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Today, 11:09 AM

Tom M King replied to a thread Individual task lighting in General Woodworking and Power Tools

I just ordered a pair too, thanks to this. They must have been very busy, because that was the slowest to process Amazon order I've done in a while.

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Yesterday, 7:31 PM

Tom M King replied to a thread Hawk and chicken in Off Topic Forum

I could very easily do without the chickens too, but most of us understand the "happy Wife" thing. Since I replaced the roof on the chicken house...

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12-06-2019, 4:02 PM

Tom M King replied to a thread Advice please.. which tools and in what order to make non straight mullions/muntins in General Woodworking and Power Tools

I like Bert's plan. For hand fitting small tenons, the little Iwasaki extreme fine file, is a wonderful tool.

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12-06-2019, 9:26 AM

Tom M King replied to a thread Hawk and chicken in Off Topic Forum

If you have horses, opossums are not exactly harmless. They are the only carriers of EPM. We have 150 acres of woodland, they are welcome to stay...

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12-05-2019, 8:58 PM

Tom M King replied to a thread Hawk and chicken in Off Topic Forum

Decades ago, before I had learned the hard lessons of just how secure a chicken coop, and pen needed to be, I heard a commotion in the henhouse on my...

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12-05-2019, 5:47 PM

Tom M King replied to a thread My first post and first problem in General Woodworking and Power Tools

You're right. The horizontal pieces will shrink more than their mates in the vertical 6x's. I would just bolt them, and then in 6, or 7 years, when...

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12-05-2019, 12:04 PM

Tom M King replied to a thread Duct fittings question in WorkShops

There is a glue that joins ABS to PVC. You can even find it in Lowes, or HD. Sizes are the same.

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12-05-2019, 8:49 AM

Tom M King replied to a thread Bondo in General Woodworking and Power Tools

Consider that glazing putty has No durability, by comparison. edited to add: When I first thought "glazing putty", I was thinking of glazing...

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12-04-2019, 10:15 PM

Tom M King replied to a thread Scrub planes in Neanderthal Haven

Weathering on mine is from sweat, and wear on mouth from use. I bought it new, around 1975. We have beams in our house, that I built in 1980,...

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12-03-2019, 10:55 PM

Tom M King replied to a thread Hawk and chicken in Off Topic Forum

We have so many foxes that we can't let ours out at all.

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12-03-2019, 10:53 PM

Tom M King replied to a thread Workstation monitor in Off Topic Forum

Refresh rate seems a little slow???

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12-03-2019, 1:19 PM

Tom M King replied to a thread Cordless Electric Chainsaw Recommendations in General Woodworking and Power Tools

Any chainsaw is only as good as the sharpness of the chain. Don't wait until it gets dull to sharpen it. Keep it sharp. It's much less work (using...

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12-03-2019, 1:12 PM

Tom M King replied to a thread Hawk and chicken in Off Topic Forum

Glad to hear the good news!

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12-03-2019, 9:32 AM

Tom M King replied to a thread Hawk and chicken in Off Topic Forum

Best of luck!!

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12-03-2019, 9:07 AM

Tom M King replied to a thread For trade, Acme bench top saw filer. in SawMill Creek Classifieds

I think I'm probably too far away.

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12-02-2019, 9:59 PM

Tom M King replied to a thread For trade, Acme bench top saw filer. in SawMill Creek Classifieds

Does it have the long vise? I have some metalworking tools that you may be interested in.

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12-02-2019, 3:22 PM

Tom M King replied to a thread Irritating Black Friday Special... in General Woodworking and Power Tools

That's a nice little bandsaw too. I use mine way more than I thought I would when I bought it.

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12-01-2019, 10:49 PM

Tom M King replied to a thread Share funny pictures here in Off Topic Forum

Just happened to have a camera beside my chair:

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12-01-2019, 4:05 PM

Tom M King replied to a thread Do I need to seal the seam of my new Atoma 400? in Neanderthal Haven

I don't know the details about what you're talking about, but I have been using Atoma replacement sheets on a granite surface plate, under running...

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11-30-2019, 11:53 AM

Tom M King replied to a thread Pulling PEX water line through a PVC conduit in Off Topic Forum

Might be cheapest, and certainly easiest, to get someone to find the leak, and either let them fix it, or fix it yourself. When posters give...

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11-30-2019, 10:15 AM

Tom M King replied to a thread Pulling PEX water line through a PVC conduit in Off Topic Forum

When I pull pipe, or wire (if there is not enough room to loop the wire back), I use a Timber Hitch, and tape. For this long pull of pipe, I'd use...

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11-29-2019, 11:22 PM

Tom M King replied to a thread Pulling PEX water line through a PVC conduit in Off Topic Forum

Pipe is Many factors easier than pulling wire! There really is not a comparison.

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11-29-2019, 6:48 PM

Tom M King replied to a thread Pulling PEX water line through a PVC conduit in Off Topic Forum

If the line has only had water in it, it shouldn't be that bad. I've done a lot of such pulling, but don't remember going over 400' through black...

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11-29-2019, 1:53 PM

Tom M King replied to a thread 240v question in General Woodworking and Power Tools

As much as I like digital multimeters, I keep an analog one too. Betting on a loose connection in the jointer motor.

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11-27-2019, 8:36 PM

Tom M King replied to a thread Jointing 13 ft long 8/4 lumber in General Woodworking and Power Tools

I use my smallest jointer-a 6". A strong helper, and I man handle it on the infeed end, with me handling the press to the table, and Big Mike doing...

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11-27-2019, 5:18 PM

Tom M King replied to a thread 240v question in General Woodworking and Power Tools

I'm hoping that it's just an issue with the way it's hooked up in the main panel that feeds that panel.

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11-26-2019, 10:43 PM

Tom M King replied to a thread Dial indicator tips... in General Woodworking and Power Tools

Take the indicator to an Ace, or other hardware store, and see what thread size fits.

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11-26-2019, 9:50 PM

Tom M King replied to a thread Vintage Martin T75 restoration in General Woodworking and Power Tools

Total lift height to get it over the fence?

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11-26-2019, 9:00 PM

Tom M King replied to a thread Vintage Martin T75 restoration in General Woodworking and Power Tools

Beams come in different weights for the same outside dimensions. If you write down the lengths of the beams you need, and how much you want to lift...

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11-26-2019, 7:45 PM

Tom M King replied to a thread Jointer testing and set-up: What tools / gauges do I need? in General Woodworking and Power Tools

If it's old enough to have been from the time when they left castings out in the weather for several years before machining them, and has not been in...

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