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What is it? Set 547
Just posted the latest set: Larger images: Rob What is it?
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Trying to repair loose joints on INDOOR teak chair
I have loose joints in my teak chair where the seat joins the back. At first I tried taking some yellow glue that I watered down a little so it would drip into the joint. No success. This method has...
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OT: Congress and the unemployed
I was just listening to 101.5 NJ.. it's a right wing talk station in NJ. They were talking about how kids today don't want to work, and how the last few years all the help at the boardwalks were...
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OT: Thank you vets
To all you vets out there, thank you for your service. Have a good memorial day, and please stay safe..
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Simple drawer glides - is this a bad design?
There are three problems, I see. First, the sliding surfaces will wear. It would probably be good to make them out of something like Ash or Ironwood. ;-) If you can somehow make one mating surface...
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Router Planing
Planing with the router worked like a charm. From making & setting up the jig to planing both sides of the first slab took about 3 hours. Will do th e second slab, later. I want to thank everyone for...
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Lithium Batteries
I have two of the Ryobi 4AH batteries. I charged them in December, but not again since - until yesterday. I had 256 3/8" holes to drill in oak. I would normally use a corded drill for something like...
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The Dowel Jig
Against advice from several people here, I decided to go with dowels to attach the (many) "rungs" on the sides of my cookbook shelves. (the drawing) After turning the idea around in my head during the...
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Looking an "Older Style" Unifence Cursor
I just broke my last Unifence Cursor. The illustration of the ones listed on eReplacements are not like mine. I'm assuming that I have an older style fence that required a slightly different cursor....
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RE: O/T: BEWARE
Had an e-mail this morning, supposedly from advising they were going to ship an order placed May 3 and to confirm. I receive ALL e-mail as straight text so get an attachment if file uses HTML. This...
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Why Didn't I think Of This, Before
Little by little, I've been hand planing the walnut slabs. It's been reall y tough going. The rough chain-sawed faces are really out of level/flatnes s, with many gouges, some areas 1/2", or more,...
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OT: restoring a computer MS way
So I can't easily restore my computer. MS in it's infinite wisdom reads that the firmware is different and won't restore. NICE!!! So back to building from scratch. I can get the files back, it will...
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Another Sketchup question - the dimension tool
I am starting to use the dimension tool and I have a problem. Here is my example case: Starting at the origin, draw a 3 inch line along the red axis. From the end of that line, draw a 4 inch line...
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News viewer - off topic
I apologize for posting this in the woodworking group but this is the only internet news group to which I subscribe. I am moving to Windows 8 and OE is no longer supported. Does one of you have an...
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sharpening and installing jointer knives
It's been a long time since I tuned my jointer. Today, I noticed some "fla t spots" on the knives. I removed and sharpened them using the scary sharp method and a Lee Valley blade holder for doing...
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