Tom King Posted December 1, 2020 Report Share Posted December 1, 2020 I have a 12 lb. sledgehammer that still has the replacement handle I put on it in the mid 1970's. I remember the hardware store I bought the handle from, and the rubber deflector that has saved the handle a couple of times driving ground rods. That's the largest one that I will swing all the way around. We've had those Monster Mauls about as long as I can remember too. That steel handle has always scared me, but I guess that's a good thing. We quit burning wood about a year before Propane prices skyrocketed, but that's been long enough ago that I forget when it was. Our house is so well insulated that if the weather report was wrong, we'd end up having to open all the windows. That got to be too much trouble when we were raising children. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnG Posted December 1, 2020 Report Share Posted December 1, 2020 From what I’ve seen, splitting axes and mauls have similar profile, but mauls are a bit bigger/heavier and have a more reinforced back for driving metal wedges. Of course each manufacturer has their own classification and styles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted December 2, 2020 Report Share Posted December 2, 2020 The style I am accustomed to using is like this: In the 8- to 12- pound range. For very stubborn species (sweetgum!) the back of the head is designed for striking with a sledge. Yes, odd splits can damage a wood handle easier than metal or composite, but I'd rather swing hickory. Just feels better to me, less jarring impact reflected back into my hands at each strike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted December 2, 2020 Report Share Posted December 2, 2020 It's been slow going. The overnight temps have been pretty low and the garage gets down to 35. This has made the drying of joint compound quite slow. I bought insulation for the attic yesterday and will get that blown in tonight hopefully so i can use a little electric heater to keep the garage around 50 hopefully. Running the electric heater without the insulation brought the temps up to the high 40s so adding attic insulation should put it over the edge. The platform has been working out great. I got the long machine joints done and the screw holes. Megan helped me and did all the screw holes on the walls. With this being a garage i think I'm only going to do 2 coats and call it good. I should be able to start some trim work Sunday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark J Posted December 2, 2020 Report Share Posted December 2, 2020 Ahhh well, you know, the couple that muds together buds together. (Or something like that). 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drzaius Posted December 2, 2020 Report Share Posted December 2, 2020 Run a fan or 2 out there to dry the mud faster. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted December 2, 2020 Report Share Posted December 2, 2020 43 minutes ago, drzaius said: Run a fan or 2 out there to dry the mud faster. I've been running fans on it. It probably wouldn't dry otherwise. When the air temp is only 2 degrees above freezing i have a feeling that the ceiling is below freezing without any insulation up in the attic though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drzaius Posted December 2, 2020 Report Share Posted December 2, 2020 1 hour ago, Chestnut said: I've been running fans on it. It probably wouldn't dry otherwise. When the air temp is only 2 degrees above freezing i have a feeling that the ceiling is below freezing without any insulation up in the attic though. Be super careful to not allow the wet mud to freeze. That can happen in corners on outside walls. If it does, the mud may dry, looking normal, but then after painting it easily flakes away. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark J Posted December 2, 2020 Report Share Posted December 2, 2020 Can you run that electric heater again? 40's are better than 30's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted December 2, 2020 Report Share Posted December 2, 2020 7 minutes ago, drzaius said: Be super careful to not allow the wet mud to freeze. That can happen in corners on outside walls. If it does, the mud may dry, looking normal, but then after painting it easily flakes away. it was hot mud so there is a chance it didn't freeze. There is also a good chance it was completely cured before it got to freezing risk. We shall see.... it only needs to last a few weeks than it can look like crap all it wants. 3 minutes ago, Mark J said: Can you run that electric heater again? It's been running full time it's just not enough. I even left the door open to the house cause the house furnace is more than efficient enough to help heat the garage. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Chestnut Posted December 5, 2020 Popular Post Report Share Posted December 5, 2020 Working on sanding the first coat of mud. I have some of the 2nd coat on in places Hoping to get to paint tomorrow night. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkinneb Posted December 5, 2020 Report Share Posted December 5, 2020 Looks great Drew! When's the big day? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted December 5, 2020 Report Share Posted December 5, 2020 1 minute ago, pkinneb said: Looks great Drew! When's the big day? The 19th of December. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkinneb Posted December 5, 2020 Report Share Posted December 5, 2020 26 minutes ago, Chestnut said: The 19th of December. Nice! You got plenty of time Did blowing the insulation in help the temp situation? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted December 5, 2020 Report Share Posted December 5, 2020 39 minutes ago, pkinneb said: Nice! You got plenty of time Did blowing the insulation in help the temp situation? Immensely. The garage would drop down to maybe 5 degrees above outside temperature. Now If i cut the heat at 8pm it'll drop from 60 to 55 over night. I'm able to get the temp up to 70 with just one of those small 9,000 btu ice house heaters. I've ran through about $20 of propane in the last 2 weeks but that's not awful imo to keep 700 sq ft at 65-70. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robby W Posted December 5, 2020 Report Share Posted December 5, 2020 Spent the afternoon wrapping Christmas presents. Hopefully, this year we won't have a last minute meltdown because they still need to be wrapped. Didn't get to see mine though. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Coop Posted December 6, 2020 Popular Post Report Share Posted December 6, 2020 3 hours ago, Robby W said: Spent the afternoon wrapping Christmas presents. Hopefully, this year we won't have a last minute meltdown because they still need to be wrapped. Didn't get to see mine though. I tuck my tail. We haven’t bought the first gift yet, much less wrapped them! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Coop Posted December 6, 2020 Popular Post Report Share Posted December 6, 2020 I converted 4/4 walnut boards into 3 ea. jamb, 6 ea. casing and 3 ea. stop pieces. Jointing, planing, cutting to width and easing the edges on the show sides. I had a couple of small imperfections to fill with epoxy. Now for the ARS. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted December 6, 2020 Report Share Posted December 6, 2020 Today was my first significant time in the shop since recovering from Covid-19. Had about 6 hours, spent half of it rigging some hard pipe to my modified DC, so it catches the saw-wing mounted router, and leaves a port for flex hose when needed. The bucket houses the router. Lift-out table design, no lift. Couple of shop-made blast gates seem to work well. MDF, 1/4" ply, and a pipe coupling sawn in half. Barely visible to the right is a slight bend I added to the pipe, warming it in front of my space heater. A proper bend requires packing the pipe with sand or other material to force the walls to hold their shape, but I'm OK with a bit of wrinkle. So the next 3 hours involved planing lumber for a project (journal pending). The modified DC / Thien baffle seems to work well, it filled almost completely before blowing any "snow" out into the back yard. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark J Posted December 6, 2020 Report Share Posted December 6, 2020 19 minutes ago, wtnhighlander said: Today was my first significant time in the shop since recovering from Covid-19. I didn't realize you'd been taken ill. Glad to see you're doing alright. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted December 6, 2020 Report Share Posted December 6, 2020 Me too are glad you are ok! I think this would be an interesting thread. Maybe not so much? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardA Posted December 6, 2020 Report Share Posted December 6, 2020 Damn, young'un. I'm nearly twice your age and haven't been near any covid folks, I'm glad as hell you got through it. If you hadn't, my executors would be pissed. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted December 7, 2020 Report Share Posted December 7, 2020 Made and expensive mistake in the garage. My airless house melted on the hot grate of the heater. Guess i need a new hose and heater... In good news i got all the mud done and a good 2 gallons of primer sprayed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted December 7, 2020 Report Share Posted December 7, 2020 23 hours ago, RichardA said: Damn, young'un. I'm nearly twice your age and haven't been near any covid folks, I'm glad as hell you got through it. If you hadn't, my executors would be pissed. BTW, Rick - you aren't twice my age, only 150. Percent, that is! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted December 7, 2020 Report Share Posted December 7, 2020 37 minutes ago, Chestnut said: Made and expensive mistake in the garage. My airless house melted on the hot grate of the heater. Guess i need a new hose and heater... In good news i got all the mud done and a good 2 gallons of primer sprayed. Sounds like things are heating up. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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