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  1. 1 hour ago, Jamie said:

    Lol you can call me whatever ya like! My being a cheap ass has cost me a lot of money.  Why do it right the first time when you can do it cheap and do it twice. 

    LOL! you mean at least 3-4 times right? Denial of it not working right the first time due to cheapness doesnt set in just yet ?

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  2. 3 hours ago, Coop said:

    Another thought maybe worth considering, or maybe not? Take a piece of 1/4” thick long grain as Kev mentioned and glue it to the end of your Domino tenon and shape it to fit it.

     

    52 minutes ago, Jamie said:

    I’d cut a Bow tie or grub it out to a circle and fill with epoxy to make it look like a knot hole. Wouldn’t make it look like a true circle but more of an organic shape. 

     

    9 minutes ago, Coop said:

    BW, I think we are all skirting the truth. Would it not be better to cut that section out and add on another piece? 

    Hah! I mean ... Yes, I could always do that ? Probably the easiest fix would be just that. Just looking for other options since I could practice new techniques. I might have to end up just doing that, but I might piddle around and do a few other things just to try it out since I can always cut it out and rip a new piece. 

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  3. 4 hours ago, Kev said:

    1.  No.  You'd just select face grain as your end.  If it doesn't go all the way through, it just doesn't matter.  For starters, you plan on attaching at that point anyway so, in reality, your patch really only needs to be about 1/4".  Unless you moved the location of the domino in which case you'd need to fill it all but, you would just simply make 2 if you don't have enough length.  The bottom isn't seen so, you don't need to be as critical with how that looks.

    2.  I'm still using the Narex chisels and still like them!  Yes, you'd need a way to sharpen.  You could start inexpensively with a double sided water stone (1k and 8k) pretty cheap.  I'd also suggest a honing guide which will cut down on your headaches..lol. Since my kid is selling a bunch of his stuff, I'll see if he wants to move his set up on..

    Ah, ok ... the domino makes sense now :). I will give that a go and see how I do.

    Is your kid getting out of woodworking or just more into power tools? But yes, if he is looking to get rid of things, let me know I might be interested! 

  4. so 2 questions ... 

    1) Making my own domino, wouldnt that still be end grain on top showing? Am I misunderstanding yall?

    2) If I were to go down the chisel route, which ones should I look at? I dont mind buying 3-4 or something like a starter pack. Then I will need some stones right? Or some way to sharpen then and to flatten the back of them before using ... right? Or is that not really needed at least for this first use?

                Would the Narex line be good enough? Some good Japanese set out there?

  5. 27 minutes ago, Kev said:

    I would fill the hold differently..  I would either make my own domino from a piece of scrap attempting to match the grain as close as possible or I would make is square and fill with a matching grain piece.

    Table is looking good!

    What would your answer be if I told you I had 0 chisels ... still the same? 

  6. And my WTF moment for this project ... 

     

    3/4 thick ... push a #6 bit all the way through on the 20mm setting. Nooooot happy about that one. Going to glue the domino in there and cut it off  hoping the stain my wife wants to put on here will help hide it as well. Thoughts? 

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    also... for finishing...

    I’m assuming I finish the top on top/bot and all sides. The finish the ply on top and bot? Leaving the sides I fished for the glue from the apron. Now for the apron piece .. do I just finish the front? Or put like one coat on the back so it will glue still? 
     

    need help on the thought process there please.  

  7. More work done and now I’m in carpool line for kids ... 

    Working through how low to go with the dominoes... ended up being like 27ish  

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    reveal?? 
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    it’s tough to balance it on there as the ply is about 1/32 sticking out on each side. 
     

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    legs installed where I want them and to help get the 4th piece of apron on. Only way I could find to get clearance to work on it haha. 
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    some closer pics of the legs ...

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  8. 2 hours ago, Coop said:

    Why is there a ply support base? Will it fit inside the legs? 

     

    1 hour ago, Jamie said:

    +1

     

    This goes to the convo above where I will be wrapping the whole thing with an apron like the picture shows. The consensus was the wood movement would blow apart that wrapping and mitered corners if I connected directly to the top. So the ply bottom came into play where I could attach the apron to that and leave like a 1/32 or so gap all around so the wood could move and my miters would stay safe.

    At least that is the going theory on that at the moment .. 

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  9. Getting time to work on this one now that the sofa table is done ... 

    A rough estimate of wood used .. trying to track all this now to have better ideas in the future. 

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    Everything milled up and ready for dominos

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    I glued 2 halves together last night .. 

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    Then glued those together this morning and waiting until later before I start working on that to let the glue dry. 

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    Next, going to cut out the support base for it ... the 3/4 ply. I was thinking to attach it, I could put a location domino in 1 side, just to make sure it lines up the same every time and might make things either when attaching to the ply to make sure its in perfect position?? Thoughts?

     

     

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  10. While the glue dries on my other coffee table project (new journal coming for that one) I figured it was time I could make some quick updates. I needed to get the cabinets inset, as that is what the hingers are even though they sold them under an overlay name ... all good just a couple trips to the table saw and my trusty new panel sled ?

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    I needed 28 1/2 ... I think the sled is good to go! 

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    I only got to 1 door before lunch time, still need to work on fitting the door a little more but it is in there and looks way better ... well it will once adjusted to the reveals needed.

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    Next I need to figure out some pulls ... I am thinking make my own to keep the look. Not sure I want to just toss 4 cheap pulls/knobs on the doors. 

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  11. I have the Jet version ... bought way back when it was always on sale for like mid $200's I believe it was ?? Seems to do an OK job getting dust filtered, I have to replace the filter a decent amount while working on projects and running it frequently. Not sure how well it is doing, just going off the amount of dust in the filter ?

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  12. 5 minutes ago, Coop said:

    That is darn cool. Are you still going to build the coffee table? 

    haha, not right away ... the glue up and 4 hours of hand sanding beat me down!! I am going to switch and build the coffee table my wife is wanting. Then I might come back to the coffee table companion for this.

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  13. 10 hours ago, Kev said:

    I'll just drop my 2 worth with some different options as I'm not a fan of propane.  Propane adds a lot of moisture to the air.

    I have the mini split in the current shop.  They are expensive so, completely understand this not being an option.  However, they work awesome!

    My previous 2 shops had a pellet stove in them.  I absolutely loved this option!  They don't require much space, the only hot surface is the glass on the front, and you can do the piping yourself in less than an hour.  You can also hook them to a thermostat so they turn themselves on and off based on the temperature.   I've considered adding one to the current shop to help the mini split in the winter.  I'm sure you can find a Craigs list one and get it for about 400 bucks..  I think I paid 200 bucks for the one in the first shop.

    The other option I'd choose before propane is radiant wall mount heaters.  I've talked with a few people that really love this option.  I'm the first to admit that I don't know much about them but, they get good reviews from people I know.

    Would love a pellet stove, however I would pretty much be paying $700-1000 for one. Down here in Texas they are not popular at all ? Found one on Craigslist for $600 but would have to drive about 3 hours each way ... Looking at smaller new ones, still $1k +. 

    Going to keep an eye out for one though, just not sure how lucky I will get unless I end up driving to like Amarillo or somewhere further up north to pick one up.

    Also, curious ... If I pip one in, can the main piece be removed during summer to free up space? Or pretty much once it is in, it is in?

    5 hours ago, Woodenskye (Bryan) said:

    I have a Dewalt roll around propane heater and I am ok with what it does, but if I could do an electric heater, pellet stove, or mini split I would. Like Kev mentioned it does add moisture, but in a non climate controlled shop I think that is negligible. I basically turn the heater on for 15 to 20 minutes and then shut it off. My shop would equate to a bit less than a half of a 2 car garage, so this works well. 

    Is it this one? 

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    How safe do you feel it is in your garage? How long does it take to heat up your shop to like 65-70? 

     

    I was also thinking about one of these ...

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  14. 4 hours ago, Woodenskye (Bryan) said:

    Great job on the table.  You really seemed to push your comfort level on this project which is a great sign of growth. 

    Yep. Out of ignorance I didn’t think it would be this tough haha. Always learning and definitely jumped out of the comfort zone. I like to test myself and dive right in ... sometimes it’s good and sometimes it’s a glorious explosion of wrong ? 

     

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  15. I think this is the right spot for this? If not feel free to move to correct spot ...

     

    I am looking to get some heat in the shop (my garage) for the winter. A Mini split or something like that is not an option, so I am going to have to go the propane heater route ... Has anyone had any experience with them or know of a quality one that will work? I looked at Home Depot the other day and Tractor Supply and they had several models, but I just dont know which one is safe/good quality ...

    Thoughts?

  16. 9 hours ago, Kev said:

    Ok, the shirt was my favorite part ?

    Amazing job!  Not my style but, I surely appreciate the craftsmanship and work!  Nicely done!

    Hah! Well, it is a great shirt ?

    Thanks! There is definitely some mistakes on this one, but overall I think I corrected them enough with yalls help to make it nice again. I did learn quite a bit so that is always good! Now I will be moving on to my next project, a coffee table for the wife for our living room.

     

    9 hours ago, Tmize said:

    It’s been a interesting build. It’s turned out great. 

    Thanks! It was fun and very challenging for sure! 

    9 hours ago, Jamie said:

    Turned out very nice! Great job! Looks like a fun project to have built. 

    Thanks! Fun yes, but so glad to be through with it and the glue up haha.

     

     

    So for the last thing today ... I still need to add the felt pads on the feet and then the rubber pads for the glass on the cross braces so it doesn't slide around. I will get a pic or 2 of the fully completed look today though.

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  17. I have already started one of mine and figured I would post mine and we could all post what we end up making for Christmas as gifts ... like all those amazing reindeer and cutting boards etc etc.

     

    Just some simple tea candle holders .. took about 2 hours to make all these. Finished with a couple coats of shellac

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  18. now for last night and todays activity ...

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    Got my ARS on wiped on and ready for spraying ... 

    Love my dutch door, this is how I run the spray gun for finishing. 

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    Then, you know, plugging Kev's amazing shirt ... No he did not pay me for this amazing promotion he is receiving ? 

    Checking out the final coat of spray finish, I put 3 on there.

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  19. now that we can post again ... here is everything to get caught back up.

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    All together and done with gluing finally haha ... A few legs slipped out of place somehow and cause some wobble when standing. Guess I should have gone with exact dominoes and not the middle looseness ones. Lesson learned.

     

    So I built me a panel sled based off Kev's video for a refresher .. 

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    I got these runners off another FB page, 3D printed so I figured I would try them out. Had them for a year + now waiting on building some sleds. GREAT fit, just small, so I needed 2 of them.

    Test cut flipped and checked and perfect! Just a little tear out, but this wasnt my plywood blade ...

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    Now that the panel was a perfect 90* (or as close to the eye as it can be) I through the table on it and cut the feet back to the same size. Not sure if there were other options on how to handle this, but this is what I came up with haha.

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  20. 28 minutes ago, temp said:

    So we are pushing just about 3 gigs to the server, my co-webdeveloper was trying to push it from his house with dsl and his dsl kept going down during the upload currently the new server has 50Mbps both ways but his dsl is about 3MBps we have already copied over the main site and the store to the new domain, we have been working closely with invision to get the forum moved over correctly. Really dont want to loose members over this.

    ah, thanks for the info!  Man DSL ... have not heard that thrown around when talking migrations in a loooooong time ?

     

    No worries, we wont be going anywhere over this! This is just a little hiccup and plus, Coop would have to learn a new password for a new site and I am pretty sure his brain is maxed out on passwords with all 2 in there now ?

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