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  0 Thread: Cost to remove solar panels for a re-roof?
Post: RE: Cost to remove solar panels for a re-roof?
Snipe Hunter Wrote: (04-12-2022, 06:49 AM) -- Spammer..................? -- They joined in January, so I doubt it unless they are playing a long game.
 mad_planter Home Improvement 13 3,806 04-15-2022, 06:28 PM
  0 Thread: Alternative to pressure treated
Post: RE: Alternative to pressure treated
The 8 foot fence I just built around my orchard/garden area I used 10' u channel sign posts I got from a local scrap yard for (I think) .60 cents a pound.  Not sure what each one actually cost but I b...
 mad_planter Home Improvement 11 1,058 04-15-2022, 06:25 PM
  0 Thread: Finishing Stair Treads
Post: RE: Finishing Stair Treads
another vote for Bona Traffic (https://www.bona.com/en/products/professional/coatings/lacquers/wood-floors/bonatraffic-hd-sm-ml1-3x495l/) HD.  thats what I used on my stairs.
 mad_planter Home Improvement 15 1,973 03-11-2022, 04:37 PM
  0 Thread: Need help on that material to use
Post: RE: Need help on that material to use
handi Wrote: (07-12-2020, 08:21 PM) -- Jim, a standard 1/4” plywood sheet should be fine. It gets trapped inside the wood frames so any decent ply panel should remain flat. 1/4” hardboard may work to...
 mad_planter Woodworking 15 4,350 07-12-2020, 10:08 PM
  0 Thread: Stop using these immediately--Harbor Freight Recall
Post: RE: Stop using these immediately--Harbor Freight R...
"The Chinese are capable of turning out quality goods." As long as a third party or the company buying the product provide independent product quality control.  Their manufacturing process seems to...
 mad_planter Home Improvement 25 8,087 07-08-2020, 11:33 AM
  0 Thread: Help forming 2-inch-thick concrete walls
Post: RE: Help forming 2-inch-thick concrete walls
Cooler Wrote: (06-18-2020, 03:08 PM) -- Probably.  But I've seen videos of concrete counters being poured and they have always included reinforcing mesh. Those are not load bearing and they are proba...
 mad_planter Home Improvement 20 7,811 06-18-2020, 03:28 PM
  0 Thread: Help forming 2-inch-thick concrete walls
Post: RE: Help forming 2-inch-thick concrete walls
Cooler Wrote: (06-18-2020, 09:17 AM) -- We have a customer who makes hardware for wire mesh reinforcing fabric for cast concrete drain pipes (like you see on the side of highways).  The wire mesh has...
 mad_planter Home Improvement 20 7,811 06-18-2020, 11:19 AM
  0 Thread: Help forming 2-inch-thick concrete walls
Post: RE: Help forming 2-inch-thick concrete walls
GEB Wrote: (06-17-2020, 06:24 PM) -- I need to build/create a 24” pedestal to support some yard art. Currently looking at a square column with a 12” square base, 2” thick walls narrowing to an 8” top...
 mad_planter Home Improvement 20 7,811 06-18-2020, 08:32 AM
  0 Thread: Anyone have an EGO Hedge Trimmer?
Post: RE: Anyone have an EGO Hedge Trimmer?
jteneyck Wrote: (03-11-2020, 02:21 PM) -- I'm looking to buy a cord free hedge trimmer.   The choice is between a 2-cycle gas unit or a battery powered one.  The EGO unit looks pretty nice and gets g...
 mad_planter Home Improvement 7 2,757 03-11-2020, 03:23 PM
  0 Thread: A source for Ceramic disks for bandsaw guides
Post: RE: A source for Ceramic disks for bandsaw guides
Derek Cohen Wrote: (10-10-2019, 08:10 AM) -- I have a Hammer N4400 bandsaw. This uses steel European guides. Felder do sell a replacement set of ceramic guides, but they are very big $$$ in Oz. Ceram...
 mad_planter Woodworking Power Tools 11 5,214 10-10-2019, 11:45 AM
  0 Thread: Getting fill "settled" -- what works for you?
Post: RE: Getting fill "settled" -- what works for you?
Wild Turkey Wrote: (09-14-2019, 04:54 PM) -- Basement walls have been poured so I'm starting to backfill but I'm concerned about getting it right. It ranges for 12' to 2' deep and 2' to 8' wide (L...
 mad_planter Home Improvement 9 3,593 09-15-2019, 06:39 PM
  0 Thread: Adding an extra top to my table saw
Post: RE: Adding an extra top to my table saw
Scott W Wrote: (08-24-2019, 06:54 PM) -- Is this a loony idea? Any extra considerations? Don't do it? -- That's what I did.  I went one step farther and got a router table plate and cut the saw ope...
 mad_planter Woodworking Power Tools 11 4,112 08-24-2019, 11:39 PM
  0 Thread: Dewalt Replacement Batteries
Post: RE: Dewalt Replacement Batteries
DieselDennis Wrote: (07-31-2019, 11:35 AM) -- Two weeks ago, I bought an actual DeWalt 18V XRP 2.4 amp/hour battery on Amazon for $50 ea.  If you wait til the holidays, that may get down to $40 ea (b...
 mad_planter Woodworking Power Tools 17 7,946 07-31-2019, 08:32 PM
  0 Thread: Dewalt Replacement Batteries
Post: RE: Dewalt Replacement Batteries
JDuke Wrote: (07-29-2019, 04:04 PM) -- I’d get an adapter kit for about $119 from dewalt The kit includes an adapter to use the 20v batteries on 18v tools two batteries and a charger The price is ...
 mad_planter Woodworking Power Tools 17 7,946 07-30-2019, 08:56 AM
  0 Thread: Bandaiding insulation in metal building
Post: RE: Bandaiding insulation in metal building
Robert Adams Wrote: (07-10-2019, 04:14 PM) -- Ok I have the typical welded metal building. 2" square tubing on roughly 5' centers then covered in metal building insulation then the R panel is screwed...
 mad_planter Home Improvement 10 5,223 07-15-2019, 01:19 PM
  0 Thread: Math genius needed, geometry
Post: RE: Math genius needed, geometry
Cooler Wrote: (04-03-2019, 08:01 AM) -- Is there any way to calculate the angles for this star?  I'd like to make a large one for indoor use out of 3/4" MDF using just glue to assemble it.  I was goo...
 mad_planter Woodworking 22 8,252 04-03-2019, 08:14 AM
  0 Thread: utility sink options that don't cost so much
Post: RE: utility sink options that don't cost so much
EricU Wrote: (11-02-2018, 01:06 AM) -- I need to get up there to the Habitat store.  It's not close -- There's one in Bellefonte.
 mad_planter Home Improvement 19 8,275 12-02-2018, 05:42 PM
  0 Thread: Need to drill 15/16" holes in steel
Post: RE: Need to drill 15/16" holes in steel
Jason28 Wrote: (10-27-2018, 08:27 PM) -- I need to drill about 24 holes, 15/16" diameter, in 1/8" mild steel for an upcoming project. The largest bit I currently own is 1/2". I'd rather not try to ma...
 mad_planter Woodworking Power Tools 31 10,709 10-28-2018, 02:42 PM
  0 Thread: Replacement window pro cons?
Post: RE: Replacement window pro cons?
Bill Bob Wrote: (10-24-2018, 09:32 AM) -- Front sunroom has 6 small windows below 6 tall glass panes.  The wood frame on the smaller 6 that measure 28X28 inches each are now showing their age after 2...
 mad_planter Home Improvement 7 3,599 10-24-2018, 10:21 AM
  0 Thread: Boring holdfast holes
Post: RE: Boring holdfast holes
overland Wrote: (09-29-2018, 08:22 PM) -- My bench is a 6" thick oak slab. Can I drill a couple holdfast holes with a spade bit or a hand brace and still get it straight? That's what I've got at hand...
 mad_planter Woodworking Hand Tools 13 7,001 10-02-2018, 08:42 AM

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