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  0 Thread: Looking to upgrade to a better miter saw
Post: RE: Looking to upgrade to a better miter saw
Don't base your purchase decisions on online reviews.  The problem with most reviewers is they don't know what they don't know and they don't have enough experience with other products to really offer...
 The Famous Grouse Woodworking Power Tools 41 31,715 01-19-2018, 10:42 PM
  0 Thread: Drying ironwood without cracking
Post: Drying ironwood without cracking
At my farm in northern Minnesota, I have a small grove of northern ironwood.  Also known as hop hornbeam or American Hornbeam. For a long time, I've wanted to see if northern ironwood has similar f...
 The Famous Grouse Woodworking 5 5,621 01-19-2018, 10:21 PM
  0 Thread: Loading process at Menard's
Post: RE: Loading process at Menard's
Yep.  I've been a sad witness to the Menards clustermuck many, many times.   Custom orders where they can't find all pieces, running all over the yard trying to find someone to help find or forklif...
 The Famous Grouse Home Improvement 14 7,642 12-30-2017, 10:35 AM
  0 Thread: led lights
Post: Re: led lights
In theory there is no difference on the switch end. A dimmer switch should dim LED bulbs as long as the bulb itself is rated for dimmer use. And you have to read CAREFULLY because many are not. If ...
 The Famous Grouse Home Improvement 3 4,817 03-30-2016, 10:32 AM
  0 Thread: Table Saw Blade Question
Post: Re: Table Saw Blade Question
[blockquote]knotscott said:[hr][br][br]Think of this way. A 1/8" full kerf blade is 33% wider than a 3/32" TK blade, so it takes 33% more material, produces 33% more dust, and poses more resistance. ...
 The Famous Grouse Woodworking Power Tools 4 3,922 03-30-2016, 10:27 AM
  0 Thread: Drum Sander Ordered now help me figure out Dust Collection
Post: Re: Drum Sander Ordered now help me figure out Dus...
[blockquote]JGrout said:[hr][br][br]delta is an 18" sander [br][br][hr][/blockquote][br][br]Correct, my Delta is an 18 inch. Don't want to discourage you from going full-on dust collection if you bud...
 The Famous Grouse Woodworking Power Tools 5 7,280 03-29-2016, 02:23 PM
  0 Thread: Drum Sander Ordered now help me figure out Dust Collection
Post: Re: Drum Sander Ordered now help me figure out Dus...
I run my Delta drum sander with a Rockler portable cyclone unit and a shop vac. Works fine. [br][br]My drum sander produces such fine dust that the capacity of the portable cyclone is more than eno...
 The Famous Grouse Woodworking Power Tools 5 7,280 03-28-2016, 02:14 PM
  0 Thread: Bosch REAXX Saw
Post: Re: Bosch REAXX Saw
I'm glad Bosch is taking on Sawstop. Bottom line is it's time to get it on in court and find out once and for all if Sawstop's insistence that their patents cover ALL implementations of any kind of f...
 The Famous Grouse Woodworking Power Tools 6 6,097 03-25-2016, 11:57 AM
  0 Thread: PEX question: T fittings inside a wall.
Post: Re: PEX question: T fittings inside a wall.
[blockquote]Splinter Puller said:[hr][br][br][br]I've done it without issue. It's good to pressure test the connection before you seal it up though. [br][br][hr][/blockquote][br][br]Yep, absolutely w...
 The Famous Grouse Home Improvement 5 9,339 03-16-2016, 12:06 PM
  0 Thread: PEX question: T fittings inside a wall.
Post: PEX question: T fittings inside a wall.
Hopefully this is a simple question. [br][br]I need to run one length of PEX to 2 outdoor faucets. One faucet is on the front of the house and is rarely used, the other faucet is on the side of the h...
 The Famous Grouse Home Improvement 5 9,339 03-16-2016, 11:43 AM
  0 Thread: Bosch vs SawStop
Post: Re: Bosch vs SawStop
[blockquote]JGrout said:[hr][br][br]I would hope Bosch prevails long before that happens.[br][br]He needs some competition (sooner rather than later) [br][br][hr][/blockquote][br][br]What I don't unde...
 The Famous Grouse Woodworking Power Tools 7 13,118 12-08-2015, 03:42 PM
  0 Thread: How deep should sewer pipe be when exiting slab?
Post: Re: How deep should sewer pipe be when exiting sla...
[blockquote]Bluepine said:[hr][br][br]I edited my post about Septic designers. [br][br][hr][/blockquote][br][br]Yes, and now you're back to telling me what I already knew. Septic system design has to...
 The Famous Grouse Home Improvement 4 14,410 12-08-2015, 11:42 AM
  0 Thread: How deep should sewer pipe be when exiting slab?
Post: Re: How deep should sewer pipe be when exiting sla...
[blockquote]Bluepine said:[hr][br][br]Yes there are, State of Mn. sub surface septic rules applied by individual counties. [br][br][hr][/blockquote][br][br]So don't keep me in suspense. What do these...
 The Famous Grouse Home Improvement 4 14,410 12-08-2015, 11:17 AM
  0 Thread: Grizzly Track Saw.
Post: Re: Grizzly Track Saw.
Hmmm. First thing that jumped out at me on reading that test (^^^) was that they didn't change the blades to isolate what part of cut quality was due to the blade. Kind of invalidates most of the te...
 The Famous Grouse Woodworking Power Tools 20 11,941 12-08-2015, 11:14 AM
  0 Thread: How deep should sewer pipe be when exiting slab?
Post: Re: How deep should sewer pipe be when exiting sla...
[blockquote]EdL said:[hr][br][br]Are there zoning rules? Health dept. regulations where you are building?[br][br]If there are.....this thread has been a waste of bandwith. The local rules will tell yo...
 The Famous Grouse Home Improvement 4 14,410 12-08-2015, 11:05 AM
  0 Thread: Grizzly Track Saw.
Post: Re: Grizzly Track Saw.
Did the give it a "good value" rating or anything like that? I'm sure there are gold plated options that are better if trying to replicate table saw accuracy, but I'm not setting the bar that high.[b...
 The Famous Grouse Woodworking Power Tools 20 11,941 12-07-2015, 11:14 PM
  0 Thread: Grizzly Track Saw.
Post: Grizzly Track Saw.
Anybody have one? Would love to hear some reviews. [br][br]Looks like good value. I'm not planning on replacing my table saw with it, main use would be to cut plywood. Also like the portability of ...
 The Famous Grouse Woodworking Power Tools 20 11,941 12-07-2015, 11:02 PM
  0 Thread: How deep should sewer pipe be when exiting slab?
Post: Re: How deep should sewer pipe be when exiting sla...
Water supply will be a well, yet to be drilled. Hopefully, a shallow well surface pump can be used. I will set up the water system with a T so I can attach a compressor and blow out all lines. All ...
 The Famous Grouse Home Improvement 4 14,410 12-07-2015, 10:57 PM
  0 Thread: How deep should sewer pipe be when exiting slab?
Post: Re: How deep should sewer pipe be when exiting sla...
In the case of this cabin, I doubt I would ever be up there more than 3-4 times during the winter and it would have to be for a 3 day stretch before I'd bother to un-winterize everything. [br][br]The...
 The Famous Grouse Home Improvement 4 14,410 12-07-2015, 09:04 PM
  0 Thread: How deep should sewer pipe be when exiting slab?
Post: Re: How deep should sewer pipe be when exiting sla...
[blockquote]Splinter Puller said:[hr][br][br]If you want to ensure freeze proof operation you should run all the sewer below frost depth. In your case... are you letting the structure go unheated in ...
 The Famous Grouse Home Improvement 4 14,410 12-07-2015, 02:40 PM

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