over good business practices and they all wrap up…
Tool Talk Radio: 4.08.2023: Roman Toilets and Kitchen Remodels
Joe is wrapping up his personal kitchen remodel and is having fun picking the new décor. He and Allan wander to the backyard in a discussion about what makes a plant a weed. A lot depends on what part of the country you are in. Allan gets into the benefits of a seismic switches for…
Tool Talk Radio: 4.01.2023: April’s Fool’s Shenanigans and the Taj Mahal
The show falls on April’s Day so Joe and Allan confess to a few work site shenanigans. Jay Hill from Big M Roofing drops in to discuss roof care and repair with all the Spring thunder storms. Great Moments in History is all about the design and the upkeep of the Taj Mahal. The guys…
Tool Talk Radio: 3.25.2023: Stonehenge and Vinyl Furniture Covers
Joe and Allan are feeling Spring in the air. There is an update on the installation of the automated cat litter box. Then, they tackle the historically bad idea of vinyl furniture covers. Allan’s Week in Review is all about reading and understanding the specs on any installation especially window unit air conditioners and PTAC…
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