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  0 Thread: Does oak tannic acid destroy steel fasteners?
Post: RE: Does oak tannic acid destroy steel fasteners?
I believe that eventually the acid will corrode the screws.   I have  picnic table that is an example.  Around the turn of the previous century,  as the oil fields of the Allegheny mountain area of Pe...
 RobertJ25 Woodworking 16 7,438 12-27-2018, 10:06 AM
  0 Thread: Battery-powered string trimmer...you have one?
Post: RE: Battery-powered string trimmer...you have one?
I bought a craftsman 19.2 volt string trimmer,  because that's what a majority of my cordless tools are, and there's always a fresh battery on my charger.  It's light and works well trimming grass. Bu...
 RobertJ25 Home Improvement 22 9,000 08-05-2018, 08:31 AM
  0 Thread: Lost my enthusiasm
Post: RE: Lost my enthusiasm
I sometimes feel guilty when I loose interest in one of my hobbies,  and look at what I have spent on it.  But what has worked for me is combining hobbies,  so that they support each other.  For insta...
 RobertJ25 Woodworking 44 23,308 07-23-2018, 09:02 AM
  0 Thread: Bittering agent addition to house paint?
Post: RE: Bittering agent addition to house paint?
Try a crate for the dog when you are not with it. Our pup enjoys her crate,  and as a matter of fact the door to the crate is open and she is in it right now.
 RobertJ25 Home Improvement 21 13,322 12-12-2017, 09:25 AM
  0 Thread: Walk in bath
Post: RE: Walk in bath
I was considering replacing an outdated tub with a walk in shower unit with a seat, grab bars, etc.   A very experienced local realtor said for that to not negatively impact resale,  you have to have ...
 RobertJ25 Home Improvement 16 10,160 09-06-2017, 08:06 AM
  0 Thread: What's your go-to for cutting 4"X4" posts?
Post: RE: What's your go-to for cutting 4"X4" posts?
!'ve been known use a chainsaw.  A sawmill's blade wanders and flexes too much for me.
 RobertJ25 Woodworking 26 15,458 09-04-2017, 12:58 PM
  0 Thread: a quiet scroll saw/band saw for my apartment?
Post: RE: a quiet scroll saw/band saw for my apartment?
To put it into perspective,  my scroll saw and bandsaw make less noise than the vacuum cleaner,  dish washer,  or the wife's hair dryer.
 RobertJ25 Woodworking Power Tools 15 12,959 07-13-2017, 08:45 AM
  0 Thread: Repair old deck
Post: RE: Repair old deck
Thanks guys !  I found an item called a "Duck Billed deck wrecker".  It looks like it will do the job with minimum punishment to the arthritis in my right hand.  If I end up with many orphaned spiral ...
 RobertJ25 Home Improvement 6 4,018 05-17-2017, 04:56 PM
  0 Thread: Repair old deck
Post: Repair old deck
This is not really my first post,  as I used to be fairly active before the software change.  My old account was tied to an old email address which I can no longer access.  The easiest recovery for me...
 RobertJ25 Home Improvement 6 4,018 05-17-2017, 08:43 AM

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