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  0 Thread: Laundry Room Make Over
Post: Laundry Room Make Over
We have been in our house 27 years.  The kids are raised and out.  My wife of 31 years decided she needed to upgrade the laundry The original cabinets were white MDF and a lot smaller inside than they...
 lscraig Home Improvement 1 284 04-08-2024, 08:45 AM
  0 Thread: Repurposed 1940's Office Table with Benches
Post: Repurposed 1940's Office Table with Benches
My best friend and his wife moved into a new house Fall 2023, and they were using a 1940's office table as a dining room table. The table is mahogany veneer. Most of the lacquer was gone, there we...
 lscraig Finishing 2 301 02-12-2024, 07:51 PM
  0 Thread: Hitachi/Metabo Miter Saw won't stay Square
Post: RE: Hitachi/Metabo Miter Saw won't stay Square
kurt18947 Wrote: (08-03-2023, 09:33 AM) -- I have a fairly new Hitachi slider. There's a little slop in the miter lock slots, about 1/4*. I've started pushing gently against the miter locking knob at...
 lscraig Woodworking Power Tools 6 1,533 08-03-2023, 12:20 PM
  0 Thread: If you were to build a new shop...
Post: RE: If you were to build a new shop...
blanning Wrote: (07-31-2023, 05:32 PM) -- If you were going to build a new shop from scratch, what would you do or not do? I mean everything, like type of construction, building shape and size, bu...
 lscraig Woodworking 35 3,931 08-02-2023, 02:17 PM
  0 Thread: Hitachi/Metabo Miter Saw won't stay Square
Post: Hitachi/Metabo Miter Saw won't stay Square
Hi All: Haven't posted to Woodnet in a while, but I have a general power tool question: I have a 10 year old Hitachi miter saw. Lately the preset angles don't seem to cut straight. Like the 45de...
 lscraig Woodworking Power Tools 6 1,533 08-02-2023, 10:43 AM
  0 Thread: Weather sealing Poplar?
Post: RE: Weather sealing Poplar?
Deep tint base latex exterior paint UNTINTED. Buy a quality gallon of deep tiny base. Paint it on and it will dry clear.. It should provide protection. It has the UV resistance of exterior paint...
 lscraig Finishing 2 1,061 12-14-2020, 08:30 PM
  0 Thread: Finish repairs
Post: RE: Finish repairs
Thanks. They took the fresh top coats really well. The finish is are currently curing.
 lscraig Finishing 7 2,409 12-13-2020, 09:45 PM
  0 Thread: Finishing a reclaimed oak table
Post: RE: Finishing a reclaimed oak table
Try stuff out on scraps. WB satin will be the most color neutral but will still have a sealed look. Wipe on oil finish (oil base poly cut 50/50 with MS) will provide a slight ambering effect. Bu...
 lscraig Finishing 2 1,127 12-13-2020, 09:13 AM
  0 Thread: Finish repairs
Post: RE: Finish repairs
Thanks everyone. Since the original finish was Sherwin Williams 60% sheen NC lacquer, it was easy to repair. I wet sanded out the flaws and haze with 600 grit w/d paper wet with mineral spirits. L...
 lscraig Finishing 7 2,409 12-12-2020, 10:42 PM
  0 Thread: Finish repairs
Post: RE: Finish repairs
WoodworkerTom Wrote: (12-12-2020, 02:47 PM) -- I would wipe it down with dewaxer solvent if you have it or can get it.  Light sand, and apply sealcoat shellac, lightly sand and hit it with 2 coats of...
 lscraig Finishing 7 2,409 12-12-2020, 03:52 PM
  0 Thread: Finish repairs
Post: Finish repairs
Hi All: Its been a while since I posted here, but I have a repair question. I built the end tables for my dad back in 2009. Dad passed in 2014. My step mom used them in her bedroom until her re...
 lscraig Finishing 7 2,409 12-12-2020, 12:38 PM
  0 Thread: Cracks, Knots, Pitch Pockets
Post: Cracks, Knots, Pitch Pockets
Hi Everyone: It has been a good while since I posted. Have a friend who wanted some "brown" doors, so he buys a bunch of #2 common walnut from the lumberyard. He said it was literally all they h...
 lscraig Finishing 1 1,757 03-18-2018, 08:57 AM
  0 Thread: Inexpensive HVLP
Post: RE: Inexpensive HVLP
I bought the two gun kit from Harbor Freight.  I use the HF gun to shoot solvent based material, and it works great for me. I also have a Porter Cable HVLP.  It was more expensive, but it allows fo...
 lscraig Finishing 6 4,987 06-02-2017, 07:57 AM

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