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Thread: Is This Too Long to Cantilever?
Post: RE: Is This Too Long to Cantilever?
| The general rule of thumb is the back span to cantilever span cannot be less than 2:1. You don't have to go all the way back to the other end of the joist you're sistering, just keep this ratio in min... |
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MstrCarpenter |
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06-22-2025, 10:04 PM |
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Thread: Thoughts on dual fuel HVAC system
Post: RE: Thoughts on dual fuel HVAC system
| I'm finishing up on a 28 x 38 second story addition. We/they went with a Mitsubishi mini-split heat pump with three heads. Back-up heat is F.H.W. baseboard by oil. I'll let them determine when, and at... |
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06-20-2025, 12:12 AM |
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Thread: What kind of table saw do you have
Post: RE: What kind of table saw do you have
| I don't have enough time to list all that I've had other than I started with my Dad's 1960? Craftsman. There's one in like new condition in the attic that has dozens of extra features like sliding tab... |
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06-19-2025, 11:53 PM |
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Thread: window air conditioner
Post: RE: window air conditioner
| A Bullet Piercing Tap Valve Kit (https://www.amazon.com/Vankcp-Compatible-Conditioning-Refrigerant-Conditioner/dp/B085R71HDJ/ref=asc_df_B085R71HDJ?mcid=5fc3c329f1393f1dbdf2e67bb8b09d05&tag=hyprod-20&l... |
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Home Improvement
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06-13-2025, 10:23 PM |
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Thread: Baluster Design
Post: RE: Baluster Design
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Tapper Wrote: (06-01-2025, 10:37 PM)
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Good suggestions and tips, ALL! If I do a good job of cutting all the blanks precisely the same width on the tablesaw to begin with, seems like I could just fl... |
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MstrCarpenter |
Woodworking
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06-02-2025, 08:02 AM |
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Thread: Calling HVAC experts
Post: RE: Calling HVAC experts
| Are you sure you didn't get "clones" with the install? Carbon in air filters mostly removes odors. Do you need that? |
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Home Improvement
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06-01-2025, 10:14 PM |
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Thread: Baluster Design
Post: RE: Baluster Design
| I was just a thinking about cutting those offsets. (Mostly because I had first incorrectly envisioned the off-cut left between the rip fence and blade.) If the crosscut was done first, baluster on ed... |
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06-01-2025, 09:57 PM |
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Thread: Finger pull dimensions
Post: RE: Finger pull dimensions
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Brian in sunny FL Wrote: (05-22-2025, 02:48 PM)
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Whether or not you decide to buy this bit is up to you but the dimensions may give you some guidance.
https://www.whitesiderouterbits.com/product... |
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05-22-2025, 10:31 PM |
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Thread: Baluster Design
Post: RE: Baluster Design
| Got an idea; involves a couple files. Start to follow the idea by picturing the baluster positioned in a vice positioned such that the depth of cut is limited by the vice jaws, limiting that depth is ... |
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05-22-2025, 10:17 PM |
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Thread: GFCI (keeps on going)
Post: RE: GFCI (keeps on going)
| The other half is to power the motion sense faucet. I love mine. |
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05-20-2025, 09:28 PM |
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Thread: Maybe. Just maybe. Do it now.
Post: RE: Maybe. Just maybe. Do it now.
| I wonder if we left everything connected, would the air/lint get filtered on the back side of the lint screen?
That sounds too easy. Way too many opportunities for Murphy to interpret his Laws.
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05-20-2025, 10:58 AM |
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Thread: PC 690 LRVS Ser. #019923
Post: RE: PC 690 LRVS Ser. #019923
| quick search shows 696328. Is the part number.. obsolete, but DeWalt has the same number for a fan blade. Could be the same? |
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05-19-2025, 07:13 PM |
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Thread: GFCI (keeps on going)
Post: RE: GFCI (keeps on going)
| I don't recall ever seeing one to do what you need; there's two terminals for line, and two for load to protect additional outlets, + Gnd.
Could this work https://www.gordonelectricsupply.com/p/Rac... |
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05-19-2025, 02:52 PM |
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Thread: Maybe. Just maybe. Do it now.
Post: RE: Maybe. Just maybe. Do it now.
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merced Wrote: (05-19-2025, 06:36 AM)
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Words to live by. This belongs on a tee shirt or coffee mug.
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Me wearing it would get/keep me in the doghouse.
https://www.etsy.com/listing/970255949/if-i... |
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05-19-2025, 09:58 AM |
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Thread: Carpet Tack Strip Divots Repair
Post: RE: Carpet Tack Strip Divots Repair
| Concrete polishers use a (somewhat clear) two part pour-able epoxy. They buy it in cases of gallons; I'll just fill two dollar store condiment bottles for the smaller projects I come across, like thos... |
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MstrCarpenter |
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05-18-2025, 11:26 PM |
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Thread: Maybe. Just maybe. Do it now.
Post: Maybe. Just maybe. Do it now.
| I"m waiting to see if anyone responds to my siding question, so I thought I'd share something a little more humorous.
My wife has been asking for the hood to be put on the dryer vent. I said I'd do... |
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MstrCarpenter |
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05-18-2025, 10:34 PM |
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Thread: Siding removal
Post: Siding removal
| So I've got a "roof raise" project that I've been working on (for too long). Customers wanted to change siding color from white to grey on the whole house at some point in the near future, so I put th... |
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MstrCarpenter |
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05-18-2025, 09:46 PM |
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Thread: Resaw Blades that aren’t Resaw King
Post: RE: Resaw Blades that aren’t Resaw King
| I'm using Timberwolf blades on my 12" and 36" band saws. The 16" came with extra blades, so I haven't needed to purchase any yet. I've had no breakage nor other complaints. They've actually been quite... |
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MstrCarpenter |
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05-17-2025, 11:30 PM |
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Thread: Mistake correction / Design dilemma *revised attachment*
Post: RE: Mistake correction / Design dilemma *revised a...
| I like the idea of adding a bead to the drawer fronts. If you cut the fronts down a little, you could add the bead to all 4 edges with mitered corners. Making it a touch proud of the face will allow y... |
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MstrCarpenter |
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05-17-2025, 11:21 PM |
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Thread: Sandblasting gun
Post: RE: Sandblasting gun
| Check out YouTube videos for modifications on that siphon type sandblaster. Dry media and dry air are also required. |
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