Robert again you did it again, What can I say BUT ITS DA BOMB Robert you are so very talented and everything you create always makes me think God has given you amazing talents, but the best part is that you have taken your talent created and then by posting it we can enjoy and admire, and sit here in admirations while we view an original work right in our own homne. PS Thank you for your genorosity by even giving us the instructions. Again I am awestruck that your eye can find beauty in gears, candle holder, computer case and the grenade. Thank You so much for sharing ;(*~*); Nanagrandma/Sylvia

I'm sorry but I just can't support the use of a commercial compressor for this endeavor. I have a quality compressor system in my garage with an in-line filter for trapping water "vapor" and I depressurize the tank after every use through the bottom drain resulting in water discharge. I still get minimum water vapor involvement in my tools. This phenomena is one of the reasons that air tools require regular oiling. Personally, I also do not think a coffee filter would be sufficient. If water vapor can penetrate a concrete foundation block a filter is not going to stop it. Plus, correct me if I am wrong when we brew coffee doesn't the brew water come through the filter? I do like the idea of a foot or hand pump. DA

She is a beauty!!! You are a wonderful craftsman! Thanks for posting.

thx for the replies folks! Another UPDATE here. Used the 3-prong outlet tester I got at the hardware store and sure enough all outlets in the house (except 2) show open ground. The 2 "Normal" outlets are one that my 110v electric oven and washer are plugged into and another outlet on the other side of the same wall where the water heater, furnace and water softener are. Since the water pipes for the house come in right between those 2 outlets I assume someone decided to ground just those 2 outlets straight down to one of the water pipes. At LEAST they did that to make the bigger appliances safer! So there doesn't seem to be a ground wire running throughout the house from the breaker box in the garage. Just those 2 outlets have been individually grounded to the pipes. Sound about right? Anyway someone on another forum has stated that I should either install GFCI outlets wherever I intend to use 3-pronged equipment like the computers. My question is this: As I said before I'm very new to this stuff. Would a GFCI outlet have helped in the incident with my computer? Meaning if my power supply shortet to it's shell, energizing my metal computer case (as it apparently did), would a GFCI outlet have tripped and broken the connection saving me from the shock? Someone also suggested maybe grounding a few individual circuits in the areas I was concerned about. Computers, refrigerator etc. The back bedroom is far from the water pipes so would it be possible to attach ground wires to the proper places on a few of the wall receptacles then drill a hole through the wall to the backyard and attach them to a grounding rod or something?