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  0 Thread: Cutting Metal with an Angle Grinder
Post: RE: Cutting Metal with an Angle Grinder

The Evolution blade/system gets pretty good reviews for cutting ferrous metals... https://store.evolutionpowertools.com/?tw_source=bing&tw_campaign=566733205&tw_adid=73873743455836&msclkid=24a3d96a30e...
brianwelch Home Improvement 21 2,614 10-01-2024, 02:13 PM
  0 Thread: Wood sealant for greenhouse
Post: RE: Wood sealant for greenhouse

Thanks Slippy...I was pleasantly surprised to find out a proper lumber was selected for the wood components (my usual luck would have me with poplar). My over-thinking mind was telliing me to stay awa...
brianwelch Home Improvement 4 512 09-16-2024, 03:21 PM
  0 Thread: Wood sealant for greenhouse
Post: RE: Wood sealant for greenhouse

Thanks... I only ask as the dadoes appear to have been cut after initial factory treatment, and the manual mentions re-sealing annually...appreciate the ionfomation tho'...
brianwelch Home Improvement 4 512 09-16-2024, 10:50 AM
  0 Thread: Wood sealant for greenhouse
Post: Wood sealant for greenhouse

We are about to embark on the assembly of an 8 x 10 greenhouse purchased thru Costco...Wood components/kneewalls with polycarbonate glazing panels. All wood has been given a coat of water based stain/...
brianwelch Home Improvement 4 512 09-16-2024, 08:37 AM
  0 Thread: Christian Becksvoort's Shaker Settee
Post: RE: Christian Becksvoort's Shaker Settee

Beautifully built and clearly documented...I have to admit, I expected to see longitudinal stretchers, but without them gives it a very clean appearance... Kudos to you
brianwelch Woodworking 25 3,922 08-14-2024, 03:27 PM
  0 Thread: pouring concrete
Post: RE: pouring concrete

AJKoontz reply is spot on, as is the link to cold weather concreting... Good luck with the pour...
brianwelch Home Improvement 10 2,480 11-29-2023, 02:09 PM
  0 Thread: Replacement bags for JET 1.5 Mobile Cyclone Dust Collector
Post: RE: Replacement bags for JET 1.5 Mobile Cyclone Du...

I've been double bagging for years, with a bit of a twist...I keep reusing the original heavy gauge bag on the outside, using a trash can liner inside, not unlike a tube in a tire...not always easy to...
brianwelch Woodworking Power Tools 11 2,468 11-14-2023, 08:25 PM
  0 Thread: A Wedding Present
Post: RE: A Wedding Present

Way too pretty to use or risk damaging...Nicely done, as usual
brianwelch Woodworking 9 2,414 11-14-2023, 10:15 AM
  0 Thread: Uses for radial arm saw
Post: RE: Uses for radial arm saw

So true, except that my wife bought me a tablesaw which I returned for an RAS...Now it is table saws only for me...what a difference 35 years made...I did make my very first raised panel doors using t...
brianwelch Woodworking 33 10,149 11-10-2023, 01:06 PM
  0 Thread: Best way to do this...Hatchet Stuck in Wood
Post: RE: Best way to do this...Hatchet Stuck in Wood

Good eyes, nice catch!
brianwelch Woodworking 13 3,155 10-13-2023, 09:48 AM
  0 Thread: How to remove vinyl mastic from concrete?
Post: RE: How to remove vinyl mastic from concrete?

I used a heatgun and a 3" wide putty knife, over wood, not concrete...not fun, but got the job done (for me at least) I know there are primers available to go over adhesive residue, but geared toward...
brianwelch Home Improvement 20 4,864 09-26-2023, 01:51 PM
  0 Thread: Replacing Jet Cab Saw motor
Post: RE: Replacing Jet Cab Saw motor

pm sent about possible replacement
brianwelch Woodworking Power Tools 15 3,158 09-19-2023, 09:01 PM
  0 Thread: Replacing Jet Cab Saw motor
Post: RE: Replacing Jet Cab Saw motor

What are the motor specifications, voltage, hp, etc? Not sure if you want to chance a used motor, but that seems like a less expensive approach...
brianwelch Woodworking Power Tools 15 3,158 09-19-2023, 03:23 PM
  0 Thread: RE-INSULATing an attic - remove or not remove old?
Post: RE: RE-INSULATing an attic - remove or not remove ...

If I were to add a foam box, I would use the extruded foam (not beadboard), or polyiso laminated to a box made of lauan or masonite to provide some protection...
brianwelch Home Improvement 14 5,254 08-29-2023, 10:15 AM
  0 Thread: Tools for sale NJ (added router table)
Post: RE: Tools for sale NJ (added router table)

Sent a PM Thanks
brianwelch Tool Swap N' Sell 7 1,741 08-08-2023, 02:09 PM
  0 Thread: Convert Outside Shallow Round Box to Outlet
Post: RE: Convert Outside Shallow Round Box to Outlet

May not save you money, but could you install a GFCI breaker in the panel? You might be able to get away with a smaller outlet/box...
brianwelch Home Improvement 4 3,378 08-02-2023, 05:13 AM
  0 Thread: Re-homing bumblebees/nests
Post: RE: Re-homing bumblebees/nests

ilikewoodinsc Wrote: (07-29-2023, 10:12 AM) -- brianwelch, The link below is to information about bumble bees and contains some information about discouraging them from nesting and encouraging the...
brianwelch Home Improvement 11 2,392 07-30-2023, 05:44 AM
  0 Thread: Re-homing bumblebees/nests
Post: RE: Re-homing bumblebees/nests

Sorry, bumblebee, not spelling bee
brianwelch Home Improvement 11 2,392 07-29-2023, 04:42 AM
  0 Thread: Re-homing bumblebees/nests
Post: RE: Re-homing bumblebees/nests

Initially I was thinking beekeeper, but I guess I associated them with honeybees, not bumblebees... Thanks
brianwelch Home Improvement 11 2,392 07-26-2023, 07:54 AM
  0 Thread: Re-homing bumblebees/nests
Post: Re-homing bumblebees/nests

Next door neighbor has a bumblebee nest in the ground near his mailbox. (Yes, the fat, fuzzy bumblebee, not to be confused with a honeybee/yellowjacket/wasp/hornet/cicada killer). I have always though...
brianwelch Home Improvement 11 2,392 07-25-2023, 02:26 PM

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