cocacola1012 wrote:Wouldn't that be to heavy? I understand not using it for the cans, but how about on the top shelf?
Step stool.
nomoman wrote:I was curious as to what burl wood is. I see it is caused by fungus/insects in the tree. It is prized for its shape and ring patterns. The article also said burl was harder to work with. I guess any tree can be burl (i.e. maple, walnut, oak, etc)? Does this sound about right? Anything else you can add?
In keeping with the wandering off-topic nature of these Potpourri threads I thought I would post a before and after picture of a 77 GMC (heavy half ton) that I modified a little and fixed up for trailer towing (travel trailer and hauling old tractors). I shortened it behind the rear axle about 18" to get the hitch as far forward as possible. Note that it did haul one Shopsmith.
I was the third owner. The first was a fleet situation with full maintenance and tight record keeping. The second was a good friend of mine who also kept up on mechanical maintenance well. I drove it for years and it was still solid when I sold it with well over 350,000 miles on it. I replaced the valve cover gaskets and that was as far as the engine was ever torn down. As you can see in the before picture it had been badly attacked by grasshoppers as those GM trucks were prone to be. The hood, both front fenders, both doors, both rocker panels (and supporting structure), both cab rear corners and much of the floor were replaced. The simple wooden bed was made from stuff on hand including the sides which were formerly part of a water bed and the front "headache" rack which was one side panel from an old hog farrowing (birthing) crate. I also installed very wide traction grip tires on wide rims for use around the farm.
I have refurbished a number of such vehicles over the years. I have always been a shop-nut.
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I did not equip with Shopsmiths in spite of the setups but because of them.
1 1988 - Mark V 510 (bought new), 4 Poly vee 1 1/8th HP Mark V's, Mark VII, 1 Mark V Mini, 1 Frankensmith, 1 10-ER, 1 Mark V Push-me-Pull-me Drillpress, SS bandsaw, belt sander, jointer, jigsaw, shaper attach, mortising attach, TS-3650 Rigid tablesaw, RAS, 6" long bed jointer, Foley/Belsaw Planer/molder/ripsaw, 1" sander, oscillating spindle/belt sander, Scroll saw, Woodmizer sawmill
I restored (kinda) a red 1972 Pontiac Ventura. I bought it in 1976. It also had rusted fenders, rockers a few dents and dinks. I took autobody class in High School {1980}. I didn't weld too good so I just pop riveted the sheet metal on and bondo. Then I sprayed with regular can red spray paint. This is NOT my car..It is the kind of car I had though. I wish I had to pass onto my 20 yr old daughter.
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cocacola1012 wrote:I restored (kinda) a red 1972 Pontiac Ventura. I bought it in 1976. It also had rusted fenders, rockers a few dents and dinks. I took autobody class in High School {1980}. I didn't weld too good so I just pop riveted the sheet metal on and bondo. Then I sprayed with regular can red spray paint. This is NOT my car..It is the kind of car I had though. I wish I had to pass onto my 20 yr old daughter.
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Not many of these left anymore. Real nice cars!! Your 20 year old girl might not view that vehicle with the same sense of love and affection as you.
nomoman wrote:I have alot of woodworking tips emails in my "inbox". Is there a way to save them to a folder on my hard drive?
There is more then one method, but one way is to copy/paste them to a program like Microsoft Word and then save that document to a file that you create called Woodworking Tips.
Tim
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iclark wrote:there is always a way - frequently more than one. some email systems just make it harder than others:rolleyes:
what kind of "inbox" are you referring to (PM here, AOL, yahoo, outlook, t'bird, etc)?
tell us which kind of inbox and I bet that someone here has worked it.
if nothing else, you can do a copy and paste into a reference document (or several) organized by topic or sender/source.
Looks like iclark was answereing you too, while I was having a little fun! Pretty much you should be able to the copy/paste with any document. Other methods may require a bit more work. Any program should work that allows you to type input in the form of letters and numbers.
Tim
Buying US made products will help keep YOUR job or retirement funds safer.
