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Time for some levity
Thread Starter: Dave Anderson NH
With all of the negativity and political stuff going on with the Covid-19 virus it is time to look at the humorous side of things. Feel free to add more, but keep it clean or it will be deleted.
Last Post By: Dave Anderson NH Yesterday, 3:45 PM

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: Patty Hann Today, 11:53 AM

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

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, 10:39 AM

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

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

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aluminum or steel?

Jimmy, the reason for the wear strips is minimize any wear on the mechanism should there be any sag in the system. I might be making it overly complex.
Ken Fitzgerald Today, 1:43 PM

Need ideas on waterproof board to cover water damaged base of outside doors

Gulvit can be a very helpful product. I have used it to extend the life of masonite and OSB siding that has started to deteriorate with good results.
Maurice Mcmurry Today, 1:37 PM

aluminum or steel?

Richard it's a matter of which words you and I choose to use. Here's a illustration of a rack and pinion assembly.

That sure
Ken Fitzgerald Today, 1:34 PM

Need ideas on waterproof board to cover water damaged base of outside doors

You have a water problem, not a door problem. Fix the water problem or this will just happen again, and again, and again.

All that said,
Thomas McCurnin Today, 1:20 PM

Need ideas on waterproof board to cover water damaged base of outside doors

first of all you should block the way of water coming to the door.
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