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Thirding that old tshirts make the best stain applicators. You can really work it into the grain and get the best results. Be careful disposing the used rags as they are a combustible hazard.
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Johnny Truant posted:So, dumb question: can you use a paint brush for quite different things? Like, I'm going to be painting interior walls, but also want to stain a solid wood countertop to turn into a desk. As long as I clean the brush well, could I use it for all of these things? If it's a Purdy, you want to clean it regardless, but I'd use one for oil and another for latex, etc. If it's a throwaway, throw it away.
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I've changed my brush strategy over the years. I've gone from cheap, throw-away brushes and minimal cleaning to buying a couple of high quality brushes, a brush cleaning comb, and learning how to clean brushes properly and taking the time to do it. A natural bristle brush for oil-based, a synthetic for water-based. It's made a difference in the quality of my work in places where I care. That, and learning what a cutting-in brush is and how to use it. I did gently caress up one of my Purdy brushes by getting careless and not cleaning it properly. I hate myself. I still grab a cheap brush for dabbing a bit of Rustoleum on the tractor, assuming I can't use a spray bomb.
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I. M. Gei posted:I really really hope the DeWalt DWS780 goes on sale somewhere for Father’s Day (or Prime Day), although I know it probably won’t. The DWS779 is on sale for $399 right now. https://www.homedepot.com/p/DEWALT-15-Amp-Corded-12-in-Double-Bevel-Sliding-Compound-Miter-Saw-Blade-Wrench-Material-Clamp-DWS779/206541015 According to the comments on Home Depot it's edit: The saw is a bit lighter as well so it seems there may be some internal differences between the two but they still are functionally the same. Up to you if it's work the $200 savings From HD comments quote:Lots of incomplete answers here. The most obvious difference between the 779 and 780 is the XPS shadow light which, as others note, you can add after the fact AS OF THIS WRITING. Dewalt has a habit of updating individual parts of a saw (you will see references to Type 1, Type 2, etc.), and from one sub-version to the next you could lose or gain features...it is even possible that one subtype might be upgradable and another is not. Case in point, the older non-sliding 12" dual bevel DW716 is upgradable and can have the XPS shadow light added to it....the latest DW716 cannot. FCKGW fucked around with this message at 22:47 on Jun 17, 2021 |
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What variables do you need to account for when changing bars on a chainsaw? I've got a Husqvarna 120i with a 14" bar, 3/8-Inch Pitch.050-Inch Gauge. It is this bar as near as I can tell: https://www.amazon.ca/Husqvarna-531300375-14-Inch-HL280-52-050-Inch/dp/B004MW3PZE/ I'm looking at this other bar: https://www.amazon.ca/Oreon-Cutting-Systems-541652-14-Inch/dp/B003YHEN4U From the description it also has a "Power sharp 3/8-Inch Pitch Low Profile 050 Gauge 52 Drive Link Single Loop Chain" Stock chain has 52 drive links.(https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B000UMLYJY/) So does the chain that goes on this bar. (https://www.amazon.ca/Oregon-PS52-PowerSharp-Craftsman-Homelite/dp/B003VS0Y86/) It appears to me that the self-sharpening bar should be compatible with my saw. Am I overlooking anything? e: fixed link DreadLlama fucked around with this message at 23:27 on Jun 22, 2021 |
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Any recs for a studfinder? Not sure how this one got added to my potential tools list, but  I do have a small, relatively(I think) strong magnet that I used in my last apartment to locate nails, but I don't know anything about an actual like, electrical stud finder.
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I prefer the magnet versions to any electronic one I've ever owned. I've had misses / bad data from electronic ones, but never missed a stud with the magnetic finder.
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Jun 22, 2021 19:30
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DreadLlama posted:What variables do you need to account for when changing bars on a chainsaw? Pitch, gauge, and number of drive links should be all you need, unless the MBAs are working their magic and something really weird is going on with saw chains these days. I'd be interested in how well that self-sharpening widget works.
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IOwnCalculus posted:I prefer the magnet versions to any electronic one I've ever owned. I've had misses / bad data from electronic ones, but never missed a stud with the magnetic finder. Seconding the magnetized versions although I think a electronic one as a backup is a good idea. Magnetic ones are cool because you can just leave them hanging on the wall when you find the stud if you don't want to mark any lines that might show
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Johnny Truant posted:Any recs for a studfinder? Not sure how this one got added to my potential tools list, but That looks a lot like the electronic display (and therefore probably guts) of the Bosch one I have. It's the only electronic stud finder I've ever found useful. In fact, I don't use my magnetic one anymore because even if it fails to detect wood you flip it over to metal and it does a fine job of finding screws.
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Johnny Truant posted:Any recs for a studfinder? Not sure how this one got added to my potential tools list, but Of all the electronic stud finders I have ever used, the only ones worth even half a poo poo have been the Franklin sensors multi-led ones like this: https://www.amazon.com/Franklin-Sensors-FS710PROProSensor-Professional-Finder/dp/B0195K8OT4 They show up at Costco every once in a while if you have a membership there.
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Captain Organ posted:Of all the electronic stud finders I have ever used, the only ones worth even half a poo poo have been the Franklin sensors multi-led ones like this: https://www.amazon.com/Franklin-Sensors-FS710PROProSensor-Professional-Finder/dp/B0195K8OT4 I got one of the Costco ones and it hasn't failed me yet. I keep a magnetic one around to double check as well.
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Can someone sell me on the idea of buying a stud finder at all? I’m not the most experienced in any way but every time I go to hang something that absolutely has to be in a stud, I just break out some neodymium magnets and drag it across the wall until I find a nail… it works every time. Then I move lower and find another one. Assuming the lumber is straight, I’ve got a rough outline of where the stud is. What am I missing? I’m sure it’s something… otherwise why would stud finders exist?
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Hexigrammus posted:Pitch, gauge, and number of drive links should be all you need, unless the MBAs are working their magic and something really weird is going on with saw chains these days. Sounds like it should be compatible in that case. Thanks for the confirmation. Here's a before and after with the stock chain:   And here's a before with the self-sharpening guy:  I'll post after pics later. First I have to buy something.
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namlosh posted:Can someone sell me on the idea of buying a stud finder at all? I’m not the most experienced in any way but every time I go to hang something that absolutely has to be in a stud, I just break out some neodymium magnets and drag it across the wall until I find a nail… it works every time. Then I move lower and find another one. Assuming the lumber is straight, I’ve got a rough outline of where the stud is. Good stud finders can do this, as well as finding electrical wires and wood density. You'll likely be fine using your method if you're just hanging things and your house was well sheetrocked. But you can't find the edges of a stud, can't identify packed out studs, etc just by finding drywall screws. This may not be a thing you need to do, in which case carry on.
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I don't want to like brag or anything but if anyone needs to test their stud finder.... *flex*
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Captain Organ posted:Of all the electronic stud finders I have ever used, the only ones worth even half a poo poo have been the Franklin sensors multi-led ones like this: https://www.amazon.com/Franklin-Sensors-FS710PROProSensor-Professional-Finder/dp/B0195K8OT4 Just a note: this has worked very poorly in my lathe and plaster walls.
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Danhenge posted:Just a note: this has worked very poorly in my lathe and plaster walls. Have you found any way to find studs in those? Because the only thing I've found is knocking and luck. Even when you find one......who knows where the next one might be. Or the one after that. I've not found a lot of consistency.
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Motronic posted:That looks a lot like the electronic display (and therefore probably guts) of the Bosch one I have. It's the only electronic stud finder I've ever found useful. In fact, I don't use my magnetic one anymore because even if it fails to detect wood you flip it over to metal and it does a fine job of finding screws.  Tight, that's a solid endorsement. I was wondering if the metal mode on it would be useful for finding screws. And, if all else fails, well, I have a magnetic one anyway Actually, uh, strange question, but did anyone purchase the stud finder I linked? Specifically from the link I provided? I went into my the Amazon list it was in, which is set to private, and when I clicked on it to add to my cart, I got a "Someone may have bought this for you" message, which I then confirmed by pressing the "Did someone buy this for me?" button. The only other person I could guess that would have access to that list is my pops, who I just texted but have not gotten a response from. I'm wondering if this is like.. bad? No other orders have been purchased from my Amazon account, it has a unique password, but this is the first time I've seen this and I definitely did not buy the stud finder (yet). 
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I want to move a lot of dirt around. Rent a bobcat? Buy an electric wheelbarrow??
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idk about electric wheelbarrow (having just looked it up). It strikes me as a solution in need of a problem. I manually moved a shitload of dirt by myself this spring (3 dump trailers worth) and moving/dumping the wheelbarrow was the easiest part of the process. It's the filling of the wheelbarrow that takes time and energy. If you're going to put power and money into it, go with the bobcat. If you're going to cheap out, cheap out all of the way and grab your work gloves and start shoveling.
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As I understand it, powered wheelbarrows are a solution for "I need to move soil (or other heavy stuff) over uneven terrain, or especially uphill". But yeah, they won't save you from having to fill the wheelbarrow, and that's a lot of work all on its own.
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Motronic posted:Have you found any way to find studs in those? Because the only thing I've found is knocking and luck. Even when you find one......who knows where the next one might be. Or the one after that. I've not found a lot of consistency. Not really, but we've only lived here a month. The house is 90 years old so there's also lots of different renovation been done over the years.
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street doc posted:I want to move a lot of dirt around. Rent a bobcat? Buy an electric wheelbarrow?? Get the bobcat. The very best argument is this: YOU GET TO DRIVE THE BOBCAT It's a win-win.
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street doc posted:I want to move a lot of dirt around. Rent a bobcat? Buy an electric wheelbarrow?? See if you can rent a Kubota BX series subcompact tractor equipped with a front end loader and a backhoe. A subcompact's FEL is the equivalent of a self-loading wheelbarrow and with the backhoe you can really mess up your yard. So much fun...
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I saw a mini excavator on a trailer yesterday and now I'm desperately trying to find a reason to rent one. I've always wanted a bobcat.
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I bought one of these a couple years ago. I LOVE it. You can unload an entire truck load of gravel, dirt, mulch, etc in seconds. https://www.harborfreight.com/2000-lb-capacity-truck-bed-cargo-unloader-60800.html?_br_psugg_q=truck+bed+unloader
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Verman posted:I saw a mini excavator on a trailer yesterday and now I'm desperately trying to find a reason to rent one. I knew a psychotherapist who had one on his property out in the country and that was his personal therapy machine. Just push big piles of dirt around. Hell,......
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Danhenge posted:Just a note: this has worked very poorly in my lathe and plaster walls. Thats weird, its the only one that has worked on mine, both in the current house (1917) and my last apartment (~1900) both with heavy plaster walls. I usually sweep up and down the wall to confirm, but its pretty rare that I miss entirely. Motronic posted:Have you found any way to find studs in those? Because the only thing I've found is knocking and luck. Even when you find one......who knows where the next one might be. Or the one after that. I've not found a lot of consistency. This is also a good argument for keeping a 1/16 bit around to confirm with before you hang a heavy mirror or anything.
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Mr. Mambold posted:I knew a psychotherapist who had one on his property out in the country and that was his personal therapy machine. Just push big piles of dirt around. Hell,...... I highly recommend it. I bought mine because it was cheaper than renting for the amount of jobs I have to do (and well used ones can be easily resold for what you paid for them) and I'm having a hard time thinking about actually parting with it even when I run out of legitimate jobs to do.
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Captain Organ posted:Thats weird, its the only one that has worked on mine, both in the current house (1917) and my last apartment (~1900) both with heavy plaster walls. I usually sweep up and down the wall to confirm, but its pretty rare that I miss entirely. Well, considering what Motronic said it might just be that I have weirdly spaced studs where I'm expecting them to be regularly spaced, which is what is confusing me!
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Rutibex posted:Don't get trapped in a graveyard Pet cemetery  Stud finder jokes will never got old to me… my girlfriend is a saint
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Danhenge posted:Well, considering what Motronic said it might just be that I have weirdly spaced studs where I'm expecting them to be regularly spaced, which is what is confusing me! They can be weirdly shaped too! (I've seen a lot of this, living in a place where there are buildings from the 1700s)
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Motronic posted:Have you found any way to find studs in those? Because the only thing I've found is knocking and luck. Even when you find one......who knows where the next one might be. Or the one after that. I've not found a lot of consistency. I have one of these that you use to find the nails holding the lath to studs and it works OK. Basically you scan back and forth with the wide scan, and then when you detect metal you put it into the pinpoint mode to see if it's individual nails or a wire/pipe/etc. https://shop.zircon.com/metalliscanner-m40/ Definitely still feels more like a guessing game than with drywall though.
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Motronic posted:They can be weirdly shaped too! My floor joists for the first floor all look reasonably shaped, so I imagine the rest of the lumber probably is too
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Danhenge posted:My floor joists for the first floor all look reasonably shaped, so I imagine the rest of the lumber probably is too Most of the weird studs (and weird stud spacing) I've found has been for non load bearing walls. Seems like they did the needful for joists and load bearing - which of course they did because we're looking at survivorship bias by the simple fact these homes still exist - but partition walls? lol good luck.
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Motronic posted:I highly recommend it. I bought mine because it was cheaper than renting for the amount of jobs I have to do (and well used ones can be easily resold for what you paid for them) and I'm having a hard time thinking about actually parting with it even when I run out of legitimate jobs to do. My next door neighbour did the math and came to the same conclusion. Unfortunately he's had no luck trying to buy a second hand excavator in the local market. All these people moving out to rural properties over the last year are scooping every toy that pops up. One of our new neighbours bought one this winter by camping the dealers and nailing one coming in as a trade-in. He's come to regret his hasty purchase - the machine has spent more time in pieces in the shed than it has working. Looks like it will be quicker to learn to weld, buy a set of plans, and build a backhoe for one of my subcompact tractors. Should be an adventure. But first I need to weld up a fire-fighting skid before fire season starts in earnest (he said, eyeing the record-setting heat wave nervously).
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Hexigrammus posted:My next door neighbour did the math and came to the same conclusion. Unfortunately he's had no luck trying to buy a second hand excavator in the local market. All these people moving out to rural properties over the last year are scooping every toy that pops up. One of our new neighbours bought one this winter by camping the dealers and nailing one coming in as a trade-in. He's come to regret his hasty purchase - the machine has spent more time in pieces in the shed than it has working. good news is in like 2 years when they sell their house because they had to go back to the office and their commute sucks.. maybe they'll get cheap.
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If this thread is not the right one, please excuse my fast posting. I have about a 1/2 acre of land that I cut grass on. I have converted all of my yard tools to banana flavor (Dewalt) battery lines. The push mower works great; blower the same. My string trimmer... is causing some problems. Well, its more like, it was made with cheapness in mind. It has a ratcheting spool that you smash on the grass to release some more string. I haven't been hitting it on anything hard, literally just bouncing it on fluffy grass patches. I emptied the inaugural spool of line and upon inspection, the "top" of the spool, i.e. the thing I push on the ground, has eroded and probably has like 10 more goes in it until it implodes. reviews online for the spool are... sub par and in line with this scenario. Basically everyone loves the trimmer until the spool disintegrates and it is hard as hell to get replacement caps, because I guess no one thought that using the cheapest plastic known to humanity would have this kind of issue. (The fact that they sell them in two packs says something else). Is there a brand or product line of string trimmer spools that anyone here would recommend as a replacement for the OEM? I am happy to do the work to retro fit it onto my little bastard. I just want stuff that isn't going to eat itself in less than a summer. Thank you all!
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