Creeker's Past Week's Accomplishments

[Dennis Peacock]

14 Sep 2020

Greetings,
This past week I spent a lot of time working at the day job. I did take a couple of days off and got some work done around the house and some work done in the shop. Now that temps are getting cooler outside, I am able to start working in the shop a bit more than before. Helped my #2 son work on building a new PC since his other one is over 7 years old. He's enjoying his full time job working as an HVACR Tech and is now working from his own assigned truck with the company he's working for. I've learned that I greatly dislike my new "boss" at the day job. He's one of those that thinks he knows everything but really knows nothing and questions everything we do to support out customer base in IT services. I don't like being called a liar when I provide nothing but truth and expertise. After all, I've been doing this job for far longer than he's been in IT work altogether.

That's it for me, so what did YOU do this past week?

Best of weeks to you all.

[ChrisA Edwards]

Finished making a wedding present for a friends Son getting married in October.

I had the cutting boards assembled last week and cut the inlay areas early this past week with my Shaper Origin.

Then is was pour resin, wait and sand, giving each color 24 hours to cure.

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[Lisa Starr]

Dennis, I feel for you. Nothing is worse than working for someone that won't support you and doesn't want to learn from their underlings. NOBODY knows so much that they can't learn from others.

Chris, Very nice. I'm sure they'll enjoy the gift.

As for me, DH and I were out of town Saturday for friend's of ours wedding. They were actually supposed to be wed this spring in Vegas, but COVID killed that. Then they tried to be wed in our home area, but the court house was closed and they couldn't get a license. Finally, The were married this weekend about 1.5 hours from home. We were their witnesses.
Sunday we worked in our son's house a little bit, but also took it easy. I'm waiting for materials to arrive to start the door and drawer fronts for his vanity, so my shop time is on hold. That's it for me.

[Paul F Franklin]

Dennis, I don't know your situation, but I'd be looking....just saying.

Chris, cutting board came out great!

I took my old flooring to the C&D dump. I picked up the new flooring on Friday so it's had a few days to acclimate. I got the cork underlayment glued down so I'm ready to start on the flooring tomorrow. I also got the two french doors prepped for painting. Scuff sanded everything, patched up some dings and scratches, liquid masked all 30 panes, and masked the stuff that won't get painted. They are ready to be sprayed but getting the floor in is higher priority so the doors will wait until that done. While I had the trailer hitched up and after going to the dump I swung by a landscape supply place and picked up a few yards of pine bark nuggets. Spread those on the walk areas around the raised garden beds to keep the weeds at bay (for a while anyway). That's about it for me.

[Jim Becker]

I feel for you, Dennis. I guess your going to have to add “and here’s why” or similar to all responses now. Bites!

I did a quickie bench project for our guest bath out of the leftover pine from the floor in my recent room renovation before cleaning up and shutting down for a bit. Friday I had my eye surgery to fix a macular hole in my right eye...went smoothly...and now have some recovery time. It will be at least a month before I have really usable vision back in that eye, so woodworking is out for a few weeks. But I can plan things.

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“Arrrr...an me parrot says it, too...”

[Bruce Wrenn]

Stripped wall paper from kitchen. Fixed a faucet for a friend, and hauled off a load of trash for her. While at dumpsters, was given a new spare tire and rim for my trailer, plus two lawn mowers and a roto tiller. They all needed a good power washing. Both mowers work, so after changing oil, and sharpening blade, off to Habitat Restore they go. Only want motor off tiller (5.0 HP B&S,) so rest goes back to metal recycle bin. Finished up my pocket hole cutter, after bit finally came in. Working on a couple tips for WW magazines. Made B-day cake for friend, and widows, along with Red Beans and Rice for the whole crew. Internet crashed again Friday night, so after an hour on phone with AT&T, tech is scheduled for Tuesday (today.) Cleaned and waxed table saw top, and repainted front tube on fence.

[Rod Sheridan]

Completed commissioning on a Cat 3516C generator set, 2,500Kw. Fuel consumption about 670 litres/hour at full load.

Two photographs attached, 0 to 100% load step, and 100% load steady state.

Notice the change in colour of the stainless steel silencer after 4 hours at full load...........Rod.

[Paul F Franklin]

Jim, glad to hear your surgery went smoothly!

[Frank McGuire]

Stripped wall paper from kitchen. Fixed a faucet for a friend, and hauled off a load of trash for her. While at dumpsters, was given a new spare tire and rim for my trailer, plus two lawn mowers and a roto tiller. They all needed a good power washing. Both mowers work, so after changing oil, and sharpening blade, off to Habitat Restore they go. Only want motor off tiller (5.0 HP B&S,) so rest goes back to metal recycle bin. Finished up my pocket hole cutter, after bit finally came in. Working on a couple tips for WW magazines. Made B-day cake for friend, and widows, along with Red Beans and Rice for the whole crew. Internet crashed again Friday night, so after an hour on phone with AT&T, tech is scheduled for Tuesday (today.) Cleaned and waxed table saw top, and repainted front tube on fence.

Wow. I can do the same for a 2-3 weeks

[Alan Lightstone]

FINALLY received the Woodpeckers Drill Press Table (their new version) and installed it. Actually took a few hours to install. Harder than expected.

It's quite nice, although like every other drill press table I've had and didn't modify, it's a PIA to clamp things down to drill. The T-tracks are always too far from the center, and in this case the metal rods that let the sides extend (which is nice) get in the way.

The drawer underneath is quite nice. So, all-in-all, a nice addition.

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[Jim Becker]

That's a really great setup, Alan! The radius on the front is an interesting design element...'might have to consider that for the one I'm soon to build if I get off my duff...

[Ronald Blue]

It's quite nice, although like every other drill press table I've had and didn't modify, it's a PIA to clamp things down to drill. The T-tracks are always too far from the center, and in this case the metal rods that let the sides extend (which is nice) get in the way.

The drawer underneath is quite nice. So, all-in-all, a nice addition.

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That really strikes me as a failure. Every good drill press I've used over the years has a t-slot that goes to the center. I don't understand the logic where they think everything you will be clamping in place is going to be large. In fact in my experience it's the smaller or odd shaped pieces that most need securing. I know a drill press vise is an option for some items but not all. To my way of thinking there should also be at least one t-slot that runs across the table as well. Just my 2 cents. Hope it works great for you.

[Alan Lightstone]

That really strikes me as a failure. Every good drill press I've used over the years has a t-slot that goes to the center. I don't understand the logic where they think everything you will be clamping in place is going to be large. In fact in my experience it's the smaller or odd shaped pieces that most need securing. I know a drill press vise is an option for some items but not all. To my way of thinking there should also be at least one t-slot that runs across the table as well. Just my 2 cents. Hope it works great for you.

In the past, I've added a horizontal (left-right) T-track to my drill press tables which really helps holding down small pieces. The biggest issue has always been the junctions of the perpendicular T-tracks to allow the clamps to be placed.

I've mentioned this to the folks at Woodpeckers before. I was disappointed that they didn't incorporate this in the new table, but oh well...

[Jim Becker]

Alan, this brand of track has an intersection kit available...I learned about it from some video I watched an put them on my "shopping list" at Amazon for future use

https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B07MD75N...lig_dp_it&th=1

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[Ronald Blue]

Alan, this brand of track has an intersection kit available...I learned about it from some video I watched an put them on my "shopping list" at Amazon for future use

https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B07MD75N...lig_dp_it&th=1

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Interesting option Jim. I also learned from one of the threads here that incorrectly bedded T-track is prone to failure. I'm not sure what thread but it made perfect sense. The T-track should be flush and never below the table surface or you put all the stress on the mounting screws instead of at the surface. The things I learn here. I have so much spare time at the moment I read almost every active thread.