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  0 Thread: Cleaning wood fence ideas?
Post: Re: Cleaning wood fence ideas?

I have washed wooden fence very successfully with just clean high pressure water from a pressure washer. 20-year-old lumber looked almost new. Took about 1/4 the time of hand scraping.
DirectCedar Home Improvement 4 3,958 03-30-2016, 02:06 PM
  0 Thread: wiring home network
Post: Re: wiring home network

Thank you everyone for your great input. [br][br]Mike you raise a good point about TV. Researching this through other venues it seems a coax network for satellite is a little more complicated than I...
DirectCedar Home Improvement 8 4,469 03-30-2016, 12:25 PM
  0 Thread: wiring home network
Post: wiring home network

Hi all[br][br]I'm a noob at networking so set me straight. [br][br]I am finishing the basement and want to pull a serviceable network for TV and data before the walls go up. [br][br]I currently have...
DirectCedar Home Improvement 8 4,469 03-27-2016, 05:09 AM
  0 Thread: window wells
Post: window wells

Hi all[br][br]I am finishing an old basement. There is no drainage tile around the outside of the foundation. There is drainage tile around the interior perimeter in the concrete floor, which drains...
DirectCedar Home Improvement 1 1,384 03-14-2016, 08:00 AM
  0 Thread: plugging an old septic tank pipe
Post: Re: plugging an old septic tank pipe

Excellent idea on the expansion plugs. Thanks a bunch guys.
DirectCedar Home Improvement 12 7,163 03-01-2016, 03:25 PM
  0 Thread: plugging an old septic tank pipe
Post: plugging an old septic tank pipe

I'm finishing an old basement. The original septic tank was only a couple feet below ground, and the original pipe out the basement wall into it is at about waist height on the basement wall. The wh...
DirectCedar Home Improvement 12 7,163 03-01-2016, 12:03 PM
  0 Thread: purchase dowel online
Post: Re: purchase dowel online

I think you guys have convinced me. Thanks for the idea. It should be about 1/10 the cost.
DirectCedar Woodworking 4 3,350 01-16-2016, 06:51 PM
  0 Thread: purchase dowel online
Post: purchase dowel online

Can anyone recommend an online source for 5/8" oak dowel in 48" lengths? Also need to ship to Canada. Thought I had it sourced locally but that fell apart. Thanks kindly for all replies.
DirectCedar Woodworking 4 3,350 01-16-2016, 03:36 PM
  0 Thread: "Time Saver" overhead belt sander????
Post: Re: "Time Saver" overhead belt sander????

All good info. [br][br]As far as pricing goes it still would be a reasonable shot to aim for 50% of whatever the new comparable 18" overhead model is. [br][br]Have you asked at owwm ? There must be ...
DirectCedar Woodworking Power Tools 4 7,076 08-19-2015, 11:15 AM
  0 Thread: "Time Saver" overhead belt sander????
Post: Re: "Time Saver" overhead belt sander????

Unfortunately I can't tell you anything real about it other than they have a good reputation as an industrial machine. [br][br]The Timesaver website lists this shop as their KY woodworking distributor...
DirectCedar Woodworking Power Tools 4 7,076 08-19-2015, 09:38 AM
  0 Thread: cove or detail first ?
Post: Re: cove or detail first ?

So you want to make this moulding yourself from solid stock?[br][br]Not trying to be snarky, just trying to understand the problem. [br][br]To me at least, without a moulding cutter that is an awful l...
DirectCedar Woodworking 2 5,071 08-19-2015, 09:32 AM
  0 Thread: Ridgid Oscillating Spindle/Belt Sander
Post: Re: Ridgid Oscillating Spindle/Belt Sander

I also have one. Works fine but is certainly a hobbyist-grade unit, although about as good a hobbyist-grade unit as you will find. You just need to use it with a gentle touch and remember it is not ...
DirectCedar Woodworking Power Tools 19 7,509 07-29-2015, 11:46 AM

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