Good Monday Morning Patriot Woodworkers! September 15, 2025

[John Morris]

Good Monday morning!

Good Monday morning Patriot Woodworkers! What did you get done over the weekend, and what have you planned for the week ahead! Inquiring minds want to know. Please tell us what's happening in your shops, your life, and any events going on with you. Thank you for being here folks!

 

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[lew]

EWT demo Tuesday evening for the Mid Maryland Woodturning Club. Pack up all the tools today.

[John Morris]

12 minutes ago, lew said:

EWT demo Tuesday evening for the Mid Maryland Woodturning Club. Pack up all the tools today.

That's awesome Lew! Watcha gonna demo?

 

[Larry Buskirk]

Monday?

 

Hmm, might be. 

[lew]

50 minutes ago, John Morris said:

That's awesome Lew! Watcha gonna demo?

 

 

Just showing the use and capabilities ot the Easy Wood products.

[steven newman]

Monday?   I thought I could sneak in a wee bit of shop time this morning.....about 45 minutes worth....

US Army had an Ad running a long time ago...."We get more things done by 9 o'clock, than most people do in a week..."

Start time?  0800

Stop time?  0845

Film?  2300 hrs, ZULU....

Then take the Boss out on her errands..just got back home....too bleeding hot to do much else, today...

 

[Gunny]

One of the things I enjoy about this site is people helping someone out.  Most times it is advice on a project.  But sometimes it is tools or supplies.

 

Had a issue with not being able to get a Sander Sitter from Canada because, yeah tariffs.  Companies just don't want to deal with it, and I get it. 

 

But @HARO50 really helped me out getting them sent to him, then sent to me way down here in Georgia. Arrived today, safe and secure, a lifetime supply because who knows how long this mess lasts.

 

 And I really appreciate that!!!

[Grandpadave52]

Accomplished zip on Saturday as storms moved in before I got started doing anything; close call averted. Sunday afternoon, did some follow-up work on my granddaughters car. Kept getting an ABS wheel sensor code on the LF with the ABS light coming on from time to time. I'd installed a new ABS sensor when I did the front brakes. The old sensor had a thin, aluminum shim under it so I put it under the new one. Apparently it didn't need it; removed it and all is OK now.

 

Today I rebuilt (shade tree engineering with on-hand inventory) her fuel door hinge. The pin has rusted away; a couple of #6 screws, flat washers, fiber washers and 4 nuts to double nut each screw; installed it when she got home from work. It works like a new one.

 

Youngest grandson had a late soccer home match tonight under the lights; they lost 2-3; another Wednesday night. A variety of outdoor projects on the agenda.

 

Wednesday I finally have my first appointment with the "Balance Doctor" Specialist (Neurologist). I've been waiting since late May for this appointment. Hopefully he can get to the root cause of my gyroscope being severely out of whack. Vertigo like symptoms but apparently not vertigo as all treatments for that have come up empty. The first symptoms began mid February and vary in severity; some days fine; others mild and still others, I wobble like a drunken sailor when I get up from a chair or laying on my back. I've read some post stroke effects may not surface for 4-6 months. The nurse told me to plan for at least a 2 hour appointment; first 1-1/2 hours for various testing, then at least half an hour with the doctor. I'm worried he's gonna tell me my donut days are over

[Grandpadave52]

2 hours ago, Gunny said:

One of the things I enjoy about this site is people helping someone out.

It pays to know people in really "high places." If I recall my geography correctly, Canada is above the U.S.

[lew]

13 hours ago, Grandpadave52 said:

get to the root cause of my gyroscope being severely out of whack

 

Just a thought from my wife. Did you have Covid? Her nurse friends have mentioned there is a connection between balance and some Covid patients. But remember, I'm not a doctor and don't even play one on TV.

[HARO50]

15 hours ago, Grandpadave52 said:

I'm worried he's gonna tell me my donut days are over

If he does, he's obviously a quack!

[HARO50]

17 hours ago, Gunny said:

One of the things I enjoy about this site is people helping someone out.  Most times it is advice on a project.  But sometimes it is tools or supplies.

 

Had a issue with not being able to get a Sander Sitter from Canada because, yeah tariffs.  Companies just don't want to deal with it, and I get it. 

 

But @HARO50 really helped me out getting them sent to him, then sent to me way down here in Georgia. Arrived today, safe and secure, a lifetime supply because who knows how long this mess lasts.

 

 And I really appreciate that!!!

You're welcome, Gunny. Glad to be able to help. I just find it strange that the tarriffs are more than double the value of the tools!

[Grandpadave52]

50 minutes ago, lew said:

 

Just a thought from my wife. Did you have Covid? Her nurse friends have mentioned there is a connection between balance and some Covid patients. But remember, I'm not a doctor and don't even play one on TV.

Yes I had it 2x. First time was oddly enough three years ago today; that one was the worst. Second time was about a year later. Would not had known it had my wife not made me test for it. I'd definitely had far worse colds than that except for the fatigue and aching. IDK, maybe? Thanks for the suggestion. Worth questioning the specialist tomorrow.

 

Current symptoms seem to come out of the blue; felt fine up to that point. At first, I attributed maybe to the anemia I was battling after the stroke as did my doctor. Once that was under control, she addressed it as vertigo and an inner ear infection. Guess I'll learn something tomorrow

[Al B]

Hoping it's not meneres disease. I suffered for many years with that. It is an ear disease that comes on suddenly and violently. Doctor said there was no cure for it but I was treated with valium. The doctor said they don't know why the valium worked , but it definitely helped. It felt like I was being flung away. That was what caused me to be forcibly retired from the shipyard because I wasn't allowed to work in high places.

Edited September 16 by Al B

[lew]

59 minutes ago, Grandpadave52 said:

Yes I had it 2x. First time was oddly enough three years ago today; that one was the worst. Second time was about a year later. Would not had known it had my wife not made me test for it. I'd definitely had far worse colds than that except for the fatigue and aching. IDK, maybe? Thanks for the suggestion. Worth questioning the specialist tomorrow.

 

Current symptoms seem to come out of the blue; felt fine up to that point. At first, I attributed maybe to the anemia I was battling after the stroke as did my doctor. Once that was under control, she addressed it as vertigo and an inner ear infection. Guess I'll learn something tomorrow

 

The local hospital set up a "dizzy clinic"- that's what the nurses called it but I'm sure it had a more technical name. Not exactly sure what they did there.

Here's something from NIH-

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9313303/

[steven newman]

Mine was from a Hemotoma, right ear....they removed that..balance is still shot...

2 down...

3 to go..

[Gerald]

Well a day late and a dollar short. Still working on moving shop. Got all moved today except BS,DP, DC and vice bench. Wouldn't ya know last would be heavies.