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  0 Thread: Battery operated tools
Post: RE: Battery operated tools
As usual I am late to the party but here goes.  I started with Makita back in the early 80's and the 9.6 volt ni-cad drill-driver, I have never looked back.  The only set of drills I ultimately wished...
 Just_Dave Woodworking Power Tools 27 3,610 03-11-2025, 07:54 PM
  0 Thread: Hardie Plank Options
Post: RE: Hardie Plank Options
Brian, I have used primed on everything.  As for painting the Allure that was all on the daughter.  Like I said I hate painting, I helped get it installed, she can paint it.  She said it was just lik...
 Just_Dave Home Improvement 9 1,983 11-21-2024, 11:06 PM
  Information Thread: Hardie Plank Options
Post: RE: Hardie Plank Options
I have used the LP lap siding, Hardie, and Allure.  I put the LP on my garage probably 27 years ago.  The LP can warp so it is not unusual to have to face nail it with a finish nailer to get it to lay...
 Just_Dave Home Improvement 9 1,983 11-20-2024, 12:40 PM
  0 Thread: seeking plans for a good passive acoustic amplifier for cell phones
Post: RE: seeking plans for a good passive acoustic ampl...
R Clark Wrote: (11-16-2023, 02:53 PM) -- Ivan, Woodsmith did offer a free plan.   Here's the link to the plans:  Smartphone Amp (https://www.woodsmithplans.com/plan/smartphone-amplifier/) -- ...
 Just_Dave Woodworking 8 3,488 11-16-2023, 03:23 PM
  0 Thread: 3 customer service experience
Post: RE: 3 customer service experience
Closest Rockler is about 270 miles away so I have to order online.  Even though we have a local Woodcraft there are things I prefer to buy from Rockler.  What I do not get is their order processing an...
 Just_Dave Woodworking 6 2,562 03-13-2023, 06:59 PM
  0 Thread: Shop Lighting
Post: RE: Shop Lighting
As usual I'm a few days behind in responding.  You might want to go shopping and find a few stores that have converted to LED and wander around for awhile and see if you have any ill effects from the ...
 Just_Dave Woodworking Power Tools 9 2,837 11-17-2022, 08:54 PM
  0 Thread: Need to make a basic router table for a PC 690
Post: RE: Need to make a basic router table for a PC 690
If you are after simple then you need to check out The Router Workshop.  It was on our local PBS station 20 years ago??  It was a father son duo that did some pretty amazing stuff with a router mounte...
 Just_Dave Woodworking Power Tools 12 4,726 11-16-2022, 06:29 PM
  Lightbulb Thread: What the heck is this?
Post: RE: What the heck is this?
It seems like awfully random parts.  What about hold down hardware for shipping?
 Just_Dave Woodworking Power Tools 11 5,471 11-14-2022, 08:28 PM
  0 Thread: Best home shop dust collector with outside venting
Post: RE: Best home shop dust collector with outside ven...
davco Wrote: (10-19-2022, 02:23 PM) -- Looking for a decent quality cyclone dust collector in the 2-3HP range that will readily adapt to venting outside and won't break the bank ($750 -
Just_Dave Woodworking 13 7,746 10-20-2022, 07:48 PM
  0 Thread: Shop Lighting
Post: RE: Shop Lighting
When I built my shop 16 years ago I asked questions of professional lighting design guys (yeah I knew those guys) and I did a fair amount of searching on the internet.  I had pretty much decided what ...
 Just_Dave Woodworking 20 7,416 11-18-2021, 09:09 PM
  0 Thread: Woodpeckers Rip-Flip Fence Stop System
Post: RE: Woodpeckers Rip-Flip Fence Stop System
Thanks to every one that has responded.  Sorry for not responding sooner, I have been working long hours and just haven't had the energy to even check on this let alone respond until just now. I neve...
 Just_Dave Woodworking Power Tools 42 19,698 08-26-2021, 02:57 PM
  Question Thread: Woodpeckers Rip-Flip Fence Stop System
Post: Woodpeckers Rip-Flip Fence Stop System
I have a love hate relationship with Woodpeckers.  Some of the things they come up with are really not half bad, but not for the price they charge :raised:   Occasionally they pop up with one that has...
 Just_Dave Woodworking Power Tools 42 19,698 08-23-2021, 03:16 PM
  0 Thread: Chisel Mortiser Gas tube replacement
Post: RE: Chisel Mortiser Gas tube replacement
Stwood_ Wrote: (01-07-2021, 03:26 PM) -- All auto parts houses has a rack with a decent selection. Take your old one in and compare. -- +1 gazillion with a caveat.  The chain store auto parts pla...
 Just_Dave Woodworking Power Tools 24 16,799 01-11-2021, 06:02 PM
  Lightbulb Thread: Jet air cleaner woes
Post: RE: Jet air cleaner woes
Take a closer look at the blue device next to the fuse.  It looks like a PTC to me.  A PTC will self reset unless it blows which that one looks like it has.  If the PTC tripped and shorted that would ...
 Just_Dave Woodworking Power Tools 16 6,724 01-11-2021, 05:52 PM
  0 Thread: What is your favorite Miter Gauge?
Post: RE: What is your favorite Miter Gauge?
Timberwolf Wrote: (12-29-2020, 11:12 PM) -- ..................... I have a Incra 1000 and a Woodhaven..both old both excellent..THE Woodhaven is dead nuts on if you want preset indexed angles, but I...
 Just_Dave Woodworking Power Tools 32 14,549 12-31-2020, 04:25 PM
  0 Thread: Help needed finding a few cedar roofing shingles
Post: RE: Help needed finding a few cedar roofing shingl...
Thinking outside of the box and assumptions :raised:   It is not that i can’t think outside of the box, actually I do it quite often.  But sometimes I get into a box that is so big I have no idea that...
 Just_Dave Woodworking 21 8,529 12-05-2020, 07:34 PM
  0 Thread: Help needed finding a few cedar roofing shingles
Post: RE: Help needed finding a few cedar roofing shingl...
Work got in the way today so I'm just now checking back in.  I searched CL within 500 miles and eBay.  No hits on CL and eBay had some ugly used ones and some ridge cap ones but nothing else unless I...
 Just_Dave Woodworking 21 8,529 12-03-2020, 10:10 PM
  0 Thread: Help needed finding a few cedar roofing shingles
Post: RE: Help needed finding a few cedar roofing shingl...
Woodworm, I love my sister but not enough to order a $205.00 bundle from the devil store. Robert & WxMan cedar fence board  :raised:   I might have to put that one as alternate plan B.  In the big ...
 Just_Dave Woodworking 21 8,529 12-02-2020, 11:13 AM
  0 Thread: Help needed finding a few cedar roofing shingles
Post: RE: Help needed finding a few cedar roofing shingl...
EatenByLimestone Wrote: (12-01-2020, 08:41 PM) -- The Borg carries them here. -- Not here that I could determine.  But I can order a bundle of them.  I'm not sure what a bundle of shingles would co...
 Just_Dave Woodworking 21 8,529 12-01-2020, 09:03 PM
  Question Thread: Help needed finding a few cedar roofing shingles
Post: Help needed finding a few cedar roofing shingles
Many years ago my dad built a little shelter for a statue of St Jude for my mother.  After dad died and we sold the house my sister took the statue and then went back and got the shelter.  Last spring...
 Just_Dave Woodworking 21 8,529 12-01-2020, 08:35 PM

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