Recent content by Gremlin5

Thank you so much. I'm not a garage journal guru; If we do move forward, and I send you my address, or vis versa, I'm not sure we want to post that publicly on the forum. I see a 'start conversation' button on your profile. I assume that is a mechanism for a private message.

Sorry to bother you again. What if I mail you an empty box, with a spare shipping label for the trip back inside the box, and extra tape inside too? I know that's asking for a lot of generosity

I thought radiant heat was when you put oxygen barrier pex in the floor and/or slab

not only were they less sealed and more drafty, but not having a few adults doing laundry and having leaky pipes and doing dishes and taking a bunch of showers and baths everyday and cooking in the building probably helped too, yea? Combustion of liquid and gaseous fuels also seems to produce a...

out of a desire to be pedantic and learn as much as possible, is a balloon framed house also not technically a 'stick built' house too? Forced hot air by definition requires ducting and fans, correct? Yea, I've never lived in a house with ducting. I've also never lived in a house with central...

Wow, those Paslodes are expensive. I like that it can shoot nails as long as 3-1/4" even though it's 'compact.' Only available in paper collation though? That kind of ***** at least according to my school of thought. This is what one alleged random reviewer said about the Paslode Compact...

Is it possible he lives somewhere where moisture concerns are not as grave?

25% is a BIG difference Edit: wait hold on. We were talking about stick 28⁰ wire. Not 15⁰. But interesting. I'm seeing a very wide swing in pricing but I think there may be sometime to this whole, 28⁰ is cheaper than 21⁰ argument...

I haven't seen anyone order new James Hardie fiber cement since around that time but I'm not a construction guy: I'm just some bozo. By the way! What is your guys' opinion on Advantech ZIP. Obviously it's the greatest thing ever. yada yada. Everyone agrees. I agree to. But how do people...

I won't be paying full price for a new stilleto hammer until I'm worth 20 mil and I'm currently in the red as far as liquidities go so that's not happening anytime soon. I'll be buying a Rolex Submariner before I get any stilletos. They seem nice though! I'm surprised you're still using fiber...

People who drive nails without eye protection... that's crazy talk. My experience has been that both wire and plastic are flinging pieces of **** everywhere at about mach 5, and some of it embeds into the wood, and/or into my skin. Unavoidable! I assume you are admitted that wire might be...

Thank you so much for the generous offer. With the price of gas, I'm not sure that makes any sense to drive up there. What if I send you a shipping label? Do you have a printer, a crappy cardboard box, maybe some foam and/or newspaper or other soft ****, and some transparent packing tape? I...

in the stick vs coil debate, my biggest concern probably has to be fitting it into tight nooks and crannies. If the stick drives the nails better too potentially, that's huge. But 95% of the nailing I do will be rafters, studs, headers, joists, rim joists, sheathing, and trusses. I'm surprised...

I'm not trying to contrast these two things to generate an argument or try to find out some reductive infantile thing like 'who is dumb and who is smart'. There's no reason you can't both be correct. But this is something I'm gonna look into more. If I get something cheap enough, then buyer's...

I was under the impression 28 degree wire ammo was way cheaper than other stick ammo. Also, if the nails have a tighter gap, you fit more nails in a full stick magazine... At least I assume so... I might be wrong! What I am more confused by, and less open-minded about, is my opposition to paper...