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    Question for all you woodworkers

    I have a radiant floor concrete slab in my house that I want to cover with some nice hickory hardwood that I am going to saw from my own trees. Being that the floor is poured concrete with radiant tubes in it I do not have any way to fasten the planks to the floor. I don't think glue is an...
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    How did you decide door location in your shop?

    This question is entirely posed out of curiosity. I see many shops that confuse me when it comes to door locations. Most of the shops that confuse me are the ones that have a nice long wall and then the overhead door is right in the middle of it. I can't think of to many times I would actually...
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    Fuel oil vs. diesel fuel

    I have a 1000 gallon above ground fuel oil tank that feeds my radiant floor boiler. I also have a nice Kubota diesel tractor. Hauling 5 gallons of fuel at a time really sux. Many ppl have told me diesel and fuel oil are the same and can be interchanged. How true is this? I typically order a...
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    Highlighting thread starter.

    On some other forums I frequent the thread starter is highlighted a different color than everyone else. Can that be done on this forum? It makes it a lot easier to know if the OP has responded to questions.
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    Racedeck or similar on dirt / gravel

    Has anyone used racedeck or something similar on dirt / gravel area? I am thinking about building a covered parking area for 3 vehicles. I don't want to spend a ton of money on concrete since it will be open to the elements. May also just be a nice option to cover some of the gravel I always...
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    Looking for 97 TJ glass sliders

    I have been threatening to buy a set of glass sliders for my Jeep forever. I finally decided I am going to do it. Unfortunately, the price I was expecting to see was $360. The current price is $539. Ouch. Anybody have any laying around they want to sell? Prefer black but if the price is right...
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    Looking to build shop with lumber machined from clearing area for shop

    I have a nice 10 acre parcel in the middle of the woods. I want to build a 36x50 shop. Unfortunately since junior came along money has become much tighter. I need to clear a section of woods in order to build the shop. The area I want to clear has nice straight 60-80' tall pines. My question...
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    Led light bars for flood lights around house

    Has anyone thought of, or used offroad LED light bars for exterior house lighting? http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00KQXKG46/?tag=atomicindus08-20 if yes, how did it work? was it a good idea? Do you like it? If yes but did not do it, what prevented you from doing it? If no enjoy the show :)
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    Removing stuck crank sensor

    So I started out with an intermittent crank sensor on my 2005 grand Cherokee. Figured no big deal. $20 sensor. easy change, right? boy was I wrong. took probably a total of 6 hours to break it off several times then extract it from the block. I live in the rust belt so the bung outside the...
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    Rather difficult welding question

    I am building a new steering setup for my jeep. I have 2" .250 wall DOM that I machined out to fit over 1.5" .250 wall DOM. I am now working on making the clamping sleeves for the 2" sleeve. I am not sure what grade steel the 2" DOM is, but I know I need to weld some slugs to it for the...
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    Sump pump from pond to run sprinkler for garden

    I did some searching and couldn't really find anything with the terms I thought of. I have a very large pond right next to my garden. I already have power next to the garden for the pond bubbler. I am wondering if anyone has ever used a sump pump to run one of the fan sprinklers for watering...
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    Where do you get you ball bearing drawer slides?

    I am not sure if this should be in free parking or here. I will be using them to make stuff :) I been lurking here for quite a while. Think it may be time to get myself known around here. Where do you guys buy your drawer slides? I have a lot of projects that I want to use good ball bearing...
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