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    Rick Potter

    Forget 'Baby on board'

    Thread Starter: Rick Potter

    I need a bumper sticker that says 'Nobody on board'. Tesla has opened up the 'self driving' app on newer Tesla's for a free 30 day trial. It is factory installed on all of them, they just don't turn it on unless you pay, which we didn't. All of a sudden there is an octogenarian who cannot...

    Last Post By: Bob Turkovich Today, 2:32 PM Go to last post
    Brian Elfert

    Are they building standalone car washes like crazy in your area too?

    Thread Starter: Brian Elfert

    They are going crazy building standalone car washes in my area. I know of at least three currently under construction nearby, and a few others that recently opened. Car washes are going up all over the Minneapolis metro area. There will easily be three times as many standalone car washes once...

    Last Post By: Zachary Hoyt Today, 12:47 PM Go to last post
    John Kananis

    Spindle gouge bevel angle?

    Thread Starter: John Kananis

    I have a 1/2" sorby detail gouge that I have ground at 40° (also removed the heel) and it works ok now that I moved away from the jigs and started sharpening by hand... but it's still just an ok tool. I now have a d-way detail spindle gouge (1/2") on the way and was thinking about trying a 25°...

    Last Post By: Edward Weber Today, 3:48 PM Go to last post
    John TenEyck

    Creating an aged maple finish

    Thread Starter: John TenEyck

    This is a follow up to an earlier post about how to create an aged maple finish on a table I'm making of maple and mahogany. Based on the input I got in that post I tried several approaches. - Waterlox OSF by itself does a pretty good job of giving maple an aged look. The think I didn't like...

    Last Post By: Patrick McCarthy Today, 1:04 PM Go to last post
    Ron Citerone

    Hot water sulfur smell solutions

    Thread Starter: Ron Citerone

    My cottage is on well water. Several years ago we started with the dreaded sulfur smell, hot water only. I had a plumber replace the anode. Smell came back eventually. I found the model of the anode he installed and see that is just aluminum. Seems like the one I need is aluminum/zinc? Has...

    Last Post By: Bruce Wrenn Yesterday, 8:29 PM Go to last post
    Mark Gibney

    Epoxy glue joint opened

    Thread Starter: Mark Gibney

    I glued up this oval Santos mahogany coffee table on Sunday. Yesterday morning, Tuesday, I placed it outside under cloudy skies in the hope that the UV to hasten the darkening of wood surface before finishing later this week. The center seam opened up. I used brand new T-88 epoxy with...

    Last Post By: STUART Robertson Today, 12:58 PM Go to last post

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