legenddc Posted April 18, 2018 Report Share Posted April 18, 2018 Checked under my sink last night to make sure when I installed our dishwasher that I left the hose up for air. Turns out I just reused the old hose and it was already there. Thanks for the reminder to check. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catco Posted April 18, 2018 Report Share Posted April 18, 2018 Welcome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lewisc Posted April 20, 2018 Report Share Posted April 20, 2018 I get jealous of you Americans. You’ve got access to great timber. We’ve got nice stuff but it seems so much harder to work with. I was asked to make this the other day from one found online. I found some walnut and maple and went to it. The new smoothing plane made quick work of drum sander marks. It will be engraved and then come back to me for finishing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted April 20, 2018 Report Share Posted April 20, 2018 Nice looking board ! Most of our finest walnut logs get snapped up and exported to Asia & Europe for veneer. Decent walnut here has gotten quite pricey. Or if it's affordable the amount of knots & sapwood limit what you can build. What does walnut go for "down under " ? I wonder how hard it would be to make a " barcode " cutting board ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted April 20, 2018 Report Share Posted April 20, 2018 @lewisc the grass is always greener on the other side of the pond. I'd love to try some of the woods you guys have. Too bad shipping is so darn expensive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lewisc Posted April 20, 2018 Report Share Posted April 20, 2018 I bought 25mm x 150mm rough sawn walnut for about $22 per lineal metre. I’m not sure what that works out to in board feet. Probaly a bit on the expensive side but not that bad compared to some our premium timbers. It’s not a timber I’ll work with much. I’ve been trying to go with Australian timbers for most things. Walnut and Cherry are a delicacy for me. When I attempt a Maloof Rocker, I’ll be going with walnut. Unfortunately, timber is heavy and big. Not easy to ship around the world for the average woodworker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted April 20, 2018 Report Share Posted April 20, 2018 If I've got my math right that's 25mm x 150 x 1000. That converts to 1.59 board feet . And after you convert Australian $ to US$ it's $10.63 a board foot. Not bad considering it was shipped halfway around the world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted April 21, 2018 Report Share Posted April 21, 2018 Cleaned the garage after doing some prep work on the shed. Now I'm waiting for a cardinal to cone pose for a picture. It's rough work but t-shirt weather makes it easy. Where did the feet up thread wonder off to? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted April 21, 2018 Report Share Posted April 21, 2018 Drew, Why is your right leg wrapped in camo? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpt life Posted April 21, 2018 Report Share Posted April 21, 2018 22 minutes ago, K Cooper said: Drew, Why is your right leg wrapped in camo? He’s waiting to “shoot” that cardinal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted April 21, 2018 Report Share Posted April 21, 2018 39 minutes ago, K Cooper said: Drew, Why is your right leg wrapped in camo? That's not my leg. Its my camera lens. I'm compensating for something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom King Posted April 21, 2018 Report Share Posted April 21, 2018 It's April 21st. Why is the ground white? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted April 21, 2018 Report Share Posted April 21, 2018 The ground is yellow here , it's the time of year for tree sex ! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted April 22, 2018 Report Share Posted April 22, 2018 I have two large live oaks, one by each driveway. One gives off tons of the yellow thingys and bushels of acorns and the other neither of the above. One is apparently having more fun than the other, at my expense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drzaius Posted April 22, 2018 Report Share Posted April 22, 2018 Ground is still white here too. At least the weather has finally warmed & the snow may be on its way out. Today I got the new TV hung on the wall all by myself. What a job of work that was. It's a heavy bugger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom King Posted April 22, 2018 Report Share Posted April 22, 2018 I didn't know there was such a thing as a heavy TV any more. The last one I handled weighed about 3 pounds for a 46". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drzaius Posted April 22, 2018 Report Share Posted April 22, 2018 I bet this thing's 100 lbs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SawDustB Posted April 22, 2018 Report Share Posted April 22, 2018 I finally took the snow tires of the cars. Not exactly what I wanted to head out to the garage to do - looking at my book case project sitting there waiting to be glued up was kind of depressing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted April 23, 2018 Report Share Posted April 23, 2018 2 hours ago, SawDustB said: I finally took the snow tires of the cars. Not exactly what I wanted to head out to the garage to do - looking at my book case project sitting there waiting to be glued up was kind of depressing. I didn’t know there were special “snow tires”? I thought All Terrain Tires pretty much covered everything. D you take the tires off the wheels or do you have two sets of wheels? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SawDustB Posted April 23, 2018 Report Share Posted April 23, 2018 3 minutes ago, K Cooper said: I didn’t know there were special “snow tires”? I thought All Terrain Tires pretty much covered everything. D you take the tires off the wheels or do you have two sets of wheels? Around here, it's pretty much required (not legally, but practically). I've got all season tires I use from April to November, but they don't grip as well as you approach freezing and below. We get a lot of freezing rain and ice through the winter, so you'll get stuck without them. I have a second set of rims for each car that I leave the tires mounted on so I can swap them myself. I bought a decent floor jack, compressor and impact wrench a few years ago and they've paid for themselves. It's not too bad, I can have both cars done in just over an hour. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpt life Posted April 23, 2018 Report Share Posted April 23, 2018 All season tires come in a few flavors. Most do not handle a very wide range of conditions well. In short, seasons in Alaska and Florida do not resemble each other well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom King Posted April 23, 2018 Report Share Posted April 23, 2018 The last time I remember having snow tires on anything was on a 1966 Cadillac Fleetwood that belonged to my Dad. It was one of those with about 4 feet of space in front of the back seat. I have no memory of why he had snow tires on it. This was about 40 years ago, when we had, I believe, the most amount of snow ever. My best friend needed to fly back to Wisconsin where his Wife was in labor. I took him to the Richmond airport on that Cadillac because snow was predicted. His Father rode with me. On the way there, I apologized to the Dad for the tires being so loud. He said, "They sound good back there today." It started snowing as we approached Richmond, an hour and a half away. On our way back to me dropping off his Dad, we came down I85. When we turned off onto the Virginia back roads, no one else had been on the roads probably since it first started snowing. I could only tell where the road was by the indentions in the snow where the ditches were. The front bumper was pushing the top of the snow, and by the time we had gone the 20 miles to his house, the car was leaving a wake behind it. It never slipped the first time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klappco Posted April 23, 2018 Report Share Posted April 23, 2018 Lots of miscellaneous stuff done today. Extended our flag pole holder so the flag won’t hang up on the roof any more. Bought a bunch of various items at HD (trim paint for bathroom, lawn fertilizer, faucet repair parts, extra charcoal). Then time to make dinner. Thick cut pork chops seasoned with Naturiffic Q-Salt and brined with Oakridge Game Changer Brine. Grilled over lump charcoal and hickory chunks. Ready to go. Just off the grill!Plated with a baked Larry. Grilled tortillas seasoned with olive oil and Q-Salt. That's not my leg. I used that line with a lady once. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted April 23, 2018 Report Share Posted April 23, 2018 On 4/20/2018 at 9:07 AM, wdwerker said: I wonder how hard it would be to make a " barcode " cutting board ? That would be fun. I’m up for it. Already made the scanner. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheeset202 Posted April 23, 2018 Report Share Posted April 23, 2018 Got great news today from my tax accountant, long story short IRS audited my 2016 return and said I owe them another $17k, accountant called today and told me they now owe me $14.00, go figure. I told her to ask for interest and assign a penalty like they did to me! I won’t press my luck! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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