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  0 Thread: Melamine touchup?
Post: Melamine touchup?

Can anyone recommend a product to repair small chips in melamine?
BillN Finishing 1 359 12-30-2023, 07:59 PM
  0 Thread: Speed Square Recommendation?
Post: RE: Speed Square Recommendation?

Empire is still made in the US. Nice shiny blue as well.
BillN Woodworking 14 2,669 06-07-2023, 04:18 PM
  0 Thread: Cabinet mod
Post: RE: Cabinet mod

KC Wrote: (06-03-2023, 06:00 AM) -- To be clear, I hate doing dishes.  But I hate loading/unloading a dishwasher almost as much.  We have one now, but only at Jean's insistence.  Looking forward a fe...
BillN Home Improvement 7 1,047 06-03-2023, 12:48 PM
  0 Thread: Cabinet mod
Post: RE: Cabinet mod

Thanks to you all for the input. I do have a standard sawsall and a mini. I haven't used them in so long I'd forgotten, maybe memory too as I'm 80 years old.  I don't think there will be a problem ...
BillN Home Improvement 7 1,047 06-02-2023, 11:15 PM
  0 Thread: Cabinet mod
Post: Cabinet mod

I need to move a cabinet wall to make room for a dishwasher. It's nailed together and I'll have to cut through the nails and the plywood at the joints. I'll also need to remove the bottom of the cabin...
BillN Home Improvement 7 1,047 06-02-2023, 04:25 PM
  0 Thread: Random tools for sale
Post: RE: Random tools for sale

I sent you a PM about one of the items. Is the PM system working?
BillN Tool Swap N' Sell 7 1,459 06-01-2023, 12:04 PM
  0 Thread: Random tools for sale
Post: RE: Random tools for sale

Do you have a link or pic of the sliding dovetail jig?
BillN Tool Swap N' Sell 7 1,459 05-29-2023, 04:17 PM
  0 Thread: what is your preferred plywood gripper/carrier?
Post: RE: what is your preferred plywood gripper/carrier...

The Troll :winkgrin:
BillN Woodworking 18 2,812 03-19-2023, 08:43 PM
  0 Thread: what filter do you use for drinking water?
Post: RE: what filter do you use for drinking water?

We have two stage filter system: a charcoal filter in front of a ceramic filter. The ceramic filter (Doulton) can be cleaned and reused. There's separate tap for the filtered water. During the summer ...
BillN Home Improvement 21 2,166 02-14-2023, 07:59 PM
  0 Thread: Cross Cut Blade Recommendation
Post: RE: Cross Cut Blade Recommendation

I like the Tenryu Gold Medal better than any blade I've used. No need for more than one blade, it does it all, and well. The only downside is that it's an odd thickness, less than a full kerf and more...
BillN Woodworking Power Tools 20 2,961 02-12-2023, 10:46 PM
  0 Thread: Lr32 euro slide spacing?
Post: RE: Lr32 euro slide spacing?

JDuke Wrote: (02-08-2023, 11:32 AM) -- What do I need to know about using the LR32 hole spacing that is common in European cabinets? I’m building a portable drawer system for my festool stuff, so ...
BillN Woodworking 6 1,220 02-09-2023, 10:52 PM
  0 Thread: Cracks in driveway
Post: Cracks in driveway

I have a section of concrete driveway that abuts an old garage near the back of our property. There have never been any gutters on that garage consequently the driveway and the floor of the garage hav...
BillN Home Improvement 2 668 10-26-2022, 05:22 PM
  0 Thread: Vinyl flooring
Post: Vinyl flooring

Is gloss or semi-gloss sheet vinyl flooring available anymore? I need to replace the flooring in our kitchen, mud and dirt are plentiful around here and I am too old to scrub the floor every day. I do...
BillN Home Improvement 0 407 06-29-2022, 11:22 PM
  0 Thread: I wonder?
Post: RE: I wonder?

When I needed to even the joints on my frame and panel cabinet doors I was able to rent time on a wide belt sander at a local cabinet shop. (their operator did the work-didn't take long)
BillN Woodworking 7 1,412 06-18-2022, 10:58 PM
  0 Thread: Laguna TSS
Post: RE: Laguna TSS

bbrickey Wrote: (06-15-2022, 01:25 PM) -- Where are you located? -- Sorry, I thought I had included that info: I'm in Oregon
BillN Tool Swap N' Sell 2 1,073 06-17-2022, 06:51 PM
  0 Thread: Home Air Purifiers
Post: RE: Home Air Purifiers

We've used one in our bedroom for a long time but when we had smoke from forest fires really bad a couple of years ago we had to get several more and they really helped. They also are good for filteri...
BillN Home Improvement 7 1,387 06-14-2022, 01:57 PM
  0 Thread: Laguna TSS
Post: Laguna TSS

I have a 2004 Laguna TSS (I've owned it since2007) with a number of upgrades. First is the positive miter stop that allows a pin in the crosscut fence to drop into various adjustable slugs. This was p...
BillN Tool Swap N' Sell 2 1,073 06-11-2022, 02:55 AM
  0 Thread: Lumber Storage Rack
Post: RE: Lumber Storage Rack

I don't know what issue it was in. Here's the page where you find the plans for purchase: Roll around lumber cart (https://www.woodsmithplans.com/plan/roll-around-lumber-cart/)
BillN Woodworking 18 1,749 06-05-2022, 12:19 AM
  0 Thread: BLO cure time?
Post: RE: BLO cure time?

Just a little tip: I would advise never to use any kind of oil-based finish on the inside of any furniture, cabinets, chests, etc.
BillN Finishing 15 3,142 06-04-2022, 09:51 PM
  0 Thread: Lumber Storage Rack
Post: RE: Lumber Storage Rack

This is the one I built with certain modifications. I used bigger wheels and installed strongbacks on the bottom to prevent sagging. I also used pocket hole screws instead of battens for the shelves. ...
BillN Woodworking 18 1,749 06-04-2022, 09:40 PM

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