Just an FYI, I made a redemption request on 8/1 and followed up on 9/1 and have had no acknowledgement yet.

Swapped motors in my very new drill press. I was drilling a large hole the other day and the spindle stopped and the motor just hummed. Call for warranty service. The first go around was sending new capacitors to me. Swapped them out and no change. Next was a new motor. After the swap, which was fairly easy, everything went fine. Turned out…[Read more]

JimDaddyO wrote:Sorted the last of my wood horde. Cut a bunch up for kindling and put it on the wood pile, kept what I thought I could use. Took pipe clamps apart, the mechanisms are in a box, the pipes will just lay between things on our trailer. Cleaned off the Glide Mitre and put it in travel mode. Put signs on it so the movers know to only…

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JimDaddyO wrote:Well, it does have to be heated too. Window replacement is high on the priority list. Anyone want a job?

I did think about that and figured parts of the building probably will get little heat. Have fun and post some pictures.

redwood wrote:Thanks. I sealed them with Australian Timber Oil, natural.

Yes, lot’s of big fires on the west coast, but luckily none near me. (knock on wood). Air quality has not been good though.

Keeping my fingers crossed for you Mark!

I posted some live edge pieces that I will be finishing up last weekend. Like you, I will be using a n…[Read more]

JimDaddyO wrote:The phone call just came in. They countered our $80k offer with $85k and we accepted. Just have to do up the paper work and we own a church. What we will do with 7000 sq ft after living in 1000 sq ft I don’t know. I know the shop will be about 1600 sq ft…lol.

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Those are awesome Mark! What did you seal them with to handle the weather? I am hoping those CA fires are away from you. Take care!

RonW wrote:Picked up a new airless sprayer today.

@RonW, I would love to hear your thoughts on your purchase versus an HVLP sprayer. Is it for paint only versus finish? Still trying to learn more on the subject.

Miamicuse wrote:Bought a Mikwaukee Gen II blower and an inflatable shim.

That blower is awesome. I can’t believe how much power it has. I would suspect you are going to like it a lot.

GTokley wrote:Those slabs will make some beautiful table tops. That red in the slab looks really nice. I saw on YT where I guy from Ontario had red in some Manitoba Maple slabs he sawed on his bandsaw. I found on his IG one of the slabs.

Wow that is awesome! Thanks for sharing the picture. I would have fun with that slab. It would be a heck of…[Read more]

I have been working on some live edge slabs that came from a tree we have taken down in our yard and sawn into flitches. Finished flattening and sanding the coffee table top and 2 side tables. I will use metal legs on each along with adding a curly maple shelf spanning the cross bars on the legs for the coffee table. I sprayed mineral spirits…[Read more]

Finally had some extra time to start a cabinet today for some more shop storage. There will be a 6″ drawer on the top leaving 2 shelf areas at 13″ each. I got the basic cabinet body done today.

Boschmanbrian wrote:Was one hell of a week , left home Tuesday night at around 10 pm , got to the hospital in Pembroke
At 1 am , was devastated to see the condition of my Mom , she took a turn for the worse on Monday past , long story short , she passed away Saturday morning , I was able to be there holding her hand while she crossed that bridge ,…

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There was a post a couple of weeks ago about the new 3M Cubitron sandpaper being reviewed against other makes and coming out way ahead in the competition. I purchased some to give it a whirl. I am so glad I did. It is a joy to work with. Fast stock removal and it wears well. I recommend you give it a try in your orbital sander.

theamcguy wrote:Looks like everybody came out with a version of the Bosch mini chain saw

NEW Milwaukee M12 Fuel Hatchet! PIPELINE 2020

The first tool I saw of any of these type of pruners/chainsaws was the Stihl version. It has been out for a little while.

theamcguy wrote:I always wondered . . .

Which Sandpaper is the Best? Ultimate Sandpaper Showdown

Thanks for this post. Interesting information and great testing method. See the video to learn who has the best paper.

Doobie wrote:Doobie wrote:
An almost perfect condition day for finishing up on spray painting two Adirondak/Muskoka chairs I recently primed. Not too windy, not too humid and almost zero possibility of rain.

Went for a swim and some dinner and applied the final coats. All done now, including clean up. 😊

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Doobie wrote:That’s a nice deal on that Makita saw kit. Pretty sure we don’t have a similar deal on it here in Canada. As was said, buy two 5.0 batteries and charger seperately, it’s likely that price anyways.

Skillman wrote:
Have you noticed any changes from the older model to the newer version besides them adding the dust tube for conne…

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Boschmanbrian wrote:Be interesting to know if Palm tree wood is used for either building or woodworking

Sellers of pen blanks will offer palm wood. I have seen both red and black palm offered. Never purchased any myself. In doing some internet research since you raised the question I found it used for construction and perhaps some furniture…[Read more]

@Doobie, thank you for all of the above information and your time to type all that in. I do have a good friend who had a finishing business for years to rely on for help so that is a plus when learning to use it. However, I did not expect the outlay was going to be in the $2000 range. Ouch! I may continue without and/or do more application by hand.