Good morning!!!!

[KevT]

65 going to 78 and warming a little every day this week. No rain in the forecast. Got my lumber yesterday for the rafters, so will be cutting them today. Spent yesterday roasting chili peppers for the wife to make salsa, and helping her clean house for her brothers visit, they come on Wed.

 

[txdon]

Good morning! 62˚ heading to the mid 80s, tomorrow we start hitting the 90s again and fall is over - for a while.

The veggie of the week is beet root. Just like PF Flyers (you do remember those don't you, from the 60s Saturday morning TV adds) they make you run faster and jump higher. Actually beets do help oxygenate the blood and who does not need more oxygenated blood. If only this research would have come out earlier maybe Lance Armstrong could have done it by just eating beets instead of doping. Any 5K runners out there want to try this non-cheating food to better your time?
Here's a very interesting 4 min video that shows the research, it makes me want to go out and buy some beets.
Oxygenating Blood With Nitrate-Rich Vegetables | NutritionFacts.org

We are still waiting for the grade to be posted today on the bean bear.

 

[bakerg]

Good morning, a beautiful fall day here, 55F now heading to 66F. Looked at a townhouse yesterday for an investment property, put offer in and it was accepted. Now I just need to find a decent tenant and my retirement nest egg will start to grow.

 

[farmer2009]

56 this morning and headed to 83 today. Nice dry and clear day.

Yesterday went well. Got both the end walls upstairs framed and ready for metal. Well almost I need some hinges and to build a door. A little less than 2 hours per wall.

Today is a goner. After I get done with birds and get next chamber ready for them to migrate to tomorrow it'll be time to get ready for the dentist appointment. Hopefully it's just my 6 month scrubbing and lecture. Then a reward trip to lowes. Looking at a router. Any suggestions?

 

[daugen]

* Coastal flooding... water levels 2 to 4 feet above normal
peaking around the times of high tide. Some roads along the
Pamlico river reported to have 4 feet of water covering them
and many roads are becoming impassable.

hmmmmm. Let's see, should I be out driving around today, say to the CC which is right on the Pamlico River? High tide of 3pm. I could get stuck in there...
unlikely to be a good idea. I am so used to going to the problem, not away from it. Fireman's dna...but now I'd just be another Lookey Lou getting in the way
yes Ron, serious line of weather parked right below me. Doesn't seem to be going anywhere fast so it's drowning whatever it's over, which appears to be Wilmington NC now. Figure perhaps later today it could get seriously wet here but the forecast doesn't call for it. Odd...hopefully they know something my eyes on radar returns don't.

 

[KevT]

An hour and a half since I posted no rain in the forecast and it is raining... Welcome to FL.

Farmer, what are you wanting to do with the router? Personally, all of mine are Porta Cable, but they are pre- B&D ownership. I don't know how good the new ones are? I have heard good things about the DeWalt's. For a good all around router, look for a 3/4 HP with both 1/4" and 1/2" collets. Anything bigger is hard to hold by hand but great mounted in bench, anything smaller is mostly used for trimming laminate and the bearings will not hold up against wood for very long. And unless you are making signs, cutting circles or anything you need in the middle of, a plunge router just adds weight, blind spots, and more things to adjust. Can you tell I am router rich and cash poor. Hehehehe, wait till you start buying bits...

 

[farmer2009]

Kev. I was thinking dual base. A solid base and a plunge. Would like a fence. Just general woodworking. Mortise and tenon, rabbits, rounding edges.

What I'm trying to do is keep from having to change setups in table saw as much. I'm getting ready to have to do a lot of rabbits and I have a dado blade but I'll also need to rip the boards first.

I was thinking in the 3/4-1 hp range.

 

[KevT]

Kev. I was thinking dual base. A solid base and a plunge. Would like a fence. Just general woodworking. Mortise and tenon, rabbits, rounding edges.

What I'm trying to do is keep from having to change setups in table saw as much. I'm getting ready to have to do a lot of rabbits and I have a dado blade but I'll also need to rip the boards first.

I was thinking in the 3/4-1 hp range.

You are thinking good. Rabbets are tricky by hand depending on several things (wood type, length, depth)but can be done. You might want to look at how easy it is to change bases

 

[farmer2009]

You are thinking good. Rabbets are tricky by hand depending on several things (wood type, length, depth)but can be done. You might want to look at how easy it is to change bases

Will do. The rabbits will be in ship lap siding. So 1/2 x 1/2" x length of board. Would I be better off with a table? That was the reason for wanting a fence.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Good Morning! 73F @ 7:50AM. Sunny. High 81F. Winds SSW at 5 to 10 mph.

Oh dear, another Monday. That makes two this week!

Drew, out here the local nurserys have sales to clear out summer plants to make room for winter varieties.

David, nice work on the tile! I'll bet you're glad that the grouting is done. It usually takes me a few days to recover from one of those jobs.

Don, I have a friend that went to the doctor after eating a large helping of beets. He thought he was suffering from internal bleeding! :laughing: Hope that bear tasted as good as it looks. Your wife should get top marks!

More tinkering in the garage today. Making a new bracket to hold twin coils, using steel recycled from the first house I purchased 30 years ago. Never throw anything away!

 

[sodamo]

.21 inches rain last 24 hours.

Be safe
Have a great day

David Sent from my iPad Air using TractorByNet

 

[sodamo]

Kev, are you following the classic formulae for a TBN project, with one person doing the hard work, one supervising (and possibly occasionally working too, but never caught on camera in that state)and a third to take the pictures ? The photographer always wins. It looks to be going together really well.

Wife wants me to find that 3rd person. She is both #2 and #3, but wants to retire.

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[sodamo]

windy, rainy day here, seems the rain won't go away, still stormy South of here; that front has hardly moved. At least it moved just North of Charleston. paperwork day inside, wash to do, outside just too wet to do anything. Forecast for rest of week is dry; probably going to be a big cleanup day tomorrow picking up sticks Think I might take a trip down to Lowes later and see if they got in any fall shrubs, still have about 50 tree holes planted that still need a tree; yesterday most of the dug holes were filled with water. I'm told Leland Cypress has some problems around here, though mine are sure growing just fine, so i'm looking for other not expensive alternatives for fast growing barrier trees. Drew

Drew
Check out Podercarpus

https://www.google.com/search?q=podercarpus&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en-us&client=safari

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[sodamo]

Will do. The rabbits will be in ship lap siding. So 1/2 x 1/2" x length of board. Would I be better off with a table? That was the reason for wanting a fence.

When I built my kitchen cabinets I found the table to be wonderful. I have an older craftsman that stays mounted in the table and a HF plunge model for hand work. I find I use the table more. I toyed with the idea of a router table as part of my tables away, but the stand alone was very reasonably priced and I just set in corner when not needed.

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[rswyan]

Furnace guy came by late this afternoon. Took him less than 5 minutes to pull the access panel for the burners/heat exchanger and visually verify that the heat exchanger was cracked - in multiple places - using a flash light and a small inspection mirror.

Why this was apparently beyond the technical skills of the two other outfits, after roughly 8+ trips by the one outfit alone, I have absolutely no idea.

That's the bad news.

The good news is I can buy a new, relatively decent quality furnace (92% efficiency), with warranty, that will heat our house for under a grand, with free shipping.

And I can install it myself, although either he or another neighbor I know might be willing to supervise and sign-off.

Dude sez that parts for the unit are reasonable, easily obtainable, and the units are designed to be easy to work on.

Probably the best news I've had in some time.

 

[rswyan]

Furnace guy came by late this afternoon. Took him less than 5 minutes to pull the access panel for the burners/heat exchanger and visually verify that the heat exchanger was cracked - in multiple places - using a flash light and a small inspection mirror.

Why this was apparently beyond the technical skills of the two other outfits, after roughly 8+ trips by the one outfit alone, I have absolutely no idea.

That's the bad news.

The good news is I can buy a new, relatively decent quality furnace (92% efficiency), with warranty, that will heat our house for under a grand, with free shipping.

And I can install it myself, although either he or another neighbor I know might be willing to supervise and sign-off.

Dude sez that parts for the unit are reasonable, easily obtainable, and the units are designed to be easy to work on.

Probably the best news I've had in some time.

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Furnace guy came by late this afternoon. Took him less than 5 minutes to pull the access panel for the burners/heat exchanger and visually verify that the heat exchanger was cracked - in multiple places - using a flash light and a small inspection mirror.

Why this was apparently beyond the technical skills of the two other outfits, after roughly 8+ trips by the one outfit alone, I have absolutely no idea.

That's the bad news.

The good news is I can buy a new, relatively decent quality furnace (92% efficiency), with warranty, that will heat our house for under a grand, with free shipping.

And I can install it myself, although either he or another neighbor I know might be willing to supervise and sign-off.

Dude sez that parts for the unit are reasonable, easily obtainable, and the units are designed to be easy to work on.

Probably the best news I've had in some time.

I'm trying to think of a comparison of your furnace quest to Monty Python, but I'm just too tired. Glad for you when you get it installed. Bet you get some brownie points from Cupcake too.

 

[KevT]

Sorry Farmer, I left to go couch shopping with the wife. Something we have been talking about for a while, and when I was rained out she decided it was a good day to go. It will be delivered on Thursday.

A Good router table is worth it's weight, but can be pricey. And you still have to provide the router. I own 2 different tables, one is a Kreg ( Buy KREG Precision Floor Model Router Table, Kreg# PRS1045 at Woodcraft.com ) and the other is a replacement table on my table saw ( Cast-Iron Router Table Extension and Fence ) and I have PC 8515, 3 1/2 hp routers mounted to them and I have found nothing I couldn't do with them. I have made custom crown, base, and chair rails to match existing on remodel jobs. Arch windows, and custom doors and furniture. So the question is will you use it enough to warrant the costs? Mine have paid for themselves several times.

 

[farmer2009]

Sorry Farmer, I left to go couch shopping with the wife. Something we have been talking about for a while, and when I was rained out she decided it was a good day to go. It will be delivered on Thursday. A Good router table is worth it's weight, but can be pricey. And you still have to provide the router. I own 2 different tables, one is a Kreg ( Buy KREG Precision Floor Model Router Table, Kreg# PRS1045 at Woodcraft.com ) and the other is a replacement table on my table saw ( Cast-Iron Router Table Extension and Fence ) and I have PC 8515, 3 1/2 hp routers mounted to them and I have found nothing I couldn't do with them. I have made custom crown, base, and chair rails to match existing on remodel jobs. Arch windows, and custom doors and furniture. So the question is will you use it enough to warrant the costs? Mine have paid for themselves several times.

No worries Kev. My dentist appointment ran late and I didn't have time to go shopping. . But did have time to surf the web for them. What I always ASSumed was a 3/4-1 hp router turns out to be a 2-2 1/2 hp router. You know full size and with interchangeable bases. So I will probably end up going that route.

Do have some questions though.
1. Can any router be put in a table?
2. Special base?
3. Building own table? I'm thinking I can buy some plans online. Think Norm at The New Yankee Workshop built one and sells the plans fairly cheap. This would be the only way to justify the cost of a good table. I haven't found a cheap one I like yet.

What do you think of this.
Shop DEWALT 2.25-HP Variable Speed Combo Fixed/Plunge Corded Router at Lowe's
Or maybe this. Shop Bosch 2.25-HP Variable Speed Corded Router at Lowe's

 

[farmer2009]

Oh congrats on the new couch. You'll be comfy soon.