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  0 Thread: Hickory Trestle Table
Post: RE: Hickory Trestle Table
I used 1/8" cherry veneer on my speaker boxes. The boxes were made with 1" high-density particle board, and I used contact cement as the adhesive; even then there has been some splitting over the ye...
 McApple Woodworking 14 904 01-14-2025, 05:24 PM
  0 Thread: Hot Water Tank
Post: RE: Hot Water Tank
I've had luck shoving a stiff wire back through the drain valve into the tank. Some of the accumulated scale came free, and increased the flow rate. Definitely open the pressure release valve, or ta...
 McApple Home Improvement 11 475 01-09-2025, 07:39 PM
  0 Thread: Ridgid TS R4520
Post: RE: Ridgid TS R4520
I had the same saw, I used it as a job site saw, and over 10 years it saw very limited use. Five years ago we helped the kids build a cabin, and then later an extension to the cabin; the saw then sa...
 McApple Woodworking Power Tools 2 291 01-04-2025, 04:18 PM
  0 Thread: Jigsaw
Post: RE: Jigsaw
barnowl Wrote: (09-07-2019, 12:58 PM) -- One word. Bosch. -- +1 :yes:.
 McApple Woodworking Power Tools 19 9,190 09-07-2019, 01:51 PM
  0 Thread: Mounting Mantel Board on Fireplace Surround
Post: RE: Mounting Mantel Board on Fireplace Surround
How about sliding dovetails.  I would probably do 2, fairly wide (at least 1") dovetails, one up each leg of the mantel.  I wouldn't use one continuous dovetail strip, I have tried them and they are t...
 McApple Woodworking 10 5,079 07-28-2019, 06:25 AM
  0 Thread: Mounting Mantel Board on Fireplace Surround
Post: RE: Mounting Mantel Board on Fireplace Surround
I see a number of shows, including Stone House Revival, where drill holes in the back-side of the mantel and slide it onto headless lag screws.  I believe they use some sort of adhesive to hold the ma...
 McApple Woodworking 10 5,079 07-27-2019, 07:49 PM
  0 Thread: CELLOFOAM POLY PANEL EPS INSULATION
Post: RE: CELLOFOAM POLY PANEL EPS INSULATION
My 2"×8" floor joist cavities, above the unheated crawlspace,  have 2" rigid foam on the bottom and 5 1/2" of batt insulation on top of the foam.
 McApple Home Improvement 7 4,703 02-14-2019, 12:44 PM
  0 Thread: Notching Studs for Romax
Post: RE: Notching Studs for Romax
If it was me, I'd cut out the drywall, drill the studs, install 1/4" backer board and then the tile.  If the tile is going wall-to-wall, I would cut out a strip of drywall, drill, wire, put back a str...
 McApple Home Improvement 30 22,323 05-12-2017, 07:01 AM
  0 Thread: Building a Miter Saw Station
Post: RE: Building a Miter Saw Station
PaulJohnstone Wrote: (04-24-2017, 12:07 PM) -- I am going to suggest something different, of course, it is what I did. :) Buy two sections of Fastcap Best Fence at 100 each, and one stop and the t...
 McApple Woodworking Power Tools 27 33,550 04-26-2017, 02:35 AM
  0 Thread: Farmhouse table
Post: RE: Farmhouse table
When I built the 96"×42" table for our cabin, I used 12/4 boards harvested from our family farm in the early 1900's.  The white pine boards were over 16" wide and we're originally used as flooring in ...
 McApple Woodworking 13 8,789 04-26-2017, 02:08 AM
  0 Thread: Need advice on how to do something
Post: RE: Need advice on how to do something
It's easier, and perhaps cheaper just to buy a new fridge :winkgrin:
 McApple Woodworking 44 28,114 09-22-2016, 09:08 PM
  0 Thread: Need advice on how to do something
Post: RE: Need advice on how to do something
I think that you will get a better edge with a router.  I would start with a rabbet bit, ake a couple passes with that, then switch to a template bit to complete.  Trim the corners with a chisel.
 McApple Woodworking 44 28,114 09-22-2016, 08:45 AM
  0 Thread: Reminder to empty the DC container before leaving shop for day.....
Post: Re: Reminder to empty the DC container before leav...
I bet they didn't have it grounded.
 McApple Woodworking 3 5,339 05-24-2016, 02:34 AM
  0 Thread: my first kitchen...
Post: Re: my first kitchen...
If you want to do beaded face frames, Kreg makes an excellent system. The setup has to be precise, but when you get it dialed in, the results are amazing.
 McApple Woodworking 45 25,476 04-25-2016, 07:48 PM
  0 Thread: my first kitchen...
Post: Re: my first kitchen...
LED light strips are da bomb for undercabinet lighting, get the highest number of led's/inch, you can always turn them down.
 McApple Woodworking 45 25,476 04-25-2016, 07:42 PM
  0 Thread: my first kitchen...
Post: Re: my first kitchen...
I prefer ply to melamine for cabinets, it's lighter, gives cleaner edges and IMO, gives a better look. I dadoe all of my joints and glue and screw when I assemble the box. I use full thickness for t...
 McApple Woodworking 45 25,476 04-25-2016, 07:15 PM
  0 Thread: A question of a DC choise
Post: Re: A question of a DC choise
[blockquote]Arlin Eastman said:[hr][br] [br]Do you have a link to the Oneida please [br][br][hr][/blockquote] [br] [br]Arlin, [br] [br] Here is the link (http://www.oneida-air.com/inventoryD.asp?item...
 McApple Woodworking Power Tools 6 6,181 04-20-2016, 07:35 PM
  0 Thread: A question of a DC choise
Post: Re: A question of a DC choise
Arlin, [br] [br]I have used an Oneida Super Dust Gorilla with a 35 gallon drum for better than 10 years and love it. At just over $2,000 it is cheaper than the ones you are looking at, it has a smal...
 McApple Woodworking Power Tools 6 6,181 04-20-2016, 06:44 AM
  0 Thread: Hello
Post: Re: Hello
Hey Irish, sorry to hear it didn't work out with Big Red, didn't her family own a bar /ssl_proxy.php?url=/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/raised.gif, tough to pass up /ssl_proxy.php?url=/ubbthreads/image...
 McApple Woodworking 5 4,740 04-18-2016, 06:37 AM
  0 Thread: Replacing a Unisaw with a SawStop?
Post: Re: Replacing a Unisaw with a SawStop?
I replaced my General 350 with a SS, solely for safety reasons. I am well into retirement and there are some days when I am just not as sharp anymore, I like having an additional level of safety.
 McApple Woodworking Power Tools 13 13,542 04-18-2016, 06:32 AM

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