New carpenter tool!
I just started manufacturing a Magnetic metal stud finder and was wondering if anyone would be interested in hearing about my product? It's small, never needs batteries, and fits nicely into your tool pouch, not much thicker than a pencil! It works best on metal studs thru drywall up to 1 1/4" thick (double 5/8"), will also find screws and nails in wood construction walls.
If interested, email me!
Thanks,
Gary
If interested, email me!
Thanks,
Gary
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quote:Originally posted by mango tango
I just started manufacturing a Magnetic metal stud finder and was wondering if anyone would be interested in hearing about my product? It's small, never needs batteries, and fits nicely into your tool pouch, not much thicker than a pencil! It works best on metal studs thru drywall up to 1 1/4" thick (double 5/8"), will also find screws and nails in wood construction walls.
If interested, email me!
Thanks,
Gary
Gary,
Send me some info, we are always looking for new products.
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Mango Tango
I have used a magnetic stripe glued to a wooden yard stick cut in half with a small handle attached to it for finding studs. It actually finds the screws or nails in wood studs and did real good on metal ones.
If you think that you have something. You need to first check into a patent for it. If you turn your tool invention over to just anyone then they could have it patented and you will be out of luck if it takes off in the building tools market.0 -
LesWVa,
It has patent pending protection while we are filing.
Are you a carpenter?0 -
I will say not by trade. I am a happily 45 year old retired from the Coal Mining industry.
I do at times help with a new house or a remodel job when one of the local contractors call and needs a helping hand if I have the time.
I do contract a few steel structures such as buildings and bridges for people. Just finished a 60 x 80 x 20 for a guy at the end of Nov. I have a 66' bridge to build beginning in Jan. for a couple that wants to do away with a water ford to some property that they just bought.0 -
LesWva,
Retired at 45? Where did I go wrong? I'm still working at 48 (laid off right now)!0 -
20 years in the mines is like 40 on just about any other job.
"You load 16 tons and what do you get,
another day older and deeper in debt.
St. Peter don't ya call me, 'cause I can't go,
I owe my soul to the company store."
Hey, Les, tell 'em what "robbing pillars" is.0 -
Jim
They are times that I did not see day light for a month. Thing about that is, only a person that knows anything about deep mining would believe that.
I will explain first and as simply as possible explain what a pillar is.
Passages are cut through a seam of coal length wise (long tunnel).
Cross cuts are cut connecting the passages (short cuts).
This forms something like a city lay out with the buildings being pillars made of coal. Ground the floor and the sky the roof.
Once the passages and then cross cuts are made. You go back and remove the pillars. This is known as robbing pillars or pulling pillars. Once the pillars of coal are removed the section is then sealed off to allow the roof to fall (cave in) or fill with water.
Not all pillars can be removed in a section thou. For some are needed to support towns, gas or oil wells etc etc.
Robbing pillars is the most dangerous job in an under ground mining operation and many have been killed due to roof falls.
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I retired at 42. Watched what I did with my money. I made myself a promise that I would be able to retire while I was still young enough to enjoy watching my kids grow and yet have enough to see that they are well taken care of for as long as they are with me or I with them.0 -
Oh my GOD! I had no idea about what you did. That looks like a terrible job! I'm sure breathing in all that dust for 20 years can't be a good thing either! I hope you live to a 100 and enjoy your life, you deserve it!
Thanks for the enlightenment, most of us just take things like that for granted!
all I can say is WOW!0 -
Not to change subjects, but I have a friend that invented a little gadget to fit an impact drill for setting concrete anchors. Hilti offered him $150,000 with royalties to put their name on it. He declined and sought a lawyer, now it's up to 500K He's 42 years old and will soon retire and just collect royalties. 0 -
I would love for that to happen to me! 0
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