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SC seagoat
Trad climber
Santa Cruz, Moab, A sailboat, or some time zone
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Feb 11, 2017 - 03:43pm PT
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Nice. ^^^^^^^!!
lots of plans for the new to us bar tacker. Heavy mofo
Susan
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perswig
climber
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Feb 11, 2017 - 03:56pm PT
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Warbler, I expected framing under that plank.
Dowel/biscuit (or some sort of rebate) for the legs?
Dale
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healyje
Trad climber
Portland, Oregon
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Feb 11, 2017 - 06:14pm PT
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Blind wedges?
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ruppell
climber
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Feb 11, 2017 - 06:51pm PT
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New tub and surround for the guest bath.
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perswig
climber
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Feb 12, 2017 - 03:39am PT
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^^
Outstanding, and I was hoping that was not a flush-only mount (ha!).
Went looking at radial arm drills - some of those beasts have 4' of travel.
Thanks!
Dale
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steveA
Trad climber
Wolfeboro, NH
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Feb 12, 2017 - 04:39am PT
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Warbler,
I taught machine shop for 35 years, and in my last school, before I retired, I had a huge radial arm drill, probably weighed 3-4000 pounds. It was one of my favorite machines, since I could drill really big holes in steel.
It was really useful in building my hydraulic cranes, which had 1" steel plate, on the bottom. I used the cranes to build my timber frame house.
Notice the thick steel plate on the base of the crane on the right. I never could of drilled all those holes, up to 1.25" by hand.
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otisdog
Big Wall climber
Sierra Madre & McGee Creek, Ca.
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Feb 12, 2017 - 09:41am PT
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Contractor -I'd like to pick your brain regarding windows for my upcoming project...possible?
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survival
Big Wall climber
Terrapin Station
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 12, 2017 - 01:46pm PT
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You all continue to amaze me!
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WBraun
climber
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Feb 12, 2017 - 04:11pm PT
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Square legs?
The intelligent class always uses round legs ......
Don't-cha have a lathe?
(Just yankin yer chain) .... :-)
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Feb 12, 2017 - 04:18pm PT
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He didn't sand the bottom either! ;-)
A+ otherwise! :-)
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Ricky D
Trad climber
Sierra Westside
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Feb 12, 2017 - 04:28pm PT
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^^^^Want to really blow their minds?
Spray paint it.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Feb 12, 2017 - 04:40pm PT
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Warbler, I'm TOTALLY down with leaving the saw marks! :-)
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7SacredPools
Trad climber
Ontario, Canada
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Feb 12, 2017 - 05:03pm PT
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Nice table.
Anyone know where and when live edge tops in modern furniture started?
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nah000
climber
no/w/here
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Feb 12, 2017 - 09:43pm PT
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7SacredPools: while i don't know authoritatively whether or not he "started" the integration of live edge into mid century modern woodworking, one would definitely have to look to george nakashima for popularizing both the use of live edge and butterfly joints, due to the acclaim that his work received.
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Contractor
Boulder climber
CA
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Feb 15, 2017 - 08:19pm PT
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15 years ago a wonderful lady gave a 35 year old framer a chance at building her dream home.
I went back today to pay a visit and it struck me that I never wore bags again after this job was complete.
I framed it, set and clad 200 lineal feet of beams, 600 feet of 1x12 clear redwood, did the metal work, set the doors and did the interior finish carpentry.
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rottingjohnny
Sport climber
Sands Motel , Las Vegas
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Feb 15, 2017 - 09:03pm PT
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Naiiiiiz...!
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otisdog
Big Wall climber
Sierra Madre & McGee Creek, Ca.
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Feb 16, 2017 - 07:18am PT
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Contractor -I posted a request earlier...
short question - who makes the best clad windows?
What's your favorite?
Thanks
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hooblie
climber
from out where the anecdotes roam
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Feb 16, 2017 - 07:51pm PT
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boss said "see that it stays cobbled this time"
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Contractor
Boulder climber
CA
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Feb 16, 2017 - 09:08pm PT
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Otisdog-
Painters tend to know the best windows because they have to remove the weather stripping, prime and paint according to the manufacturers instructions to maintain the warranty. Beware- they don't all go back together so well.
I'd like to hear other opinions here but here's what my experience is.
Marvin's are great but expensive.
Eagle by Anderson is my go to. Solid warranty, nice thick cladding and very cost effective. I've used them on multi million dollar houses on the beach and small additions on a budget.
There are lots of options including a 5/8” divider bar vs. 7/8" and last I checked, 40 or so colors.
Make sure to specify primed or raw interior. The default raw wood option was clear Doug Fir for a while which used to cost a bundle. It may be yellow pine by now but that is still stainable.
Also-make sure you get all fiberglass windows for any showers. It amazes me that architects spec out wood windows for that.
Lastly, if Eagle is too expensive you can go to Anderson 400 series (all wood vinyl clad). Good product yet short on color selection.
I've had mixed results with Sierra Pacific, Pella and Jeldwen- sorry any reps out there.
Beware home center advice. You need a good rep. Call Anderson and find a local high volume rep. They get the best pricing (hopefully passed to you) and should navigate you around the options.
Ok, one last thing- if you use Eagle clad doors, you can use Emtek handles. Again, cost effective. There are better, yet much more expensive hardware options out there.
One last thing, I promise- if you're near the coast or very anal, get coastal (stainless) hardware on casements and awnings.
There's quite a bit more minutiae involved like multi-point, flip cranks, etc.- I leave that to your rep.
Good luck!
I'm not a painter but I certainly hear there bitching about bad windows.
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otisdog
Big Wall climber
Sierra Madre & McGee Creek, Ca.
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Feb 19, 2017 - 07:00am PT
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Thank you so much for responding...there are so many options out there. I appreciate your insight. First estimates are coming back cheaper than I thought.
Any input on bi-folds out to the pool?
Oh...How do I find / contact a rep? Website isn't very helpful..
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