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  0 Thread: Junky Walnut Boards
Post: Junky Walnut Boards

I'm wanting to sell these 80-year-old boards locally. I might say they would make an antique-looking farm table. BUT ... look at the photos. They are "wormy." I'm sure it is NOT powderpost beetles,...
petertay15 Woodworking 4 1,312 11-04-2023, 03:20 PM
  0 Thread: Alternative to vinyl shutters
Post: RE: Alternative to vinyl shutters

LarsonShutter.com sells heavy aluminum shutters
petertay15 Home Improvement 9 2,781 05-01-2021, 02:19 PM
  0 Thread: Replacing A Toilet
Post: RE: Replacing A Toilet

We just replaced a 10-year-old toilet that always needed to be plunged. The first problem was that the room had 10-inch rough-in but they had bought a 12-inch toilet. To make up for the difference, ...
petertay15 Home Improvement 20 4,039 04-30-2021, 02:11 PM
  0 Thread: Toilet Tank
Post: Toilet Tank

Just installed a new American Standard toilet. For the tank, it says tighten the nuts until the tank sits on the ceramic ribs on the stool. Now Wife asks me to fix the wobbly tank in the other bat...
petertay15 Home Improvement 2 826 04-18-2021, 04:29 PM
  0 Thread: Everything on Backorder!
Post: RE: Everything on Backorder!

Even toilets are hard to find. Of course box stores carry them, but many models are marked Out of Stock.
petertay15 Woodworking Power Tools 41 16,939 04-16-2021, 06:49 PM
  0 Thread: Cutting wooden disks
Post: RE: Cutting wooden disks

Zack, you can get hole saws where the hole saw screws onto the shank, but no drill bit attached. Not near my shop today, so can’t show a photo.
petertay15 Woodworking 19 4,391 04-02-2021, 08:22 PM
  0 Thread: Premature Failure of Pressure Treated (Ground Contact) wood
Post: RE: Premature Failure of Pressure Treated (Ground ...

A neighbor, when he built an addition, used all wood for the basement wall. When I asked if he wasn’t afraid that it would rot, said, “Supposed to last 90 years.” Are there different grades of the st...
petertay15 Home Improvement 10 3,867 03-24-2021, 02:10 PM
  0 Thread: Need a toilet that can flush a grapefruit
Post: RE: Need a toilet that can flush a grapefruit

Our similar problem was solved when we took out the wax seal with attached plastic liner. Replaced it with regular wax ring. Apparently the plastic funnel was catching things, so we had to use the plu...
petertay15 Home Improvement 33 7,382 03-13-2021, 08:31 PM
  0 Thread: Delta Table Saw Fence
Post: RE: Delta Table Saw Fence

Yes, the fence is working correctly. Yes, the label says “Proudly made in America.” I have a manual for model 36-650–Industrial model but very similar. The parts list shows a spring for the fence, b...
petertay15 Woodworking Power Tools 7 2,792 03-13-2021, 01:55 PM
  0 Thread: Delta Table Saw Fence
Post: RE: Delta Table Saw Fence

Here is a pic. The little spring is shown on top of the fence.
petertay15 Woodworking Power Tools 7 2,792 03-13-2021, 07:52 AM
  0 Thread: Delta Table Saw Fence
Post: Delta Table Saw Fence

Older Delta 10-inch saw. The nameplate does not have a model #, but the serial is 93 K 94732. While adjusting the fence, I took it apart just to see how it works. Okay, I see, so I put it together. ...
petertay15 Woodworking Power Tools 7 2,792 03-12-2021, 09:17 PM
  0 Thread: Is there any way to “fix” the rough cut side so it will stain nicely?
Post: RE: Is there any way to “fix” the rough cut side s...

Wouldn’t you sand it smooth?
petertay15 Finishing 7 1,677 02-21-2021, 09:06 PM
  0 Thread: Fuzz on Basement Wall
Post: Fuzz on Basement Wall

The limestone foundation is solid, 120 years old. The basement is always dry. The house is new to us, so have no past experience, but did not seem fuzzy when we bought it two years ago. Perhaps forme...
petertay15 Home Improvement 4 1,134 01-22-2021, 03:14 PM
  0 Thread: What is the best idea to do with feature wall over fireplace!
Post: RE: What is the best idea to do with feature wall ...

In spite of all the good questions, I’ll get the ball rolling by showing what we did in an old farmhouse.
petertay15 Home Improvement 8 1,885 01-18-2021, 01:00 PM
  0 Thread: Doh!
Post: RE: Doh!

I cry with you when you discover it. I know, because I cry for myself now and then.
petertay15 Woodworking 21 4,099 01-18-2021, 12:49 PM
  0 Thread: Using Wide Boards
Post: RE: Using Wide Boards

Several have mentioned they would not flip the board. I was probably wrong when I said that. The cabinet maker may have said he turned them over. Anyway, thank you for your thoughts about wide boards...
petertay15 Woodworking 26 6,404 01-15-2021, 05:03 PM
  0 Thread: Using Wide Boards
Post: Using Wide Boards

A professional cabinet maker I know buys oak by the truckload. He tells me that every wide board gets cut lengthwise, one side flipped end for end, then glued back together. He says using wide boards...
petertay15 Woodworking 26 6,404 01-15-2021, 02:12 PM
  0 Thread: Have you made a parsons table?
Post: RE: Have you made a parsons table?

Stoppy, I had previously seen the YouTube link. Thanks for including it. That video shows a worst case, since he makes no allowance for expansion. He simply screwed the tap to the aprons. In the com...
petertay15 Woodworking 4 1,241 01-09-2021, 02:14 PM
  0 Thread: Breadboard Ends
Post: RE: Breadboard Ends

About the 1/16th depression: When buying a leather couch, the pamphlet says all natural leather has imperfections. That applies to woodworking too. If it’s not made of plywood/veneer, there may be ...
petertay15 Woodworking 24 5,879 01-09-2021, 02:07 PM
  0 Thread: Have you made a parsons table?
Post: Have you made a parsons table?

There are various table styles called “Parsons” but I’ve been asked to make one with the legs protruding through the top. From the pictures I see online, to looks as if expansion/shrinkage would force...
petertay15 Woodworking 4 1,241 01-08-2021, 03:21 PM

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