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  0 Thread: Hardwood options in large master bath
Post: RE: Hardwood options in large master bath
How about wood grained porcelain tile?  Available in all sorts of light greys, too.
 slippy20 Home Improvement 36 3,380 09-28-2024, 01:23 PM
  0 Thread: Wood sealant for greenhouse
Post: RE: Wood sealant for greenhouse
Never heard of that species, but I looked it up... C. lanceolata is a member of the family Cupressaceae (Cypress Family), making it more closely related to Cypress, Redwood, and Cedar than to the t...
 slippy20 Home Improvement 4 512 09-16-2024, 02:21 PM
  0 Thread: Metal cutting band saw
Post: RE: Metal cutting band saw
Agreed with above, I just clamp my Milwaukee in a vise and use a zip tie on the trigger.  Plug/unplug as needed.  I sometimes saw a scrap of plywood half way through to use as a little table.
 slippy20 Woodworking Power Tools 9 2,108 03-29-2023, 06:35 PM
  0 Thread: My newest set of chisels
Post: RE: My newest set of chisels
I bought two sets, back when they were about $7 each.  One set is still in the package.  They are decent chisels and will take a very keen edge.  The handles aren't so great, though, but a good value,...
 slippy20 Woodworking Hand Tools 18 4,771 02-19-2023, 10:58 AM
  0 Thread: "What if the power goes out?"
Post: RE: "What if the power goes out?"
jteneyck Wrote: (01-24-2023, 08:47 PM) -- Thanks for the info.  The cost was in the ballpark I was thinking of.  Big swag for a system with which you have to make compromises.  I'd like to install a ...
 slippy20 Home Improvement 14 4,342 01-25-2023, 11:42 AM
  0 Thread: "What if the power goes out?"
Post: RE: "What if the power goes out?"
jteneyck Wrote: (01-24-2023, 10:36 AM) -- I'm interested in doing something along these lines.  Is your solar system large enough to run your whole house?  Do you sell excess power to, or get a credi...
 slippy20 Home Improvement 14 4,342 01-24-2023, 07:21 PM
  0 Thread: "What if the power goes out?"
Post: RE: "What if the power goes out?"
This past year, we installed solar with battery backup.  Over the last month, we lost power 5 or 6 times, twice for 3 days or more.  The battery is seamless, and the solar recharges the battery during...
 slippy20 Home Improvement 14 4,342 01-24-2023, 12:32 AM
  0 Thread: Cleaning up a live edge
Post: RE: Cleaning up a live edge
For Tanoak anyway, I use a wire wheel on an angle grinder, after peeling off the bark.  Leaves a very smooth, tactile finish.
 slippy20 Woodworking 8 2,525 09-23-2022, 01:58 PM
  0 Thread: Cracked and sinking concrete floor
Post: RE: Cracked and sinking concrete floor
I think in order to fix the problem, you will need to properly compact the sub-grade.  Any of the above fixes probably won't do that.  My guess, without being there and seeing it, is that your easiest...
 slippy20 Home Improvement 14 3,965 05-03-2022, 11:29 PM
  0 Thread: Stihl Batteries
Post: RE: Stihl Batteries
Stihl has two lines. The pro line is very good. I use the chainsaw, pole saw, concrete saw, blower, and trimmer professionally and in the hands of my crew. I have had 4 ap300 batteries for about 5 ...
 slippy20 Home Improvement 10 3,233 02-03-2022, 07:29 PM
  0 Thread: What are your favorite hand
Post: RE: What are your favorite hand
Recently, I really like both a Marples #5 and wooden jack plane, both set up similarly with cambered blades-I like the way they hog wood and leave a bit of a scallop.  I also like both a heavy duty fi...
 slippy20 Woodworking Hand Tools 27 8,822 01-25-2022, 01:53 PM

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