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  0 Thread: Attachment Question, Nails & Glue?
Post: RE: Attachment Question, Nails & Glue?

Scoony Wrote: (03-05-2025, 03:34 PM) -- Gary, I have considered T-6000 adhesive and have a tube to test.  Other ideas that have been brought up: Splines.  If I had a track saw, this would work. ...
Roly Woodworking 13 832 03-05-2025, 04:50 PM
  0 Thread: My Well
Post: RE: My Well

sleepy hollow Wrote: (02-25-2025, 10:20 AM) -- Thanks, Snipe, for the education.  We'd all like to know more about the particulars in our friend, crokett's situation.    Your post reminded me that...
Roly Home Improvement 9 649 02-25-2025, 10:54 AM
  0 Thread: 1/12 straight router bit for cutting through mortise
Post: RE: 1/12 straight router bit for cutting through m...

Bencuri Wrote: (02-19-2025, 03:25 PM) -- I have tried this drilling idea, but it is a bit difficult to maintain the desired line with the drilled holes. However what if I pre-groove the lines with a ...
Roly Woodworking Power Tools 15 1,398 02-19-2025, 04:10 PM
  0 Thread: garage door opener
Post: RE: garage door opener

EdL Wrote: (02-07-2025, 12:53 AM) -- Jackshaft openers are a pita to get to work on a regular overhead door, I have 2, I know. They need tension on the cables at ALL times. The track ends have to be...
Roly Home Improvement 55 8,052 02-08-2025, 01:58 PM
  0 Thread: 'Nother Shower Valve
Post: RE: 'Nother Shower Valve

crokett™ Wrote: (02-06-2025, 10:23 AM) -- this one is in the upstairs bathroom.  Combination tube and shower so has a diverter.  When you try to divert water to the shower, the valve is only half clo...
Roly Home Improvement 12 1,070 02-06-2025, 02:48 PM
  0 Thread: Hi Flow Toilets
Post: RE: Hi Flow Toilets

crokett™ Wrote: (02-02-2025, 09:30 AM) -- I need a toilet that slams a lot of water when it is flushed.  Recommendations for brands and models? -- If you have back to back toilets, check the drain ...
Roly Home Improvement 14 1,254 02-02-2025, 11:39 AM
  0 Thread: cabinet door hinge question
Post: RE: cabinet door hinge question

ed kerns Wrote: (01-19-2025, 10:48 PM) -- Hi All! I'm building a bathroom vanity that will fit tightly between two walls. The carcass is 3/4 ply and the doors will overlay the carcass but there will ...
Roly Woodworking 10 1,000 01-20-2025, 09:41 AM
  0 Thread: Hot Water Tank
Post: RE: Hot Water Tank

dry heat Wrote: (01-09-2025, 11:59 PM) -- If you have an air compressor There is a gizmo advertised that lets you hook up water hose and AC hose with a valve that lets you blow air back through the d...
Roly Home Improvement 12 1,220 01-10-2025, 11:14 AM
  0 Thread: Heat Pump Slow/Soft Start
Post: RE: Heat Pump Slow/Soft Start

crokett™ Wrote: (01-08-2025, 12:56 PM) -- I am going to ask my HVAC guy tomorrow when he comes out.  Last night my wife was complaining about it being cold.  Lows for the next few days are ~20.  I st...
Roly Home Improvement 17 1,882 01-08-2025, 01:49 PM
  0 Thread: Heat Pump Slow/Soft Start
Post: RE: Heat Pump Slow/Soft Start

crokett™ Wrote: (01-06-2025, 12:40 PM) -- Someone suggested to me that I look into a soft start attachment for my heat pump to make it easier on the generator.   From looking into it it seems that it...
Roly Home Improvement 17 1,882 01-08-2025, 12:55 PM
  0 Thread: Electric Motor question
Post: RE: Electric Motor question

CTim Wrote: (12-29-2024, 07:59 PM) -- I have .LEESON electric motor that I replaced the bearings on. 5hp single phase as I put it back together I noticed that the rear bearing looks like it is not se...
Roly Woodworking 2 739 01-01-2025, 11:09 AM
  0 Thread: Reverse of a Birds mouth router bit?
Post: RE: Reverse of a Birds mouth router bit?

JDuke Wrote: (12-27-2024, 11:15 AM) -- Id like to streamline the cutting of a 90 degree angle on the edge of a board that is off axis enough to use it as a flat piece of crown molding I know I...
Roly Woodworking 3 602 12-27-2024, 01:14 PM
  0 Thread: My new to me Dewalt MBF RAS
Post: RE: My new to me Dewalt MBF RAS

jteneyck Wrote: (11-22-2024, 05:18 PM) -- Nope, no brake.   I let it run for at least 5 minutes.  Still making the sound when I turned it off.  It does it once in a while on start up, too, so it m...
Roly Woodworking Power Tools 20 3,160 11-23-2024, 08:51 AM
  0 Thread: My new to me Dewalt MBF RAS
Post: RE: My new to me Dewalt MBF RAS

jteneyck Wrote: (11-22-2024, 01:32 PM) -- That's a great pictorial and description, Fred.  Thanks again.  \ John -- It should have some sort of blade brake on it,  either manual mechanical or elec...
Roly Woodworking Power Tools 20 3,160 11-22-2024, 03:07 PM
  0 Thread: Delta Unisaw motor stopped working
Post: RE: Delta Unisaw motor stopped working

Bob Vaughan Wrote: (11-17-2024, 11:07 AM) -- That motor will have to be taken apart to get to the centrifugal switch disconnect.  It is screwed to the back end bell if it is like the 83-651 I have ph...
Roly Woodworking Power Tools 9 1,293 11-17-2024, 11:32 AM
  0 Thread: Wixey for table saw?
Post: RE: Wixey for table saw?

JDuke Wrote: (11-17-2024, 05:55 AM) -- I suppose it would help to read Wixey FAQs on their sight. They say 6 months battery life (rockler says 2 years) they also say it doesn’t matter if display ...
Roly Woodworking Power Tools 9 1,645 11-17-2024, 08:48 AM
  0 Thread: Delta Unisaw motor stopped working
Post: RE: Delta Unisaw motor stopped working

SheriDi Wrote: (11-16-2024, 05:16 PM) -- It has been over a year since I have been able to work in my shop and am now finally able to.  I pushed the ON switch to my Unisaw, it powered up for maybe 1/...
Roly Woodworking Power Tools 9 1,293 11-16-2024, 07:03 PM
  0 Thread: 3 wire dehumidifier fan wiring ?
Post: RE: 3 wire dehumidifier fan wiring ?

jteneyck Wrote: (11-03-2024, 09:33 AM) -- I tore apart a non-functioning LG dehumidifier and kept the fan motor in hopes it might be adaptable to another unit that works fine except for the fan, whic...
Roly Home Improvement 6 1,206 11-03-2024, 11:10 AM
  0 Thread: 3/5 of an inch forstner bit?
Post: RE: 3/5 of an inch forstner bit?

JDuke Wrote: (10-31-2024, 12:12 PM) -- Roly. I think your talking about the hinges for the cabinets. Those are bigger and I believe they are a more standard size. The ones you’re talking about ...
Roly Woodworking 28 4,568 10-31-2024, 01:00 PM
  0 Thread: 3/5 of an inch forstner bit?
Post: RE: 3/5 of an inch forstner bit?

Did you yourself measure the hinge part yourself as  I remember them being larger than 0.6" diameter .  The pin length was about that 0.6" you mention.   Are these (https://www.ebay.com/itm/1548251123...
Roly Woodworking 28 4,568 10-31-2024, 12:00 PM

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