Hmm.....that would be a really ambitious project to do that to mine.....
What did you do in your shop today?
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Oooh, yeah, that would be... I'm much more familiar with seeing setups like the HF one I have where the motor/impeller unit is a separate part and not all built in together like yours.
Worked some more on the DC setup. Almost there. Still waiting on a couple things I ordered and have a few pieces of hardware to pick up from the store before I can do any more work on it. Also need to wire in an outlet on a switch so I can turn it on without having to reach up to the top of the whole unit. Once I get the last of the items I need, a couple hours of work to finish it up is all it will take. Then I have to clean out the corner it's going in and move it in place. Then it'll be time to run some lines.
I hate waste! So after making a couple more "no lathe" bangles. I cut up the left over hole saw plug, drilled an off centre hole, then shaped it on the disc sander to
end up with some matching pendants. Finished the necklace off with a matching home made jarrah bead.
end up with some matching pendants. Finished the necklace off with a matching home made jarrah bead.
Am I imagining things or is the blue patch, amongst the many, a Shimano Velcro Rod Wrap? 
The black and blue stripes are velcro strips. But they are for when I need to hold the intake near the vice when I'm sanding grips or something else....
Oh... that makes sense. 
Shimano used to make a wrap to tie your fishing rods up that used that blue Velcro strip, may still make it, in fact. I had half dozen of them at one time, think I'm down to two. It just looked real familiar.
Shimano used to make a wrap to tie your fishing rods up that used that blue Velcro strip, may still make it, in fact. I had half dozen of them at one time, think I'm down to two. It just looked real familiar.
only turned 1 thing. 25 in tall 24 in deep Bois d Arc Vase. this is coat 4 of 8 coats of Spar varnish.
Crap I need a bigger cart!!
I'm surprised you didn't paint it blue and orange....
Wow....Kerry, that is gorgeous!
What is that crazy looking wood ?! It's awesome....
Oh... that makes sense.
Shimano used to make a wrap to tie your fishing rods up that used that blue Velcro strip, may still make it, in fact. I had half dozen of them at one time, think I'm down to two. It just looked real familiar.
Nope, not a shimano. It was a length of velcro I had used in a bind when I needed a strap for my guitar years ago....
Nice job Walter.
Now that's a great idea! But alas all my shop is done in Red and Gray
Its the Ovangkol Mike was selling here
It was more what I did *on* my shop.
Installed 6" fiberglass insulation in the ceiling of the garage/shop.
Laying insulation is never fun but it's better to do it in the cold than the heat.
I will, at some point, still blow some cellulose over it but since I had this left over it seemed like a good start. I have one of those remote thermometer gadgets (point, pull the trigger, see the result) and there was about a 5 degree temp difference between where I had started (a couple of days ago) and where I hadn't laid it yet so I guess it does make a difference :)
Installed 6" fiberglass insulation in the ceiling of the garage/shop.
Laying insulation is never fun but it's better to do it in the cold than the heat.
I will, at some point, still blow some cellulose over it but since I had this left over it seemed like a good start. I have one of those remote thermometer gadgets (point, pull the trigger, see the result) and there was about a 5 degree temp difference between where I had started (a couple of days ago) and where I hadn't laid it yet so I guess it does make a difference :)
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Waiting on pen parts for a couple special orders so I started to get some @Don Ratcliff wood processed. Saw made horrible noise, blade went "WHANG" and I'm sitting there with wood in my hand..... Got the saw tore apart, upper bearings out (I guess 45 years is an ok lifespan on them....) lucked out and the local auto parts store had them (same bearing as used in an alternator application) 10.00 and an hour later and I'm finally back up and running. got a bunch of wood cut up so I can get it up on here hopefully tomorrow so we can share Don's wood with all of you! Unfortunately this particular eucalyptus log had some structural issues inside, lots of ring shake but still got one decent sized bowl blank and a bunch of other useful blanks out of it. Hoping to cut some Koa tomorrow!
