7 hours ago, Fred W. Hargis Jr said:

Do the commercial products also take the 10-15 soak time?

What we have on hand recommends leaving it in for "several" minutes but to apply it straight from the bottle and do not to wet the application area prior. After initial application, wipe down, rinse with warm water then reapply as needed. After all applications, it's recommended to bathe using regular pet shampoo which we usually supplement with Dawn Liquid detergent. The bottle does boldly state this product does not contain Hydrogen Peroxide.

2 minutes ago, BB1 said:

@Grandpadave52 well, how did the "cleanup" go?

Still have another round to go. Hoping it would warm up some; more for me than her. She seems to be fine smelling like a skunk😂. She's just glad someone is outdoors with her after being left out alone (only the 4th time ever I think) all night. She displayed her disdain for that by barking most all night.

Finish on the surface for the mitersaw (doubled 3/4 ply with walnut front edge) and then worked on attaching to the cabinets with metal brackets.

Painfully slow progress but at least something got done.

Waiting on some dust collection fittings for the next steps.

spent about an hour cleaning up the shop, emptying all the shop vacs, sweeping and vacuuming the floor, putting away tools, folding some towels, getting ready for the next big project: building a dining room table and 2 matching benches for a couple at church who are expecting triplets.

2 hours ago, DAB said:

getting ready for the next big project:

Hope you'll share the building process!

Dust collection ports arrived so worked on getting the tubing figured out. The part below the table will go through the wall to connect with my dust collector and I'll have a shop vac with dust deputy for the small port on the mitersaw. I cut into the top for each - still need to cut a recess so the lip of the dust ports will be level with the table. Progress!

Nice work Barb!

On 4/6/2026 at 8:50 PM, MrRick said:

@BB1 @Grandpadave52 here is a great recipe for actually neutralizing skunk odor. Tomato juice really only masks it.

Use this homemade mixture to chemically neutralize the odor:

1 quart of 3% Hydrogen Peroxide

1/4 cup of Baking Soda

1–2 teaspoons of Liquid Dish detergent

That is the one the local vet recommends (lots of skunks on this mountain!). I've used it and it works.

EDIT: This all reminds me, I don't mind dealing with the skunk odor. When I was a kid we had a terrier mutt (looked like a 40 lb Benji) and he would go after porcupines like a mad dog. Hundreds of quills stuck in his face, mouth, and throat. Always meant a trip to the vet, sometimes three or four times in a summer until my dad wised up and started keeping him on a chain. This was at a summer place we had in Maine, mom and the kids spent the whole summer there, dad would come in from Bangor for the weekends. It was a great place, but for the porcupines, skunks, and fish guts the dogs always got into. And the black flies. Mosquitoes weren't so bad there, but the black flies were a Maine legend. Porcupines are the worst of all of it though, unless you have a Labrador retriever instead of a terrier. The lab ran off with the mutt once, lab had 4 quills, terrier 300+.

Edited April 8Apr 8 by JWD

On 4/7/2026 at 11:37 AM, Larry Buskirk said:

Lemon Joy dish-washing liquid with a bit of Real Lemon added. DAMHIKT

Was recommended by the lady that used to run the "Kindred Kitties" shelter here when one of our cats tried playing with one of those "Pole Cats".

It's a do it once and done way of dealing with it. The Lemon juice seems to neutralize what causes the smell.

It was the only time that cat didn't mind getting a bath!

After two treatments with the "commercial", vet recommended stuff (Skouts Honor; Skunk Odor Eliminator) the majority of the odor was gone. Kinda' hard to do by myself.

When our granddaughter got home from work, she put her chemistry degree to use along with her resources from Purdue Veterinary School. Essentially we applied a dose of what @MrRick , @BB1 , @JWD and @Larry Buskirk recommended. Much easier to do with two people. Anyways, the dog, once dry after she took it upon herself to roll in several piles of leaves, was allowed re-entry to her space. I had already pre-treated her bedding with Phoof Skunkless Wonder as a precaution.

Her two cat buddies are back to hanging out with her now so all seems good again. She'll get her much needed spring bath, trim and grooming once it warms up a bit more.

Thanks to all for the recommendations.

Might not look different, but routered in recess for the ports, cut through the wall for the dust collection, and also ran the power cord through to an outlet (not sure how that will go as I always unplug all my tools to clean at the end of the day). Tried a few cuts with the dust collection going and it does definitely help pull down the "dust cloud" typical for mitersaw cuts. Once I get the box built around it, I'm hopeful to have better control of the mitersaw mess. 🙂

Need to make a hole through the 1.5 inches of plywood that makes up the mitersaw base for the vacuum hose. Not sure the best way to get a clean hole. Options would be to get a large hole saw, plunge router with some type of template (??), or jig saw (likely rough). Appreciate any other suggestions or recommendations on getting that accomplished.

Edited April 10Apr 10 by BB1

10 minutes ago, BB1 said:

get a large hole saw

1 hour ago, BB1 said:

and also ran the power cord through to an outlet

Power cord for the miter saw?

1 hour ago, BB1 said:

get a large hole saw,

1 hour ago, Larry Buskirk said:

+1

Just now, Grandpadave52 said:

Power cord for the miter saw?

Yes, for the mitersaw. There is an outlet on the opposite side of the wall that helps me avoid needing an extension cord.

Barb... use a jig saw for making the hole.

17 minutes ago, BB1 said:

Yes, for the mitersaw. There is an outlet on the opposite side of the wall that helps me avoid needing an extension cord.

A few options:

(1) something like this;

https://www.amazon.com/DEWENWILS-Wireless-Weatherproof-Electrical-Grounded/dp/B077Q78LSJ/ref=asc_df_B077Q78LSJ?tag=bngsmtphsnus-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=80470717338622&hvnetw=s&hvqmt=e&hvbmt=be&hvdev=m&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=93721&hvtargid=pla-4584070208284177&psc=1&msclkid=ab4854cf206f1253193c3d1771d6dc1a

(2) Or just a simple 15A power strip with a switch; yes a form of an extension cord but no different than most router tables

(3) Rockler has THIS

(yes a form of an extension cord but no different than most router tables)

Of course you could switch the outlet with the switch on the miter saw side of the wall or just install an outlet on miter saw side wired from the opposite wall outlet.

Lots of options; personally, I'd just use a 15A, switched power strip and call it done.

7 minutes ago, Grandpadave52 said:

A few options

Thank you for those links. I'm not one to do electrical stuff so I wouldn't be comfortable with moving/adding outlets or switches. Guessing that anyone with basic knowledge could handle those modifications - unfortunately, I don't even have basic knowledge other than to make sure I have the right gauge extension cord when needed! 🤷‍♀️

Right now the mitersaw cord can plug directly into the outlet (through the "wall" that was originally there to section off a workout room). I may look into some of the cord options as I'll have to power the shop vac yet so maybe can deal with both together. Thank you for taking the time to look those up for me.

I've said multiple times in this shop re-organization that ideally a shop is built with the purpose in mind. The building my shop is now in was originally for storage and a workout space. Over the years updates have been made to allow the space to better function as a shop (translate I kept expanding my woodworking footprint!)...but not always ideal. Regardless, very thankful to have the space and excited to see things start to come together so I can work on "actual projects" rather than the shop itself.

A cord going through the wall usually does not meet code. Does that mean anything, probably not. Extension cords are meant to be temporary, and what is considered most important, they are the disconnecting means. Your machine shorts out, smokes, sparks shooting out, you can unplug it. For it to count as a disconnecting means I believe the outlet must be in sight, and not more than 25 feet away. I am not suggesting you do anything, just letting you know. If you run a cord through the wall, and then plug miter saw into it, you will at least have a disconnecting means in front of you. Now roughly 44 years after getting my spark’s license, have I EVER needed to unplug something immediately dur to an emergency…..no.

If you want to unplug that for cleaning, put a short extension cord over to the outlet with the receptacle next to the saw, then just unplug it at that point. Menards sells 10' cords, and they can be really handy for such stuff.