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| 12 days ago |
Don't wait till the fever gets to 103.5 Degrees - 29 replies Yea, last Wednesday my fever spiked to 103.05. I’d been sick for about a month with a cough and cold. I kept telling the wife I’ve got a Drs. appt. coming up in about a month, I’ll be ok till then, “cough,”. A week later same thing, She says “will you please let me make you an appt.” Da, I don’t ne... |
| 36 days ago |
Please Come Michiganders, Oct. 25th, Lansing, MI.1 PM Hawk Island Park - 11 replies It’s a week away and not too late to make plans to attend, we can make this a premiere event and an event to make the Lumberjocks proud of Michigan. So if at all possible please try to attend, and don’t forget the trip to the sawyers in Bath. Maybe we can pick up some wood at cheap prices, and don’t forget your cameras. Lookin... |
| 43 days ago |
I need help - 21 replies I put about 5 coats of shellac on an outdoor bench not realizing the sun would make it blister. Could I now put several coats of Spar Varnish over that without making a mess of things. In other words after the varnish could I then set it outside without it blistering? Thanks, mike |
| 58 days ago |
OK! The Picnic is on. Please sign up Michiganders, Oct. 25th, Lansing, MI. - 15 replies Please, Please, Please Michigan people, come to our picnic. I will send you directions on Tuesday of next week. I am still working out a deal with the sawyer, but either place is just off a major Highway. If we don’t get the sawyers place we have a pavillion at Hawk Island and nice little county park just off 127. The date is set on Oct. 2... |
| 63 days ago |
Come On Michigan Guys and Gals - 43 replies Lets make it a thing. I’m talking about a Michigan picnic in October. Rustic Rick started it and it was decided Lansing was probable central to everyone. Lets not make this a two person get together like the last one. Theres a lot of us from Michigan on here. Let get together and meet and make friends. I always thought Michigan people were... |
| 162 days ago |
I'd like everyone to meet my second Grandson Logan - 26 replies He’s my second Granson and only 2 months old and that makes 3 Grandkids for me so far. He is brave, strong, and true of heart and is a Man Among Men. I am proud to introduce him. Logan Joseph(after me)Wurm. The King is Dead, Long Live the King. |
| 165 days ago |
I'm going to an auction this morning what do you need? - 8 replies A lot of woodworking tools. A Grizzly G1033 20” planer, Delta X5 10”left tilting arbor saw with unifence, table ext.outfeed rooler system, Rockwell 8’ JOINER,Delta model 46-715 14” wood lathe, Delta model 36-850 stock feeder, Delta model 43-1×2speed heavy duty wood shaper. Southbend 6”swing metal lathe, Ryobi o... |
| 229 days ago |
does it cost anything to open a G-mail account - 20 replies I’ve been having trouble with yahoo. Someone keeps ripping me off. They must have my IP address or something but yahoo has locked me out again. Any body know where I can get a free email address. |
| 734 days ago |
Whats the best external paint for treated lumber - 7 replies I’m making a sign for my sister’s hair shop. Since it will be out in the weather I used pressure treated wood. I was wondering what paint would best suit the situation. I made it T and G, filled the cracks, and plan to route the lettering. It can’t be stain it has to be bright paint it is for a handicap parking space in the bac... |
| 774 days ago |
For the guy who has cut his board 2or3 times and its still to short. - 1 reply Here’s a way to get one or maybe two more cuts out of that board. Using a scarf joint. What is a scarf joint, you say. Just make a jig with a 20 degree angle on it. Lay it on your board in the middle, using your circular saw make a long cut on the angle you just drew using a straight edge.. Next using your router, make a clean cut on both ... |
| 864 days ago |
How do you post a project? - 3 replies I click on the project tab and get a drop down and hit post project and nada happens, whats the deal? |
| 942 days ago |
cheap router raiser for router table - 9 replies If you’re not rich like I am, I can’t afford the top of the line router table with an adjustment for your router built in. An old scissor jack works great. I have a shelf below my boughten router table, Home Depot 100.00 Wolfcraft that I installed myself. I set the scissor jack under the router and with the plunge router unlocked, I ... |
| 1044 days ago |
I finally tried out my 3hp O'malley's router - 8 replies One thing I liked, was the start button is built into the handle like my B and D router. It has a very slow start I mean slllooooowwww. But once it gets wound out it runs smooth and has plenty of power. It would be a great router for a table, it’s too heavy for table work, at least for me. It came with a modest amount of xtras and vertuall... |
| 1044 days ago |
How about a home made air cleaner. - 27 replies While on vacation this past summer in Frankfort, MI. (Salmon fishing) , I stopped to rummage through an old rummage store thats been there for years, I’ve found everything there from chuncks of ebony to old venting runs, and blower motors for furnaces. I had seen a plan for an air circulator in a magazine that I can’t give credit t... |
| 1094 days ago |
TIMBERMATE-wood filler - 10 replies I don’t know how many of you use wood filler, I imagine most, but I’ve found a product I first read about in popular woodworking called Timbermate. It’s some pretty incredible stuff. Water soluble, it takes stain well, if it dries out you just add water and it reconstitutes. After sanding you can sweep up the dust, add water an... |
| 1096 days ago |
I hope O'malley was a smart Irishman - 6 replies Well a few days ago I heard so much good about the O’malleys plunge router I bought one. Just in case my other one goes to heck, I reasoned to my wife. So I hope you guys that said it was the next best thing to Mark’s new saw, were right. What the heck, the price was right. jockmike2 |
| 1113 days ago |
Roger's sculpture - 2 replies You mentioned in your tag on the freeform sculpture it was made from used manzanita. I went to the woodsource and they had never heard of it. Is it a plastic material or some other medium? Jockmike2 |
| 1129 days ago |
Lets have a dirtiest shop contest, Don't worry I'll be the judge - 25 replies You all know me, and my reputation as having the dirtiest and most discombobulated shop. Well it has’nt changed, and taken up the rest of the garage. So, I’ll be the judge. |
