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How to adjust stuck french door
I have a new french door installation which worked great until it started to rain here in Seattle, and now it sticks, right around the latches. I figure I need to plane a bit off the side(s) of the...
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Totally OT Ford attempts to dazzle the customer
Well the 500 did not do well so Ford decided to make a BOLD move to please the customer and rename it the Taurus. I guess they figure the average buyer will not know the difference. They are so proud...
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Semi OT: Yard Art FL update
Hello JT, just wanted to let ya know that this year I made the spider web so I can reuse it each year and attach it with bungee cords. Saw a foam headstone for sale for $14.00, what a ripoff! I seen a...
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Yard Art update from FL
Hello JT, just wanted to let ya know that this year I made the spider web so I can reuse it each year and attach it with bungee cords. Saw a foam headstone for sale for $14.00, what a ripoff! I seen a...
 
aniline dye and... grout
While (parts of) this seems straightforward, I'm asking anyway. I have used an epoxy grout in the (tiny) spaces between my granite tiles. It came out not quite the shade I wanted. Bit light. I bought...
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The Woodworking Show
There recently was a thread regarding the Woodworking Show I just received the following information from Ron Brown who is a vendor at those shows. It may explain a few things and if what he says is...
 
How much runout on TS is too much
There are stories that the "New Coke" was either a marketing ploy, or else a means to change the recipe (i.e. cheaper) without the uproar in the change in taste.
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hardwood suggestions needed
OK, I'm getting ready to do my first project with hardwood. I'm starting small with a cutting board for my brother-in-law. He went to Texas Tech University in Lubbock, TX, so I'd like to make it from...
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INSPIRATION - Lapdawg
"I'm an Igor, thur. We don't athk quethtionth." "Really? Why not?" "I don't know, thur. I didn't athk." http://jkontherun.blogs.com/jkontherun/images/lapdawg.jpg...
 
Tear out - Leigh 24" Dovetail Super Jig
I'm pretty much in heaven playing with this thing, but I'm getting a fair amount of tear out. I think it might be the cheap practice pine I'm using, but I wonder if anyone has any tips about this...
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OT: Crappy Tire Power Tool Sale - in store only
Canadian Tire has 1/3 off power tools/compressors and air tools until the 21st. I was looking at the 12" 'Digital' Drill Press has anyone tried it? Or maybe the Maximum Sliding Mitre Saw (already...
 
Wiring and plug for a 3 hp cabinet saw
I have to wire for a 3hp cabinet saw. The motor is a Baldor and the tag on the motor housing says it is 12.5 amps at 230V. (It also says it will operate on a minimum of 203v at 13.7amps. It has an...
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FWW articles
I finally got the FWW with the bandsaw article from the library. While I agree that something is fishy, it's not the only one. In another article, the author mixes Zinsser white and orange shellac to...
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scaling down
I have a large organic(irregular) shape that I am trying to scale down. I can't think how to do this, brain fog. Any ideas?
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electronic pin nailers?
Anyone use an electric pin nailer (23 guage)? do not want to lug my compressor to other side of house, plus for small jobs, protable seems to make better sense. looking for real world experience,...
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