Jim Frye
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"The Nut In The Cellar"
Last Activity: Today, 11:40 PM
Joined: 12-29-2002
Location: Maumee, OH, USA.
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Today, I had time to work in the shop so I spent four hours mounting the full extension drawer slides. First time with these and I guess there was some...
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Weather or not....
OK, It’s January 24th, 2020, it’s 38 degrees outside, we had over an inch of rain today, and the fog is so thick you can’t see the house... -
No picture update. Just a note that I decided to completely finish the interior of the cabinet prior to installing the drawer slides. Two reasons. It’s...Leave a comment:
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And here's my safer shut off switch modification
https://www.sawdustzone.org/articles...wer-switch-mod...Leave a comment:
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Took me awhile to go through some stuff. I thought I had the old switch, but I couldn't find it. Here's images from the OMs of the original...Last edited by Jim Frye; 01-23-2020, 07:54 PM.Leave a comment:
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The key is shown in the manual. I had to go look it up. It’s been so long I didn’t remember it and I never used it as a lock because I didn’t...Leave a comment:
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Wow, that must be an early model BT3K. The key was a plastic frame that fit around the ON button with two prongs on the bottom corners that unlocked the...Leave a comment:
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Oddly enough this iPad now remembers my login for the webmail app for the ISP we use, but doesn’t remember the sign on for this or any other website....Leave a comment:
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Apologies. My cell phone camera is a bit tedious to use and I'm getting old with shaky hands. The brand name is GRIP (short for Grand Rapids Industrial...Leave a comment:
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A New Shop Tool
We were grocery shopping this afternoon and spotted this on an end cap. It was in the hardware department, but I couldn't resist picking it up. I've always...
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Wonder how many store clerks would know that? Now, is there a technical name for Robertson drive screws - besides square drive?Leave a comment:
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My ancient metal tubed ShopVac died (also with a screech) with a 12 gal. tank. I knew it wasn’t long for use as I had torn it down a year earlier...Leave a comment:
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Had to go down to the shop and look at the Quick Grip clamps I’ve had since the late ‘90s. I was surprised to see they are labeled as being...Leave a comment:
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Not sure. My iPad is on 13.3 and it will remember me on this site as long I don't log out. I'm using FireFox browser to access the site and it will remember...Last edited by Jim Frye; 01-13-2020, 09:55 PM.Leave a comment:
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Not only do I remember dial up modems, I still have the old 56 kb/s one we used when we first got a computer that could attach to the internet. Why?...Leave a comment:
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Hmmm. Local codes probably vary from location to location. Around here, the door bell transformer is usually wired off of another circuit. Ours has always...Last edited by Jim Frye; 01-10-2020, 06:44 PM.Leave a comment:
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Well, I did something I should have done at the beginning of this project. After Christmas, I ordered the 26" full extension, soft close drawer...Leave a comment:
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Pallet Wood Project...
Love this guy's skills. SWMBO showed this to me.
https://www.reddit.com/r/funny/comme..._coffee_table/
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No, by reversing the door jamb without modification, the door would then swing in to left as you opened it standing in front of both doors. If you were...Leave a comment:
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If this were my issue, I'd probably remove the trim from both sides of the door, take the hinge pins out, and remove the door. Then I'd cut the nails...Leave a comment:
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