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  0 Thread: age to start a kid chip carving?
Post: RE: age to start a kid chip carving?

I think I'd be a bit leery. I haven't done chip carving, but some of those photos show holding the work while pulling the knife towards you. That takes both strength and coordination, and I don't thin...
msweig Woodworking Hand Tools 8 1,124 11-20-2024, 01:26 PM
  0 Thread: Light sensor replacement
Post: RE: Light sensor replacement

Thank you both! Mark
msweig Home Improvement 3 707 11-07-2024, 09:17 AM
  0 Thread: Light sensor replacement
Post: Light sensor replacement

I have an exterior light that works based off of a light sensor (on at night, off during the day).  But recently I noticed that the light is on all the time.  My first thought was maybe the lens cover...
msweig Home Improvement 3 707 11-06-2024, 10:36 AM
  0 Thread: Dining Table
Post: RE: Dining Table

Looks great Derek!
msweig Woodworking Hand Tools 59 8,114 09-13-2024, 08:30 AM
  0 Thread: Smoke detector location ?
Post: RE: Smoke detector location ?

I'll add one other suggestion. Don't get only ionization smoke detectors. They are terrible are detecting smouldering fires. My company did a demo once where we built a room, filled it with a ton of s...
msweig Home Improvement 3 694 07-17-2024, 12:23 PM
  0 Thread: StumpyNubs does a new finish
Post: RE: StumpyNubs does a new finish

I'm intrigued. Probably need a few projects lined up to make sure I use it all within the shelf life though.
msweig Finishing 2 977 07-02-2024, 06:41 PM
  0 Thread: Design Question - Will this topple?
Post: RE: Design Question - Will this topple?

Why would we place the sewing machine towards the front vs in the middle? Because you want to be close to the sewing machine while using it. Look up any photo of someone using a sewing machine an...
msweig Woodworking 14 2,323 06-18-2024, 10:09 AM
  0 Thread: A Clock of my own design
Post: RE: A Clock of my own design

jteneyck Wrote: (01-11-2024, 09:25 PM) -- During my investigations into different escapement mechanisms I found that one called the grasshopper is exceeding quiet.  It was developed by John Harrison,...
msweig Woodworking 16 3,851 02-01-2024, 03:01 PM
  0 Thread: My Dutch Tool Chest
Post: RE: My Dutch Tool Chest

Looks good. I made a modified version of one of those several years ago. Fun project.
msweig Woodworking Hand Tools 9 2,843 02-01-2024, 02:49 PM
  0 Thread: Kitchen Build Thread
Post: RE: Kitchen Build Thread

That looks great!
msweig Home Improvement 143 45,729 12-05-2023, 10:47 PM
  0 Thread: Harmonic Oscillator Clock
Post: RE: Harmonic Oscillator Clock

Nice work. Looks good!
msweig Woodworking 11 2,300 08-30-2023, 11:44 PM
  0 Thread: Ever make a cribbage board?
Post: RE: Ever make a cribbage board?

You could also just buy the template, use it, and then sell the template on here. Then the template doesn't cost so much (that is what I did years ago when I made one). Or just post a WTB in the sa...
msweig Woodworking 10 3,271 08-04-2023, 09:10 AM
  0 Thread: Kitchen Build Thread
Post: RE: Kitchen Build Thread

Looks really good. I think your plan for the appliance garage on the right and floating shelves between them is solid. I personally don't like appliance garage, but know many who do. And the open ...
msweig Home Improvement 143 45,729 07-15-2023, 11:49 AM
  0 Thread: Electrical box question (was damaged)
Post: RE: Electrical box question (was damaged)

Thanks for the help everyone.  Power Company said that for our location the meter itself is their responsibility, but the box that it sits in is the homeowners.  So I'll have an electrician look at it...
msweig Home Improvement 21 5,355 07-05-2023, 07:35 AM
  0 Thread: Electrical box question (was damaged)
Post: Electrical box question (was damaged)

So my neighbor hired someone to do some work on her house, and when they were removing a lift they hit the electrical box on the outside of my house (I'm not sure of the terminology.  Most of my elect...
msweig Home Improvement 21 5,355 07-01-2023, 08:49 PM
  0 Thread: Might be time to replace AC unit
Post: RE: Might be time to replace AC unit

I ended up swapping the compressor motor. Right when I was about to give it a shot myself it failed. So had a local company do it that I heard about from a friend. Liked them better than the one I had...
msweig Home Improvement 9 2,291 06-05-2023, 07:08 AM
  0 Thread: Might be time to replace AC unit
Post: Might be time to replace AC unit

So the compressor motor on my AC unit is going bad/bearings are going out.  Had the tech come out to verify I was correct, and he agreed, along with mentioning the start capacitor (IIRC) is also stari...
msweig Home Improvement 9 2,291 05-10-2023, 10:30 PM
  0 Thread: OLED TVs
Post: RE: OLED TVs

I've had one for several years. They are awesome. The contrast is amazing, and the difference for that is particularly noticable in a few scenes in movies. My TV is in a living room with windows. ...
msweig Home Improvement 11 3,255 04-22-2023, 09:46 PM
  0 Thread: Covering water stains
Post: RE: Covering water stains

Sorry. Poor description. The window is firebricks. Then there is a ledge in front of them that appears to simply be drywall. A better way to describe it might be that the firebricks are recessed into ...
msweig Home Improvement 5 1,638 03-01-2023, 08:32 PM
  0 Thread: Covering water stains
Post: Covering water stains

I've got a few areas in the house where I want uod like to touch up some paint, or paint an area. I've touched up paint before and have generally never had any problems. Except for one area with some ...
msweig Home Improvement 5 1,638 03-01-2023, 08:53 AM

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