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  0 Thread: Applied drawer bead
Post: Applied drawer bead
Hi, I have a few vintage pieces with serpentine drawers and applied beads. I assume there are dadoes for these because I stripped the paint on these and none came off. Must be some specialized equipm...
 alexh1 Woodworking 0 281 01-08-2023, 02:55 PM
  0 Thread: Circ saw blade to cut quartz countertop??
Post: RE: Circ saw blade to cut quartz countertop??
Cabinet Monkey Wrote: (01-02-2023, 07:05 PM) -- Curious how you managed to “burn up “ two blades on a wet saw ?:s -- I actually burned up the saws, but just $30 Skil saws. If you jam or overload the ...
 alexh1 Home Improvement 20 1,558 01-08-2023, 02:33 PM
  0 Thread: Circ saw blade to cut quartz countertop??
Post: RE: Circ saw blade to cut quartz countertop??
I got this one but it not much different than a cheap circular saw and in retrospect probably a bit overpriced even when I bought it. I burned up 2 $30 circular saws cutting stone but better that than...
 alexh1 Home Improvement 20 1,558 12-30-2022, 07:47 PM
  0 Thread: Leaky Bathroom Fixture Question
Post: RE: Leaky Bathroom Fixture Question
And try to get the OEM brand cartridge is possible. I have a couple of those faucets (forgot the brand) and with the OEM cartridge the handle moves with very little effort and silky smooth. Seems that...
 alexh1 Home Improvement 9 642 12-30-2022, 07:24 PM
  0 Thread: Unbelievable - how does this happen?
Post: RE: Unbelievable - how does this happen?
jteneyck Wrote: (11-28-2022, 10:07 AM) -- I'm no pro but I would guess the replacement window folks have figured out how to do that from the inside only.  I'm not sure how they cut away the window fr...
 alexh1 Home Improvement 12 1,824 11-29-2022, 03:50 PM
  0 Thread: Unbelievable - how does this happen?
Post: RE: Unbelievable - how does this happen?
So since I have the attention of some expert installers I thought I would ask about installing some south facing windows. They are currently Viking and virtually have no weatherstrip. The draft is not...
 alexh1 Home Improvement 12 1,824 11-22-2022, 05:31 PM
  0 Thread: Unbelievable - how does this happen?
Post: RE: Unbelievable - how does this happen?
jteneyck Wrote: (11-22-2022, 03:35 PM) -- Glad to see you were able to fix it.  I agree, the build quality looks very poor.  Not at all like the Pella windows and sliding deck door I installed.  But ...
 alexh1 Home Improvement 12 1,824 11-22-2022, 04:36 PM
  0 Thread: Unbelievable - how does this happen?
Post: RE: Unbelievable - how does this happen?
Install is good, I really labored over it to make sure it was as close to perfect as possible since it was my first time. The hard/messy part was the stucco especially since I have custom foam trim on...
 alexh1 Home Improvement 12 1,824 11-22-2022, 03:26 PM
  0 Thread: Unbelievable - how does this happen?
Post: RE: Unbelievable - how does this happen?
Not sure what I expected from Pella Cust service but just got the standard "we contacted your local service team". Of course no admission of a design error. So I think if I rip 1/4" off of the outs...
 alexh1 Home Improvement 12 1,824 11-15-2022, 04:11 PM
  0 Thread: Unbelievable - how does this happen?
Post: Unbelievable - how does this happen?
I installed a Pella top of the line patio door some time ago and it never seemed quite right because it spit off the inside weatherstrip and water sometimes gets in inside. Finally figured out the pro...
 alexh1 Home Improvement 12 1,824 11-15-2022, 02:09 PM
  0 Thread: Garage Door Opener Problems - Liftmaster Model 1280R
Post: RE: Garage Door Opener Problems - Liftmaster Model...
My 20 year old Liftmaster does the click/fail occasionally but I have not tried to fix it. Could it be a relay assuming it has one? I had a car that failed to start every few months or so, after a ...
 alexh1 Home Improvement 16 1,082 09-20-2022, 01:40 PM
  0 Thread: Final details for builtin cabinet
Post: RE: Final details for builtin cabinet
I was thinking about that because I know tempered glass does not like point loads. Thanks. I saw a documentary on tempered glass and they would make a large fist sized teardrop shaped piece and a g...
 alexh1 Woodworking 4 569 09-09-2022, 05:01 PM
  0 Thread: Final details for builtin cabinet
Post: Final details for builtin cabinet
Hi, Trying to finish up what I'm calling a liquor cabinet, 52" tall, 40"W and 15" deep. Its going on the floor in a space that builder intended for a tube TV. It has a face frame, 2 glass shelves and ...
 alexh1 Woodworking 4 569 09-09-2022, 04:20 PM
  0 Thread: How close
Post: RE: How close
I think it depends on what you are building,I built many exterior shutters with butted frame joints having previously calibrated my chop saw 90 deg cut. Slightly out of square won't really matter much...
 alexh1 Woodworking 8 986 04-21-2022, 02:52 PM
  0 Thread: Kitchen Cabinet Paint
Post: RE: Kitchen Cabinet Paint
I have sprayed the Campbell solvent based finishes for a while, the post cat conversion varnish product has amazing durability, a few days after spraying I can run my thumbnail over it hard as I can a...
 alexh1 Finishing 27 3,705 03-31-2022, 01:11 PM
  0 Thread: How to strip gilt+gesso
Post: RE: How to strip gilt+gesso
Speaking of stripper, I just noticed that methylene Chloride has been banned. The alternative premium product is now $60/gal! Does this work as well as MC? At that price it better! Edit - I read ...
 alexh1 Woodworking 3 715 03-17-2022, 03:01 PM
  0 Thread: Good Morning
Post: RE: Good Morning
Greg, One of the smartest things I did was organize my screws (actually only bolts/nuts/washers since screws stay in the boxes). I used to have a bucket, dump it out on the bench and hunt through for ...
 alexh1 Home Improvement 14 1,755 03-10-2022, 04:50 PM
  0 Thread: Gonna jinx myself, but
Post: RE: Gonna jinx myself, but
My gas water heater was $700 10 years ago, Ca prices I suppose. I saw where a plumber claims changing the anode rod at about 5 years can double the life so I got a magnesium segmented one on Amazon an...
 alexh1 Home Improvement 5 977 03-10-2022, 04:40 PM
  0 Thread: How to strip gilt+gesso
Post: RE: How to strip gilt+gesso
I have done lots of furniture refinishing that had carvings etc and I used methylene chloride also. What I finally found that worked really well on carved areas is a small brass brush which can be fou...
 alexh1 Woodworking 3 715 03-10-2022, 04:32 PM
  0 Thread: Removing PVA Glue
Post: RE: Removing PVA Glue
Acetone works well but evaporates so fast. My Bessey clamps are really bad, I was thinking of buying pvc pipe, capping one end and filling with acetone to soak/submerge the rails (although I think ace...
 alexh1 Woodworking 8 1,004 02-25-2022, 05:00 PM

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