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    picked a couple of em up at the Menardsborg...

    picked a couple of em up at the Menardsborg @~12-13 apiece -i got the cheaper (T12 i think?) two bulb ones which have a bit of flex in the bodies-but that dont matter too much since theyre screwed to...
  2. i got an "A" in that class..:p after a day...

    i got an "A" in that class..:p

    after a day or two of perusing my statics book, i was like " OMG the maths they been trying to teach me ACTUALLY HAVE A PRACTICAL APPLICATION"
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    and, of course, its only natural enemy is the...

    and, of course, its only natural enemy is the pile..
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    i was just about to throw that link up.. ...

    i was just about to throw that link up..

    truly a great work..
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    ive used the hitachis(with and without the digi)...

    ive used the hitachis(with and without the digi) and if you can find one without the readouts for a little cheaper then id suggest you'd put it into the comparison and work from there..

    the...
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    ok ill bite..

    its a little bookshelf i made for my daughter:

    solid red oak top/shelf/bottom/FF
    red oak ply sides/back
    the kid picked the colors...
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    i know id rather see a highly contrasting detail...

    i know id rather see a highly contrasting detail of some kind than a close but not quite perfect attempt at matching.
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    3/4" birch ply case(w/ 1/4" lauan back), 1x...

    3/4" birch ply case(w/ 1/4" lauan back), 1x poplar face frame, 1x poplar shelves.

    2 coats of primer

    1 coat paint

    done
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    i cant speak for pulleys, but the link belt works...

    i cant speak for pulleys, but the link belt works wonders...:eek:

    i picked up an old(dont know how old exactly) craftsman 10" bench saw from a flea market for $60, put the link belt on it and it...
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    i like it... simple, useful, and solid.

    i like it...

    simple, useful, and solid.
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    i had a gig trimming new houses in matteson last...

    i had a gig trimming new houses in matteson last year..

    going to the auto mall?
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    i dunno which was funnier...

    the thread title or the joke....

    nyuk nyuk nyuk
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    a guy i used to work with would always eyeball...

    a guy i used to work with would always eyeball the angles for baluster holes in the bottom of oak handrails going up stairs.. in that instance id be worried about it and prolly use at least a...
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    when i built mine..

    i just layed out my centermarks and eyeballed the angle with a forstener bit in a 3/8 drill..

    start straight and then pitch it slightly and youll be fine.
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    roof sheathing

    i dont understand why 24" centers are too big. throw up some 1/2" osb or cdx it doesnt matter if a roof gets thrown on it within a couple of days and at least the osb is flat to begin with. use H...
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    heh, what else is shocking is when you sit it...

    heh, what else is shocking is when you sit it down next to a handheld bosch power planer and then pick up the wrong tool!

    did it twice today...


    my ryobi tracks really well and the only...
  17. my faves...

    id say (like mark said) my draftsmans pencil.. also my marking knife, and a folding steel sawhorse that i modified into a table with a piece of leftover 3/4 oak ply and some poplar..
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    the new bit worked..

    i went over to rockler and picked up an amana flush trim bit (30701 or something).. and woah, the 3/4 diameter cutter made all the difference in the world...

    i was even able to salvage one of the...
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    slate as a work surface (kinda)

    i happen to have access to a bar size pool table with a full slate. roughly 3'x6' or whatever. my cousin has it in his basement and he doesnt want the pool table anymore(plus it was water damaged in...
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    thanks..

    i was kinda thinking that the cutter went south..

    i guess ill head out ISO a newer- bigger one.

    thanks alot..
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    minimizing tearout..

    quick question- prolly been posted before, but im having a bit of a tearout problem trying to flush trim some lazy curves in red oak 1x via a template.

    im using a 1/2" shank bosch trimmer w/a...
  22. Thread: taboo:wages

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    location is key

    union scale in chicagoland is $34/hr -or so the union guy i worked with on a non union job for a year told me. judging by some of the work he did, even the hacks make that kind of bread.

    at that...
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    build away from the wall

    i second the idea of stick building the wall between the floor and the ceiling.

    concrete is never flat/straight/true (i dont care how "good" the guys that did it are) and youre asking for a...
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    shop lighting

    i just wanted to post a thanks/testimonial to some of the advice i found here concerning lighting in the shop..

    i recently started setting up "shop" in my 20'x20' garage- "shop" used to be mainly...
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    if you havent sheeted the other walls yet.

    this is kinda piggybacking on Stevens idea, but not really..

    on the long walls you could pull down 96 1/2" (assuming 4'x 8' ply) on each corner and chalk a line. cut your rippers to the line from...
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