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  0 Thread: ceiling fan with light on top?
Post: ceiling fan with light on top?
I'm hoping to find a ceiling fan with lights on the topside of the fan motor housing that shine up onto the ceiling rather than having a fan with lights shining down to the floor. I was thinking that ...
 DogwoodTales Home Improvement 1 35 4 hours ago
  0 Thread: Wall mount dust collection
Post: RE: Wall mount dust collection
Sorry, no time to read through comments to see if this has been mentioned already, but a fixed, centralized dc might really be the best way to go in a small workshop. In my former, small workshop movi...
 DogwoodTales Woodworking 28 1,635 10 hours ago
  0 Thread: what is your preferred plywood gripper/carrier?
Post: RE: what is your preferred plywood gripper/carrier...
Bill Holt Wrote: (03-16-2023, 11:04 AM) -- Ray, I think you will like gripper.  I'm 5'8 so I locate the gripper, bend the knees, stand up, and go.  Pushing 78, I have a weak grip, so I use the grippe...
 DogwoodTales Woodworking 18 821 03-16-2023, 12:59 PM
  0 Thread: what is your preferred plywood gripper/carrier?
Post: RE: what is your preferred plywood gripper/carrier...
jteneyck Wrote: (03-15-2023, 06:24 PM) -- True enough, but something hanging from my extend arm is far easier to me than having to actively hold the same mass at shoulder height.  Whatever works for ...
 DogwoodTales Woodworking 18 821 03-16-2023, 07:27 AM
  0 Thread: what is your preferred plywood gripper/carrier?
Post: RE: what is your preferred plywood gripper/carrier...
jteneyck Wrote: (03-15-2023, 09:48 AM) -- The ergonomics of that style looks awful to me.  I use a simple hook that goes under the bottom of the sheet with a handle high enough that I don't have to b...
 DogwoodTales Woodworking 18 821 03-15-2023, 10:04 AM
  0 Thread: what is your preferred plywood gripper/carrier?
Post: what is your preferred plywood gripper/carrier?
I have a shop-made carrier that holds sheet goods from the bottom and that works okay, but I'm considering getting one that grips the plywood from the top. It just seems more ergonomic to me and doesn...
 DogwoodTales Woodworking 18 821 03-15-2023, 06:45 AM
  0 Thread: Cucumber magnolia tree wood
Post: RE: Cucumber magnolia tree wood
I saw that site too. Thanks! I know a local Sawyer with a portable mill who would mill it on site for only 25 cents a bf, about $125 - roughly 500 bf. I’ll only have to stack it to let air dry, or I ...
 DogwoodTales Woodworking 6 426 03-06-2023, 06:34 AM
  0 Thread: Cucumber magnolia tree wood
Post: Cucumber magnolia tree wood
So I think what I have is a Cucumber Magnolia tree (magnolia acuminata). It was rotting at the base and leaning towards our pond so I had it felled so it wouldn’t fall into the pond (still came close ...
 DogwoodTales Woodworking 6 426 03-05-2023, 10:25 PM
  0 Thread: PEX and mice?
Post: RE: PEX and mice?
I sure hope this is not much of a concern as I just plumbed my house with PEX. Fortunaltely for me I can access everything relatively easily if there's an issue. It seems to me that there's a trade-o...
 DogwoodTales Home Improvement 24 1,003 03-03-2023, 10:48 AM
  0 Thread: what filter do you use for drinking water?
Post: RE: what filter do you use for drinking water?
woodworker501 Wrote: (02-21-2023, 09:18 AM) -- Also keep in mind that replacement filters that need replacing every year or less might be hard to find. -- Yes I am also considering that and will bui...
 DogwoodTales Home Improvement 21 973 02-22-2023, 10:51 AM
  0 Thread: what filter do you use for drinking water?
Post: RE: what filter do you use for drinking water?
blackhat Wrote: (02-17-2023, 06:58 PM) -- I try to avoid under sink installs. They’re a pain to get to and little leaks you don’t notice right away can cause a lot of damage. Put it where it’s easy t...
 DogwoodTales Home Improvement 21 973 02-20-2023, 08:52 AM
  0 Thread: Spice holders are done!
Post: RE: Spice holders are done!
Nicely done! Now that's ... spicy :smirk: I'm remodeling my new kitchen soonish so I'll be running this idea past the Department of Domestic Affairs as an option. Any issues with grabbing them out...
 DogwoodTales Woodworking 6 622 02-16-2023, 12:24 PM
  0 Thread: what filter do you use for drinking water?
Post: RE: what filter do you use for drinking water?
Primarily chlorine and general particulates with the added benefit of filtering out other potential contaminates. Given the spillage in NE Ohio that's working it's way down river to my area the "poten...
 DogwoodTales Home Improvement 21 973 02-16-2023, 12:17 PM
  0 Thread: what filter do you use for drinking water?
Post: RE: what filter do you use for drinking water?
woodworker501 Wrote: (02-15-2023, 09:44 AM) -- R. O. filters remove every mineral, then you have to add a cartridge to put some back in. Plus, they waste so much water, my water bill went up a lot wi...
 DogwoodTales Home Improvement 21 973 02-15-2023, 09:52 AM
  0 Thread: what filter do you use for drinking water?
Post: RE: what filter do you use for drinking water?
Snipe Hunter Wrote: (02-15-2023, 07:17 AM) -- This is important. Most people fail to figure out the problem before spending to fix it. -- I get it, but testing also seems to be rather superfluous f...
 DogwoodTales Home Improvement 21 973 02-15-2023, 09:48 AM
  0 Thread: what filter do you use for drinking water?
Post: RE: what filter do you use for drinking water?
Yes to a separate faucet for just the drinking water. This is city water, so it’s already potable. Just want to remove the chlorine they add and other potential contaminations. Thiis is for our new...
 DogwoodTales Home Improvement 21 973 02-14-2023, 05:45 PM
  0 Thread: what filter do you use for drinking water?
Post: what filter do you use for drinking water?
So looking to get an (under-sink) water filter for our drinking water.  It's my understanding that a reverse osmosis system is best, but from experience I'd say it's almost too good as it removes t...
 DogwoodTales Home Improvement 21 973 02-14-2023, 01:05 PM
  0 Thread: Does a textured ceiling really reduce noise?
Post: RE: Does a textured ceiling really reduce noise?
DogwoodTales Wrote: (01-13-2023, 01:35 PM) -- not in a main living area. that's a yuck for me :laugh: -- Maybe, but when I leave this house it will probably be feet first so I'm not concerned about...
 DogwoodTales Home Improvement 14 710 01-13-2023, 04:22 PM
  0 Thread: Does a textured ceiling really reduce noise?
Post: RE: Does a textured ceiling really reduce noise?
fredhargis Wrote: (01-13-2023, 06:14 AM) -- If you want to go through the trouble and expense, acoustic ceiling tile will help as well. -- not in a main living area. that's a yuck for me :laugh:
 DogwoodTales Home Improvement 14 710 01-13-2023, 01:35 PM
  0 Thread: Does a textured ceiling really reduce noise?
Post: RE: Does a textured ceiling really reduce noise?
Thanks for the input guys. Just the noise in the same room. It’s an open area comprising the living room, dining room, and kitchen. I had heard that a textured ceiling can help but was doubtful ab...
 DogwoodTales Home Improvement 14 710 01-12-2023, 08:32 PM

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