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  0 Thread: Will anything stop a VERY slow water leak under pressure?
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WoodCzech Wrote: (11-11-2020, 03:34 PM) -- I tested that theory once.  Gave it so much time that the tank rusted through and started spewing water all over the basement wall.  :laugh:  Luckily this h...
Chuckhead Home Improvement 14 6,452 11-13-2020, 01:16 PM
  0 Thread: Will anything stop a VERY slow water leak under pressure?
Post: RE: Will anything stop a VERY slow water leak unde...

Thanks everyone for the ideas.  Sounds like my best bet is to just put something under it to catch the drips and let it sit until spring.  If the Plumbing Gods are on my side (yeah, right  :rolleyes: ...
Chuckhead Home Improvement 14 6,452 11-10-2020, 02:57 PM
  0 Thread: Will anything stop a VERY slow water leak under pressure?
Post: Will anything stop a VERY slow water leak under pr...

I have a VERY slow leak in a threaded joint in a hot water heating pipe (copper).  Maybe 2-3 drops/day.  I can't tighten it because the other end is soldered into a T.   I would like to avoid having t...
Chuckhead Home Improvement 14 6,452 11-08-2020, 06:17 PM
  0 Thread: Need a little Emmert turtleback vise help
Post: RE: Need a little Emmert turtleback vise help

PCG Wrote: (03-27-2020, 10:48 AM) -- I have a T2, which is the same as as your T3 as far as the nut and hub goes. The nut sits in the counterbore in the front of the hub - it moves freely. Phil...
Chuckhead Woodworking Hand Tools 5 3,423 03-27-2020, 01:23 PM
  0 Thread: Need a little Emmert turtleback vise help
Post: RE: Need a little Emmert turtleback vise help

Scoony Wrote: (03-26-2020, 08:25 PM) -- I have a Yost and it has a small nut with a dovetailed flange that fits inside the main hub and engages the screw to move the jaws in and out. Not sure if this...
Chuckhead Woodworking Hand Tools 5 3,423 03-26-2020, 08:40 PM
  0 Thread: Need a little Emmert turtleback vise help
Post: Need a little Emmert turtleback vise help

I recently acquired and restored an Emmert turtleback patternmakers vise (type T3.2).  I took photos of everything before and as I was disassembling it - with one exception.  :rolleyes:   I can't figu...
Chuckhead Woodworking Hand Tools 5 3,423 03-26-2020, 10:41 AM
  0 Thread: Random Tip #3 - The Vari-o-Dog
Post: RE: Random Tip #3 - The Vari-o-Dog

GeeDub Wrote: (01-23-2020, 03:48 PM) -- Those pics are taken on top of my outfeed/assembly table . . . maybe I should do a thread on that . . .  It is two pieces of 3/4" BB ply with 1/8" tempered har...
Chuckhead Woodworking 5 2,751 01-23-2020, 06:27 PM
  0 Thread: Random Tip #3 - The Vari-o-Dog
Post: RE: Random Tip #3 - The Vari-o-Dog

Unrelated question - What material did you use for the top of your workbench?
Chuckhead Woodworking 5 2,751 01-23-2020, 02:59 PM
  0 Thread: Brave! A (not so) new woodworking forum
Post: RE: Brave! A (not so) new woodworking forum

I suspect that what we're seeing is also a reflection of older folks retiring, giving up the hobby, or passing on, and younger folks not filling in the gaps.  My observation has been that Gen Xers, Mi...
Chuckhead Woodworking 35 14,600 05-03-2019, 10:44 AM
  0 Thread: What lathe for pen turning?
Post: RE: What lathe for pen turning?

Many thanks all.  My friend really appreciated all your insights.
Chuckhead Woodturning 17 12,689 09-10-2017, 08:38 PM
  0 Thread: What lathe for pen turning?
Post: What lathe for pen turning?

A friend of mine is interested in getting into pen turning.  First things first - he needs a lathe.  He doesn't want to buy something cheap just to see if he enjoys turning pens, but he also doesn't n...
Chuckhead Woodturning 17 12,689 09-06-2017, 10:31 AM
  0 Thread: Best router bit set for making divided lite windows?
Post: Re: Best router bit set for making divided lite wi...

Thanks everyone. The Whiteside set from Holbren looks like exactly what I need. [br][br]The next question is wood type. These will be exterior casement windows, approximately 2' x 4', with 8 lites, ...
Chuckhead Woodworking Power Tools 5 4,302 03-24-2016, 10:07 AM
  0 Thread: Best router bit set for making divided lite windows?
Post: Best router bit set for making divided lite window...

Does anyone have a recommendation for a good router bit set for making divided lite exterior windows? [br][br]Thanks.[br][br]Charlie
Chuckhead Woodworking Power Tools 5 4,302 03-22-2016, 11:20 AM

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