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Wood for Shutters

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I built some house shutters 5 years ago using white pine for the frames and MDO for the solid panels. After 5 years they are badlyrotted. I never would have expected that. I used primer and SW's Emerald exerior paint, yet the water got in and did it's work. So now I have to replace them.

I've been thinking about using AZEK for both the frames and panels, but am concerned about warpage of the frames in the hot sun. This is WNY, but it still gets really hot in the afternoon when facing west, which these shutters do. Then I thought about Utile,Spanish cedar, and northern white cedar. I can get 5/4 Utile locally. Not sure about the Spanish cedar or northern white cedar though. Has anyone used AZEK or any of these woods for exterior shutters? I'm planning to use 1/2" PVC sheet for the panels, no matter what the frames are made of.

John

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Metal staining problem

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Hi there. As you can see from the photos, I'm having a problem with rust/staining on my tools. I soaked the rule in WD40 rust remover soak overnight, and it made the problem WORSE. Ditto the saw. it had some light rust a while back I tried rubbing it out with the soak to little effect. Can anyone recommend how to clean these tools up?

Thanks,
Tim


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How do you hang tools on the wall?

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I'mbuilding a corner workbench and I want to hang some tools above the bench. I have looked at pegboard(which looks really nice) but it has some disadvantages such as the hooks sometimes fall off the board, the hooks are relatively expensive, etc.

I also saw a you tube video by a man named Herrick Kimball who uses 12 gauge Romex copper wire to fashion various ways to hold his tools to a sheet of plywood attached to the wall. The advantage to what he is doing is the copper wire is cheap and he can bend the wire to accommodate the tool better thanthe standard hooks and brackets that the pegboard system uses. With his system he is able to space the tools such that he can get more tools on the wall than you could with the pegboard system.

I also know that there are French cleats that come in handy for attaching some tools to the wall.

So what do you guys use and do you have any other ideas that you like?

Thanks

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Wood Glue on Endgrain.

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The photo is a table we saw in a restaurant. I am making one like it. The challenge is attaching the angle braces to the flat surfaces. All told there are ten braces.Would just glue hold? I could drive pegs or screws through the angled ends, but prefer a cleaner look.
Thanks for your thoughts.

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Barn for sale

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Hey friends, I'm looking for suggestions on where topost (advertise) a post and beam barn that has to be removed from the property. I know it can just be ripped down and thrown in dumpsters, but it seems a shame to do that. It maybe more cost effective to give it away, assuming the recipient takes it all. I can have someone list it on Craigs list and Marketplace but is there anywhere more appropriate?It's in southeasternNH.

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Melamine for workbench top

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As stated in earlier post I'm building a corner workbench in my shop which will see light duty use. Does anyone have any experience with melamine? Was thinking about using 3/4 MDF as base and was wondering if a sheet of 3/4 Melamine on top of the MDF would be a good option. Other option is 2 layers of MDF covered by 1/4 hardboard.

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Splined Miter Joints

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My SIL wants to wrap some metal posts with wood using a splined miter joint. The posts are 8' tall. Should the spline be one long piece? Does it need to run full length or can he use several small splines perhaps 6" in length?

I know many people use a lock miter joint but he doen't have that ability. Thanks for the help.

Lonnie

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TS Safety Question

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I have a LT table saw, and was cutting some 45 deg miters for the sides of a box.

I did the cuts with my miter gauge with a longer (sacrificial)auxiliary fence and a stop block. So the piece was trapped between the tilted blade and the stop block.

The pieces were 8" to 14" long, so my fleshy bits were far from the blade.

Everything went smoothly, and the miters were the best I ever cut, but I had a nagging feelingI was doing something dumb, kickback-wise.

Was I? Should I have rearranged the cut by using the miter gauge on the right side of the blade, and the blade tilted away from the "keeper" part of my workpiece?

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What material to use for radial arm table

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I need to replace the table on my Dads radial arm saw. Was originally made out of particle board. Should I use particle board, MDF or plywood.

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Glue MDF panels together or not?

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I'm building a corner workbench and I'm going to layer two 3/4 MDF panels together as the substrate for the top. I plan on putting a lot of screws spaced throughout the panel and was wondering would this be sufficient or should I also glue the panels with tightbond. Opinions?

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Need suggestions for joining bench top to legs for wood movement

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I am trying to finish a dinning room bench made from shoddy plans. I just realized if I attach a 6 foot alder boards to these bench legs with pocket holes wood movement will likely affect the bench later on.

The leg structure is made of dimensional lumber and the top of the bench will be two 6/4 alder boards joined. The pocket holes are already drilled into the stretchers. How do I fix this to allow for wood movementdifferentialof the legs vs bench top?

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Bench Dog

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Just thought id share. Excuse the messy bench in the middle of a couple of projects.I drew in solidworks and 3d printed this bench dog. I also printed a small wedge to help open up the spring slot. I was surprised how well it works. Next time I need a bench dog I know what to do.

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Kreg Jig screw question

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I am building a workbench where a yellow pine 2 by 4 will need to be screwed to a red oak 2 by 4. I have previously used a Jig to attach pine 2 by 4 lumber and I recall using a course screw because the wood is relatively soft. Do they make a fine screw for use on hardwoods likeoak?

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Glue for laminating fishing net

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I've been using Titebond 3 for some trout sized (17x8 basket)nets I've been making... I occasionally get an area where I'm getting a small gap, that the clamping wasn't correct.

I've heard that some epoxy glues will fill these small voids.. but not sure where to look

And if possible, suggestion to fit the nets.. or better to just toss them?

TIA, Dave

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Idea for dust filtration mask

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I have one of the dust filtration hoods that blows air through a filter and into a face mask and never really got used to using it, as its fairly bulky and gets in the way.

I have noticed a mask that Pask Makes uses on YouTube that has the filters behind the head, and it look promising for weight distribution, but still looks like it relies on your pulling air through it.

I just saw an air curtain type prototype that uses a hard hat and blows a curtain of air completely around the brim straight down to blow away everything besides filtered air. It also looks promising but again bulky and I suspect you would entrain dust in the stream of air and it wouldn't filter as well as other options.

As I fell asleep last night wearing my Cpap mask a Resmed air touch N30i nasal mask with the hose coming from the top, I wondered if you could get a Cpap blower motor, pull filtered air and mount it along with a battery either in a belt or back pack, or even if small enough on the back strap of the CPAP mask, and essentially have filtered Cpap air blown directly into your Nose.

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Attachment Question, Nails & Glue?

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I am working on a dining table project. The table base is basically two ply boxes made from 3/4" maple plywith accent strips attached. The strips are 3/4 x 3/4 red oak.

The ply boxes have been painted with a flat black enamel. The accent strips have been dyed, stained , and coated with varnish. The face that will be against the ply box has dye only, no stain, and no finish. The strips will be mitered to wrap around the boxes.

The question is on attaching the strips to the boxes. I would like to use glue and nails.

Glue:I am not sure what glue would work given the painted surface, but it would have to be a product that does not leave much of a mess. I will be able to go back and touch up the paint between the strips, but I would like to avoid that as much as possible.

Nails: I have a 18 ga nailer and a 16 ga finish nailer. The concern with the finish nailer would be splitting the strips. I could also use just pain finish nails and hammer them in by hand using predrilled holes to prevent splitting. There is no option to screw the strips from behind. I also have a 23 ga pin nailer that I can use on the corners.

I am open to suggestions.

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