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Today, 11:31 AM

Tom M King replied to a thread I made a molding plane in Neanderthal Haven

Looks great! While reprofiling an old molding plane, I saw really quickly why European Beech was the preferred wood.

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Today, 10:08 AM

Tom M King replied to a thread Stanley garage door opener misbehaving in Off Topic Forum

Here's the conductive grease I use for such things. It has carbon in it, and will easily get all over everything if you get it on a finger. I...

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Today, 9:56 AM

Tom M King replied to a thread Stanley garage door opener misbehaving in Off Topic Forum

One of ours in the rental house is also an old Craftsman. I started looking at replacement parts, and pretty quickly decided the better way to go...

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Today, 9:54 AM

Tom M King replied to a thread Anyone looking to buy some lumber? in Off Topic Forum

Find your local sawyer. They need to be sawn fairly quickly this time of year.

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Today, 8:27 AM

Tom M King replied to a thread Why I'll be waiting awhile for my 1st electric vehicle... in Off Topic Forum

I asked a local guy I know here who is very active with the Fire Department if there had been an EV fire around here. He said not in their...

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Yesterday, 7:25 PM

Tom M King replied to a thread It's not about the shavings! in Neanderthal Haven

This has gotten a bit out of hand, but that wasn't the comment that I laughed at years ago. The link I posted was the only reference to that...

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Yesterday, 4:41 PM

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

My book off ebay came today. The ad said it was like new, and it is. It's an original from 1940, not a reprint, but not even a folded corner...

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Yesterday, 4:23 PM

Tom M King replied to a thread Why I'll be waiting awhile for my 1st electric vehicle... in Off Topic Forum

The roads around the lake are full of Tesla's. Our grocery store, auto parts store, and hardware store are all close together 7 miles from our...

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Yesterday, 1:00 PM

Tom M King replied to a thread It's not about the shavings! in Neanderthal Haven

I did another Google search putting "no one uses one" in quotes, and this came up: https://sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?58479-Levard-workbench...

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Yesterday, 12:53 PM

Tom M King replied to a thread Cell Phones?? in Off Topic Forum

These are the shorts I live in for all the hot months-just slightly more than running shorts with pockets. ...

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Yesterday, 12:39 PM

Tom M King replied to a thread It's not about the shavings! in Neanderthal Haven

I don't remember where I read that, but it's been years ago. I did a Google search, and this is all that came up. This is the same as my bench. I...

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Yesterday, 12:01 PM

Tom M King replied to a thread Setting Joiner Blades in General Woodworking and Power Tools

I set them by feel with a strip of the hardest wood I have on hand (Boxwood). When you can feel the knife rubbing on the wood without lifting it,...

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06-24-2022, 9:40 PM

Tom M King replied to a thread It's not about the shavings! in Neanderthal Haven

That little bench has averaged being moved once a year since I bought it new in 1977. I would never have wanted to move extra weight. Sometimes I...

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06-24-2022, 11:30 AM

Tom M King replied to a thread It's not about the shavings! in Neanderthal Haven

Start of a morning's work. This was in the air conditioned basement of one of the old houses I worked on. The little Lervad gets clamped to the...

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06-24-2022, 9:59 AM

Tom M King replied to a thread Cedar shingle question in Off Topic Forum

The more wooden shingles can breathe on both sides, the longer they will last.

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06-23-2022, 9:04 PM

Tom M King replied to a thread Mix the perfect amount of epoxy - maybe next time in General Woodworking and Power Tools

Just the bottom of that mortise probably has enough surface area to be strong enough, and some would squeeze up the sides. I would also try not to...

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06-23-2022, 5:38 PM

Tom M King replied to a thread Stanley garage door opener misbehaving in Off Topic Forum

The two older ones here don't give any indication, other than stopping, or going the other way.

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06-23-2022, 2:16 PM

Tom M King replied to a thread Mix the perfect amount of epoxy - maybe next time in General Woodworking and Power Tools

Mixing epoxy is kind of like ordering concrete, and buying cut length wire. If you don't get some extra to have to throw away, you're guaranteed to...

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06-23-2022, 2:08 PM

Tom M King replied to a thread Stanley garage door opener misbehaving in Off Topic Forum

The little wires from the safety eyes just push in the holes on the unit, and contact is just friction against a little metal spring blade. Sorrier...

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06-23-2022, 11:09 AM

Tom M King replied to a thread Why I'll be waiting awhile for my 1st electric vehicle... in Off Topic Forum

We have puppies going home over a couple of weeks. So far, the first three families picking them up, all from several states away, have been driving...

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06-23-2022, 10:29 AM

Tom M King replied to a thread How to get this broke pipe out (w pic) in General Woodworking and Power Tools

What metal are the female threads in?

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06-23-2022, 10:28 AM

Tom M King replied to a thread Flat Grind Rip Blades in General Woodworking and Power Tools

The Dewalt dado set cuts nice flat bottoms with sharp, square corners. I bought it for when I didn't want to use a "good" set, but it's surprised me...

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06-22-2022, 7:18 PM

Tom M King replied to a thread Stanley garage door opener misbehaving in Off Topic Forum

You can buy replacement parts for garage doors in Lowes. There are two in our rental house that weren't working when we bought the house. I...

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06-22-2022, 5:20 PM

Tom M King replied to a thread Why I'll be waiting awhile for my 1st electric vehicle... in Off Topic Forum

Reminds me of people scared to use a pound of Butane for refrigerant while sitting on 20 gallons of gasoline. Butane is not used in this country,...

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06-22-2022, 7:40 AM

Tom M King replied to a thread 3 knife Jet jointer problem in General Woodworking and Power Tools

Is the side you ran flat?

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06-21-2022, 8:31 PM

Tom M King replied to a thread Oriental Anti-fatigue Mats in WorkShops

Of course you did!

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06-20-2022, 9:19 PM

Tom M King replied to a thread Bench seat in Neanderthal Haven

Maybe you can find a board with some cup to start with. There should be more than a few sawyers around where you live who have a stock of boards.

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06-20-2022, 8:33 PM

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

I wish I could work with it, but it gives me terrible Asthma symptoms. I used it in one house I built, and handrails in our house in 1980, but never...

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06-20-2022, 7:38 AM

Tom M King replied to a thread Delta 8" dovetail jointer table removal in General Woodworking and Power Tools

Mine wouldn't budge this time after sitting for 15 years. I put Blue Creeper all along both sides, and some in the top of the ways up near the...

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06-19-2022, 9:41 PM

Tom M King replied to a thread Delta 8" dovetail jointer table removal in General Woodworking and Power Tools

I built one new spec house a year for 33 years. A shop was set up in each one of them. I hadn't used it for 15 years, but moved it out of a storage...

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