Popular Post BillyJack Posted January 29, 2022 Popular Post Report Share Posted January 29, 2022 Went and bought extension pipe for the ctaftam router crafter. Along the way I stopped at a pawn shop and bought a like new PC 4x24 belt sander for $55. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeslayer Posted January 30, 2022 Report Share Posted January 30, 2022 1 hour ago, Chestnut said: Doing some northerner things. Using a wide working tool on ice was odd but the 18v dewalt handled the 8" forstner bit like a champ. Looks like an awesome time Drew, what’s for supper ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted January 30, 2022 Report Share Posted January 30, 2022 Damn that looks cold. The DeWalt has always amazed me to, but even more so without a battery. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted January 30, 2022 Report Share Posted January 30, 2022 1 hour ago, treeslayer said: Looks like an awesome time Drew, what’s for supper ? Didn't catch anything. 46 minutes ago, Coop said: Damn that looks cold. The DeWalt has always amazed me to, but even more so without a battery. It wasn't bad 20 degrees out. After the past -15 degree days it felt warm. The battery was in my pocket to keep it warm. When they get cold they lose a decent amount of power. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted January 30, 2022 Report Share Posted January 30, 2022 Were you actually parked above the water? How thick was the ice? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkinneb Posted January 30, 2022 Report Share Posted January 30, 2022 On 1/29/2022 at 8:19 PM, Coop said: Were you actually parked above the water? How thick was the ice? Coop you wouldn't believe what they take out on the ice up hear LOL $70K pickups and $40K ice houses all day long... I've never done it but my cousins all have Ice Castle fish houses and they say at least 18" but I suspect as cold as this winter has been its 2 to 3 feet now 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted January 30, 2022 Report Share Posted January 30, 2022 On 1/29/2022 at 9:48 PM, pkinneb said: Coop you wouldn't believe what they take out on the ice up hear LOL $70K pickups and $40K ice houses all day long... I've never done it but my cousins all have Ice Castle fish houses and they say at least 18" but I suspect as cold as this winter has been its 2 to 3 feet now That’s really wanting to fish! And an 8” hole? The fish lodges in the hole and you go back in the spring to retrieve it? Different strokes ...... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted January 30, 2022 Report Share Posted January 30, 2022 3 hours ago, Coop said: Were you actually parked above the water? How thick was the ice? Yes, it was about 24 inches. Fish are long and skinny so they fit thorough small holes easily. 2 hours ago, Coop said: That’s really wanting to fish! And an 8” hole? The fish lodges in the hole and you go back in the spring to retrieve it? Different strokes ..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JohnG Posted January 30, 2022 Popular Post Report Share Posted January 30, 2022 Installed our new cooktop yesterday. Getting the cooktop was quite an adventure. Today I’m removing our old in-wall oven and microwave, then need to disassemble the cabinet, widen it, and add more support for our double oven that was delivered this week. Electrician coming tomorrow to run a 50a circuit for it (30a existing). 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpt life Posted January 30, 2022 Report Share Posted January 30, 2022 Looking forward to the same kinds of tasks in the hopefully near future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnG Posted January 30, 2022 Report Share Posted January 30, 2022 Hopefully your wife likes less expensive appliances than mine does! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpt life Posted January 30, 2022 Report Share Posted January 30, 2022 I don’t even care as long as we don’t regret the purchases later as frivolously unnecessary. I completely understand what you mean. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnG Posted January 30, 2022 Report Share Posted January 30, 2022 Yes, and that’s exactly why I didn’t push back, and actually encouraged her to pick the more expensive oven. I’d be more upset if we spent 30% less now, and then spent the full amount again in a year or two later when she still wished we got the nicer one to start with. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BonPacific Posted January 30, 2022 Report Share Posted January 30, 2022 I do the cooking in our house, and we both agree that a good appliance that you enjoy using every day is worth the money. We even dragged the range to our new house which has a separate wall oven and cooktop. Did you go gas for the cooktop? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnG Posted January 30, 2022 Report Share Posted January 30, 2022 On 1/30/2022 at 12:45 PM, BonPacific said: Did you go gas for the cooktop? No Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Woodworking_Hobby Posted January 30, 2022 Popular Post Report Share Posted January 30, 2022 Do you finally have to admit you are addicted when you start looking at your cheap wooden handled tools and think…that would look so much better if I sanded it down and put a little varnish oil on the tools? 1 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legenddc Posted January 31, 2022 Report Share Posted January 31, 2022 Didn't get much woodworking done this weekend but I did fix a leaky sink, fix another sink's stopper valve, switch two light switches (fan/light control), determine my daughter's fan motor is dead from the $60 Lutron light switch, and finally pulled that switch back out and replaced it with a new one. That should be a fun Home Depot return. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Tom King Posted January 31, 2022 Popular Post Report Share Posted January 31, 2022 Still tidying up little details in the rental house. Four bathrooms with mirrors stuck on the walls with the little metal clips. I don't know if they're from 1963, or 1974, but anyway the edges look pretty bad. The rest of the mirrors inside the edges are fine, so I stuck together some of the synthetic molding from Lowes. I bought some DAP Rapid Fuse glue while I was picking up the molding at Lowes. It says it sets in 30 seconds, cures in 30 minutes, and is thicker and stronger than Super Glue. I like it, and will use it for something else again. I had to route out little recesses for the metal clips, and the glued up frames survived fine with a little bumping around in handling. I forget what those metal spring clamps are called that you see holding the molding while the glue dries. I've been using them for years on outside corner moldings, and they were perfect for this job. There is a special, cheap pair of pliers that spreads the clip apart. They have pretty sharp pointed ends, which grab molding great, but leave little marks. I only use them on molding that I'm going to paint, but the outside corners of this don't show anyway. I just used toilet paper to keep the glue from sticking to the dropcloth, and shaved it off the back of the molding with a sharp chisel after the glue dried. Stuck on the mirrors with double sided tape. I felt like I was in one of those TV remodeling shows. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JohnG Posted January 31, 2022 Popular Post Report Share Posted January 31, 2022 Electricians came this morning. Instead of just removing the existing 240v 30a oven circuit, they had the genius idea (or maybe I’m just an idiot for not thinking of it) of shortening jt by 5’ and terminating it in a box in my shop and then ran a separate new circuit for the oven. Now I have an extra 240v line in the shop 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted February 1, 2022 Report Share Posted February 1, 2022 18 hours ago, JohnG said: Electricians came this morning. Instead of just removing the existing 240v 30a oven circuit, they had the genius idea (or maybe I’m just an idiot for not thinking of it) of shortening jt by 5’ and terminating it in a box in my shop and then ran a separate new circuit for the oven. Now I have an extra 240v line in the shop Why didn't you ask! That's how i created the dedicated circuit for my dust collector. I pulled the oven wire through the floor and terminated it in a box for the DC. Though my range and oven are gas... I'd not have it any other way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnG Posted February 1, 2022 Report Share Posted February 1, 2022 On 2/1/2022 at 10:16 AM, Chestnut said: Why didn't you ask! That's how i created the dedicated circuit for my dust collector. I pulled the oven wire through the floor and terminated it in a box for the DC. Though my range and oven are gas... I'd not have it any other way. I hadn’t thought about it since I was focused on the oven install part. I’m glad he suggested it! It’s in a pretty good spot for running to my DC when I upgrade to a 240v unit. I know everyone loves gas ranges and ovens, but (1) my wife doesn’t and (2) we don’t have a gas line coming to the house. We have a propane tank for our gas logs and grill, but I don’t want a bigger tank and don’t want to run more gas lines through the house. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted February 1, 2022 Report Share Posted February 1, 2022 14 minutes ago, JohnG said: We have a propane tank for our gas logs and grill, but I don’t want a bigger tank and don’t want to run more gas lines through the house. Oh yeah your more out in the country I don't know why but I thought you lived in a city. On propane i can see how that isn't as much of a benefit and more of a pain. That's interesting that your wife doesn't like it. Mine was hesitant at first but once we switched she's converted. She was mostly cautious about the whole open flame aspect which I understand. I think if I had induction cook tops I could switch from gas, but using cast iron on traditional glass top electric just isn't ideal. I love my cast iron pans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BonPacific Posted February 1, 2022 Report Share Posted February 1, 2022 On 2/1/2022 at 8:59 AM, Chestnut said: Oh yeah your more out in the country I don't know why but I thought you lived in a city. On propane i can see how that isn't as much of a benefit and more of a pain. That's interesting that your wife doesn't like it. Mine was hesitant at first but once we switched she's converted. She was mostly cautious about the whole open flame aspect which I understand. I think if I had induction cook tops I could switch from gas, but using cast iron on traditional glass top electric just isn't ideal. I love my cast iron pans. It's often what you're familiar with. If you haven't used gas before it's not as attractive. I'm with you on the cast iron. Induction is alright, but I've just never fallen in love with it in use, in part because I just don't cook in the way it supports best (rapidly changing the cooking temperature). I think gas ovens are less popular since they can be a little uneven and the extra moisture produced can affect some dishes. But I do a fair amount of bread baking where the moisture is a boon, and an extra steel plate and convection fan more than take care of any unevenness in heating. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnG Posted February 1, 2022 Report Share Posted February 1, 2022 We had gas ranges at our last two houses and she just didn’t like them. I’m indifferent between gas/electric having used both about 50/50 throughout my life. I’ve noticed more difference between cheap/decent appliances than from gas/electric. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legenddc Posted February 1, 2022 Report Share Posted February 1, 2022 I really like our gas oven but they seem to be going out of favor and legality in some areas. Not trying to start a political debate here, just stating what's out there. Our oven had one of those flat top griddles and it got scratched up pretty quickly. Really enjoy the cast iron one we use now. Actually been meaning to experiment more with our cast iron pans. We got an air fryer/toaster oven combo machine and we've been using that a lot more to cook with. It's so quick and doesn't need to be preheated. Will be really nice in the summer to keep the oven off more and not heat up the house as much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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