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  0 Thread: Forrest DK10244G Dado King 10-Inch 24/4 Tooth 29/32-Inch Kerf Saw Blade, 1-Inch Arbor
Post: RE: Forrest DK10244G Dado King 10-Inch 24/4 Tooth ...

Great deal...but that 1" arbor is going to make it tough.
JosephP Tool Swap N' Sell 2 252 Yesterday, 06:53 PM
  0 Thread: mulch options for grass seed
Post: RE: mulch options for grass seed

Pennington used to have a product called "slope master" that worked great.  Lowes (https://www.lowes.com/pd/Pennington-Slopemaster-Soil-Tackifier-Erosion-Control/5013046157)had it, but not for the la...
JosephP Home Improvement 11 316 04-24-2024, 09:58 PM
  0 Thread: Finishing Walnut
Post: RE: Finishing Walnut

You wanting to dye/stain sapwood or just lighter heartwood and darker? Personally I'd leave it natural...but that's just me.
JosephP Finishing 13 390 04-21-2024, 08:56 PM
  0 Thread: Handheld welder????
Post: RE: Handheld welder????

barryvabeach Wrote: (04-19-2024, 07:30 PM) -- ... One interesting option is this multi process from Yeswelder -  https://yeswelder.com/collections/mig-welder/products/gasless-mig-welder-135a    Th...
JosephP Woodworking Power Tools 9 452 04-19-2024, 08:28 PM
  0 Thread: Handheld welder????
Post: RE: Handheld welder????

I'll second YesWelder.  I bought this last fall:  https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08CBCB4M5 for $350 Haven't used the stick on this yet, just MIG and fluxcore.  I've had a little 120V stick weld...
JosephP Woodworking Power Tools 9 452 04-19-2024, 08:23 PM
  0 Thread: Battery Powered Chainsaw
Post: RE: Battery Powered Chainsaw

You offered a review which, in part, says it didn't last trimming small branches.  that is not useful information without knowing the size of the battery...I'm just curious.  If you just used one of y...
JosephP Home Improvement 36 1,578 04-12-2024, 04:09 PM
  0 Thread: Battery Powered Chainsaw
Post: RE: Battery Powered Chainsaw

Yeah...but 3 Amp-hour or 5, 8, or 10??? I'd be surprised if you cut much of anything with a 3 Ah battery...but I'd expect better that what you describe if you used a 10 Ah battery.
JosephP Home Improvement 36 1,578 04-12-2024, 11:24 AM
  0 Thread: Protecting SYP outdoors
Post: RE: Protecting SYP outdoors

Wait....is paint not a chemical??? I would concerned about a copper product being toxic to the plants  Copper is an essential micronutrient, but too much is certainly fatal to plants.  But...there ...
JosephP Finishing 6 297 04-10-2024, 11:31 PM
  0 Thread: Battery Powered Chainsaw
Post: RE: Battery Powered Chainsaw

Stwood_ Wrote: (04-10-2024, 05:46 PM) -- Forget the Dewalt. It's related to the Exxon Valdez. No o-ring seals anywhere in the oiler system. Even the fill cap is a plastic to plastic seal. It over oil...
JosephP Home Improvement 36 1,578 04-10-2024, 09:12 PM
  0 Thread: Spots on Walnut Table
Post: RE: Spots on Walnut Table

are the spots on the wood or in the finish? when you said you sanded the heck out of it...are you saying that was before you applied the finish, or this is to fix the spots? Did you sand at all ...
JosephP Finishing 1 169 04-09-2024, 09:55 PM
  0 Thread: Battery Powered Chainsaw
Post: RE: Battery Powered Chainsaw

Watch some pro user reviews too. His "lab tests" are just the start of the story...
JosephP Home Improvement 36 1,578 04-07-2024, 04:54 PM
  0 Thread: Battery Powered Chainsaw
Post: RE: Battery Powered Chainsaw

On a regular chainsaw, open the oil cap and put it back on before storing.  Sometimes that relieves a little pressure. On pole saws, leaking the oil is a feature.  Pretty sure that across brands.
JosephP Home Improvement 36 1,578 04-05-2024, 08:30 PM
  0 Thread: Battery Powered Chainsaw
Post: RE: Battery Powered Chainsaw

I have pruning blades for a sawzall. I use them to cut roots in the dirt. My Silky Sugoi (hand saw) will out cut a sawzall and take less energy all day long (literally...not uncommon I use that saw ...
JosephP Home Improvement 36 1,578 04-04-2024, 07:55 PM
  0 Thread: Lane Acclaim Table Build
Post: RE: Lane Acclaim Table Build

I agree that with KC with that particular design, I like the look of the circle table better.  But I don't dislike the full table...just looks better round.  Your design as a long table is certainly b...
JosephP Woodworking 17 1,363 04-01-2024, 08:57 PM
  0 Thread: $$$ to clear land?
Post: RE: $$$ to clear land?

Agreed, probably not gonna sell trees for firewood. Be VERY careful about having somebody else out to cut trees for firewood.  If they damage something or are injured on your property, that could c...
JosephP Home Improvement 23 6,150 03-26-2024, 09:02 PM
  0 Thread: $$$ to clear land?
Post: RE: $$$ to clear land?

Unless it's a REALLY special tree veneer buyers aren't interested. If they are "yard trees" they won't be interested...nails are much worse on veneer equipment than they are on sawmills. But it's ...
JosephP Home Improvement 23 6,150 03-23-2024, 08:51 AM
  0 Thread: $$$ to clear land?
Post: RE: $$$ to clear land?

It depends on entirely the size of the tree, where it is, how it's coming down, what's happening to it after it's down, etc, etc, etc... Land clearing operations are generally extremely messy. But ...
JosephP Home Improvement 23 6,150 03-22-2024, 02:08 PM
  0 Thread: Moisture Meter Suggestion
Post: RE: Moisture Meter Suggestion

Why pinless? If you are checking MC for a stack of lumber, just pin it near a section you will cut out anyhow.
JosephP Woodworking 25 1,239 03-21-2024, 12:56 PM
  0 Thread: Walnut or Elm?
Post: RE: Walnut or Elm?

There's plenty of American elm that size as juvenile trees have some resistance to DED (Dutch Elm Disease). But that's not American elm...It's Siberian. Siberian elm is DED resistant. It was wide...
JosephP Woodworking 5 537 03-18-2024, 06:47 AM
  0 Thread: Walnut or Elm?
Post: RE: Walnut or Elm?

Siberian elm Ulmus pumila
JosephP Woodworking 5 537 03-17-2024, 07:32 PM

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