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  0 Thread: bed rail hardware
Post: RE: bed rail hardware
Well - if it were me (and I guess you could say it was since a built a bed a number of years ago!) -  I would not go with inset (i.e., knock-down) bed rail fasteners and instead go with the classic, t...
 Don_M Woodworking 19 3,976 01-18-2024, 11:20 PM
  0 Thread: Please critique my bed design
Post: RE: Please critique my bed design
Feedback and a few comments: ·        Design looks good ·        Material? ·        6” rail - plenty ·        Agree with the center support post – but, as others have suggested, consider a mid-...
 Don_M Woodworking 21 5,416 01-01-2024, 10:47 PM
  0 Thread: Permanent Paint for Whiteboard
Post: Permanent Paint for Whiteboard
This may not be the forum for this question - but I want to paint (pinstripe) some lines on a dry-erase white board (i.e., permanent lines). What would be the best paint for this? Is it even possible?...
 Don_M Finishing 3 1,083 12-27-2023, 06:03 PM
  0 Thread: Laminated plywood shelves
Post: RE: Laminated plywood shelves
For a less then 3' long shelf - IMO you don't necessarily need a 1-1/2" thick shelf (unless that is the look you are going for). May wish to consider a single sheet of 3/4" furniture grade ply with a ...
 Don_M Woodworking 15 3,636 11-27-2023, 11:55 AM
  0 Thread: Fitting Drawers
Post: RE: Fitting Drawers
For me the “sequencing” (i.e., carcass or drawer first) is not so much the issue and as most have said, one would typically want to start with a fully completed drawer pocket (or carcass as you have s...
 Don_M Woodworking 13 3,112 11-26-2023, 02:31 AM
  0 Thread: Buying Electric Range/Stove
Post: RE: Buying Electric Range/Stove
I like KitchenAid products. It is a high quality brand and if you ever get around to replacing other appliances (frig, dishwasher, etc.) they offer a complete line of matching products - something to ...
 Don_M Home Improvement 23 4,551 11-24-2023, 01:39 PM
  0 Thread: Slope between properties
Post: RE: Slope between properties
fixtureman Wrote: (07-20-2023, 05:49 AM) -- If the slope was there before it is a natural water way -- Yes – that might be true depending on the natural condition of the property. The general rule...
 Don_M Home Improvement 12 3,076 07-20-2023, 10:03 AM
  0 Thread: Slope between properties
Post: RE: Slope between properties
Well – I guess it depends a bit on how friendly/cordial you want to be with your neighbor! I developed RE for over 30 years and the general rule of thumb is the downslope property (owner) typically...
 Don_M Home Improvement 12 3,076 07-20-2023, 12:47 AM
  0 Thread: Experience With "Smart" Windows
Post: Experience With "Smart" Windows
Anyone have experience with so-called “Smart Windows” or precisely Smart Adhesive Films. These are the products that can flip from clear to opaque with the flip of a switch. I have a perfect ap...
 Don_M Home Improvement 3 1,295 04-27-2023, 12:25 AM
  0 Thread: Desk Design ?
Post: RE: Desk Design ?
I don't think you will have any problem with the top "sagging". The two side drawer pocket framing should add some rigidity to the overall support for the top.
 Don_M Woodworking 30 7,187 04-20-2023, 09:11 AM
  0 Thread: Desk Design ?
Post: RE: Desk Design ?
I tend to agree with the above reply. If the top is thick enough (1 inch or so) I would not worry about the sag.  I built a dining table (larger than what you are looking at) out of 1-1/4” thick Jarra...
 Don_M Woodworking 30 7,187 04-19-2023, 07:44 PM
  0 Thread: Another table design question
Post: RE: Another table design question
I assume you mean racking end to end – which, IMO, is a valid concern with this design.  I few things come to mind (and not to offend) but I think the issue is inherent in the design – mainly the “fla...
 Don_M Woodworking 3 1,146 04-09-2023, 02:01 AM
  0 Thread: New cabriole challenge (updated)
Post: RE: New cabriolet challenge (updated)
Also - be careful with grain orientation https://www.finewoodworking.com/2006/11/24/a-lesson-in-grain-direction
 Don_M Woodworking 13 3,164 03-24-2023, 09:47 AM
  0 Thread: GFCI Receptacle Installation
Post: RE: GFCI Receptacle Installation
No desire to rain on your parade (or victory dance, as the case may be!), but I think you may have intermittent nuisance tripping issues with just capping the red wire as you have shown. If the schema...
 Don_M Home Improvement 27 6,380 02-21-2023, 08:40 PM
  0 Thread: GFCI Receptacle Installation
Post: RE: GFCI Receptacle Installation
I’m thinking a schematic might help. Based on what I am hearing – does the below sketch represent your situation? It looks like there are no other wires into/out of the GFCI box. If so, then ...
 Don_M Home Improvement 27 6,380 02-21-2023, 04:26 PM
  0 Thread: GFCI Receptacle Installation
Post: RE: GFCI Receptacle Installation
Question: the two breakers tied together – the wires going to each of the breakers; is one of the wires black and the other red? If so, then tying the breakers makes sense because it sounds like a 3 w...
 Don_M Home Improvement 27 6,380 02-20-2023, 10:32 AM
  0 Thread: GFCI Receptacle Installation
Post: RE: GFCI Receptacle Installation
Black and Red wires are usually hot (can’t think of a circumstance where they would not be), White (and sometimes Grey) wires are grounded conductors (i.e.,  neutrals) Are there any other wires ...
 Don_M Home Improvement 27 6,380 02-19-2023, 09:05 PM
  0 Thread: What Drawer Slide to Use?
Post: RE: What Drawer Slide to Use?
Mike 55 Wrote: (02-06-2023, 07:18 PM) -- "How much real easte do the undermount slide typically take? " -- Well according to the technical sheet both the KV and Accuride under-mount slides require ...
 Don_M Woodworking 9 2,537 02-07-2023, 01:23 AM
  0 Thread: What Drawer Slide to Use?
Post: RE: What Drawer Slide to Use?
Mike 55 Wrote: (02-05-2023, 08:35 PM) -- "Both will have inset drawers so I believe there is no way to mount full extension side mount slides." -- Not sure I follow this. I have built a number of...
 Don_M Woodworking 9 2,537 02-06-2023, 12:43 AM
  0 Thread: Anyone bought from Irion recently?
Post: RE: Anyone bought from Irion recently?
I have purchased from them several times, within the past several years and especially when doing a larger project.  Also, when working in Cherry their matched sets/flitches provide for better color/g...
 Don_M Woodworking 4 1,387 01-16-2023, 07:26 PM

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