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  0 Thread: Need some thoughts from the finishing braintrust
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doobes Wrote: (11-18-2024, 11:16 AM) -- So, A test with Danish Oil on the bottom of one of the spreaders was positive, so I'm going to use a Tung Oil finish with no stain. 'Nuther question. ...
doobes Finishing 10 1,523 11-18-2024, 11:35 AM
  0 Thread: Need some thoughts from the finishing braintrust
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So, A test with Danish Oil on the bottom of one of the spreaders was positive, so I'm going to use a Tung Oil finish with no stain. 'Nuther question. I need to replace all of the steel screws...
doobes Finishing 10 1,523 11-18-2024, 11:16 AM
  0 Thread: Need some thoughts from the finishing braintrust
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Thanks. Weird. I could see the pictures before I logged in, but not after I logged in. I offered to make her a new one, but she wants this one.... So, I thought I would do it up. I've got t...
doobes Finishing 10 1,523 10-18-2024, 04:29 PM
  0 Thread: Need some thoughts from the finishing braintrust
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Sigh, Sorry the photos don't appear inline. I've put them all on a webpage: Meghan's Bench (https://dubea.com/meghans-bench/) Thanks!
doobes Finishing 10 1,523 10-17-2024, 02:54 PM
  0 Thread: Need some thoughts from the finishing braintrust
Post: Need some thoughts from the finishing braintrust

Hai der! I promised my Daughter I would clean up a school house bench she bought at an antique store. This is what it looked like before I started: https://dubea.com/fotos/workbench/Workbench...
doobes Finishing 10 1,523 10-17-2024, 02:23 PM
  0 Thread: Question about Garage Doors
Post: RE: Question about Garage Doors

JosephP Wrote: (09-17-2024, 11:21 AM) -- Is it the spring making the groaning noises? Might try to spray some lubrication of the torsion spring to see if that helps the noise. -- Nope. The wheel...
doobes Home Improvement 6 1,081 09-17-2024, 03:17 PM
  0 Thread: Question about Garage Doors
Post: Question about Garage Doors

Greetings, We had new house built last year which included an obscenely expensive garage door from a local door company. I've already had to have them come out and look at the door (and make a b...
doobes Home Improvement 6 1,081 09-16-2024, 04:15 PM
  0 Thread: AC Power
Post: RE: AC Power

In going to get the electrician come and go through the everything. The HDMI cable is nowhere near any power cables and it's a optical fiber, so little chance of EMI interference. The ceiling ...
doobes Home Improvement 7 1,154 08-24-2024, 08:34 PM
  0 Thread: AC Power
Post: RE: AC Power

MstrCarpenter Wrote: (08-22-2024, 09:32 PM) -- That would be my idea, especially if there's a lot of houses around with solar panels. Your lights could/would be flickering too, but at less than a yea...
doobes Home Improvement 7 1,154 08-23-2024, 07:03 AM
  0 Thread: AC Power
Post: AC Power

Greetings all, Perhaps someone here has had a similar issue and can provide some ideas. We had a new house built in Williamsburg, VA last year. We took possession of the house in early October. ...
doobes Home Improvement 7 1,154 08-22-2024, 08:36 AM
  0 Thread: Walker-Turner 16" Bandsaw band reco's
Post: RE: Walker-Turner 16" Bandsaw band reco's

doobes Wrote: (11-12-2023, 09:19 AM) -- Thanks I decided on a 1/2" x 4PC Series Timber Wolf blade. We'll see how it works out. cheers -- So the blade showed up and I got it installed. W...
doobes Woodworking Power Tools 5 1,729 11-29-2023, 08:06 AM
  0 Thread: Walker-Turner 16" Bandsaw band reco's
Post: RE: Walker-Turner 16" Bandsaw band reco's

Thanks I decided on a 1/2" x 4PC Series Timber Wolf blade. We'll see how it works out. cheers
doobes Woodworking Power Tools 5 1,729 11-12-2023, 09:19 AM
  0 Thread: Walker-Turner 16" Bandsaw band reco's
Post: Walker-Turner 16" Bandsaw band reco's

Morning all. Wanting to query the knowledgebase here about blades for my Walker-Turner 16" Bandsaw. This saw has been in storage for some 2 1/2 years due to a new house build/relocation. I recen...
doobes Woodworking Power Tools 5 1,729 11-11-2023, 09:33 AM
  0 Thread: Inline display of media
Post: Inline display of media

So, for whatever reason, images and such do not display in my browser of choice, Brave (https://brave.com/) when reading messages here. I can see them in a message edit mode, but not in a regular r...
doobes Questions about using the WoodNet forum features 1 6,629 08-13-2022, 08:30 AM
  0 Thread: Trim Kit for a Panasonic Microwave oven
Post: Trim Kit for a Panasonic Microwave oven

Hey all, LOML and I are building a house in Williamsburg, VA. We have a very lightly used Panasonic SD9878A microwave that we would like to have built into an oven cabinet. The trim kit is NN...
doobes Home Improvement 4 2,014 08-11-2022, 06:59 PM
  0 Thread: Free large Craftsman Drill Press (santa rosa)
Post: RE: Free large Craftsman Drill Press (santa rosa)

I've got a stand up version of that drill press. If you are in the area, grab it, they are excellent drill presses, particularly for the price.
doobes Tool Swap N' Sell 1 1,041 02-18-2022, 09:24 AM
  0 Thread: DeWalt's scary recall on chainsaw
Post: RE: DeWalt's scary recall on chainsaw

Cooler Wrote: (01-27-2022, 09:18 AM) -- DeWalt is recalling their electric chainsaw.  Apparently, it can start to run even when the switch is in the "off" position.  Intimidating. Scary. In...
doobes Home Improvement 2 1,601 01-30-2022, 10:36 AM
  0 Thread: Exterior Door
Post: RE: Exterior Door

Have a look at the hinges.  I bet they have a locking feature which precludes opening if the pin is removed. I had a door to the garage that was the same: While you could pull the pins, you ...
doobes Home Improvement 9 3,996 01-30-2022, 10:35 AM
  0 Thread: GE Profile appliance rant
Post: RE: GE Profile appliance rant

Thank you for the sympathy.  Not surprised to find I'm not alone in my hatred of this crap. The positive is, I've found a couple of alternate manufacturers of kitchen appliances; Z-Line (https...
doobes Home Improvement 15 4,771 01-30-2022, 10:30 AM
  0 Thread: The Internet is rousing this morning
Post: RE: The Internet is rousing this morning

Look up "Everything You Know is Wrong", by Lloyd Pye. Pretty much comes to the same conclusion from a completely different angle. Who knows?
doobes Home Improvement 5 2,911 01-29-2022, 04:56 PM

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