Popular Post Larry Buskirk 14,774 Posted February 12 Popular Post Report Share Posted February 12 (edited) ..Friday again folks... As to me, ..Have to go shovel a couple more inches of white stuff. So,...What's on your weekend agenda? Edited February 12 by Larry Buskirk DuckSoup, Cal, steven newman and 3 others 5 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post Gene Howe 34,468 Posted February 12 Popular Post Report Share Posted February 12 Still working on backsplashes. Should finish today....hopefully. That'll make Phyl happy. No happier than I, though. Patio and porch should be painted sometime this weekend. 20 gal. of paint and all the attendant gear has been waiting on the patio for 2 weeks. Gravel for driveways and other spots due at around 08:00 tomorrow. By late Sunday, all the contracted work should be done. It's only been about three months since the slabs were poured but, it seems like 3 years. DuckSoup, Gerald, FlGatorwood and 8 others 11 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post Gunny 56,407 Posted February 12 Popular Post Report Share Posted February 12 Made a supply run last night. Gerald, lew, steven newman and 6 others 5 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post Cal 8,379 Posted February 12 Popular Post Report Share Posted February 12 (edited) Got a couple brake jobs to do Gunny? Or just filling up some space vacated by cans of paint? As for myself, time to start thinking about taxes... Supposed to be rainy, so that's an inside project for me. Edited February 12 by Cal Gene Howe, DuckSoup, Gunny and 7 others 1 9 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post AndrewB 2,884 Posted February 12 Popular Post Report Share Posted February 12 Yep definitely shoveling the snow off the driveway today. We got 6 inches of snow in total yesterday. There is even more on the way later this afternoon and into tonight. So yea got to shovel the driveway since its too cold to do any sort of wood work outside for long periods of time today. Oh well. Besides I've got a perfect piece of Douglas Fir cut to make a wooden egg out of. Fred W. Hargis Jr, Cal, John Morris and 6 others 7 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post steven newman 15,444 Posted February 12 Popular Post Report Share Posted February 12 I hate snow....have about 5-6" on the porch railings....yuck Somehow I lost a day this week....thought today was Thursday Might see about building them cabinet doors.....shop is in the basement of the house, at least. 20 cloudy degrees outside....about 40 degrees too cold. lew, Fred W. Hargis Jr, FlGatorwood and 6 others 6 2 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post JimM 2,559 Posted February 12 Popular Post Report Share Posted February 12 Something different for me. Thinking of making some domino trays for friends with oak, maple, hickory and cherry scraps. I'll try using the 3/8 setting from my box joint cutter set for the dados and play a bit with the angle. Rather than moving the fence, I'll try moving the pieces by stacking 3/8 strips against the fence as spacers. FlGatorwood, HARO50, Gunny and 7 others 10 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post Masonsailor 2,236 Posted February 12 Popular Post Report Share Posted February 12 Today is finishing up the laminating for the 120 ceiling tiles. They are stacked everywhere in the shop. This weekend the weather is changing to rain so it will be an indoor weekend. The shop is trashed from all the milling so that is first on the agenda. We will see how far beyond that I get. Paul Larry Buskirk, lew, Gunny and 7 others 10 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post Larry Buskirk 14,774 Posted February 12 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted February 12 1 hour ago, AndrewB said: We got 6 inches of snow in total yesterday. Gunny, HARO50, Cal and 8 others 11 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post lew 18,758 Posted February 12 Popular Post Report Share Posted February 12 1 hour ago, JimM said: Rather than moving the fence, I'll try moving the pieces by stacking 3/8 strips against the fence as spacers. I made one of these for cutting strips the same thickness, multiple times Set the "point" of the jig for the strip thickness measured from the LEFT side of the saw blade. After each cut, slid the rip fence left to position the material against the point and do the next cut. I've seen similar jigs with a ball bearing instead of a point- I'm cheap. Going to take the finished cherry bowl to the tree guys who gave me the log- FrederickH, HARO50, Harry Brink and 7 others 9 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gunny 56,407 Posted February 12 Report Share Posted February 12 7 minutes ago, lew said: I made one of these for cutting strips the same thickness, multiple times Set the "point" of the jig for the strip thickness measured from the LEFT side of the saw blade. After each cut, slid the rip fence left to position the material against the point and do the next cut. I've seen similar jigs with a ball bearing instead of a point- I'm cheap. Going to take the finished cherry bowl to the tree guys who gave me the log- Would this bearing work? Cal, FlGatorwood, HARO50 and 1 other 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post John Morris 22,481 Posted February 12 Popular Post Report Share Posted February 12 Wow, you all are very busy! I'll be doing some Honey Do's around the home this weekend, we have a long weekend, Monday off for some President dude. I have every Friday off for our 10/40 work week, so these traditional 3 day weekends become 4 day weekends for me and my mates at work! Getting ready this morning to head to the derm doc, they gonna cut out some skin cancer and pre cancer spots, take care of them now so they don't become serious later. Working outdoors my entire life here in Southern CA, and as a kid beach bumming during the years sunblock didn't exist unless you were under something, took it's toll and gave me some cruddy skin. My son and I may go shooting tomorrow if the wind doesn't come up out in the desert, then Sunday gotta make mama happy, don't forget folks, Valentines Day! Monday off, between all that I want to get something done with Lignum, if the Lignum gods are kind. At my day job, yesterday we ran levels to the top of bridge, the bridge falsework (support for construction) is almost complete and the iron workers are up there laying steel, the project will run through this summer, oh boy, another wonderful summer full of 115 degree high humidity Salton Sea weather! That's me, knucklehead, with level, my rod-man took the pic, he's carrying the leveling rod. The bridge today. Artist rendition of what it will look like by end of summer 2021. Been on this project since April of last year, started it, and I'm finishing it! Be safe y'all and stay warm!!! Gerald, steven newman, DuckSoup and 8 others 11 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post kmealy 12,356 Posted February 12 Popular Post Report Share Posted February 12 WHere's the snow, @John Morris? I have a Porter-Cable router table. I didn't ever use it much as I found it hard to use and cumbersome to set up. A guy in the ww club is downsizing and wanted to get rid of his router table. I scored on this one. In addition to just having to buy one, it was assembled, came with two feather boards and he'd put an external power switch on it. Yippee! A new toy tool. Looking forward to using it. FlGatorwood, Cal, Gunny and 6 others 9 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post kmealy 12,356 Posted February 12 Popular Post Report Share Posted February 12 A tale of Torx. This week, my wife wanted to take a cover off one of her sewing machines do to some lubrication. She came to me and said the screws were sort of "star shaped" and wondered if I had such a thing. I said probably and she said, "Is there any tool you don't have?" I went and got my kit and darn, the smallest in it was a T20. Looked like it needed a T15. Back to the tool box to look for the bits that I carry for my drill/driver. Nope, nothing that small there, either. I started to look online to see if I could just buy one, then I remembered that I had another drawer of driver bits in the shop. Brought it up and had both a short and a long T15 that fit in my multi-bit driver. Hah. I guess I do have a lot of tools. steven newman, lew, Gunny and 8 others 11 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post Larry Buskirk 14,774 Posted February 12 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted February 12 4 minutes ago, kmealy said: A tale of Torx. And then they had to add that darned security feature. Fred W. Hargis Jr, Gunny, lew and 5 others 3 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post kmealy 12,356 Posted February 12 Popular Post Report Share Posted February 12 47 minutes ago, Larry Buskirk said: I got out my "yooper-scooper" yesterday to do the front sidewalk. Google it if you don't know what that is. Gunny, DuckSoup, lew and 6 others 5 3 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post lew 18,758 Posted February 12 Popular Post Report Share Posted February 12 51 minutes ago, Gunny said: Would this bearing work? Pretty much any size will work. That might be a little overkill steven newman, Larry Buskirk, DuckSoup and 4 others 7 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post Gunny 56,407 Posted February 12 Popular Post Report Share Posted February 12 4 minutes ago, lew said: Pretty much any size will work. That might be a little overkill A idler pulley for a Toyota V6 timing belt. Will last forever. You couldn't abuse it enough to require replacement. Where do I send it?? Fred W. Hargis Jr, HARO50, Cal and 3 others 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post kmealy 12,356 Posted February 12 Popular Post Report Share Posted February 12 1 hour ago, Larry Buskirk said: And then they had to add that darned security feature. I wonder just how "secure" they are if you are determined. I've also got one of these, HF $6.49 (less 20%) Gunny, lew, Cal and 6 others 8 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post FlGatorwood 9,686 Posted February 12 Popular Post Report Share Posted February 12 Lew, that is an absolutely beautiful bowl. Still removing old cracked mortar. Just as soon as this wind dies down, will point and tuck, hoping that it won't dry out the replaced mortar too quickly. John Morris, Feb. 22 when I was a child was known as George Washington's birthday. And, we didn't take off for Lincoln's birthday on Feb. 16. Sometime, in the late 1960's they combined all presidents birthdays into the same day as Washington's birthday. The first time I knew of Washington's birthday, I got up and dressed, walked to school, 1/4 mile south of my residence (Flint Springs School) and no one was at school. So, I turned around and looked at the church and cemetery and no one was anywhere. So, I went home and told my grandmother. She became angry and went to a neighbor who told her that it was a holiday for George Washington. Well, I read my reading book and wrote my numbers before going out into the fields to assist with the project at hand. A brief aside, George was born before the Gregorian calendar was put into American practice. He was actually born on Feb. 11 of the Julian calendar. He never accepted the Feb. 22 birthdate. steven newman, Larry Buskirk, HARO50 and 6 others 9 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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