Woodnet Forums › Search
Results
Search Results
Post Author Forum Replies Views Posted [asc]
  0 Thread: Wood Chippers
Post: RE: Wood Chippers
woodworker501 Wrote: (08-01-2023, 06:51 AM) -- I have a DR Chipper that is about 10 my years old. It will chip up to three-inch branches, but there cannot be any crotches because of the opening is sm...
 MarkSLSmith Home Improvement 10 489 08-01-2023, 02:21 PM
  0 Thread: Wood Chippers
Post: RE: Wood Chippers
fredhargis Wrote: (08-01-2023, 04:57 AM) -- What about buying a consumer grade one for he light stuff, which I'm guessing is most of the work...and then rent the big ones when needed? -- I forgot t...
 MarkSLSmith Home Improvement 10 489 08-01-2023, 02:20 PM
  0 Thread: Wood Chippers
Post: RE: Wood Chippers
fredhargis Wrote: (08-01-2023, 04:57 AM) -- What about buying a consumer grade one for he light stuff, which I'm guessing is most of the work...and then rent the big ones when needed? -- Indeed, th...
 MarkSLSmith Home Improvement 10 489 08-01-2023, 02:16 PM
  0 Thread: Wood Chippers
Post: Wood Chippers
I didn't know whether to post here or in power tools. Can anyone recommend a good wood chipper?  I am, of course, looking for a consumer version, not one of the trailer mounted types that the lawn ...
 MarkSLSmith Home Improvement 10 489 07-31-2023, 12:04 PM
  0 Thread: 4H Project- Waterfall Bookcase
Post: RE: 4H Project- Waterfall Bookcase
Likewise, great job by all, but especially your son. Was this a commercial plan?  I like the look so much I might be interested in making my own. Mark
 MarkSLSmith Woodworking 14 832 07-21-2023, 01:13 PM
  0 Thread: Hour Meter Question (power equipment)
Post: RE: Hour Meter Question (power equipment)
I think I might have figured it out.  I checked new hour meters on sale at Amazon.  In at least one case, the 1/10 was clearly intended to designate that the meter reads in 1/10's of an hour, ie 6 min...
 MarkSLSmith Home Improvement 3 349 07-18-2023, 12:57 PM
  0 Thread: Hour Meter Question (power equipment)
Post: Hour Meter Question (power equipment)
Folks,  I haven't been able to find a specific answer to a hopefully simple question. If an hour meter on a lawn mower reads 396.1 and underneath the readout it says "hours 1/10", does this mean...
 MarkSLSmith Home Improvement 3 349 07-18-2023, 07:50 AM
  0 Thread: Trim/Moulding Question
Post: Trim/Moulding Question
Folks,  I have a trim question.  In the attached pictures, you will se a glass pane installed in the wall between 2x boards with wall board on the outside of the 2x boards.  If you were me, how wou...
 MarkSLSmith Home Improvement 2 284 06-05-2023, 07:14 AM
  0 Thread: Tripped GFCI Outlet?
Post: RE: Tripped GFCI Outlet?
David Stone Wrote: (04-11-2023, 06:29 AM) -- I've got an exterior GFCI outlet that wont reset. I get the red light flash when I try. I assume that means I've got a short in the line somewhere?  Is t...
 MarkSLSmith Home Improvement 10 1,145 04-11-2023, 06:53 AM
  0 Thread: Dust Collector Performance Question
Post: RE: Dust Collector Performance Question
jteneyck Wrote: (03-24-2023, 09:34 AM) -- They would have been the first and only company to have ever done that with a 1.5 hp motor.  Adding a cyclone may have improved the overall performance, all ...
 MarkSLSmith Woodworking Power Tools 9 1,617 03-24-2023, 11:33 AM
  0 Thread: Dust Collector Performance Question
Post: RE: Dust Collector Performance Question
Here's some comments. 1. I've included a copy of the specs.  It clearly says 900 cfm at 10" static  pressure. 2. I'm not limited to 110 V anymore, so I'm looking to get the best dust collector m...
 MarkSLSmith Woodworking Power Tools 9 1,617 03-23-2023, 08:04 PM
  0 Thread: Dust Collector Performance Question
Post: Dust Collector Performance Question
Hi all,  For 25 years or more, I've been using a Powermatic Model 73 dust collector.  Approximately 10 years ago, I added an Oneida cyclone and a Lee Valley filter bag.  You can hardly recognize th...
 MarkSLSmith Woodworking Power Tools 9 1,617 03-23-2023, 09:37 AM
  0 Thread: Water Well Question
Post: RE: Water Well Question
Stwood_ Wrote: (02-16-2023, 05:11 PM) -- Same here. 200' well with 20' of steel casing. Check valve screwed directly on the bottom of the pump. No screen. Sure don't need a screen plugging up that ...
 MarkSLSmith Home Improvement 12 848 02-17-2023, 08:41 AM
  0 Thread: Water Well Question
Post: RE: Water Well Question
blackhat Wrote: (02-15-2023, 02:05 PM) -- Yes, you can turn it off that long. Yes, depressurise the system.  Care to share some reasons you’ve heard not to? -- The well depth is 340' and the cas...
 MarkSLSmith Home Improvement 12 848 02-15-2023, 06:44 PM
  0 Thread: Water Well Question
Post: Water Well Question
Folks, I haven't been able to find a clear answer to this question.   Can I turn off the well pump for an extended period of time, say 2 months?  If yes, would it make any difference to drain th...
 MarkSLSmith Home Improvement 12 848 02-15-2023, 01:17 PM
  0 Thread: Remote Controlled Water Valve, Garden Hose Edition
Post: RE: Remote Controlled Water Valve, Garden Hose Edi...
MarkSLSmith Wrote: (01-25-2023, 09:09 AM) -- Hi Folks, I need to leave my faucet dripping during extreme cold weather, but I need to be away for an extended period of time and I think it would be ...
 MarkSLSmith Home Improvement 7 879 01-26-2023, 10:51 AM
  0 Thread: Remote Controlled Water Valve, Garden Hose Edition
Post: RE: Remote Controlled Water Valve, Garden Hose Edi...
MarkSLSmith Wrote: (01-25-2023, 09:09 AM) -- Hi Folks, I need to leave my faucet dripping during extreme cold weather, but I need to be away for an extended period of time and I think it would be ...
 MarkSLSmith Home Improvement 7 879 01-26-2023, 10:49 AM
  0 Thread: Remote Controlled Water Valve, Garden Hose Edition
Post: RE: Remote Controlled Water Valve, Garden Hose Edi...
MstrCarpenter Wrote: (01-26-2023, 12:03 AM) -- I agree with the heat tape approach. Some are thermostatically controlled, and some are self regulating. I would just run an extension cord to the well ...
 MarkSLSmith Home Improvement 7 879 01-26-2023, 10:46 AM
  0 Thread: Remote Controlled Water Valve, Garden Hose Edition
Post: RE: Remote Controlled Water Valve, Garden Hose Edi...
jteneyck Wrote: (01-25-2023, 10:41 AM) -- If you are going to be away for an extended period of time, turn the main water supply off and drain that line.  If, for whatever reason, you can't turn the ...
 MarkSLSmith Home Improvement 7 879 01-25-2023, 12:51 PM
  0 Thread: Remote Controlled Water Valve, Garden Hose Edition
Post: Remote Controlled Water Valve, Garden Hose Edition
Hi Folks, I need to leave my faucet dripping during extreme cold weather, but I need to be away for an extended period of time and I think it would be bad to leave the faucet drip for the entire ti...
 MarkSLSmith Home Improvement 7 879 01-25-2023, 09:09 AM

Product Recommendations

Here are some supplies and tools we find essential in our everyday work around the shop. We may receive a commission from sales referred by our links; however, we have carefully selected these products for their usefulness and quality.