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If you do drill into a post tension cable and break it, you'll know right away. Post tension slabs just aren't used anymore in these parts because...

My shop is exactly what Jim is proposing. It is pole construction with purlins and osb sheathing on the exterior with lap siding fastened to the...

27 mm is just about .012" over 1-1/16.

Cherry would definitely be a heavy option unless just for a rub rail or similar. I think the only way to get 18' cherry would be to have it custom...

If I'm not mistaken, post-stressed/tensioned slabs have cables in them that are tightened after the pour is cured. I remember seeing that on an...

The way it's done is that sheathing is applied to the horizontal girts before your siding goes on. It's not necessary to build stud walls between the...

That's what I've got. My only problem is once the whole setup gets going, it can be a bit unwieldy, but that's because it's on a pitched floor...

I believe Western Red Cedar is the preferred material for strip canoes and kayaks.

Julie Moriarty, this anecdote doesn't make sense. If there was a ground fault somewhere, then yes, this could happen. And if there was some other...

When I called Thomas Mwangi to let him know that James and Zelma had been waiting for tech support for a couple of days he told me that one of his...

If you're looking for something thats not a barbecue-style rub, we use the 21-Gun Salute seasoning mix from Trader Joes.

Mine starts in about 3 seconds. Stopping may be 5-7. But you can set it to anything you want. I think I have 5 or 8 seconds on my jointer and a 25...

I believe you cannot get a finish ready surface off any rasp. I find it challenging to get a finish surface using a file which is finer than a rasp.

3-5 seconds would be way too quick. I'd go at least 15-20.

The manual for the water heater calls for 1 1/16" socket. I have no earthly idea why I have a 1 1/16" NAPA socket in my toolbox. None. No idea how...

I think if I went to the city and proposed pole construction, but with sheathing and siding to match my house I suspect they would approve it. The...

The high pitched whistling sound makes me think you might have a missing tooth on the starter pinion or the flywheel. The whistling sound is the...

I have my dust collector below my shop with just the stairwell as a return. (This is temporary.) When the DC is running, the return flow pushes the...

My money is on a bad grounding connection.

I remember it is an odd size, not the same as any bolt head I know of, and did have to buy a socket. It's been so long ago that I forget what size...

An impact wrench has always worked for me. There's really no reason for it to be as tight as they often are. There is no more pressure on the joint...

Ditto on the install ...I paid 5.50sq. ...three man crew and some serious dust collection equipment for the grinding process.

Thank you. That's very helpful.

It's all good. I haven't ruled out a SawStop, but right now I'm looking for information about the Harvey. :)

Not sure if this could be the problem, but sometimes an engineer will throw in a left hand thread just to mess with people. Or some idiot in...

thanks on both. Makes total sense as a starting point. Bit hard to explain well as it was still trying to turn over that is it was moving a bit...

Funny how they always seem to pop up with an answer to a question that wasn't asked isn't it?