Popular Post legenddc 492 Posted February 24 Popular Post Report Share Posted February 24 I’m becoming more afraid of heights as I get older. Really just tall ladders, not tall buildings. Working on my doors more. Not many scraps from 8 sheets of plywood. First bifold door is done, just needs to be sanded and painted. 7 more bifold doors and then onto the regular doors. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
drzaius 2635 Posted February 24 Report Share Posted February 24 1 hour ago, Mick S said: I recently had to install a hook into one of my ceiling joists using a 3' step ladder I often use as a stool at my bench. I made it safely to the second step before the waves of dizziness kicked in, but I persevered by steadying myself against the joist. It was a stretch, but I knew not to stand on top of the ladder. I'm happy to report I made it down safely and there was beer in the fridge. Just make sure that beer isn't until after the "lift" work 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RichardA 5100 Posted February 24 Report Share Posted February 24 Ya, just can't go wrong with the cure. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chet 4980 Posted February 24 Report Share Posted February 24 1 hour ago, drzaius said: Just make sure that beer isn't until after the "lift" work Are you sure? I was thinking just the opposite. Wouldn't being light headed from alcohol offset the vertigo from the height? 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post gee-dub 3594 Posted February 24 Popular Post Report Share Posted February 24 Got the slab joints sawed. 7 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
curlyoak 855 Posted February 24 Report Share Posted February 24 48 minutes ago, gee-dub said: Got the slab joints sawed. It might be time to start a thread gee-dub's new shop. Are there any vacuum tubes in the slab? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post Mark J 2271 Posted February 24 Popular Post Report Share Posted February 24 I laughed at Mick's story, but a few years ago I was on a ladder cleaning my garage gutters. Made a stupid decision and fell one story, backwards, landing on the ladder. I thought I was dead, pretty sure of it actually. Took a bit, but found out I was wrong when I started breathing again. I do not clean the gutters any more and I really really don't like ladders. 2 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tom King 3863 Posted February 24 Report Share Posted February 24 8 hours ago, drzaius said: A couple of years ago I did some fan maintenance in a plant that builds the Twin Otter. The guy there said that if a tool is dropped & dents the aircraft, they have to remove the entire damaged panel & replace it, which can be a very lengthy process. No Bondo. The FBO that I worked for, right after I graduated from college, had a Twin Otter they maintained. That thing takes off like an elevator. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
drzaius 2635 Posted February 25 Report Share Posted February 25 2 hours ago, Tom King said: The FBO that I worked for, right after I graduated from college, had a Twin Otter they maintained. That thing takes off like an elevator. They are amazing aircraft. Designed way back in the stone age but are still very popular. Of course, the new ones have modern turboprops all the latest avionics, etc. When De Havilland went under, Viking Air bought the license to make the plane from De Havilland Canada. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gee-dub 3594 Posted February 25 Report Share Posted February 25 5 hours ago, curlyoak said: It might be time to start a thread gee-dub's new shop. Are there any vacuum tubes in the slab? No vacuum tubes. At this stage it is like watching paint dry and I didn't want to start a thread that got stale. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
drzaius 2635 Posted February 25 Report Share Posted February 25 10 minutes ago, gee-dub said: No vacuum tubes. At this stage it is like watching paint dry and I didn't want to start a thread that got stale. I understand your reasoning, but we won't let you forget to start a thread once things get moving Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post Ronn W 1628 Posted February 25 Popular Post Report Share Posted February 25 Got my first covid vaccine shot today. Feel good about that. 8 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
treeslayer 3400 Posted February 25 Report Share Posted February 25 Good news Ronn, we got our first last week, a small light at the end of a very long tunnel but it’s a start, and maybe my lumber guy will let me back in the building instead of bringing me out the wood he picks 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post Coop 7649 Posted February 25 Popular Post Report Share Posted February 25 2 hours ago, Ronn W said: Got my first covid vaccine shot today. Feel good about that. Saturday will be two weeks after our second shot. Only side effects is that the doc said that I can hold off taking the little blue pill for another 20 years! 2 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post Chet 4980 Posted February 25 Popular Post Report Share Posted February 25 17 hours ago, Ronn W said: Got my first covid vaccine shot today. Feel good about that. Got my first this morning. I even got a souvenir of the event. 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RichardA 5100 Posted February 25 Report Share Posted February 25 5 minutes ago, Chet said: Got my first this morning. I even got a souvenir of the event. That'll get you safely on public transportation. Soon you'll need that to cross State lines. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post Mick S 2708 Posted February 26 Popular Post Report Share Posted February 26 Feels great to be working on a project instead of working on my shop. First one in a while - a simple harvest table for a neighbor. I can't wait until the overarm dust shroud (Grizzly) gets here. This saw makes some dust. Cutting mortises. Tapering the legs 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
treeslayer 3400 Posted February 26 Report Share Posted February 26 Looks great Mick, and I like the lay-out lines to prevent any mistakes like I have made. What kind of wood is that? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post Mick S 2708 Posted February 26 Popular Post Report Share Posted February 26 1 hour ago, treeslayer said: What kind of wood is that? Air-dried cherry - from 1982! 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JohnG 1244 Posted February 26 Report Share Posted February 26 The best kind of wood! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
legenddc 492 Posted February 27 Report Share Posted February 27 Middle of converting 8 bi-fold doors and 12 interior doors from flat panel to 3 panel and my nailer is now leaking. Not sure if it's worth trying to fix or if I shouldn't just get a new one. Unless I go buy a new one I'm dead in the water until Monday when I can borrow my dad's. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post Coop 7649 Posted February 27 Popular Post Report Share Posted February 27 Say no more! This is obviously a critical situation and justification for replacing a worn out tool! You are doing this for others and not for self gratification! 4 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
legenddc 492 Posted February 27 Report Share Posted February 27 I took another look and there was a piece slightly bent. Hammered it flatter and it seems the leak has mostly stopped or at least drastically slowed down. Hopefully it will work, at least until Monday when I can grab my dad's as a backup. Not sure if I want to spend $15 on parts for a gun that was part of the $199 3 gun/compressor kit or just replace it. If anything I wish the noisy compressor would break instead. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
treeslayer 3400 Posted February 27 Report Share Posted February 27 1 hour ago, legenddc said: I wish the noisy compressor would break instead. http://www.californiaairtools.com i've heard good things about these, i could use a larger compressor and definitely a quieter one but the one i have just won't die Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pkinneb 3647 Posted February 27 Report Share Posted February 27 2 hours ago, treeslayer said: http://www.californiaairtools.com i've heard good things about these, i could use a larger compressor and definitely a quieter one but the one i have just won't die I love my little one, way quieter then the old PC pancake compressor I had. It wouldn't die so it found a new home Having said that last weekend as I was carrying it down to the theater for one piece of trim i thought you know it would be really nice to have a cordless trim nailer Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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