As mentioned earlier, I have been taking time this summer to enjoy the weather and slowly work on my to-do list. The key word is "slowly". Still have more trimming to do on a couple of trees, but I seem to have put off trimming the Elm too long and it is now too big for me to cut it back. I will trim the lower branches then let it grow and get a professional in to do a proper job in a couple of years.
The garden is coming along except I can't seem to convince the local rabbit that the lettuce is meant for US!
I thought I was in the final stage of the work on the "Gadget Charging Station" but found that my substitute for the ball catches cannot be used due to limited space so I am back to scratching my head on that part. The other thing is the plans call for 1/8" rubber tube to fit over the brass pins that hold the gadgets. I've had no luck in finding that or plastic tubing narrow enough to fit. Other than that, it's ready to go.
I received my Worksharp 3000 a week or so ago and resisted the urge to play with it right away. Good thing too as I slipped with a chisel that very day and nicked my finger. I finally got around to trying it today and am quite pleased with it. Besides realising how dull my chisels were, I also found that one was not square, but it is now. I now know there would have been a lot more blood if I had played with my new toy before nicking my finger.
In the last couple of days, I have visited two small local supermarkets to find Johnson's Paste Wax to replace the empty can I now have. Lots of liquids, but no paste wax. I guess that's a sign of the times.
By-the-way, Chuck, I liked those toothpick holders!.
Have a Fun and Safe Week(s)!
John
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Made two bags of sawdust this week. Now am all finished with the cutting, routing and drilling on the 4th shutter. All that's left is assembly and painting. It's been a good week in the shop.
Glad you are finishing up with your tree trimming, John. That's a big job for kids our age.
This week some of the best news was barbandrob's find and purchase of the big set of Shopsmith tools. 520 and all.
Glad you are finishing up with your tree trimming, John. That's a big job for kids our age.
This week some of the best news was barbandrob's find and purchase of the big set of Shopsmith tools. 520 and all.
Octogenarian's have an earned right to be a curmudgeon.
Chuck in Lancaster, CA
Chuck in Lancaster, CA
small ID rubber tubing, etc.
John- You might be able to use heat-shrink tubing, available in hardware store in the electrical supplies aisle (for insulating electrical connectors). Or maybe an aquarium store- they might have rubber tubing that size for aquarium pumps.
Or try this site: http://www.smallparts.com
Choose "browse by category", then "tubing and pipe". The only problem might be that there's many, many choices, and you might spend too many hours surfing their site. But they're a great company, we rely on them when we're trying to fix up old lab equipment and we need assorted nuts, bolts, screws, washers, tubing, etc.
Gary
Or try this site: http://www.smallparts.com
Choose "browse by category", then "tubing and pipe". The only problem might be that there's many, many choices, and you might spend too many hours surfing their site. But they're a great company, we rely on them when we're trying to fix up old lab equipment and we need assorted nuts, bolts, screws, washers, tubing, etc.
Gary
I have a "Monster to Go" power bar for my laptop. Small, compact, and two might fit in the power box for your project.
Summer has reached us in Los Angeles, with temps in the 100's. I have not been near my shop as fun with the family prevails. The Circus with the grandgirls in Las Vegas, and a trip next week with the local granddaughter to San Francisco. This week its off to Fargo for a wedding in Hawley.
My youngest daughter (ok she's 29, but she is still my baby girl) just announced twins...so I have to get back to the shop soon to make that fire-engine bunk bed.
John, I look forward to your sometime blog...best to you and yours.
Summer has reached us in Los Angeles, with temps in the 100's. I have not been near my shop as fun with the family prevails. The Circus with the grandgirls in Las Vegas, and a trip next week with the local granddaughter to San Francisco. This week its off to Fargo for a wedding in Hawley.
My youngest daughter (ok she's 29, but she is still my baby girl) just announced twins...so I have to get back to the shop soon to make that fire-engine bunk bed.
John, I look forward to your sometime blog...best to you and yours.
Gary Kalyn
Kalynzoo Productions
Woodworking
Porter Ranch/Northridge
Los Angeles, CA
Kalynzoo Productions
Woodworking
Porter Ranch/Northridge
Los Angeles, CA
Chuck:
I had meant to mention Barb's good fortune. That sure was hard reading!
The to-do list started at 23 items, completed five so far, only 22 more to go. That's new math for you.
Greitz:
I went brousing again today. Looked at the electrical shrink insulation but at $4.89+ for 12 small pieces, I passed. I need about 9 inches. Finally found some clear plastic tubing @ $0.22/ft so I grabed it. The black insulation would be a better contrast with the maple wood, but since this is for my daughter, I figured she would forgive me.
Gary:
Congratulations on the good news! Now the pressure is on for the bunk bed.
Thanks for the sentiments.
Randy:
I was in HD yesterday looking at their cleaning products for something else and did not notice the wax. I'll give it another look next time.
Have fun
John
I had meant to mention Barb's good fortune. That sure was hard reading!
The to-do list started at 23 items, completed five so far, only 22 more to go. That's new math for you.
Greitz:
I went brousing again today. Looked at the electrical shrink insulation but at $4.89+ for 12 small pieces, I passed. I need about 9 inches. Finally found some clear plastic tubing @ $0.22/ft so I grabed it. The black insulation would be a better contrast with the maple wood, but since this is for my daughter, I figured she would forgive me.
Gary:
Congratulations on the good news! Now the pressure is on for the bunk bed.
Thanks for the sentiments.
Randy:
I was in HD yesterday looking at their cleaning products for something else and did not notice the wax. I'll give it another look next time.
Have fun
John
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For the paste wax, you can also get it from your local ACE hardware store.. That's were I got mine.. OSH for those of you on the left coast probably has it as well. Of course, if you can't find it in a B&M store, you can always get it online at places like Ace which will happily mail it to you.. I'm sure there are tons of other online places as well..
Rick
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1983 Mark V model 510 (SN#140061)
Rick:
Thanks for the tip. We don't have Ace Hardware in this neck of the woods but there are some just south of the border, (about 50 miles), which is one of the reasons why we make the odd day trip down that way. It's much more fun looking through stores set-up more along the "old Fashioned" lines than those new box stores. I'm not in any rush so I'll just keep looking here for now.
Have fun
John
Thanks for the tip. We don't have Ace Hardware in this neck of the woods but there are some just south of the border, (about 50 miles), which is one of the reasons why we make the odd day trip down that way. It's much more fun looking through stores set-up more along the "old Fashioned" lines than those new box stores. I'm not in any rush so I'll just keep looking here for now.
Have fun
John
"In the last couple of days, I have visited two small local supermarkets to find Johnson's Paste Wax to replace the empty can I now have. Lots of liquids, but no paste wax. I guess that's a sign of the times."
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Today, I went to Lowe's. Preferred over HD, at least in this house. Found two cans of Johnson's Paste Wax.
In the paint department they had it in a can with a paint type lid. It was 1 lb. of wax.
In the cleaning fluids department they had the can I had become familiar with. Also 1 lb.
As I showed the guy in the paint dept., he asked, "Was there a price difference?" Not knowing, I went back to look. Holy Cow!! The 1 lb. can in the paint Dept. was $7.98. The old style can in the cleaning Dept. was $4.98. This sent me on another venture to see if I could tell any differences in the product other than the can. The only thing I could find was that the wax in the paint can could be buffed in 15 minutes, while the wax in the old style can said to apply a thin coat and let dry to a haze and buff. For floors, wait 30 minutes.
A family named Anderson, opened up a new "True Value" hardware store in my neighborhood and I was thrilled. Gave them all the business I could. Guess it wasn't enough, as they closed within a year and a half.
Guess the housing crisis got to them.
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Today, I went to Lowe's. Preferred over HD, at least in this house. Found two cans of Johnson's Paste Wax.
In the paint department they had it in a can with a paint type lid. It was 1 lb. of wax.
In the cleaning fluids department they had the can I had become familiar with. Also 1 lb.
As I showed the guy in the paint dept., he asked, "Was there a price difference?" Not knowing, I went back to look. Holy Cow!! The 1 lb. can in the paint Dept. was $7.98. The old style can in the cleaning Dept. was $4.98. This sent me on another venture to see if I could tell any differences in the product other than the can. The only thing I could find was that the wax in the paint can could be buffed in 15 minutes, while the wax in the old style can said to apply a thin coat and let dry to a haze and buff. For floors, wait 30 minutes.
A family named Anderson, opened up a new "True Value" hardware store in my neighborhood and I was thrilled. Gave them all the business I could. Guess it wasn't enough, as they closed within a year and a half.
Guess the housing crisis got to them.Octogenarian's have an earned right to be a curmudgeon.
Chuck in Lancaster, CA
Chuck in Lancaster, CA