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04-20-2024,
3:07 PM
Steve Demuth
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Wood shrinkage issue
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Mel, This was before I began sawing and drying my own wood, and given where I bought it (at a big sawmill / millwork manufacturer and lumber...
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04-20-2024,
2:12 PM
Steve Demuth
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Wood shrinkage issue
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I have no explanation beyond your "wood is organic" but I feel your pain. Some years ago I built a corner hutch from kiln dried Red Oak, acclimated...
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21 replies | 1058 view(s)
04-20-2024,
10:28 AM
Steve Demuth
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Township building codes.
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Now that's an interesting experience. The only answer I've ever got from that exercise is "that's what it says in the zoning ordinance" or "that's...
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04-17-2024,
9:37 AM
Steve Demuth
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Amazon is selling a square ( 6” by 4 and 5/16ths)
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So, maybe, "morning coat" is a code for "raw fentanyl?" Could be - stranger things have been true. But in this case, I'm more inclined to think...
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04-17-2024,
9:34 AM
Steve Demuth
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Forget 'Baby on board'
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The rules on feed in tariffs in this country are a complete mess, with both solar advocates and the utilities arguing for - and in some places...
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04-17-2024,
8:02 AM
Steve Demuth
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Amazon is selling a square ( 6” by 4 and 5/16ths)
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Yeah, although I at least know what that might mean. I really have no idea what they were after with "drilling on wood, with a mill or a morning...
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04-17-2024,
12:27 AM
Steve Demuth
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Amazon is selling a square ( 6” by 4 and 5/16ths)
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Doesn't take much looking to find absurdities on Amazon these days. The overseas sellers that have clogged up their (always rather random, now...
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04-15-2024,
9:53 AM
Steve Demuth
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Forget 'Baby on board'
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You might look again. The price on batteries has dropped dramatically in the last 3 years. What would have cost you $46K 3 years ago can probably...
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04-15-2024,
9:21 AM
Steve Demuth
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Forget 'Baby on board'
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They've been available since 2021 from Enphase. If you have IQ8 inverters, those are grid-forming capable. Whether or not, and when, they will...
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48 replies | 3832 view(s)
04-11-2024,
9:53 PM
Steve Demuth
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Looking for ideas
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General Woodworking and Power Tools
Since you've got something from Kent that works for you, this answer is redundant, but my solution would have been to make or buy a bunch of 3/16"...
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04-11-2024,
8:07 AM
Steve Demuth
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SC Pig-Picking
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What you see in the picture is basically that, except that we skip the aluminum, and our stuffing is sweet potatoes, figs, dates, and the like. We...
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04-10-2024,
8:26 PM
Steve Demuth
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SC Pig-Picking
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Surely you mean whole hogs, not hot dogs. Here's what that looks like in NE Iowa / Southern Minnesota. :) Note the stuffing. Nothing...
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04-10-2024,
12:15 AM
Steve Demuth
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Tormek ... Gimmick?
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I don't know that I'd call it a gimmick, but I do consider them highly over-rated. I use mine very infrequently, preferring a low speed dry...
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04-09-2024,
2:57 PM
Steve Demuth
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So who fixes large power tools if the manufacturer won't?
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General Woodworking and Power Tools
Not sure I buy this as a general thesis. I've worked on a number of old machines that were beyond awkward to disassemble and repair. Just finished...
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41 replies | 2849 view(s)
04-07-2024,
10:38 AM
Steve Demuth
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How to bend wood like this - Outdoor furniture project
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Personally, I would not try to cut the U-shaped bends you've got on a table saw. Jim is probably right that with some help it can be done with...
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107 replies | 9959 view(s)
04-07-2024,
10:19 AM
Steve Demuth
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Do You Avoid Buying Gas When...
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The ubiquity of ethanol blend is exactly my point - whereas 25-30 years ago, even in a busy gas station, you might well see a tanker stirring water...
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04-07-2024,
10:12 AM
Steve Demuth
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How to bend wood like this - Outdoor furniture project
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Again, I would emphasize that you can get the advantages of pre-bending with steam without a bag. Just take the strips out of the steam, and...
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107 replies | 9959 view(s)
04-07-2024,
9:25 AM
Steve Demuth
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Do You Avoid Buying Gas When...
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Curious that in this whole thread, no one has mentioned that most of the fuel we pump into cars is not gasoline, but a gasoline-ethanol mix. Makes...
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83 replies | 6694 view(s)
04-05-2024,
11:16 AM
Steve Demuth
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12" Benchtop Jointer
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Fascinating comment - not for its content, which is obviously true - but for what it says about the way people learn woodworking, and how we help...
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12 replies | 1008 view(s)
04-05-2024,
8:31 AM
Steve Demuth
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How to bend wood like this - Outdoor furniture project
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Yes, for sure. I have steamed and bent wood in bags. Works great for some of the bentwood basket-like projects I do, particularly as a final step...
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107 replies | 9959 view(s)
04-04-2024,
10:14 PM
Steve Demuth
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How to bend wood like this - Outdoor furniture project
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A couple of things: First, I assume the maple was kiln dried, which makes it harder, as you know. Harder in this case means more springback,...
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107 replies | 9959 view(s)
03-31-2024,
9:04 PM
Steve Demuth
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How to bend wood like this - Outdoor furniture project
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Steamboxes always leak water. If you want to control the leaks, I would assemble the box with a temperature rated caulk or roofing compound in the...
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107 replies | 9959 view(s)
03-31-2024,
9:51 AM
Steve Demuth
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How to bend wood like this - Outdoor furniture project
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General Woodworking and Power Tools
You could do it without any steam if you were cutting the lams down to 1/16" - simply bending them around the forms with a backstrap to control them...
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107 replies | 9959 view(s)
03-30-2024,
11:18 PM
Steve Demuth
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Defects in material or workmanship can take a long time to appear
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Bruce - that's true, if the machine is designed that way, in which case the common bore between the bearings would be grease filled, and the whole...
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11 replies | 997 view(s)
03-30-2024,
7:03 PM
Steve Demuth
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Are your tools dangerous?
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The interesting thing is that we start with different premises (tools are / are not inherently dangerous), and reach the same conclusions. You...
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132 replies | 12910 view(s)
03-30-2024,
6:41 PM
Steve Demuth
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Defects in material or workmanship can take a long time to appear
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General Woodworking and Power Tools
John - Everything you say makes sense, except that it doesn't apply to this situation . 3 of the 4 bearings I replaced had seals on the "inside",...
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03-30-2024,
1:52 PM
Steve Demuth
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Defects in material or workmanship can take a long time to appear
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I've got a nice little Rikon 14" bandsaw - the 10-325 - about a dozen years old. It's a nice saw, for a mid-range import (I think I paid $800 for...
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11 replies | 997 view(s)
03-26-2024,
12:04 PM
Steve Demuth
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Fine Sawdust
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I won't argue that what you say is not technically true, but the part about getting into the blood and then the liver is a stretch, for sawdust. A...
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03-26-2024,
9:34 AM
Steve Demuth
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How to bend wood like this - Outdoor furniture project
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Whether insulation is worth the trouble depends on where and how you're going to use the box. I don't insulate mine at all, but I mostly use it to...
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