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[Great-Kazoo]

I have no idea if that is a good brand or not. Seems pretty affordable, so I'm assuming not the best quality, but likely good enough for anything I'm going to be doing.

Some of the best i have were from your grandfathers collection. Sadly, one of the drawer fronts of that tool box finally fell off.

[Irving]

That's a fancy soldering kit.

I have a bunch of taps and a few dies of my grandfather's, but they are all standard, and most of them are 5/8. I bet I have at least 10-15 5/8 taps. Very frustrating when I was looking for metric.

[MrPrena]

Had it with moth. Bought 2000-Volt 1/2 acre Bug Zapper Insect Killer


https://www.homedepot.com/p/Black-Fl...Z-20/308315293

[O2HeN2]

Had it with moth. Bought 2000-Volt 1/2 acre Bug Zapper Insect Killer

Having battled moths for years out in Black Forest, let me give advice on bug zappers for moths. The model you bought is NOT what you want. Note the two electrode grids, one inside the other. The moths just land on the outer grid and do not get zapped, they're too big to bridge the gap and get zapped (with a few, very few, exceptions).

You want a zapper that uses alternating rods. Plus, as long as you don't have kids around, you want to remove the outer protective plastic cover that also keeps moths out, leaving bare rods that the moths can bonzai into and fry. I'm sure removing the protective cover is a crime punishable by 10 years in jail in some states, but it's the only way to allow moths easy access to the electrodes of death.

Something like this model:

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Flowtron...5060/205582907



O2

[Bailey Guns]

That's hilarious you'd post that picture. I just got one today. Flowtron BK-40...1 acre size. Just fired it up about an hour ago. Bugs are out on the back patio riding the lightning as I type this.

I absolutely love the sound, too! Great entertainment.

ETA: I bought some cheap piece of crap by Stinger at the local hardware store. O2 is spot on with regards to the grid. Little bastards land on it and if they don't land on the right one they just fly away. It was on all night...no bug body count in the morning. I took it back and got the Flowtron from Amazon because no one in town had any left. The Flowtron is Made in the USA and it works. There was a little lightning storm going on within seconds of firing that thing up and a visible body count on the patio after 5 minutes. It works great!

ETA again: What it looked like this morning. I got distracted doing something else and forgot to move the step stool. As you can see the grid on this larger model doesn't have the vertical plastic strips. The opening is large enough for moths to get through as you can see:

[Gman]

Had a great big one on a post in the middle of our backyard when we lived in Bedford, TX. Kept you safe hanging out by the pool in the evening. Was great entertainment. Some really big bugs made quite a bit of noise, arcing, and smoke for several seconds. Toads used to hang out in the grass below.

[buffalobo]

With heavy moth infestation this year be careful with bug zappers. They can fill up/clog pretty quickly and create a fire hazard.

I had to run out on the deck one evening and jerk one down and throw it out into the yard before it caught deck roof on fire.

[00tec]

I need to swap out the incandescent bulb to a uv in my homemade moth murder machine to better attract them.

[Irving]

I need to swap out the incandescent bulb to a uv in my homemade moth murder machine to better attract them.

I've laid out a pan of soapy water under a light two nights in a row and only had 6 get trapped in the water each night. Not very good results.

[buffalobo]

I've laid out a pan of soapy water under a light two nights in a row and only had 6 get trapped in the water each night. Not very good results.

Mrs bo sets it on counter and plugs in nite light to outlet couple inches above it. 6x6 square bowl is usually covered in dead floating moths.

When I get up in morning before turn on can lights in great room I fire up shop vac with long extension and vac moths from where they hid in fixtures and assorted other nooks/crannies.

Worst infestation in 3 or 4 years for us. Average daily eradication is in the hundreds.