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I stained the pergola I just finished today. Wrapped up this circular thing ( i have no idea what to call it…) yesterday. It encompasses a butterfly garden that is right at 30′ across.

wbembrid wrote:It makes sense when you think about it, but I’d be annoyed if I went to buy some it was no longer available …

Very true…unless you live in an area that requires EMT. If so, you wouldn’t be using NM wire and may have the need for THHN by the foot.

In my case, I buy a whole roll (NM typically not the THHN stuff).

Mine never sit long enough to lose juice! If you are concerned about it, just pull them off of the tool.

jkirk wrote:ive been working on a hotel build for roughly 4 months. we are fastening cfs walls to the precast floor slabs with 3 /16″ tapcons for which were using sds drills to pilot drill.. on average per floor we have to drive about 1500 tapcons .. we go through about 40 bits per floor.. they wear out and break regularly.. basically it comes d…

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I would not be using JB weld on the overflow!

There ought to be a rubber gasket behind the metal cover. The gasket smashes between the plastic pipe and the back side of the tub.

Its possible that it is out of place…check that it is lined up properly before trying to JB weld anything.

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My shop is starting to look like a Festool store! I got a few more cases of Dominos in the mail yesterday! I’m up to 5 boxes now…

I set a few posts and main beams for a trellis/pergola. It will have climbing roses on it in the future, and is basically only covering the far end of the customer’s rose garden.

Monday I’ll set two more posts on the far end of the garden and extend another pair of beams out to them. There won’t be any shade members on top of those beams…[Read more]

DirtyWhiteBoy wrote:Out local WoodCraft store just got the Martinez hammer line in. It looks like he is in with Occidental Leather on this one. They have Occidental tags on them.
I’m looking for feed back from those that use the hammers before I drop 269$ plus tax one one.. Ouch..
Have you put yours through much nail banging yet? @jponto07

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Doobie wrote:Somehwere I read that the Martinez guy used to work for Stilleto. He simply went out on his own apparently and improved on what Stilleto was doing.

Mark Martinez actually designed the first titanium hammer. He bought the Stiletto name and used it to sell them….eventually, he sold the company to Milwaukee (yes, THAT Milwaukee).…[Read more]

TopNotch wrote:So I need to install a bunch of exterior grade 1/4 ” plywood that will be covered with vinyl.

Wondering if A harbor freight makes a siding gun even for just this job. A. framer will be too rough.
Or B. A narrow crown stapler that could also punch up vinyl soffit. The thing is I don’t know if they make galvanized fas…

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DirtyWhiteBoy wrote:Coming June 25…Makita #DrivingInnovation
#makitausa #LXTadvantage #onesystem

I saw this yesterday…I’m guessing its a sponsored vehicle. Makita has sponsorships in several motor-driven sports.

TopNotch wrote:Thanks that looks like the profile. I’m sure a clamp and a speed square would easily do the trick.

A router table would be my preference, but that’s not very practical for site work! Does your router have an edge guide? I’m not following how a speed square would work on the front edge of the stool…

What about a punch tool? They make them for quickly knocking holes in all kinds of metal in quite a few sizes…the one I have is for suspended ceiling metal (pretty thin), but it works as advertised.

I’ve used one a few times when trying to match the original stool profile. It works out pretty well with the edge guide that pairs with my MC23 Bosch router.

Because of the lack of a bearing, I generally use a roundover bit though.

This Infinity is what I use: https://www.infinitytools.com/window-sill-router-bits-4062

DirtyWhiteBoy wrote:

jponto07 wrote:
I finally picked up these Woodpeckers squares…I’ve only been looking at them for 2-3 years now!

Wow ,, very nice. Is this the start of a buying spree?

A buying spree? I don’t know about that…I never really stop!

I finally picked up these Woodpeckers squares…I’ve only been looking at them for 2-3 years now!

RonW wrote:

jponto07 wrote:
I hung this porch bed today. It is built from douglas fir and a whole bunch of Festool Dominos.

The homeowner’s daughter was so excited to try it out that she kept popping outside to check on my progress! Its nice when people are excited about my work….even if they are only 6 years old.

Nice looking project Jon. I’d…

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I hung this porch bed today. It is built from douglas fir and a whole bunch of Festool Dominos.

The homeowner’s daughter was so excited to try it out that she kept popping outside to check on my progress! Its nice when people are excited about my work….even if they are only 6 years old.

DirtyWhiteBoy wrote:

jponto07 wrote:

DirtyWhiteBoy wrote:

Doobie wrote:
I also noticed you can get straight or curved handles. I wonder what the benefit is of a curved handle in a hammer.

I like to use the curved handle the most, easier on the wrist.

Agreed. I prefer the feel of the curved handle. I think it slightly rotates the head of the…

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