gene's Blog at LumberJocks.com

where I've been for the last year (remodeled shop)

gene — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 07:27:30 GMT

Hi! folks,
Heres the newly remodeled shop.
Only one problem ! I painted the floor. Now my wife wants me to mop it ! (LOL)
Check out the new photos.
God bless

Anyone ever do any furniture repairs for customers?

gene — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 04:47:12 GMT

This chair was a difficult repair. As you can see, you can never have enough different types of clamps on hand.
I repaired seven chairs for this customer.Please note that the front leg was completely broken off.
I re-attached it using a hardwood dowel. The chair was not worth making a new leg. After trimming and staining, You could barely notice the repair. After all, previously it was ready for the fireplace an hour and a half before. the customer was happy, So I was too!
God bless

"I'm Back"!

gene — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 00:35:31 GMT

Fellow LJ’ers, “I’m “Back”!!!
After I promised my wife a project for her Christmas present about 5 or 6 years ago, and then my health took a nose dive, we finally got started working on it this past weekend. It consists of a bank of chest of drawers for the laundry room. I am using Baltic birch and popular for the face frames. (“Man”, the prices have gone up since my last purchase) Everything is going to be painted with latex semi gloss white. The tops will be laminated. She is doing all the painting with my supervision. (“Of Course” :) I will be using Blum drawer guides and will probably make the pulls. (“My lovely wife is spoiled on their ease of opening drawers”!:) She has been helping me, try to stay straight. (“HARD JOB”!) In other words, she is the head chief on the design front and the main muscle, in pushing me around. I also have been doing some wiring in the shop. A dedicated 20 amp circuit for the new 2HP H.F. dust collector and installing a light fan combination for the restroom. I’ll be posting photos soon of the completed project, plus all the revamping and remodeling that I have completed over the past years, since my original shop photos were posted.

P.S. Yes, I am feeling better and stronger with each passing day!! “God” has truly given me another miracle in my life!

God bless

I searched for a site like this for a long time

gene — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 18:56:38 GMT

I ran across this site and had to share with my friends here at LJ’s. You may find a used piece of equipment or tool that you have been wanting here. It is public government surplus auction site that can be broken down by each state. Check on your state and then click browse, It will compile a list of the auctions going on in your state and local government. Hope this helps someone looking for that special bargain.

http://www.publicsurplus.com/sms/browse/home

God bless!

Piping in the Shop and around the House

gene — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 01:26:52 GMT

I just posted this information on HokieMojo’s blog

I hope this helps someone planing a dust collection system or air piping.

Plumbing 101 ( I used S&D piping on my dust collection system.)

Below are different types of pipe and their general uses.

Schedule 80 PVC is gray and is mainly used for commercial applications. Also very expensive.

#1- Schedule 40 PVC can be used for pressure or drainage applications and has a wall thickness of about a 1/4 inch. The pipe is white and the color code printed on the side, most of the time is either red or blue. The fittings are different though. The fittings for drainage are called DWV (drainage, waste, vent) and they do not make them in a size less than 1- 1/2” and anything 1-1/4” and below is strictly used for cold water pressure applications only. (This pipe can melt if used on Hot water!!)

#2- What we plumbers in my locality call foam-core can only be used for DWV application. They came out with this product a few years back to save cost in manufacturing, plus it does not conduct noise as much when used on drainage, regular schedule 40 conducts a lot more noise. Foam-core pipe is also more brittle and breaks easier. The (ID) or inside diameter and the (OD) outside diameter of foam-core and schedule 40 are exactly identical. The pipe is also white and the color code on this pipe is usually Black. Uses the same glue and primer as schedule 40.

#3- S&D piping is PVC pipe used strictly for underground utilities such as septic tanks and storm drain connections for down spouts. It has a wall thickness of about 1/8 to 3/16 inch. I do not think this pipe comes in any other sizes larger than 4 inch or 6 inch. The fitting choices for this pipe is limited. However they do make hub adapters enabling you to use schedule 40 fittings. Same glue and primer as schedule 40.

#4- CPVC piping is used for domestic water. Hot or Cold. The pipe is usually beige with a black lettering code on the side and the glue used is orange.
NOTE! (You can not use regular PVC glue on this pipe) this pipe cannot be mixed with PVC. the sizes are slightly different.

#5- schedule 40 Galvanized threaded pipe is for water and air applications. It is not used for gas because the galvanising can flake and cause blockages in the orifice. Note (most building codes do not permit use for water any more)

#6- Schedule 40 black threaded is mainly used for natural gas and petroleum products. NOTE ( Do not use for air lines) The moisture in the air will cause rust on the interior walls and then be transmitted to the equipment being used, such as spray guns, etc., etc.

I hope this helps someone and God bless

P.S. About grounding. I am sure it needs to be grounded with the wire ran on the inside of the piping. If you spiral rap it on the outside? Well, (YOU) won’t get a static charge. However, this will not prevent a fire. I may be wrong, so (PLEASE) check this aspect out before your installation.

To all my friends here at LJ's

gene — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 04:49:19 GMT

“A Very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all!”
Gregory and I wish you each, only the very best and may your stockings be full of saw dust and not a single splinter in the coming year.

Follow up on high gas prices and the Woodworker.

gene — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 04:17:19 GMT

In my previous post I expected one question up front and to my great dismay, I did not get it. What does high gas prices have to do with the everyday woodworker? What is the tie-in?, or just what does this have to do with woodworking. Well it looks like I will have to volunteer the reasoning behind my dismay. I, for one, would like to see formed a Common Sense Advisory board to the President of the United States, made up of woodworkers such as yourself from all walks of life. Doctors, Lawyers, Electricians, Plumbers, Laborers, Truck drivers, Factory workers, Retiree’s etc. Why? Ask yourself this question. Doesn’t it seem like our government has completely lost touch with it’s people and no one there seem to process the least bit of common sense? Well, most of the woodworkers that I know and from the ones here on LJ’s do have one thing in common, “Common Sense” I feel that it is high time the people of this country have a little more control or at least have a way of showing their agreement or their disagreement with how things are going. One other thing, I must have to admit that I knew that you would agree with or disagree with me on my last post. But, out of about 200 or so views, There were only about 4 replies for which I also am most grateful . I guess , I had expected just a few more. Could it be, not as many of us care about what it is costing each of us, each time we fill up at the pump as I had previously thought. I will continue to contact our government and our representatives , even becoming a pain in their side, if that is needed to get something done about our energy problems and cost. May God bless each of you and your family’s, the United States , the rest of the World and may he also grant peace on earth.

High Gas Prices and the Woodworker

gene — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 12:38:05 GMT

A few weeks ago I started a blog about woodworkers and high gas prices. It was brought to my attention, that I had broken the posting rules because of an edited copy of a letter that I had sent to president Bush being in the post, so I immediately removed the questioned post.
This post has to do with high gas and fuel cost and a simple common sense way to deal with the problem. It is non political in nature. Please take the time to watch the video that I have just released to the world on You-Tube. Click on the link below to view. I hope that if you agree with what I have to say, you will spread the word to friends, neighbors, fellow workers, civic and church groups. Anyone that is a concerned citizen. Then get involved. A couple of stamps or e-mails from everyone can and will change our country. I feel that our country needs a jump start and I hope that you feel the same as I. “God Bless the United States”

If this post is against the posting rules? Please remove it, Thanks

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scHyl_rIS6I

A Fresh Update on the Old Health

gene — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 04:13:30 GMT

Hi! Everyone,
My good friend Richard out in Nevada, just reminded me in another blog, to get an update on my health out to everyone. As of today, I feel like I am 40 again and stuck with a pair of 80 year old legs. I am 63 years old. Go figure! I am really doing great, now if they can just get my legs in just a little better shape. I will be in great shape. Even thinking of getting a couple of horses for the wife and I, to go along with the home we are going to buy. I continually thank God for your prayers for me and his continued help. May each and every one of you and your family’s be blessed in return for the blessing that has been placed on my life. I thank God each day for your prayers. If I were to feel much better, I’d have to be tied down. I can out walk my wife at the mall now. I haven’t been able to do that in 15 years. God Bless You Each!

Still having Computer problems

gene — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 01:44:40 GMT

I just timed the time it took for our home page to load on my computer. 3 min. and 10 sec. and I have a cable modem. If I were using dial-up the page would never have loaded. If the new membership has dropped in the last couple of weeks? I think that this could be the problem.

My Computer ??

gene — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 22:43:50 GMT

Hi! Everyone,
Has anyone else been having trouble getting pages here on LJ’s to load? Some of the time my computer acts like it is on dial up instead of cable. I don’t seem to be having any problems with any other sites. Do I need to contact my server or what???? It seems to be the opening page only. If someone is using dail-up, they probably time out before they can get on the site. I almost hope that it is my computer.
Thanks and God bless

Need Help on Editing software for Video

gene — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 19:00:35 GMT

Hi! Everyone,
I am trying to convert a video that I have shot on my video camera for uploading to the site. My question is, What is the best program to purchase in order to get my video to load as a complete video instead of breaking it down into short segments? I know that the videos I see everyone uploading here are not segmented. Thanks for any help you can give. The next post that I make will probably interest most of the members. Thanks again!
God bless

A new update on the old health and selling the shop

gene — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 05:02:36 GMT

Hi! everyone, I just wanted to give you an update, on how the prayers and the medicines are working. The surgeon that put me on the medication to expand the arteries and blood vessels in my legs wanted me to start walking as far as possible once a week. To get an idea as to how the medication is working. The first day that I started on the medication, I could make it one and two thirds trips at a fast pace, the length of my driveway before my legs just hurt so bad, I could hardly walk. One week later, I made it four trips, I could have done more but the wife said that we had to leave to go somewhere. I feel better at this time than I have in about 15 years. The feeling is fantastic. Please continue to hold me in your prayers as I will be doing the same for you. As for the shop. I started packing it up in a pod for the up coming move. The new house is almost completed.
They are going to build me a 24’X 28’ shop. Just waiting on the surveyors to show up. Don’t want to build to close to the property line. When they get ready to start, I will take some photos and share them with all of you, here at LumberJocks. I told my wife that I was going to make this shop functual and not spend a lot of time setting up a layout such as the one I have now. I would be dead before it could be completed. (LOL)
God bless all of you that have been praying for me and all who have shown their concern.

I forgot to mention another little tidbit regarding my health

gene — Sun, 25 May 2008 04:37:37 GMT

I gave up alcohol completely about 18 years ago. I worked all over our fine country and after work, I was alone and the only thing I had to do was in a can and the television. Quiting, it was very hard to do, since, the very first day that I tried to quit, I found something out, that I really was a functioning alcoholic. and now I am a sober alcoholic, that does not drink and I do not even eat anything made with alcohol as an ingredient.

Now, here is what I give thanks to God and my friends here at LumberJocks for doing for me. I have tried to quite smoking on several occasions in the past, but never was able to. It was the only vice that I still carried around with me. Feeling guilty about it. I truly was addicted. Now, after being a 2 to 2 1/2 pack a day smoker for about 49 years. This past Tuesday night, I put them down for good and asked for help when I went to bed that night. The next morning, I received the help that I needed. That’s 4 days ago and I do not even crave one . I do pat my pocket once in a while, (LOL) just from pure habit. I am a none smoker now and with everything going on in my life the way it is at the present, will never pick one up again!! “Folks”, keep those cards and letters heading skyward. I have each of you in my prayers. God Bless you each, and your families.

P.S. one more item. My wife smokes and it is not bothering me one little bit. I will be talking to her soon about laying them down, also. (LOL)

Another update on the old health

gene — Sat, 24 May 2008 04:08:16 GMT

I when to my Vascular surgeon today. He said that there were three options that he told me about, and which one did I wish to pursue? I will tell you the one that I chose, My answer to him was, which ever is the best to give me a chance to go back to work. I have not been able to work in over seven years. It is the first one that he gave me. we are going to try a medication for eight weeks. If that doesn’t work? well, the remaining options do not look that great. So I will not go into them at this time. I feel that they will not be needed. I have that much faith.
He did say, that he was going to try everything that he could, to keep me from losing my legs.
Again, please do not feel sorry for me! My problems are few and god and the prayers that you are saying for me, have everything working out for me at this time. Please continue to hold me in your thoughts. I feel like a new man, Just in an old body. (LOL). I am sure that things will continue to go well with you continued help. May God bless each and everyone of you, my friends.
A futher update when things change.

Update on the Ole Health

gene — Mon, 19 May 2008 01:23:07 GMT

For those of you who have been thinking and saying a few words for me. Keep up the great work. It’s working!!
I haven’t had to take more than a couple of pain pills over the last couple of days. That in it self is more than anyone could have anticipated. Things happen that can’t be explained except for faith. Wishes really do come true. As of today, I feel better than I have in 7 years. Now when I go to the vascular surgeon on Thursday, if he can get the aching out of my legs? I will feel like a new man. Many, Many Thanks to those who are helping me. ( One in particular!) I will keep each of you in mind and heart. Another update towards the end of the week.

"Removed by Gene" Gas prices?" What this has to do with woodworker's"

gene — Thu, 15 May 2008 05:29:45 GMT

My apologies to all. I have personally removed my post. It was about woodworkers and gas. Not meant to be political. It was meant to help our country and the world. As many of you know, I have been away from the site for about 6 weeks because of health.
I guess I should have read up on the new rules. Just in the last week or so, I have begun coming back online to the site. My next move will be the Oreilly Factor. I’d say that I will get a response there.
This may break the rules also but after this, I will refrain myself. Please, in the future, if you see a post with my name on it, please remember this one fact. ( I am a Christian by faith and if this offends anyone, I am sorry for that and if it does, please do not read any of my post.)
This will be the last time that I will say this on my post. God bless
I do apologize and, please, everyone need not try to take up for me. In this cast, I already have someone by my side!

Reguarding, Selling the shop

gene — Thu, 15 May 2008 03:28:19 GMT

This is to all who have read and especially those of you that responded to the previous blog I wrote showing your concerns for my health. But, most of all, it is for those who have been praying for me. May God bless you and your family’s as much as he has blessed me, throughout my life and least of all, Because of you, my friends?! (Now!) I am a diabetic and have been disabled for seven years with severe nerve damage to my feet and legs. About six months ago, my sugar went out of control, running an average of 400 daily.
(Not Good) I had to start insulin shots about two months ago in order to get it under control. At this time, it is doing well. About two weeks ago, I had some tests ran at the hospital, to check the circulation in my feet and legs. Well, the test revealed that I probably have a blockage. Now it’s off to see my vascular surgeon on the 23rd. I’ll let you know where I stand when I find out.
Quick and to the point here. For the past four years, I usually feel good for a total of two months out of an entire year, and that comes in spurts of about one week here and there. But, thanks to your prayers and friendship, I have felt better over the past three days than at any other time in those four years. Please continue to pray for me as I will for your help. Yesterday evening, I had to stop and think whether or not I had taken a pain pill that day. I normally have to take one every four hours.

p.s.
I Hope to do some project posting soon. I have a project that you will have to see to appreciate.

The up coming post, when I post it will be of a small house that I have been helping remodel with a friend. This has house turned out very nicely. So much so, that it is the home I plan on buying. Normally I would manage to work about two or three hours before giving out and having to go home and rest. For the past three days, I have made it for seven hours. Prayer does work. Again, many, many thanks. As of today, I intend on keeping my shop. I may down size a bit though. This was made possible with your help, my thanks to you.

God bless

May have to sell shop contents

gene — Mon, 12 May 2008 03:11:24 GMT

Hi! folks, Happy Mothers day to all the ladies!
Because of my health, I may have to sell everything in the shop. I am just trying to get a feel as to whether anyone here at lumberjocks may be interested before I go to the trouble to list everything? I will not break up the tools and equipment and it will include the metal casework cabinets. It will include the complete shop. If I sell ? I will make worth the trip and truck rental or you could have a moving company to move it. If I get a good response? I will get a complete list and photos together and run it in the forums. You can go to my shop photos and take the tour to get a basic idea of what will be sold.
God bless
Hey! Gang
I appreciate all of the well wishes. You don’t know how much they mean to me. I do not plan on leaving the site. I consider that I have a lot of freinds here. I live in a two story house and I am going to be forced to sell and go to a one floor plan. I’ll get back to posting when I get to feeling a little better. Especially with your prayers and help. May God bless you each!
God bless

Opinions are like arm pits

gene — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 03:42:57 GMT

Opinions are like arm pits. Everyone has at least one. And, for some, at times they somewhat stink. Not all on our site agree at times. Thank goodness, most of the time we do. Seeing our membership grow at leaps and bounds should tell us that we have a good thing here. There are so many posts and projects here, that it is difficult to half way keep up. Some get their feathers ruffled easily and other’s seem to try and stir up sarcasm, when none is warranted or needed.
Take a look around the site and you will see that a lot of the new members are ladies and most importantly quite a few are youth. That’s what this site is about. We should be setting a good example for our young woodworkers. Spreading the fellowship and our friendship to woodworkers around the world, and to learn from the experience, should be our goal.
As I see it, if the rest of the world could get along as do most here, It would be a better place. So remember to think before getting upset. It is easier not to speak, than it is to try and take what you have said, back.
This is my opinion! What do you think?????
God bless