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  0 Thread: PM2000 fence replacement
Post: PM2000 fence replacement

I have a PM2000 from around 2005. The UHMW sides on the original Accu-Fence have warped over time. It appears WMH no longer sells the replacement side plates. I'm considering replacing the entire f...
Mandrake Woodworking Power Tools 2 739 02-26-2021, 11:01 AM
  0 Thread: Riding Mower (trojan horse) won't start
Post: RE: Riding Mower (trojan horse) won't start

If you want to see a neat examination of what ethanol does to engine parts, take a look at Mr. Farm's video Project Farm You Tube Ethanol Gas (https://youtu.be/bEf9Fdvx_Sc)
Mandrake Home Improvement 8 3,268 08-17-2020, 09:25 PM
  0 Thread: Thing I have noticed about the tariffs on tools....
Post: RE: Thing I have noticed about the tariffs on tool...

Admiral Wrote: (08-01-2018, 07:35 AM) -- I nominate Mark for Commerce Secretary...... -- Protective tariffs only protect consumers from low prices. Our President is like all the politicians of hist...
Mandrake Woodworking Power Tools 39 28,948 08-01-2018, 02:20 PM
  0 Thread: Resaw blade on acrylic
Post: RE: Resaw blade on acrylic

Arlin Eastman Wrote: (06-06-2018, 08:06 PM) -- What Bill said.  In the military I cut everything from 1.5" down to 3/16.  Always keep the pull protector plastic on it which will help keep if from cra...
Mandrake Woodworking Power Tools 10 6,794 06-12-2018, 04:37 PM
  0 Thread: Sealing new concrete
Post: RE: Sealing new concrete

Wild Turkey Wrote: (04-28-2018, 03:43 PM) -- Okay, got the floor. :winkgrin: I'd like to seal it (or whatever) so spills, overspray, drips, drops, oops, etc will be easy to clean up. What does...
Mandrake Home Improvement 7 4,585 05-03-2018, 02:40 PM
  0 Thread: Rust in Shop - Cool Temps / warm humid
Post: RE: Rust in Shop - Cool Temps / warm humid

Danny in Houston Wrote: (01-23-2018, 07:31 PM) -- I hadn't been to my shop in a couple of weeks.  We had record cold temps here in Houston, but after about a week of freezing, we hit 75 with high hum...
Mandrake Woodworking Power Tools 15 6,211 01-24-2018, 03:38 PM
  0 Thread: Shop design?
Post: RE: Shop design?

JDuke Wrote: (01-15-2018, 10:57 PM) -- Shop design? A little over a year ago, my family moved onto 16 acres outside city limits, now I am about to get to build a shop. The plan is to build an o...
Mandrake Woodworking 10 4,638 01-15-2018, 11:31 PM
  0 Thread: Activated my Saw Stop brake
Post: RE: Activated my Saw Stop brake

A bit of a sideways question: what would you make out of a pressure treated 2 x 6 that would lead you to use an expensive WW blade it?
Mandrake Woodworking 13 9,374 07-25-2017, 05:14 PM
  0 Thread: Lock cylinders?
Post: RE: Lock cylinders?

I would suggest an internet search for cylinder re-key kits. I don't have the website I used, but a few years back I also needed to re-key locks as part of a home purchase. I bought matched kits fo...
Mandrake Home Improvement 7 4,405 07-22-2017, 11:16 PM
  0 Thread: Bonding Lexan and PVC
Post: RE: Bonding Lexan and PVC

Investigate IPS Weld-On glues and solvents. Weld-on Vendor (http://www.eplastics.com/adhesives?gclid=CjwKEAiAuc_FBRD7_JCM3NSY92wSJABbVoxB4ZRploHhNM44fQ7i_I3cXYvwqKP38_s1gl6rH8vkmBoC0Lzw_wcB) I d...
Mandrake Home Improvement 3 4,852 02-27-2017, 06:52 PM
  0 Thread: Drywall Mud go boom?
Post: Drywall Mud go boom?

A dood I work with is planning on doing some drywall work at a newly obtained hunting lease house. He doesn't have a heat system permanently installed; but he says he plans on using a torpedo or salam...
Mandrake Home Improvement 10 11,916 12-15-2016, 11:04 AM
  0 Thread: kitchen sink drain
Post: RE: kitchen sink drain

The putty should never get hard. That is what allows it to to its job. You might disassemble and verify if the mating surfaces are flat and true to each other. I usually apply the putty thick enoug...
Mandrake Home Improvement 17 10,780 11-21-2016, 12:16 PM
  0 Thread: Vertical lumber rack
Post: RE: Vertical lumber rack

Thanks. I was assuming I would store everything with the faces forward. I have a 10' wide section of room with about 3' on the floor to use. The tricky part is that the overhead door rails run across ...
Mandrake Woodworking 14 8,549 11-16-2016, 10:45 PM
  0 Thread: Vertical lumber rack
Post: Vertical lumber rack

I'm looking to build some vertical lumber storage. The bottom and the back will be at 90 degrees to one another. But I'm wondering how much lean back would be good. 10 or 15 degrees sounds about right...
Mandrake Woodworking 14 8,549 11-16-2016, 06:45 PM
  0 Thread: Locating underground wires
Post: RE: Locating underground wires

I rented one of these: Rental locator (http://www.sprinklerwarehouse.com/product-p/bll-200-rental.htm) Used it for locating about 20 sprinkler valves and a derelict power line. Worked well. I...
Mandrake Home Improvement 24 14,794 11-02-2016, 02:30 PM
  0 Thread: Rockler FYI
Post: RE: Rockler FYI

25 years ago Bolingbrook couldn't sustain a mini mall and a 4 screen movie theater. Just last week we just sent some electrical engineers there to check on some industrial gear being built there. T...
Mandrake Home Improvement 1 2,164 09-04-2016, 09:55 PM
  0 Thread: Need HVAC advice
Post: RE: Need HVAC advice

Goodman units are built about 10 miles from my house. I've had two of their systems. Both systems failed, component by component. In once case the fan motor died, the evap coil leaked, and the compres...
Mandrake Home Improvement 13 9,137 08-09-2016, 10:07 AM
  0 Thread: CFI help - please
Post: RE: CFI help - please

Once they hit a point of age and have a lot of trips on them, they seem to become more and more sensitive. I had a very similar situation, and replacing in kind with a new GFCI solved the issue.
Mandrake Home Improvement 12 7,306 07-27-2016, 04:57 PM
  0 Thread: Plumbing In A Hose Bib
Post: Re: Plumbing In A Hose Bib

1) Distance between house and ground is less than the arms of the pex crimp tool.[br][br]2) You cut the main line crooked or too short to bridge with the tee.[br][br]3) You forget to put in an isolati...
Mandrake Home Improvement 5 6,046 07-13-2016, 12:56 PM
  0 Thread: drywall routers, should I get one?
Post: Re: drywall routers, should I get one?

If you have a cat that jumps onto your hot water tank and falls behind the tank and dies and its guts and blood run under the hot water heater and get baked into the plywood below the tank and you nee...
Mandrake Home Improvement 24 11,294 07-13-2016, 08:42 AM

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