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Thread: Ever make a cribbage board?
Post: RE: Ever make a cribbage board?
a few years ago, i made a cribbage board for my son and his wife using my existing board as a template. i milled a piece oak flooring (planed the curves off the bottom; comes out to about 5/8") to the... |
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TadMcD |
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08-07-2023, 06:49 AM |
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Thread: Oscillating Sander
Post: RE: Oscillating Sander
dg152 Wrote: (01-04-2021, 06:05 PM)
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Are you talking about this one: https://www.homedepot.com/p/RIDGID-Oscillating-Edge-Belt-Spindle-Sander-EB4424/202459151?NCNI-5
According to the HD website i... |
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TadMcD |
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01-04-2021, 06:13 PM |
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Thread: Oscillating Sander
Post: RE: Oscillating Sander
thanks, all.
good info/insights.
guess i'll go with the jet.
appreciate the feedback. |
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TadMcD |
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01-04-2021, 12:02 PM |
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Thread: Oscillating Sander
Post: Oscillating Sander
i searched the archives and the interwebs yesterday and read a bunch of stuff about oscillating spindle sanders and the consensus seemed to be that the Rigid EB4424 was the cat's meow. having rec'd re... |
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TadMcD |
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01-04-2021, 09:42 AM |
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Thread: remote control wall switch
Post: RE: remote control wall switch
no way to feed 120 to that switch (without some serious fishing/re-wiring inside the wall)...there's no wiring inside the box other than the tiny wires described previously.
bummed to hear most of ... |
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TadMcD |
Home Improvement
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12-20-2020, 06:14 AM |
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Thread: remote control wall switch
Post: RE: remote control wall switch
i took the cover off the wall switch today and found just a regular, standard 120 wall switch with just two tiny wires attached (nothing attached to the green screw...neutral or ground...i can't keep ... |
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TadMcD |
Home Improvement
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12-19-2020, 05:40 PM |
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Thread: remote control wall switch
Post: RE: remote control wall switch
Splinter Puller Wrote: (12-18-2020, 03:18 PM)
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if it works without power your fireplace must have a pilot light? if so, its uses a millivolt control for the shut-off solenoid. These are where the... |
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TadMcD |
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12-18-2020, 09:23 PM |
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Thread: remote control wall switch
Post: remote control wall switch
i've got a gas fireplace in the living room that works by flipping a wall switch (same as a regular light switch; it works even when i've lost power...some kind of magic going on there that i don't pr... |
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TadMcD |
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12-18-2020, 10:29 AM |
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Thread: Occam's Razor
Post: RE: Occam's Razor
gboot Wrote: (02-15-2019, 01:36 PM)
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Just to set the record straight it’s a KS , I used to work at the company.
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i wondered about that...
thanks for the correction. i'm glad i didn't play my... |
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TadMcD |
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02-15-2019, 04:21 PM |
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Thread: Occam's Razor
Post: RE: Occam's Razor
I did. But that seemed like cheating and lacked a certain panache. |
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TadMcD |
Woodworking
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02-14-2019, 05:07 PM |
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Thread: Occam's Razor
Post: Occam's Razor
So, after doing a bunch of online research I was a bit disappointed that I couldn't locate the right set of Goldilocks' pegs for the cribbage board I made; the comments were mixed, "Too big" or "Too s... |
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TadMcD |
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02-14-2019, 04:43 PM |
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Thread: no one was more surprised than i
Post: RE: no one was more surprised than i
I sort of cheated and used my own cribbage board as a template. I attached that to the new stock with some two-side tape and then drilled through all the holes with a really good brad-point drill bit ... |
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TadMcD |
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02-09-2019, 06:03 PM |
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Thread: no one was more surprised than i
Post: RE: no one was more surprised than i
shoottmx Wrote: (02-07-2019, 10:32 PM)
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You are kidding about the R,W & Blue paint? Right? A couple coats of an oil/varnish blend will bring out the grain in the oak.
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you think krylon is a be... |
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TadMcD |
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02-07-2019, 11:14 PM |
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Thread: no one was more surprised than i
Post: no one was more surprised than i
that this actually worked out.
one of my sons and his wife have recently taken up cribbage and their anniversary looms, so i thought i'd try to make something more than kindling and sawdust.
ast... |
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TadMcD |
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02-07-2019, 10:18 PM |
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Thread: Laguna 1412 bandsaw/Ceramic Guides
Post: RE: Laguna 1412 bandsaw/Ceramic Guides
A few thoughts:
When I got it, the table wasn't level where the opening is (on the right, where you insert/extract the blade). A quick call to Laguna fixed the problem (I was instructed to tighten ... |
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TadMcD |
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02-07-2019, 08:50 AM |
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Thread: Laguna 1412 bandsaw/Ceramic Guides
Post: RE: Laguna 1412 bandsaw/Ceramic Guides
I've got the same model.
I use a business card for the guide behind the blade and a piece of paper for the side guides. |
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TadMcD |
Woodworking Power Tools
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02-05-2019, 03:20 PM |
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Thread: New Router Table
Post: RE: New Router Table
Nice work. I just [almost] completed my build of the same cabinet with a lot of modifications to the original plan (still waiting for the rear dust port fittings).
Since I had a top (two, actually)... |
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TadMcD |
Woodworking
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02-05-2019, 03:13 PM |
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Thread: wheels
Post: RE: wheels
not sure. same dang bin (well, next to each other).
shoulda paid more attention.
dang it. |
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TadMcD |
Woodworking
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01-10-2019, 10:01 PM |
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Thread: wheels
Post: wheels
Sort of not "woodworking," but related...
So I bought some 3" wheels from Lowes for the router cabinet, two locking, two non-locking. When I put them on (locking at opposite corners) the dang thing... |
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TadMcD |
Woodworking
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01-10-2019, 07:52 PM |
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Thread: Drawer Slides
Post: RE: Drawer Slides
I had a "eureka" moment and figured out how to mount the faces to the bit drawers.
Also completed the NK-style drawer slides and bottoms. I think I like them (new to me), but we'll see how they wor... |
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TadMcD |
Woodworking
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01-07-2019, 06:32 PM |