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  0 Thread: Retractable Electrical Hose Reel
Post: RE: Retractable Electrical Hose Reel

Looking at the Harbor Freight site, I had what I think was the Merlin Premium Retractable Air Hose Reel.   I had so much trouble with the 'stop' not working and the rewind acting up that I gave up on ...
KC Woodworking Power Tools 8 326 04-24-2024, 06:28 AM
  0 Thread: Dehumidifier
Post: RE: Dehumidifier

jteneyck Wrote: (04-16-2024, 08:40 AM) -- What the others said about drain and sizing.  My input is to buy a unit that's over 25 years old, if you can find one.  The chiller lasts forever and fans ca...
KC Woodworking 6 468 04-18-2024, 06:15 AM
  0 Thread: What Is NEC
Post: RE: What Is NEC

greenacres2 Wrote: (04-16-2024, 04:00 PM) -- That almost looks harder than doing it right.  Like this: https://www.acehardware.com/departments/lighting-and-electrical/switches-outlets-and-plugs/outle...
KC Home Improvement 7 499 04-17-2024, 05:28 AM
  0 Thread: Jessada Rabbit bit screw
Post: RE: Jessada Rabbit bit screw

If you have any other Jesada (and probably Infinity) bits, you can 'borrow' a screw from them.
KC Woodworking Power Tools 5 440 04-14-2024, 05:10 AM
  0 Thread: Mechanical clocks
Post: RE: Mechanical clocks

jteneyck Wrote: (04-12-2024, 09:50 AM) -- I should have used the word "harp" instead of banjo.  It's the section of the pendulum with the thin rods that sits above the bob.  The ones made today may o...
KC Woodworking 8 560 04-12-2024, 01:52 PM
  0 Thread: Mechanical clocks
Post: RE: Mechanical clocks

jteneyck Wrote: (04-11-2024, 12:55 PM) -- No guess on what the banjo does? John -- Assumed you were talking about the bob adjustment to regulate the time (which is what I was talking about).
KC Woodworking 8 560 04-12-2024, 05:25 AM
  0 Thread: Mechanical clocks
Post: RE: Mechanical clocks

jteneyck Wrote: (04-11-2024, 08:44 AM) -- That's a really nice look case you made, fits the movement very nicely.  A minute a week isn't bad, but I would think that mechanism could do better.  Have y...
KC Woodworking 8 560 04-11-2024, 10:04 AM
  0 Thread: Mechanical clocks
Post: Mechanical clocks

Off topic post about watches crossed over to clocks, and I though I'd post up one of my most favorite projects.  I built this clock case/shelf (mesquite) sometime around 1998 I think.  Hermle movement...
KC Woodworking 8 560 04-11-2024, 06:18 AM
  0 Thread: Simple Machine Improvements
Post: RE: Simple Machine Improvements

Those angle guides are sweet.
KC Woodworking Power Tools 8 669 04-11-2024, 05:33 AM
  0 Thread: Build Thread for my Brother's Urn
Post: RE: Build Thread for my Brother's Urn

That's a stunning piece.
KC Woodturning 17 603 04-06-2024, 06:11 AM
  0 Thread: Lane Acclaim Table Build
Post: RE: Lane Acclaim Table Build

jteneyck Wrote: (03-27-2024, 09:17 AM) -- Thanks.  Interesting that you don't care for the table with the leaves installed.  The original design just had plain leaves, w/o the maple trim on the ends....
KC Woodworking 17 1,320 03-27-2024, 04:33 PM
  0 Thread: Lane Acclaim Table Build
Post: RE: Lane Acclaim Table Build

I've done some complicated stuff years ago that required all the patience I used to have... but I'll bow to you, sir.  :yes: I don't really care much for the look of the 'big table' with leaves, bu...
KC Woodworking 17 1,320 03-27-2024, 06:25 AM
  0 Thread: $$$ to clear land?
Post: RE: $$$ to clear land?

40Grit Wrote: (03-22-2024, 10:29 AM) -- Sorry to revive this one. But I now have to remove about 10 trees from my property and one tree costs about $500. That's so expensive. Was it always like thi...
KC Home Improvement 23 6,077 03-24-2024, 05:49 AM
  0 Thread: Stinky sink
Post: RE: Stinky sink

Snipe Hunter Wrote: (03-15-2024, 11:53 AM) -- Do you have a dog? Most of the phantom smells in our house get attributed to the dog -- Can't hang this on the muttsies.  Corners eaten off the baseboa...
KC Home Improvement 21 1,326 03-16-2024, 05:45 AM
  0 Thread: Stinky sink
Post: RE: Stinky sink

Follow up... Not stinky anymore, been 'good' for a week or more.  So still don't know.  :laugh:
KC Home Improvement 21 1,326 03-14-2024, 05:26 AM
  0 Thread: Stinky sink
Post: RE: Stinky sink

Snipe Hunter Wrote: (03-04-2024, 07:24 PM) -- Bump 2nd question.. Does it have one of those DIY corrugated flex pipes that scream "I should have hired a plumber" thingies? Crap get hung up in the ...
KC Home Improvement 21 1,326 03-05-2024, 06:17 AM
  0 Thread: Stinky sink
Post: RE: Stinky sink

KC Wrote: (03-04-2024, 06:38 AM) -- Might be the answer right here.  I can count on one hand the number of times we've actually used the 'stopper', so I may crawl under there and unhook it  (and then...
KC Home Improvement 21 1,326 03-04-2024, 02:13 PM
  0 Thread: Stinky sink
Post: RE: Stinky sink

R Clark Wrote: (03-03-2024, 08:30 PM) -- You didn't say, but is this a bathroom sink? We have two sinks in our Master Bath.  The sink I use will begin to stink every few weeks.  Smells a little li...
KC Home Improvement 21 1,326 03-04-2024, 06:38 AM
  0 Thread: Stinky sink
Post: Stinky sink

I mentioned something about smelly water a little while back.  I've now determined that it's one particular sink that stinks, not the water.  We've used the vinegar/baking soda clean several times now...
KC Home Improvement 21 1,326 03-03-2024, 12:10 PM
  0 Thread: 'Garden' chairs
Post: RE: 'Garden' chairs

jteneyck Wrote: (02-28-2024, 10:34 AM) -- Well done.  I like how you adjusted the cross section of the components to fit the overall size of the chairs.  I remember those plans in FWW.  I've built th...
KC Woodworking 6 454 02-28-2024, 02:58 PM

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