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  0 Thread: Suggestion on how to make this? (Hands holding a cross)
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jteneyck Wrote: (03-20-2024, 12:04 PM) -- That would a simple project for a CNC if you wanted to just do a relief carve, or pour epoxy in the relief, or even do any inlay.  Here's what a simple relie...
iublue Woodworking 9 320 03-26-2024, 07:19 PM
  0 Thread: An old fashioned gloat...
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fishhh4 Wrote: (03-01-2024, 10:05 PM) -- Good lord we used to have a lot of crowing on here. I have been fortunate in the past and probably conveyed it here myself. It seems the real tool gloats are ...
iublue Woodworking 17 982 03-02-2024, 08:20 AM
  0 Thread: Moisture problem in new shop!
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Snipe Hunter Wrote: (02-09-2024, 10:54 AM) -- I know you didn't ask this question of me but I think it's a poor test. It would not tell you the moisture content of the slab. To get moisture on the fi...
iublue Woodworking 62 4,222 02-28-2024, 06:38 PM
  0 Thread: Moisture problem in new shop!
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Snipe Hunter Wrote: (02-08-2024, 08:27 AM) -- Empirical evidence detector for $29.00 (https://www.amazon.com/General-Tools-MMD4E-Moisture-High-Medium-Low/dp/B00275F5O2/ref=sr_1_5?crid=15IKA98C8QEWC&k...
iublue Woodworking 62 4,222 02-14-2024, 10:20 PM
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Stanley McMahan Wrote: (02-14-2024, 06:33 AM) -- I am sure you have checked that the meter is accurate? I may have missed it in the thread, but this is a possibility. Are your tools rusting? Lumber t...
iublue Woodworking 62 4,222 02-14-2024, 10:15 PM
  0 Thread: Moisture problem in new shop!
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Snipe Hunter Wrote: (02-09-2024, 10:54 AM) -- I know you didn't ask this question of me but I think it's a poor test. It would not tell you the moisture content of the slab. To get moisture on the fi...
iublue Woodworking 62 4,222 02-09-2024, 10:57 AM
  0 Thread: Moisture problem in new shop!
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Cabinet Monkey Wrote: (01-29-2024, 10:51 PM) -- Who designed / specified this shop build ? Was it inspected by an authority or private engineer ? You do know that water vapor is an entirely dif...
iublue Woodworking 62 4,222 02-09-2024, 08:58 AM
  0 Thread: Moisture problem in new shop!
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Snipe Hunter Wrote: (02-05-2024, 10:34 AM) -- Yes there is empirical evidence. It has always been a problem in home construction. Most jurisdictions require a 6 mil, impermeable barrier under the sla...
iublue Woodworking 62 4,222 02-08-2024, 07:13 AM
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Cabinet Monkey Wrote: (02-04-2024, 10:35 PM) -- Don't know when that was or if it's peculiar to Indiana, but in the southeast:  AL, GA, SC, and N.FL vapor barriers for a slab in enclosed buildings ha...
iublue Woodworking 62 4,222 02-05-2024, 09:19 AM
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iublue Wrote: (02-01-2024, 08:37 PM) -- So you think a day or so would be enough time? I taped two pieces of plastic down to the floor in two spots. Both pieces are about 2' x 3'.  I used packin...
iublue Woodworking 62 4,222 02-04-2024, 03:18 PM
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Roly Wrote: (01-28-2024, 12:55 PM) -- Tape some clear plastic to the floor, about 2 foot square, sealing all around and see if you have condensation under it after a day or so.    That should tell yo...
iublue Woodworking 62 4,222 02-01-2024, 08:37 PM
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JosephP Wrote: (01-30-2024, 02:55 PM) -- I'm not a builder...but it is my understanding that a vapor barrier is pretty standard for a slab under any building that will be climate controlled.  Obvious...
iublue Woodworking 62 4,222 01-31-2024, 03:33 PM
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Admiral Wrote: (01-29-2024, 06:35 PM) -- I think that's the only rational source.  The plastic idea is an excellent suggestion and will likely tell the origin tale.  Then becomes the quesiton of seal...
iublue Woodworking 62 4,222 01-30-2024, 12:45 PM
  0 Thread: Moisture problem in new shop!
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Cabinet Monkey Wrote: (01-29-2024, 10:51 PM) -- Who designed / specified this shop build ? Was it inspected by an authority or private engineer ? You do know that water vapor is an entirely differe...
iublue Woodworking 62 4,222 01-30-2024, 12:42 PM
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MNice Wrote: (01-29-2024, 10:25 PM) -- Is the heater vented?  If not, that’s a big part of the problem. I run a ceiling fan 24/7, live in MN and have zero problem in my 24x24 shop heated with vented ...
iublue Woodworking 62 4,222 01-30-2024, 12:34 PM
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firefighter Wrote: (01-28-2024, 10:15 PM) -- Was the concrete ever sealed? -- No. I thought that was mostly to prevent the concrete getting stained by oil, etc. Maybe they make a sealer that would ...
iublue Woodworking 62 4,222 01-29-2024, 08:32 AM
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jteneyck Wrote: (01-28-2024, 03:03 PM) -- The outside RH was and probably still is screaming high.  RH increases as temperature decreases, for the same ambient vapor level.  People have a misconcepti...
iublue Woodworking 62 4,222 01-28-2024, 08:36 PM
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JosephP Wrote: (01-28-2024, 01:27 PM) -- Wouldn't an epoxy coating on the concrete work as a vapor barrier?  I understand the ideal is to have the barrier underneath the concrete, but that didn't hap...
iublue Woodworking 62 4,222 01-28-2024, 08:22 PM
  0 Thread: Moisture problem in new shop!
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Roly Wrote: (01-28-2024, 12:55 PM) -- Tape some clear plastic to the floor, about 2 foot square, sealing all around and see if you have condensation under it after a day or so.    That should tell yo...
iublue Woodworking 62 4,222 01-28-2024, 08:19 PM
  0 Thread: Moisture problem in new shop!
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Tony Z Wrote: (01-28-2024, 10:10 AM) -- Not necessarily, if whoever poured the floor put gravel underneath! -- There is a LOT of pea gravel underneath but there is also a concrete footing that on t...
iublue Woodworking 62 4,222 01-28-2024, 11:22 AM

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