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(To anyone that gets to read this before it gets pulled....)


Unable to deal with the nonsense that has overcome this forum, I am saying fare-thee-well to all those who I've come to call...

Ken,

I know about the "last edited by..." line, but your use below of the "reason" section is the first time I've ever seen that. I've seen plenty of occasions where the 'last edited by' line was...

Doug,

I'm pretty much decided on black pipe. It's affordable and durable. It's heavy and harder to work with, but since I'm burying it in the walls, I want something that will outlast me.

tod...

Don,

All this talk about MINUS temperatures...especially Celcius...has me so glad I moved to Southern Georgia. It was about +34 C here today, and incredibly sunny. My Sask friends hate it when I...

Doug,

I plan to get rudimentary electrical run as soon as I have a few feet of siding up on the back of the shop where I have to install the meter head. Until I do that, I have to run an...

Mike,

We can ALL learn from a debate, when it's presented within the guidelines of the TOS of the creek. The way Mr Witter opted to start off the 'debate' was in direct violation of the TOS. And...

Don,

Welcome to the creek...and sorry you had problems with that automated system. You're not alone...:o

I know all too well about the 'soon to be frozen white north'. I don't think I'll...

Frank,

Terrific job on the driveway. As you know, I loathe subbing out any part of my shop. But sometimes it just makes sense. It looks like this was "one of those times" for you.

Good...

Keith,

I for one find this VERY hard to believe, if it's in fact true. In spite of this being purported to be a "community supported by it's members", it's been shown to be "your sandbox'. Heck,...

Hey Randy,

Thanks for stopping in. Nice to know my thread was being viewed in China! :rolleyes:

Pretty soon, if you were closer, you'd be able to come over and hang out IN the shop. I'm...

Ian,

That's not a joke. I often lament not having sufficient power out there when I have to quit because I can't see the cut line anymore.

The engineer from the electric co-op was here...

Joe,

Thanks for the kind words, and for spending/wasting so much of your time on my thread...:rolleyes:

Since I started this adventure, I try to work from sun-up to sun-down, seven days a...

Back to Soffit and Fascia...

With my failed attempt at setting the skinned door back on the hinges, I needed to keep moving, but I didn't want to skin the other door until the first was set in...

HVAC 'platform' and Haymow Doors...

Well, I was at it at first light today, trying to get done up in the attic before the heat of the day hit. I was able to finish the platform that the HVAC air...

Luther,

I don't know what sort of stain you used, or why you had mildew issues. Every stain I've looked at has ingredients specifically added to keep mildew at bay. I don't see any mildew at...

Jim,

Except that in our case, Denise is several hundred miles from home... :(

- Marty -

Jim,

that's actually one the questions I posed to them...in addition to "what would happen if we applied a fresh coat of Mt Ash to the house".

Their response to both questions was "Hmmm, good...

Attic Floor finished...

In addition to running for supplies yesterday, I met with the HVAC vendor I've chosen to do the work on the shop.

I got estimates from four companies, each one...

The "Art" of color matching...

Well, I lost the better part of two days trying to procure the stain for the shop. And I mean "trying", since I still haven't purchased it.

When we first...

Well Frank,

The problem I have with tossing the plastic and vinyl coil is more about the coil than the soffit. Since I had the roofers put on a drip edge, and I told them I was using vinyl coil,...

Hi Frank,

The flooring is 2 1/4", end matched, random length white oak.

- Marty -

Very nice piece Jim.

I'm with Don. Share some details...materials...techniques...finish...etc.

How'd you do those tips on the legs, and are they purely aesthetic?

- Marty -

tod,

Thanks for posting this. I've gone to their web site and requested a catalog/cd.

Looking at their site, they have QUITE a selection of systems, bags, etc. And boy are their prices all...

Chris,

I have a Binks gravity fed HVLP gun. I think it'll handle the job well. As I told Art, I'll let you know via pictures and updates here once I begin that process...;)

- Marty -

Art,

I'm no expert, but here's what I plan to do...

I have 6-8 sets of sawhorses, (and plan to make some rather large ones). I'll cut the boards as required (to length, and angled on the top...