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[Bob Heine]

Bob, well done on the shoes. They look comfy.

Similar to mine..

https://www.mongrelboots.com.au/boots/315085-black-slip-on-shoe/

Steve, your post is what got me looking. Those were exactly what I was looking for but the shipping would have killed me.

I love it.

Simon, glad to give you a smile.

Not me!

He just voided his warranty.

Andy, what do I have to do to make it up? Is there a nominal fee for an extended warranty -- I don't usually go for those but this is such a failure-prone type of tool.

 

[oldironfarmer]

Andy, what do I have to do to make it up? Is there a nominal fee for an extended warranty -- I don't usually go for those but this is such a failure-prone type of tool.

Under our generous policies I have no option but to charge you the full original price of the merchandise to reinstate the warranty.

Your warranty will be reinstated upon receipt of the payment however any warranty claim during the non-warranty period cannot be honored.

 

[HOTFR8]

Not me!

He just voided his warranty.

Now that got a bigger laugh.

Simon, glad to give you a smile.

Still laughing at Andy's reply

 

[Craptain]

I learned something today, about biscuits. I didn't give them a chance to swell.

So finish my lesson. I was making a table top when I tried using the biscuits the only time I tried. When I clamped the boards together I couldn't get them to align easily because the biscuits were loose. Had I left them clamped, would the biscuits have aligned the boards under pressure before the glue took a set?

When edge gluing, I start by laying out the sections on the panels and arrange the alignment. When alignment looks reasonable I mark the biscuit (witness) points and then cut the slots. Next lay out the clamps and arrange the panels on the clamps. Now glue each edge, wetting out the slots well. Insert biscuits and align witness marks. Now clamp snug, but not too tight and tap the boards down with a mallet to ensure a flat panel. Tighten up the clamps and wait for glue to dry. Often I will add more clamps on top between the lower clamps to balance the forces. This stops the "buckling" tendency from one sided clamping.

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[oldironfarmer]

Thanks, Andrew. So just like assembling without biscuits. I thought the biscuits were aids in assembly to avoid fiddling with the joint alignment.

I've been wrong on other stuff too.

Sorry for the HiBob, Jack.

 

[shortykorte]

Good to see the project is rolling along. I keep looking for biscuits. Made me hungry. Heading to Hardee’s.


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[njhoudini]

I hate you guys ! I got a few chuckles reading all the icemaker stories , then my icemaker stopped working last night ! Fridge is only three years old. I guess I'm buying ice trays.

Bob, I've been enjoying reading your entire thread. I had to skip forward once I got to around page 40 because I was trying to figure out if the photos were ever restored, but I guess this is an issue with photobucket. It's been a hoot and I've been fortunate enough to not have any food or beverage in my mouth right before snorting at my desk.

Toolfool, what kind of fridge do you have? It may need to be defrosted. If it is a Samsung, something probably got stuck. I had to take my fridge apart twice because the first time I wanted to unclog the defrost drain (there was a skating rink under my deli drawer), and then the 2nd time I moved the temp sensor to a different part of the condenser so that the fridge actually defrosted properly. My ice maker is in the fridge portion of my French door refrigerator and would stop making ice if it got jammed because water freezes all the way in the back. I've noticed turning off the ice maker, removing the ice bucket, and laying a towel where the ice bucket goes allows it to melt without having to shut off the entire fridge. Hope you figured something out since your post was about a month ago.

 

[jimreed2160]

Thanks, Andrew. So just like assembling without biscuits. I thought the biscuits were aids in assembly to avoid fiddling with the joint alignment.

Biscuits can be used in a variety of ways to make joints. Edge joining is just one operation. In that joint, I guess they mostly provide alignment but strength is not to be discounted. If you look closely you will see that the grain of the biscuits runs at a 45 degree angle. So it provides a little cross grain strength when used on edges.

Used on a right angle or miter corner, the biscuits act like a tenon to add strength.

 

[Grizz1963]

As a charter member of the Mangled Toe Club, I have been looking for "reasonably priced" steel toed shoes for years. Drives recent toelio post made it a little more urgent.

I have only recently joined the Over $100 Tools Club so shoes for my feet can't cost more than the price of a pair of Knipex pliers. I was shocked to find a pair of suede slip-on steel-toed shoes for $19.99. Even more shocked to find them in EE width (the older I get, the more my feet grow sideways). I have been wearing them for a few hours and they are more comfortable than I expected. They are slightly smaller than other shoes I have purchased in my size so I ordered a second pair 1/2-size larger for those swollen extremities days (forget to take water pill).

I may retire the $8 Basic Editions when a hole in their sole develops.

I found the steel-toed shoes here:

https://www.academy.com/shop/pdp/br...steel-toe-work-boots#repChildCatSku=023867856

May sound crazy, but this sort of info is why I love this forum.

I jumped off a roof aged 17 and to this day, suffer with my feet (of course flip flops don’t help ) where my bridges collapsed and they are wide too.

Slip on is cool too.

Value even better.

 

[Grumblebum]

"Hope you don't smash your thumb" - that's brotherly love right there

So my hits to Amazon got a spike during my catch up reading. Not all ship to Australia, but the Bessey clamps will and I could have used one of those last night assembling some pencil case boxes. And that centre finder steel rule is a must have I didn't know existed either.

I was looking into router tables a little while back. There was a nice kreg unit but the nearly $1000 price tag by the time you add on the accessories was a bit much.

https://www.timbecon.com.au/routing/router-tables-accessories/standard-router-table

The router/saw track option looks interesting. I'll see what the local Carbatec (Carbatec.com.au) and Timbecon (Timbecon.com.au) suppliers have. My dad has the festool track saw that he used when making timber kitchen counter tops. I have not used it through fear of obtaining the festool addiction.

I don't see the issue with your router storage either, but the ones lilscorpion just made/remade are very clever.

And as close to Norm as I'm likely to get...

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Hope you are otherwise well, I am endeavouring to stay caught up again.

GB

Edit: bob have you seen the kreg rip cut tracks? Just came across them.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B007K5HIFS/?tag=atomicindus08-20

 

[Bob Heine]

I learned something today, about biscuits. I didn't give them a chance to swell.

So finish my lesson. I was making a table top when I tried using the biscuits the only time I tried. When I clamped the boards together I couldn't get them to align easily because the biscuits were loose. Had I left them clamped, would the biscuits have aligned the boards under pressure before the glue took a set?

Andy, you have more experience with biscuits than me but luckily another Andrew (Craptain) came to my rescue. The biscuits do allow for some adjustment once they are glued in but not for long.

Under our generous policies I have no option but to charge you the full original price of the merchandise to reinstate the warranty.

Your warranty will be reinstated upon receipt of the payment however any warranty claim during the non-warranty period cannot be honored.

Oh dear Andy, I hadn't planned on spending that much. Well, it's only money -- wait -- I am told I have bitcoins being held for me by a very kind gentleman in Nigeria. You do take bitcoins, don't you?

Now that got a bigger laugh.



Still laughing at Andy's reply

Simon, I'm so glad we gave you something to laugh about. Sadly I suspect the laughter is echoing in the deep dark technology hole you now live in.

When edge gluing, I start by laying out the sections on the panels and arrange the alignment. When alignment looks reasonable I mark the biscuit (witness) points and then cut the slots. Next lay out the clamps and arrange the panels on the clamps. Now glue each edge, wetting out the slots well. Insert biscuits and align witness marks. Now clamp snug, but not too tight and tap the boards down with a mallet to ensure a flat panel. Tighten up the clamps and wait for glue to dry. Often I will add more clamps on top between the lower clamps to balance the forces. This stops the "buckling" tendency from one sided clamping.

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Andrew, thanks for that. I read your comment and realized I might need clamps to assemble the Musical Ice Box. I have two pipe clamps but only 48-inch pipes. Ordered 5 more clamps and will go to the big box store to buy some 6-foot lengths of threaded black pipe.

Thanks, Andrew. So just like assembling without biscuits. I thought the biscuits were aids in assembly to avoid fiddling with the joint alignment.

I've been wrong on other stuff too.

Sorry for the HiBob, Jack.

Andy, this whole thread is a hijack but a little HiBob is also welcome.

Good to see the project is rolling along. I keep looking for biscuits. Made me hungry. Heading to Hardee’s.


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Stewart, I'm thinking some cornbread muffins....

Bob, I've been enjoying reading your entire thread. I had to skip forward once I got to around page 40 because I was trying to figure out if the photos were ever restored, but I guess this is an issue with photobucket. It's been a hoot and I've been fortunate enough to not have any food or beverage in my mouth right before snorting at my desk.

Toolfool, what kind of fridge do you have? It may need to be defrosted. If it is a Samsung, something probably got stuck. I had to take my fridge apart twice because the first time I wanted to unclog the defrost drain (there was a skating rink under my deli drawer), and then the 2nd time I moved the temp sensor to a different part of the condenser so that the fridge actually defrosted properly. My ice maker is in the fridge portion of my French door refrigerator and would stop making ice if it got jammed because water freezes all the way in the back. I've noticed turning off the ice maker, removing the ice bucket, and laying a towel where the ice bucket goes allows it to melt without having to shut off the entire fridge. Hope you figured something out since your post was about a month ago.

NJHoudini, it's great to have you post on my thread and I appreciate your kindness. I found a couple of fixes for the Photobucket fiasco and haven't gotten around to re-loading all the photos directly on GJ.

Knock on Formica, the icemaker in our Samsung French Door is working fine. I watched the YouTube videos of the fix but haven't taken it apart. It appears the latest engineering change has fixed the problem. We'll see.

Biscuits can be used in a variety of ways to make joints. Edge joining is just one operation. In that joint, I guess they mostly provide alignment but strength is not to be discounted. If you look closely you will see that the grain of the biscuits runs at a 45 degree angle. So it provides a little cross grain strength when used on edges.

Used on a right angle or miter corner, the biscuits act like a tenon to add strength.

Jim, I'm using them on a right angle corner and hope it will be better than just glue and nails.

May sound crazy, but this sort of info is why I love this forum.

I jumped off a roof aged 17 and to this day, suffer with my feet (of course flip flops don’t help ) where my bridges collapsed and they are wide too.

Slip on is cool too.

Value even better.

Rian, my year in the Post Office, walking routes in Herman Munster shoes did my feet in. Apparently I also never learned to walk properly. I was running/walking for exercise in my 30s and my heels started to hurt. Doctor diagnosed it as Stress Fractures. I prefer to go barefoot and the bunions I developed in my 50s are no longer growing. I tried flip-flops but flopped a few too many times (wasn't even chewing gum at the time).

"Hope you don't smash your thumb" - that's brotherly love right there

So my hits to Amazon got a spike during my catch up reading. Not all ship to Australia, but the Bessey clamps will and I could have used one of those last night assembling some pencil case boxes. And that centre finder steel rule is a must have I didn't know existed either.

I was looking into router tables a little while back. There was a nice kreg unit but the nearly $1000 price tag by the time you add on the accessories was a bit much.

https://www.timbecon.com.au/routing/router-tables-accessories/standard-router-table

The router/saw track option looks interesting. I'll see what the local Carbatec (Carbatec.com.au) and Timbecon (Timbecon.com.au) suppliers have. My dad has the festool track saw that he used when making timber kitchen counter tops. I have not used it through fear of obtaining the festool addiction.

I don't see the issue with your router storage either, but the ones lilscorpion just made/remade are very clever.

And as close to Norm as I'm likely to get...

View media item 63330
Hope you are otherwise well, I am endeavouring to stay caught up again.

GB

Edit: bob have you seen the kreg rip cut tracks? Just came across them.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B007K5HIFS/?tag=atomicindus08-20

GB, I appreciate you stopping by and taking the time to post. You have been busy!

I have a small drawer full of clamps but at best just pairs. The corner clamp was a single and I don't know what I was thinking.

I tried Googling the Bosch RA1171 router table/cabinet in Australia and it didn't show up. Might be because it has two power outlets controlled by a single switch (vaccum and router turn on together). The 120v US style outlets are useless in Australia and there might not be enough demand for a tailored one. I thought $139 was too cheap to pass up.

I found the Kreg rip cut track but it didn't look like a one-handed solution (I doubt I had the coordination with two hands anyway). Their advertising shows two-handed operation:

 

[Bob Heine]

I have been distracted by a couple of repairs lately. My utilitarian laptop (Gateway 450SX4) decided to stop working. It's a 2002 model I bought used many years ago. Can't run anything newer than Windows XP but that's fine. I keep shop manuals on it so I can take them to where I'm working.

The failure symptom was a blank screen on startup with hard drive and whirring sounds but no boot screen or Windows startup. Sounds like the CPU battery may no longer hold a charge (it's 16 years old).

I'm used to opening the cover on a desktop system and the battery is right there. I started pulling things out, like the main battery, DVD drive, hard drive and memory. No sign of a battery.

A quick search on Google and I have a copy of the service manual downloaded to my second (newer) laptop and it tells me the battery is under the keyboard. I removed the keyboard and still don't see the battery.

Well, a little closer look and moving the keyboard out of the way, I can see the battery holder.

Checked the old battery and it is reading 2.7v when it is supposed to be 3.0v. Replaced the battery, re-installed everything and all 34 screws went back in the laptop (no leftovers!). Took a while to reset the date and time and re-train the battery monitoring system but it's working again! Another Vieux-tiful day!!!!

 

[Bob Heine]

The other project didn't get too far. I decided to dig up the sprinkler piping and connect the new indexing valve one pipe at a time, rather than trying to glue six 1.5-inch PVC pipes in one shot. It wasn't all that hot out but I was really working up a sweat and after an hour and a half I quit. Still more digging to do but it's a start. Unfortunately it is going to be mostly hand trowel work.

When I installed this indexing valve, I cut the pipes below ground and glued in couplings. All six are the same distance from the valve and that made i hard to get the pipes installed in the valve. This time I'm going to cut the pipes on the horizontal runs and stagger the joints so they aren't bunched up and making alignment harder.

I normally pile the dirt next to or near the hole but this is mostly gravel on top and it is going to be a job to get it sorted. I put the dirt and gravel in 5-gallon buckets and set them out of the way.

I used all but two of my buckets so the rest is going into the garden cart or wagon (or both).

 

[njhoudini]

Lucky you that your fridge is fine. Mine had to get the 2nd full fridge defrost because the frost was starting to hit the fan and it is a terrible racket. If you haven't already done so, you should probably transfer all of your manuals off the '02 gateway machine (and anything else important) since thise mechanical drives will eventually fail. I would recommend everyone that can afford to do so get solid state disks (SSD) to replace their existing hard drives. They are super fast and nice.

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[oldironfarmer]

Lucky you that your fridge is fine. Mine had to get the 2nd full fridge defrost because the frost was starting to hit the fan and it is a terrible racket. If you haven't already done so, you should probably transfer all of your manuals off the '02 gateway machine (and anything else important) since thise mechanical drives will eventually fail. I would recommend everyone that can afford to do so get solid state disks (SSD) to replace their existing hard drives. They are super fast and nice.

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Do we have any confidence the solid state disks won't begin random failure as they age?

VieuxBob: I'm impressed with your computer repair. Unimaginable to me. I can't even figure out where to hook the jumper cables to get one restarted.

I am watching with intense interest in your sprinkler valve replacement. Sadly I have no sprinkler system so I won't be able to make immediate use of your genius bu ti still want to learn. When it gets hot and dry here we just don't mow...

 

[njhoudini]

Do we have any confidence the solid state disks won't begin random failure as they age?

The disks are durable and if there were any concern about failure, we would have already seen or heard about it.

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[drivesitfar]

Bob: i usually learn something every time I make time to read a few posts on your thread and today wasn't any different. I might have 100 5 gallon buckets and I'VE NEVER USED THEM TO MOVE DIRT or store dirt. i'm a wheelbarrow and pile type of guy, but the 5 gallon bucket idea would work great up here in the PNW especially if i'm having to do it during the rain.

hope you have a great Mother's Day even if you mom isn't here any longer you can just enjoy your bride who provided all those generations of HEINES and seem to put up with your shenanigans (and brilliance and get R done attitude).

cheers

 

[Bob Heine]

Lucky you that your fridge is fine. Mine had to get the 2nd full fridge defrost because the frost was starting to hit the fan and it is a terrible racket. If you haven't already done so, you should probably transfer all of your manuals off the '02 gateway machine (and anything else important) since thise mechanical drives will eventually fail. I would recommend everyone that can afford to do so get solid state disks (SSD) to replace their existing hard drives. They are super fast and nice.

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NJHoudini, I miss the days when I could go to my friend's appliance store and pick up a slightly used Refrigerator/Freezer for less than half the price of a new one. He got the units from Condo remodels whose owners only lived in Florida for the winter. Sometimes he had new units returned by people who changed their minds on the kitchen color scheme.

I agree on the '02 Gateway but it's already backed up on the other five systems (and the network drive).

Your SSD suggestion is excellent so I ordered a 500GB one. I have a bunch of 1TB hard drives with more than 600GB of free space on each so I'm going to have a second network drive with all the irreplaceable stuff saved (Documents, Finance & Taxes, Music, Pictures and Videos).

Do we have any confidence the solid state disks won't begin random failure as they age?

VieuxBob: I'm impressed with your computer repair. Unimaginable to me. I can't even figure out where to hook the jumper cables to get one restarted.

I am watching with intense interest in your sprinkler valve replacement. Sadly I have no sprinkler system so I won't be able to make immediate use of your genius bu ti still want to learn. When it gets hot and dry here we just don't mow...

Andy, I have no faith in any electronic device, including computers and especially smart phones. I believe everything I cherish that is stored on those evil things will disappear because of a leak in one of the pipes. Being gullible, I buy multiple machines in hopes they don't all spring the same leak at the same time.

Like all my repairs, I remove screws until something falls off. Sometimes I get lucky and one of those things doesn't look or smell right. Testing the battery was a freak -- I had no idea 2.7v was bad but it seemed like a cheap gamble.

I live in a place where you can't get a Certificate of Occupancy without a lawn sprinkler system installed. Our first Florida home had a manifold with four gate valves. Open a valve, let water gush for 15-20 minutes, close the valve and repeat 3 more times. A very expensive lesson comes when you forget that "close the valve" thing a couple of times. A timer, electric main valve and an indexing valve was a money saving solution.

Bob: i usually learn something every time I make time to read a few posts on your thread and today wasn't any different. I might have 100 5 gallon buckets and I'VE NEVER USED THEM TO MOVE DIRT or store dirt. i'm a wheelbarrow and pile type of guy, but the 5 gallon bucket idea would work great up here in the PNW especially if i'm having to do it during the rain.

hope you have a great Mother's Day even if you mom isn't here any longer you can just enjoy your bride who provided all those generations of HEINES and seem to put up with your shenanigans (and brilliance and get R done attitude).

cheers

Drives, thank you for stopping by. It is possible it's just a coincidence but it always seems to rain when I dig a hole or wash/wax the cars. The lid on those buckets seems to keep that from happening but they are predicting thunder showers (100% probability) for Mother's Day. Should be a perfect day for hanging sheets out to dry on the clothesline.

I hope you have a wonderful Mother's Day as well. Your Mom deserves a special reward for clearing her stuff out of the Wood Shop space. Did she know she had a woodworking shop?

 

[1/2 Cup]

Bob I am impressed with your lap top repair.

As you say another Vieux-tiful day!!!!

 

[oldironfarmer]

What does "Certificate of Occupancy" mean? I guess it means someone certifies you are indeed occupying the premises. Yeah, that's got to be it.

And I was shy to answer because you'll laugh, but my friend in Nigeria is really a Nigerian Prince. He faxed me his certificate of authenticity so I have no reason to question him. He is the only guy I have found who will buy and store bitcoin for me. I just wire him the money and he makes the purchase. He even keeps track for me as to how much I own. It is getting to be quite substantial and I was thinking of cashing some in but he insists now is the time to buy, not sell. You've got to spend money to make money, you know. I don't know what I'd do without him. But he had said to keep it kind of quiet. We don't want a rush to buy through him and overload his ability to make skillful purchases below market, and when selling, to command a premium price. And, a big plus, by working exclusively through him I am totally protected against fraud by the bad guys. So, enough said.

 

[njhoudini]

Bob, with all of your toys, do you have whole house surge protection?

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[Bob Heine]

After some flower pot Tetris on the patio and lengthy discussions about when to call the kids to thank them for Mother's Day gifts (we're calling them on Sunday) I went to the shed to have more productive discussions with some wood.

I brought my hAndy hammer along for company. Let him visit his less fortunate friends in the hammer ghetto for a few minutes while I collected stuff to transfer from the garage to the shed (it becomes a workshop when I start working).

The stop block on the Bora track sticks a bit and a light tap releases it. The aluminum hammer is just the right weight to do the job without marring the plastic. Among the "stuff" I brought down to the workshop were the five new Bessey pipe clamps. Obviously I didn't buy the 1/2-inch pipes to make them useful but I like the rubber pads and legs.

I dry-fitted the sides and ends with biscuits and it looks pretty good. The corner clamps as well as the Bora and Harbor Freight long clamps held the box together while I tipped it up on the table. The biscuits on the top of the box aligned the sides 1/16th inch narrower than the bottom but I'm going to accept the flaw. The 4-foot by 30-inch table was the other "stuff" I brought down from the garage. Its top is a little bowed but gives me another flat surface in the workshop. I measured and cut the first fixed shelf for the Musical Ice Box using the Bora track and my saw horse cutting sled.

I am using Home Depot's "Sande" plywood for the shelves. It is less expensive than the hardwood veneer plywood but still knot- and patch-free. The shelf fits snugly in the dados so I'm pleased with that result.

Did I mention that I successfully ordered that Evolution Rage2 metal cutoff saw? It needs a stand but that will be made from the angle iron I salvaged from that coffee table (last year?). I tried it out and it cuts clean with almost no sparks and burrs. It's weird to have the tool that makes the project easier. I plan to do some creative scrap wood retainers for the temprary sawhorse stand.

 

[Bob Heine]

The disks are durable and if there were any concern about failure, we would have already seen or heard about it.

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NJH, sorry I skipped your comment and I agree they should be durable. Most of the failures I hear about are early life failures, like most electronics. If it works for the first month or three, it usually works for a long time.

Bob, with all of your toys, do you have whole house surge protection?

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LJH, I don't have whole house surge protection but I have thought about installing one. All of the delicate electronics are on individual surge protectors. In the 40+ years I've lived in Florida, I have never had a lightning-strike related failure. The only lightning disaster was at my neighbor's relative's home. The lightning hit the house, traveled through the copper supply pipes, melted a number of solder joints and caused multiple leaks throughout the home. That's when they discovered their Chinese drywall problem.

 

[oldironfarmer]

Man!! Nice aluminum hammer!!

 

[Bob Heine]

Bob I am impressed with your lap top repair.

As you say another Vieux-tiful day!!!!

Steve, the bar you and Vladimir have set are inspiring. Saving this laptop gave me a good feeling.

What does "Certificate of Occupancy" mean? I guess it means someone certifies you are indeed occupying the premises. Yeah, that's got to be it.

It means you can legally move into your home. I'm not aware of anyone being jailed for failing to apply for or receive one. Best example was the guy camping in the shell across the street -- he couldn't get permits approved because he didn't have one. A true Catch-22.

And I was shy to answer because you'll laugh, but my friend in Nigeria is really a Nigerian Prince. He faxed me his certificate of authenticity so I have no reason to question him. He is the only guy I have found who will buy and store bitcoin for me. I just wire him the money and he makes the purchase. He even keeps track for me as to how much I own. It is getting to be quite substantial and I was thinking of cashing some in but he insists now is the time to buy, not sell. You've got to spend money to make money, you know. I don't know what I'd do without him. But he had said to keep it kind of quiet. We don't want a rush to buy through him and overload his ability to make skillful purchases below market, and when selling, to command a premium price. And, a big plus, by working exclusively through him I am totally protected against fraud by the bad guys. So, enough said.

Andy, double funny you mention your Prince. My nephew married a woman he met at Columbia University when they were studying for Finance degrees. Her mother is the Queen of a tribe in Togo. Togo is a small country on Africa's Ivory Coast, between Ghana and Benin. Benin is next to Nigeria so I bet your Prince and my Queen are good friends. Oh, and the Queen and her husband are both medical doctors. They've never mentioned bitcoins.

 

[Bob Heine]

Man!! Nice aluminum hammer!!

I know Andy, it just showed up here one day. I love it!!!

 

[drivesitfar]

Bob: so far my mom (and dad that doesn't come downstairs much cause he'd have to use a stair lift he only seems to use for Dr. appointments and weekly visits to my sister's house for a shower) probably thinks i own a lumber yard, but she loves seeing me. I haven't seen my parents this much since I installed a stair lift I bought them a couple years ago and they seem to like me being around.

I was sitting on their deck at the little outdoor table with my 85 year old dad and asked him what year he thought it was. now he might have known, but he did say 2000 like maybe that was the real year and he did know it was May.

My mom called me last night and thanked me for having her go through boxes she hadn't opened up in 25 to 50 years.

I'm hoping to get enough power to run some power tools and actually make something in the new WOODSHOP.

sorry for the HI JACK, but you asked!!

cheers

 

[Guster]

Great job getting to and replacing the BIOS battery.

Some of those are near impossible to get to. Most people would give up after the first 20 screws.

At on point one of the more popular brands swapped to capacitors that kept some residual charge after the laptop battery is depleted. Except if that battery is old and won't hold a charge for a day. Then if the office took 2 weeks off over Christmas
they all came back to reset BIOSs. I spent a week de-soldering caps and replacing them with battery-holders because the supplier wouldn't manage the returns.

This cooler thing is quite the construction... curious where this is going!

All this talk of soggy biscuits... out of curiosity, are dowels out of fashion now?

 

[Bob Heine]

Bob: so far my mom (and dad that doesn't come downstairs much cause he'd have to use a stair lift he only seems to use for Dr. appointments and weekly visits to my sister's house for a shower) probably thinks i own a lumber yard, but she loves seeing me. I haven't seen my parents this much since I installed a stair lift I bought them a couple years ago and they seem to like me being around.

I was sitting on their deck at the little outdoor table with my 85 year old dad and asked him what year he thought it was. now he might have known, but he did say 2000 like maybe that was the real year and he did know it was May.

My mom called me last night and thanked me for having her go through boxes she hadn't opened up in 25 to 50 years.

I'm hoping to get enough power to run some power tools and actually make something in the new WOODSHOP.

sorry for the HI JACK, but you asked!!

cheers

Drives, I don't consider that a hi-jack and I have some idea what you are going through. When my mother turned 90 I had to take her car away and that meant daily visits to make sure she was OK, take her shopping and doctor appointments. Within a year I was cooking all her meals after she set a meal on fire in the microwave. Then it was checking that she took all her meds for the day (set the day's pills in morning, noon and night trays). When she called me (rather than 9-1-1) after falling in the shower, it was time for a 24-hour a day live-in assistant. My mother really appreciated my visits and at one point commented that she never expected me to do what I did. Confirmed my wife's belief my brother, like her brother, was the favorite (not Andy, my other brother -- Andy was Dad's favorite).

Great job getting to and replacing the BIOS battery.

Some of those are near impossible to get to. Most people would give up after the first 20 screws.

At on point one of the more popular brands swapped to capacitors that kept some residual charge after the laptop battery is depleted. Except if that battery is old and won't hold a charge for a day. Then if the office took 2 weeks off over Christmas
they all came back to reset BIOSs. I spent a week de-soldering caps and replacing them with battery-holders because the supplier wouldn't manage the returns.

This cooler thing is quite the construction... curious where this is going!

All this talk of soggy biscuits... out of curiosity, are dowels out of fashion now?

Thanks Guster! I normally get about 5 years out of a watch battery so 16 years was pretty good. Oh, I also replace dead watch batteries myself. I paid Sears the $15 to replace a couple. Watching the jeweler do it I realized all I needed was a tool to unscrew the backs of the watches. A $25 investment in watch tools and I was doing the band shortening tasks and even the watch band pin replacements (gardening with a watch on is tough on the bands).

In a way the Musical Ice Box is a lazy fix. The bottom CD changer stopped working and I know it's the drive belts. To fix it I have to remove the covers, which means I have to take all the other equipment off the stack. That means un-plugging all the speakers and RCA plugs. Once this cabinet is finished, I can slide the components into their new home without un-plugging them and just pull the bottom unit out. It would also allow me to service the ice maker more easily.

The problem changer is on the bottom of the stack:

I chose biscuits over dowels because they are more forgiving. You can move the joint from side to side a fair amount with biscuits where dowels are aligned or not. When I finished putting the box together yesterday, I forgot the top was to overhang a half inch. It clamped up fine perfectly aligned (OK, perfect might be stretching it).

I remembered the overhang this morning and re-adjusted the top so a 1/4-inch sheet of plywood can slide into the groove on the back (groove isn't cut yet). The biscuits allowed the re-alignment but dowels would not. I need all the help I can get.

 

[shortykorte]

Quite the CD collection when you have two carousels. I have a receiver and 300 disc player waiting for setup in the shop. I’ll get to it one of these Saturdays.


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[Guster]

Thanks for taking the time to explain it again. I somehow missed that post. Looks like the perfect excuse to practice using the clamps and track jigs. My track also binds, usually when you want to move the clamping bit outwards for larger material. Found that it slides easier one way with the assistance from gravity.

You managed to somehow sneak in another post while I was writing my earlier reply. Almost missed the Evolution Rage2 acquisition. That is a very neat saw being halfway between a friction saw and a proper coldsaw. Much faster than my bandsaw too. I'd probably prefer that if it wasn't for cutting larger solid material for machining.

Looks like you've officially run out of space in the hammer drawer!

 

[jbmatth]

Bob,
Good job on the repair of the computer, physically replacing the battery wouldn't have been a problem for me, but determining that was the issue would have taken a while. Then I would be out of luck fixing the "software" side of things. I'm glad you like the saw, since I picked up mine I've seen a few more pop up around the forum.

Trendsetter,
JB

 

[njhoudini]

Yes, I have a shop in addition to the garage (much like Bret's [bj383ss]....

I insulated it and added an A/C unit, followed by a suspended ceiling.

Bob, sorry for this flashback, but do you run your A/C all year round in the shed? My garage (probably close to 100 years old) is pretty much a large shed but with proper siding and roof. I'm thinking about the condition of my tools that I've been restoring and while wiping things down with oils/waxes/rust inhibitors will help, I'm thinking I need to make my garage look like your shed. In NJ, much like LI or the Hudson Valley, the seasons and changes in temperatures will likely cause me a lot of grief if I don't plan for the humidity. I have 2 dehumidifiers so I could dedicate one to the garage, but putting A/C in there would definitely make me feel a bit better.

 

[Bob Heine]

Quite the CD collection when you have two carousels. I have a receiver and 300 disc player waiting for setup in the shop. I’ll get to it one of these Saturdays.


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Stewart, we do have a rather large CD collection but it's not all music. The upper changer is almost full of audio books. At one point it was filled with Game of Thrones but that has been replaced with the Outlander series. My wife is a fan of the author, Diana Gabaldon and now Davina Porter, the English actress who narrates the 500+ hours. The music CD changer is broken at the moment but all the songs are available through the iPod on top of the stack. Over 1,400 songs that can be played randomly.

Thanks for taking the time to explain it again. I somehow missed that post. Looks like the perfect excuse to practice using the clamps and track jigs. My track also binds, usually when you want to move the clamping bit outwards for larger material. Found that it slides easier one way with the assistance from gravity.

You managed to somehow sneak in another post while I was writing my earlier reply. Almost missed the Evolution Rage2 acquisition. That is a very neat saw being halfway between a friction saw and a proper coldsaw. Much faster than my bandsaw too. I'd probably prefer that if it wasn't for cutting larger solid material for machining.

Looks like you've officially run out of space in the hammer drawer!

Guster, I am probably doing my projects in the wrong order. I should be building the boxes to go under the table saw and router table/cabinet first. Only reason is that I bought the expensive oak veneer plywood first and I'd hate to have to explain it being used in my shop. I did fiddle with the track a little more and I've kinda figured it out. As you say, gravity helps.

The Evolution Rage2 saw was an unexpected purchase. Several months ago I learned about the slower blade speed. It isn't as slow as 1/2 Cup's but it's half the speed of the miter saws I have. It also cuts the steel almost burr-free. I tried cutting some exhaust tubing with an abrasive saw and it was burr city.

Back when I first searched for the Evolution Rage2 14-inch (not to be confused with the Rage3 7-1/4-inch) Home Depot had it advertised for $187 but it wasn't available in any of the stores near me. It also wasn't available on-line. When JohnnieMo asked about the saw, I re-checked Home Depot and they had free shipping (or pick up 60-miles away). I often regret not jumping on these deals so I ordered it.

I only recently purchased that brass hammer in the drawer and had second thoughts but one more turning and twisting of the collection and it all fits but you're right -- I'm outa space. FULL DISCLOSURE: there's another hammer drawer in the workshop but it isn't packed as full.

Bob,
Good job on the repair of the computer, physically replacing the battery wouldn't have been a problem for me, but determining that was the issue would have taken a while. Then I would be out of luck fixing the "software" side of things. I'm glad you like the saw, since I picked up mine I've seen a few more pop up around the forum.

Trendsetter,
JB

JB, I never got a beep or message before the failure so I suspected it was something that isn't part of the diagnostics. Unlike my usual approach, I tried the least expensive part first and lucked out. I still have some DOS diskettes, Windows 95, 98, 2000, NT, Vista, 8, 8.1 and 10 so I figured one of those would get me going again.

That saw is amazing (especially for the price) and I think it will work well as long as I am gentle making the cuts. I read a lot of complaints about teeth flying off the blade and I suspect it's from heat melting the brazing. I may buy a 90-tooth stainless cutting blade if the one that came with the saw stops cutting.

Bob, sorry for this flashback, but do you run your A/C all year round in the shed? My garage (probably close to 100 years old) is pretty much a large shed but with proper siding and roof. I'm thinking about the condition of my tools that I've been restoring and while wiping things down with oils/waxes/rust inhibitors will help, I'm thinking I need to make my garage look like your shed. In NJ, much like LI or the Hudson Valley, the seasons and changes in temperatures will likely cause me a lot of grief if I don't plan for the humidity. I have 2 dehumidifiers so I could dedicate one to the garage, but putting A/C in there would definitely make me feel a bit better.

NJHoudini, I do run the A/C year round in the garage and the shed. Not necessarily every day but it's a rare day when the garage or shed is below 80*F. I can't be sure because it has been more than 40 years but rust was a bigger problem on Long Island and the Hudson Valley. Probably as much from condensation as anything else. Our PT Cruiser is 14 years old and there isn't a spec of rust (OK, maybe flash rust on the brake rotors after I wash the car). My GTO had backlight rust and quarter panel rust when it was 4 years old up north. The Vega GT started rusting on the drive home from the dealer.

I think a continuous running dehumidifier would be a wise investment in the garage and an A/C unit would be a wonderful upgrade for those hot and muggy summer days.

 

[Bob Heine]

My smarter and better looking brother sent my wife a couple of wonderful gifts, a hand-crated broom and a custom trivet. All I got her was a cheap Mother's Day card.

Rather than making my wife look at the pictures on the computer (she believes the government is watching us through it), I printed 4x6 glossies. I wanted her to see how Andy makes the broom (these photos are from his thread and were stolen without his permission).

I'm kinda hoping the image royalty charges are similar to Andy's extended warranties.

I sure learned something from this: a broom and trivet beats jewelry (especially "I was going to buy you" jewelry). I also learned that hammers are a jealous bunch. After the first camera flash, look who came out to photo bomb the session.

All kidding aside, Andy generosity with his time, talent and treasure is heartwarming and these are more than tokens to me.

 

[1/2 Cup]

All kidding aside, Andy generosity with his time, talent and treasure is heartwarming and these are more than tokens to me.

Bob, so true...

 

[JohnnieMo]

Good buy on that Rage 2 saw. I'll be watching your reviews on it. These things always cut good on day 1 but it's day 100 I'm interested in.

 

[bolensboneyard]

Bob nice work but in spite of your considerable talent in many areas it is your drawer full of hammers that make you a master craftsman.

 

[oldironfarmer]

I was starting to worry about your broom. I sent it in plenty of time to get there by Mother's Day but it was an odd package. Glad she likes it!! (and thanks for the good words, maybe I'll pick up some more customers)

I bought a similar saw to the Rage2 from Northern Tool (I had a $50 coupon for merchandise only and their price was $200). I'm careful with mine to not cut alloy steel of which I'm unsure of the hardness. Mild steel it does a great job, as you say almost burr free. I think a hard steel might shorten the blade life dramatically. It is worth some extra blade cost to save time deburring and it's quieter.

 

[jbmatth]

That saw is amazing (especially for the price) and I think it will work well as long as I am gentle making the cuts. I read a lot of complaints about teeth flying off the blade and I suspect it's from heat melting the brazing. I may buy a 90-tooth stainless cutting blade if the one that came with the saw stops cutting.

Good buy on that Rage 2 saw. I'll be watching your reviews on it. These things always cut good on day 1 but it's day 100 I'm interested in.

I've had the saw for just shy of a year now and the cuts are still great, it does throw more sparks than it used to and seems to take longer to make the cuts but that is after cutting the S Beam and 3"x3"x3/16" for my frame table, the 3"x5"x1/4" for the '57 frame and many other small projects along the way. Even still when I finish a cut it isn't hot, maybe warm but I don't worry about burning myself. Full disclosure, I make $100 off of everyone sold to a GJ member, Andy's Prince friend will direct deposit into my account, such a swell guy.

JB