Stewart, it's a relative thing. We serve beer cold (around 37*F) and the pubs in Great Britain serve most beer a bit warmer (50-57*F). They call the ocean warm when it reaches 68*F and happily go swimming in it. I don't put my foot in the ocean off Florida until the two-digit temperature starts with an 8. I also haven't worn a bikini in a long time and I'd bet a lot of people would pay me not to wear one ever again.
Steve, Florida in July is a great time to visit. Very few tourists so traffic is bearable, restaurants and hotels have great specials and the beaches are not crowded.Thats ^^^ exactly how the travel agent sold it to me, I'll loosen my tie but the jumper stays on. For emergencies we have some factor 72654367.
The tea sounds fine Bob, what we call builders tea, if you can't stand the spoon up in it , it's too weak.
Regards
Steve.
What winter?
...and only 2 weeks of Florida winter left! [emoji38]_hitti
With the recent frigid temperatures (it was in the 40s [F]) I was afraid the garage would get cold (below 70 [F]). My hillbilly jeans (genes?) decided the hole in the ceiling needed a patch. My valleybilly jeans suggested I buy a sheet of 5/8" fire rated drywall. Turns out hillbilly saw a piece of cardboard in the recycling bin.
Guster, we can never be sure winter has either begun or ended. I'd say winter was over a couple of weeks ago when this came into bloom:
...and only 2 weeks of Florida winter left!
Jim, it's odd that driving 440 miles north gets me to The South. Our only salvation down here is the ocean breeze. I've spent some time in the Orlando area and it has Boca beat in the tar pits competition. Our house is on a ridge 1.5 miles from the ocean so life in a shady spot is bearable.
Bobby, the trees in the back yard cool the area quite a bit. When the ficus tree is full of leaves, the area below is about 15-degrees cooler than it is in the shade of the patio. It seams to make my sweat-soaked shirt and jeans more comfortable.
Jim, I read a bunch of reviews on this track system and a equal number commented that it was garbage and great. Most of the garbage comments were about the plastic saw base and difficulty setting it up. I had no trouble setting it up but I agree the base is made of plastic. Anyone who expects a competitor for a real track saw will be disappointed. It isn't machinist-level precision but I made a test cut first and I'm impressed with the results. The blade was part of the reason but there wasn't a single burn mark, back-cut mark or any of the defects my cuts with just a guide showed.
Andrew, I try to cut sheet goods that way but holding the interlock button, squeezing the trigger and trying to keep even pressure on the front and rear of the saw base seems to elude me. I always end up with a couple of spots that stray from the line or burns from the blade being cocked in the cut. This track system isn't for everyone but it is helping me.
Steve, I probably won't use this system often but I have a specific project it may be perfect for. I have a stack in the garage with an ice maker on the bottom and audio/video equipment above. I'd like to make a cabinet to protect it from the dust I will eventually create when I get back to the '72 Corvette (kinda like your A). I have the oak-faced plywood but I want to cut dados for the main shelf, miter the top joints and put it all together with biscuits.
Guster, I have a two-piece aluminum guide that makes a 97-inch (8-foot 1-inch) guide that is perfect for cutting drywall. Because I'm using a simple box cutter it's easy to make the cuts. It's the power tools that try to get away from me that cause the problem. I also have a 59-inch (4-foot 11-inch) clamp-on guide like you describe. Handy for the 4-foot stuff.
Jim, I'm not ready for the stereo cabinet project yet but I may run a few tests just for fun. I have to get back to that bumper cover project on the PT Cruiser. Oh, and a little suspension and radio antenna work as well.
Drives, thanks for stopping by and thanks for the link to Woody's thread. I'm an avid fan of his work, the garage transformation, deck, front porch and now the home theatre (Canadian). I also follow Gregor Halenda (Sakurama) and his Mid-Century Moto Mecca Makeover. He invested in the Festool track saw and all its siblings and relatives. If you want the best, Festool is the way to go but I have this problem spending money on tools I won't use enough to justify their cost.
What a dilemma! Sad thing is, the grand kids couldn't care less about doing things by hand so I have to spend money with NO JUSTIFICATION! What's a guy to do when he has things on his conscience at 68 ? BobbyStewart, the biscuits are ready but are a lot tougher than the ones from Pies 'N' Thighs (Brooklyn, NY).
Bobby, I kinda went the other way.Bob that was my theory until I decided I needed to built the kayak (if I can ever get started) and a few finer things with hand tools. What I had was slim and mostly Craftsman tools belonging to my dad who did not know how to sharpen them. You know once I got fair at sharpening I wanted vintage tools worth the time to sharpen. Let the games begin. The good stuff is plentiful but not cheap. In fact much of it is more expensive than power tools
Andrew, would you be interested in a box full of walnut off-cuts? I haven't tested them but they look dry to me.
Andy, you have no business LOLing at any of us. You make your own aluminum hammers.
