redwood wrote:Ok guys and gals, I need your critiques. I finally got around to a full size mock up of my dining chairs. No glue, just domino’s. The contoured seat was stained previously.

Regarding the back. I cut the tree out of BB plywood just see how it would come out. If I decide to use that pattern, I would make it out of PO Cedar or i…

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Did you make/turn your wheels or buy them somewhere?

CB wrote:So was Kara (Krobertz), the OP. This entire thread is a joke. Kara, the OP, created a fake story under a false pretense to drive hit traffic to her fluff review page, while another respondent (Jewell, likely sitting in the cubicle nextdoor to Kara in the basement of the Internet Research Agency somewhere in Moscow) posts a suggestion…

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Boschmanbrian wrote:

Doobie wrote:

Boschmanbrian wrote:
When you have a chance Google cesium bathtub explosion from the braniacs
They use 2 grams of cesium , I only use 1. So I may stand a chance to survive

Found it. For those impatient, skip to 2:10 mark of video.

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Boschmanbrian wrote:@sprokitz

Today doing the cesium transfer

It sounds radioactive 😀

rcjewell wrote:I have a recommendation from this vacuum review to buy a Kenmore elite, and I am delighted for that. This vacuum has a HEPA filter and very powerful.

Kenmore you say, huh? That’s the brand that belonged to Sears -a company who never made anything? And who’s long gone.
Are you for real or just popped in for advertising?

Sprokitz wrote:Sooooo, I started out with good intentions the other day. Wanted to seal some expansion joints that I have been putting off. About 1/2 way through a tube of SIKA the gun got hard to pump, so I backed out the plunger and slid it back in. It then pumped easy, problem solved… so I thought. Nothing coming out of the nozzle, hmmmmm ? S…

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Doobie wrote:Got a freebie from a retailer that wanted to show their appreciation for a screw-up they are still trying to fix. Seems somebody is still got their training wheels on in their online order department.

I like it!
I didn’t see that brand in the local stores.

Rovik wrote:

smallerstick wrote:

Rovik wrote:
This is my attempt of building a decent belt grinder for various tasks in my garage. I don‘t have any drawing when building it, just a MDF board and a 2×63″ belt, thats all.

Sorpa wrote:
I built meself a 2″ x 72″ belt grinder and I have to admit that this is the first time I hear about a 2″x63″ b…

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I built meself a 2″ x 72″ belt grinder and I have to admit that this is the first time I hear about a 2″x63″ belt grinder.
What’s that thing on top of the motor?

smallerstick wrote:Listowel, ON

Take the tools with you or you sell them and buy new ones once you’re settled?

Installed 2 patio doors. One of them on the second floor, with ropes.

Boschmanbrian wrote:

Sorpa wrote:
I received in the mail, probably yesterday, a wood carving disc. The chained one.
Given the price, $10 CAD, I bought it to test it against my coarse Kutzall which is around $90 CAD I think.

Wow good price , pretty cool product , what will you be doing with that

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I received in the mail, probably yesterday, a wood carving disc. The chained one.
Given the price, $10 CAD, I bought it to test it against my coarse Kutzall which is around $90 CAD I think.

cmeyer25 wrote:I finished the seismic retrofit plate installation yesterday. It was a ten hour day in the crawl space and I am feeling it today!

That Metabo thingie looks like a beast.
Difficult to handle in those tight quarters?

JimDaddyO wrote:I picked up a hand saw at the town wide yard sale last week. Today I got to work on it and there was just enough etch on the plate to identify it as a 1910 Disston D8 rip saw. Pretty sought after saw and not a bad deal at $6.

That’s a cool looking handle.

JimDaddyO wrote:

Sorpa wrote:
Only five pics on that post. I should’ve made them smaller.
Another 2

You’re giving me ideas for when I do the back door landing. Ones that I can’t afford..lol. That looks very nice.

Thanks!
It was a pretty expensive job. From my point of view.
Can’t say the same about the home owner point of view.

Doobie wrote:

Sorpa wrote:
Converted a terrasse-open space into a whole year living space. Windows and a 8 foot patio door. Everything 96″ high.

That looks great. Often these closed in front entrance jobs look strange, this one doesn’t at all. BRAVO!

Sorpa wrote:
Only five pics on that post. I should’ve made them smaller.
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smallerstick wrote:

@sorpa Nice piece of work there! I like the finish very well.

Thank you! The aluminum outside was a royal PITA.
Color was cactus sable.

Boschmanbrian wrote:

Sorpa wrote:

Boschmanbrian wrote:

Sorpa wrote:
Converted a terrasse-open space into a whole year living space. Windows and a 8 foot patio door. Everything 96″ high.

Wow that’s nice
Is that a floating cement balcony ,
Nice windows

Thanks!
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