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  0 Thread: MinWax Polycrylic
Post: Re: MinWax Polycrylic
Alcohol (isopropyl, too) softens acrylic.
 Alex Grigoriev Finishing 6 9,112 07-13-2016, 11:56 AM
  0 Thread: What are these screws/bolts called?
Post: Re: What are these screws/bolts called?
[blockquote]JosephP said:[hr][br][br]Thanks guys! Yeah...I'll look at specific websites like McMaster_Carr...not doing a general Google search for those. [br][br][hr][/blockquote]Google was surprisin...
 Alex Grigoriev Home Improvement 6 5,670 06-24-2016, 08:42 AM
  0 Thread: Cutting Mortises
Post: Re: Cutting Mortises
Tip on cleaning the mortise bottoms:[br][br]Take a cheap chisel (low hardness) of appropriate width and make a burr on its edge. Actually bend a little bit. That will allow to scrape the mortise botto...
 Alex Grigoriev Woodworking Hand Tools 9 6,674 06-06-2016, 10:26 AM
  0 Thread: How do you spread glue over a large surface?
Post: Re: How do you spread glue over a large surface?
http://www.dickblick.com/products/speedb...CFQkwaQodneoH6w (http://www.dickblick.com/products/speedball-pop-in-brayer-kit/?clickTracking=true&wmcp=pla&wmcid=items&wmckw=40112-0001&gcli...
 Alex Grigoriev Woodworking 10 10,166 06-04-2016, 11:30 PM
  0 Thread: Pex line and Natural Gas
Post: Re: Pex line and Natural Gas
[blockquote]Bill Bob said:[hr][br][br] Why is it not recommended to use Pex for an extension to a outdoor propane grill that I plan to convert. I understand that Pex is rated for something like 125 PS...
 Alex Grigoriev Home Improvement 7 11,481 06-04-2016, 01:41 PM
  0 Thread: best way to handle dried glue on cherry
Post: Re: best way to handle dried glue on cherry
[blockquote]jteneyck said:[hr][br][br]"Hegel edges of joints" means what?[br][br]John [br][br][hr][/blockquote]Mis-fingered "bevel", I guess.
 Alex Grigoriev Woodworking 5 4,965 06-02-2016, 10:14 PM
  0 Thread: Changing a Band Saw Tire and Wheel Bearings
Post: Re: Changing a Band Saw Tire and Wheel Bearings
[blockquote]Bob Vaughan said:[hr][br][br]If you want your tires to get floppy and loose over time, don't glue them on and use poly tires instead of rubber. [br][br][hr][/blockquote][citation needed]
 Alex Grigoriev Woodworking Power Tools 2 6,823 05-30-2016, 10:45 PM
  0 Thread: Changing a Band Saw Tire and Wheel Bearings
Post: Re: Changing a Band Saw Tire and Wheel Bearings
[blockquote]doobes said:[hr][br][br]I had to trim my tires to fit the width of the wheels to boot.[br] [br][br][hr][/blockquote]Have you decided you need to trim the tires by measuring them before ins...
 Alex Grigoriev Woodworking Power Tools 2 6,823 05-30-2016, 07:39 PM
  0 Thread: Reminder to empty the DC container before leaving shop for day.....
Post: Re: Reminder to empty the DC container before leav...
[blockquote]Robert Adams said:[hr][br][br] Really that would have provided smoke for a smoker box for months. They could have smoked allot of brisket with that..... [br][br][hr][/blockquote]Y...
 Alex Grigoriev Woodworking 3 5,122 05-24-2016, 05:07 PM
  0 Thread: Router or hub for home theater A/V devices?
Post: Re: Router or hub for home theater A/V devices?
To clear the misunderstanding:[br][br]A router connects two subnets, for example, 192.168.0.x and 192.168.1.x. "Routers" sold at Fry's perform Network Address Translation (NAT), which allows to use a ...
 Alex Grigoriev Home Improvement 5 6,109 05-22-2016, 08:34 PM
  0 Thread: Bandsaw (G01514X2) vibration help
Post: Re: Bandsaw (G01514X2) vibration help
I pulled the audio from the third video. The sound period came down to 77.7 ms, which (for the blade speed 3500 fpm per spec) corresponds to the circumference of a 17 inch wheel. I guess they use the ...
 Alex Grigoriev Woodworking Power Tools 11 15,217 05-21-2016, 11:54 AM
  0 Thread: Bandsaw (G01514X2) vibration help
Post: Re: Bandsaw (G01514X2) vibration help
I suppose you checked the pulley set screw?
 Alex Grigoriev Woodworking Power Tools 11 15,217 05-20-2016, 11:22 PM
  0 Thread: Bandsaw (G01514X2) vibration help
Post: Re: Bandsaw (G01514X2) vibration help
Check the set screw on the motor pulley. If the screw is loose, the key will still hold it, but the play will cause that.
 Alex Grigoriev Woodworking Power Tools 11 15,217 05-16-2016, 08:29 AM
  0 Thread: I'm a Girl, So I Can Cry
Post: Re: I'm a Girl, So I Can Cry
I would cry too, if it happened to me! (RIP Leslie!)
 Alex Grigoriev Woodworking 6 6,814 05-15-2016, 05:21 PM
  0 Thread: Sticky latex finish
Post: Re: Sticky latex finish
Frigging gloss Olympic never hardens and never stops sticking, even to satin. [br]I'd suggest using WB cross-linking paint; it will dry hard.
 Alex Grigoriev Finishing 4 7,568 05-15-2016, 04:28 PM
  0 Thread: What Brush for Shelac
Post: Re: What Brush for Shelac
I use these:[br]http://www.joann.com/all-purpose-large-area-brush-set-1in--2in--3in-brown-nylon/6225205.html (http://www.joann.com/all-purpose-large-area-brush-set-1in--2in--3in-brown-nylon/6225205.ht...
 Alex Grigoriev Finishing 9 6,304 05-15-2016, 04:24 PM
  0 Thread: LED light and garage door opener remote
Post: Re: LED light and garage door opener remote
[blockquote]daddo said:[hr][br][br] I bought a bunch of 100 watt Incandescent bulbs before they quit making them. I don't need 100 watts for any particular fixtures, but my idea was to put them on a d...
 Alex Grigoriev Home Improvement 12 11,877 11-29-2015, 07:03 PM
  0 Thread: Card scrapers.
Post: Re: Card scrapers.
1. Forget steel burnishers, screwdrivers/drills etc. Use carbide burnishers either from Lee Valley, or make one yourself out of Dremel carbide bit.[br][br]2. You can refresh the burr quite a few times...
 Alex Grigoriev Woodworking 5 7,310 09-27-2015, 01:47 PM
  0 Thread: Is Being Brain-Dead a Requirement for Decorators?
Post: Re: Is Being Brain-Dead a Requirement for Decorato...
I read that it's not cost-effective to remodel for resale value. You never get more than you spent, and then you will not match the buyers' taste, anyway. [br][br]You remodel for your own quality of l...
 Alex Grigoriev Home Improvement 7 8,491 08-29-2015, 04:30 PM
  0 Thread: Help drilling straight with hand drill
Post: Re: Help drilling straight with hand drill
http://www.woodcraft.com/product/154758/...ling-guide.aspx (http://www.woodcraft.com/product/154758/big-gator-tools-vdrillguide-standard-size-portable-drilling-guide.aspx)
 Alex Grigoriev Woodworking 6 6,127 08-21-2015, 05:46 PM

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