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  0 Thread: bed rail hardware
Post: RE: bed rail hardware
Instead of more steel hardware, how about a sliding dovetail? I'm picturing a slot in the leg around 1-1/4" wide, with the mating piece screwed to the headboard allowing for some cross-grain movement....
 MstrCarpenter Woodworking 6 378 11-19-2023, 12:17 AM
  0 Thread: Construction screws
Post: RE: Construction screws
Drywallers use a "reduced point" #2 phillips. They also wouldn't let anyone see them using a dimpler. I have a few in my tool box, but I've never let anyone see me use one. :no: I use square drive ...
 MstrCarpenter Home Improvement 17 1,410 11-18-2023, 12:47 AM
  0 Thread: forced hot water heating system...
Post: RE: forced hot water heating system...
The zero volt reading at the thermostat may indicate that the common wire (blue or sometimes brown, purple or black) is not connected in the basement. It's not needed there to control the heat, cool o...
 MstrCarpenter Home Improvement 7 461 11-18-2023, 12:21 AM
  0 Thread: fiberglass insulation for 12 oc
Post: RE: fiberglass insulation for 12 oc
Best trick to cut 2' x 4' batts in half? Don't cut the bag! Well at least not at first.  I use a machete sharpened with a coarse file to purposely leave small serrations (like a utility knife blade...
 MstrCarpenter Home Improvement 13 1,020 11-05-2023, 12:44 AM
  0 Thread: Fireblock foam worth the $$$?
Post: RE: Fireblock foam worth the $$$?
I've been using these guns about 10 years. I have had the foam cure in them a few times, but it was easier to clean them than a spray gun with dried paint. And I've never thrown either away because of...
 MstrCarpenter Home Improvement 9 703 11-05-2023, 12:04 AM
  0 Thread: Construction screws
Post: RE: Construction screws
Thanks for the suggestions. It happened again today. I only needed about a dozen 3"screws for a temporary form and I left my 5# bin of #2 phillips on another job. G.C. gave me about eight 3" and box o...
 MstrCarpenter Home Improvement 17 1,410 11-04-2023, 11:13 PM
  0 Thread: Simple framing question
Post: RE: Simple framing question
alexh1 Wrote: (11-03-2023, 02:18 PM) -- Hi, I have an awkward space in my house where I need to frame an opening, like a door way but 11' wide. There is already a wing wall on one side so will be add...
 MstrCarpenter Home Improvement 10 868 11-04-2023, 10:51 PM
  0 Thread: Fireblock foam worth the $$$?
Post: RE: Fireblock foam worth the $$$?
I always have a can of this stuff on my foam trigger gun.  https://www.homedepot.com/p/GREAT-STUFF-PRO-24-oz-Gaps-and-Cracks-Insulating-Spray-Foam-Sealant-341557/202892471 It can sit in the truck fo...
 MstrCarpenter Home Improvement 9 703 10-30-2023, 10:52 AM
  0 Thread: Construction screws
Post: Construction screws
My inventory of screws is running low. In the past I've always just bought 25 lb. boxes of "drywall screws". For the 1", 1-1/4", and 1-5/8" I'll stick with "drywall screws" (Usually have both coarse a...
 MstrCarpenter Home Improvement 17 1,410 10-29-2023, 08:07 PM
  0 Thread: How to remove vinyl mastic from concrete?
Post: RE: How to remove vinyl mastic from concrete?
EightFingers Wrote: (09-29-2023, 12:41 PM) -- This job is about 500 sqft. so a little too big for a grinder and since we’re living here, might be a bit dusty. Fred, I did use one of those scraper ...
 MstrCarpenter Home Improvement 20 1,291 10-05-2023, 11:59 PM
  0 Thread: How to remove vinyl mastic from concrete?
Post: RE: How to remove vinyl mastic from concrete?
This (https://www.tools4flooring.com/national-5700dl-battery-powered-ride-on-floor-scraper.html?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI-9CBi-zOgQMVU1VyCh1RXQ4KEAQYCCABEgKYBvD_BwE) will get 5-10k sq.ft of tile and/or carpe...
 MstrCarpenter Home Improvement 20 1,291 09-28-2023, 11:01 PM
  0 Thread: If you were to build a new shop...
Post: RE: If you were to build a new shop...
If I were to build a new shop.... sometime between the plans and breaking ground I would be in divorce proceedings! I tried to build mine only once; 24 x 48. 2-1/2 stories. Full drive out basement fo...
 MstrCarpenter Woodworking 35 2,822 08-02-2023, 10:05 PM
  0 Thread: Ever make a cribbage board?
Post: RE: Ever make a cribbage board?
6270_Productions Wrote: (08-02-2023, 11:38 AM) -- You are just looking for an excuse to buy a CNC router - right? :winkgrin: -- That would make for an expensive cribbage board! Of course now you...
 MstrCarpenter Woodworking 10 930 08-02-2023, 09:04 PM
  0 Thread: How to keep the underside of your mower deck slick as sn-t
Post: RE: How to keep the underside of your mower deck s...
Rust reformer and a few coats of oil base paint (Still available in quarts here!) brushed on. It'll need a few more coats every year, but mostly in the high wear areas. I've also become a fan of the g...
 MstrCarpenter Home Improvement 14 1,895 07-31-2023, 10:58 PM
  0 Thread: Attaching Base Cabinets to CinderBlocks?
Post: RE: Attaching Base Cabinets to CinderBlocks?
I've mentioned this before, but I will not use Tapcons. What I learned (MacGyver-ized) when they stripped out, was if I slid a few plastic coffee stirrers into the hole the Tapcons would then hold. I ...
 MstrCarpenter Woodworking 10 871 07-31-2023, 10:40 PM
  0 Thread: Water Damage cracked Lacquer Finish - Repair?
Post: RE: Water Damage cracked Lacquer Finish - Repair?
I worked in a shop making the tea carts for Ethan Allen back in the early 80's. We used nitrocellulose lacquer. The damage you described also leads me to believe that's what it is, so you may be in lu...
 MstrCarpenter Finishing 4 593 07-25-2023, 10:43 PM
  0 Thread: New front door
Post: RE: New front door
KC Wrote: (07-12-2023, 07:07 PM) -- Yes.  I think they'd left a reveal where they attached the extension.  That would also solve the problem of the strike plate thingy on the handle side.   I had to ...
 MstrCarpenter Home Improvement 19 1,296 07-16-2023, 11:12 AM
  0 Thread: 50a overhead to garage sub-panel ???'s
Post: 50a overhead to garage sub-panel ???'s
My nephew has wired up circuits to his garage sub-panel. Now he needs to get power there without trenching due to trees. I'm familiar with main service drops from the pole to the main breaker/panel as...
 MstrCarpenter Home Improvement 1 290 07-16-2023, 10:31 AM
  0 Thread: Checking the Heat Pump
Post: RE: Checking the Heat Pump
blackhat Wrote: (06-12-2023, 10:36 AM) -- Line temperatures can be used as part of a diagnostic test and during initial set up. It’s a part of setting or determining system superheat or sub cooling b...
 MstrCarpenter Home Improvement 6 715 06-12-2023, 09:09 PM
  0 Thread: Checking the Heat Pump
Post: RE: Checking the Heat Pump
blackhat Wrote: (06-10-2023, 10:55 AM) -- Would you walk into your doctor’s office and ask him to slice your belly open and have a look at your appendix because you’re not sure if it’s ok? Yeah ok...
 MstrCarpenter Home Improvement 6 715 06-11-2023, 11:16 PM

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