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Tom Picciani
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Make a black bean chili. Maybe use a smaller amount of beef. Or try stewing meat and cook it long and slow
Anyone know, do cats taste like chicken? 
They are the other white meat.Anyone know, do cats taste like chicken?
Tom Picciani
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Best served with Fava Beans and a nice bottle of Chianti
Tom Picciani
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Finished putting on the mud today. Last areas are drying. Going to try to empty room as much as possible. Got tarps to cover items from dust.
have to scrape concrete floor. Lots ofbits of plaster everywhere. Got the floor scraper I used last year for staples. Should work well.
mud I can get sanding done over weekend, I can paint next week. Going with blue with stained trim.
have to scrape concrete floor. Lots ofbits of plaster everywhere. Got the floor scraper I used last year for staples. Should work well.
mud I can get sanding done over weekend, I can paint next week. Going with blue with stained trim.
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And a lot of butter and garlic sauce.
What are you going to do with the ceiling Tom?
Cortec? 
Want a pretty ceiling. Look up Norman Sheet Metal Co.
Looks like you getting close Tom. Man, what a path you've traveled.
What brand of off feed roller do you have?
What brand of off feed roller do you have?
Worked on my router table dust collection thingamajiggy yesterday and today. It works and so does the table.
The lower two sections of the fence now suck.
.....no, no, they suck fantastically!
I bought 18" of aluminum tubing, cut it in half I made two 'L's by cutting notches into each piece.
Each 'L' was made so that it can be inserted into the fence openings.
I had some really nice vacuum hose with two identical ends..... Those fit the square tubing snug, but I added RTV silicone to seal the gaps.
The lower two sections of the fence now suck.
.....no, no, they suck fantastically!
I bought 18" of aluminum tubing, cut it in half I made two 'L's by cutting notches into each piece.
Each 'L' was made so that it can be inserted into the fence openings.
I had some really nice vacuum hose with two identical ends..... Those fit the square tubing snug, but I added RTV silicone to seal the gaps.
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The next part was making the two sections of vac hose come together into a 'manifold' so I could connect up my 2 inch shop vac hose. I used two pieces of PVC elbows and two larger end caps. I drilled and sanded the lower end to accept a large shop vacuum fitting...... that was a pain.
Anyway, it all glued together with room in the upper cap for adding a third vacuum line if needed. Here's the manifold.
Anyway, it all glued together with room in the upper cap for adding a third vacuum line if needed. Here's the manifold.
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Here's the parts and pieces, hopefully showing how it works.
In the fence tubing, I glued strips of Velcro inside the tubes so that the smaller 'L' connectors would fit snugly when pushed into place. It all assembles and disassembles easily. Turned out really neat. No dust on the table top or under it. Used it with a 45 degree bit, then a flat bit and found it works flawlessly as a jointer.
It's been a long, long ride making this lift/table thingy.
....now I need to find a use for it.
In the fence tubing, I glued strips of Velcro inside the tubes so that the smaller 'L' connectors would fit snugly when pushed into place. It all assembles and disassembles easily. Turned out really neat. No dust on the table top or under it. Used it with a 45 degree bit, then a flat bit and found it works flawlessly as a jointer.
It's been a long, long ride making this lift/table thingy.
....now I need to find a use for it.
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...note to self. DIY projects end up costing a small fortune...... so don't do stuff to save money. The ride is what it's all about.
It still need legs.... My next project.
It still need legs.... My next project.
Tom Picciani
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I used Armstrong's website to plan a drop ceiling. The center beam divides the room in half. The front is fairly easy. the majority of the room is 13x19 with a 2'x4' entry way and minus a 2x3 closet. The back section is 12x19 and 4 feet have to drop to 84 inches to accommodate the ducts and plumbing.
The metal tiles look awesome but I doubt I can afford $24 each. Looking at no more than $2 each for fiberglass tiles. It's a basement/hobby area.
The floor is going to be painted I think although I'd love to lay down coretec again. But I don't have the money to put down $3000 worth of flooring. And the epoxy paint should seal the floor for later flooring if I so desire. Talked to a Rustoleum rep on the Home Depot site. He said his floor epoxy will stick to anything and just suggested sweeping and lightly washing. I'm going to do more than that, using TSP to wash it down and then wet mop it to clean it up. I have that floor scraper (Ice scraper) and 10 blades. Bought it last year to pull up the staples. You know, last year I actually used that Ice Scraper on ice! LOL!
The ceiling with lighting I estimated at $700-1000 per half. That includes grids, tiles, and lighting. Lighting is roughly $250 for 4 lights. The back I think will only need 2 because I already have an LED work light over the workbench.
I bought some MDF and some Luaun plywood, along with an additional 10 2x4's to make a hobby work station. The pipe that's extending from the wall needs to be covered and I can make the work bench cover it. I think a nice hutch on the workbench would look nice and help cover some of the diagonal pipe at the top of the wall.
Well, that's the plan...
Next step is cleaning up the mess and covering everything I can so the dust doesn't ruin my power tools. Boy did I get my money's worth out of that 12 inch Harbor Freight miter saw! Can't say enough good things about the Hercules products.
Anyway, more to come soon.
That's good to know about the miter saw. I've never been to a HF store. I've heard the have flimsy/cheap and also better grades of tools.
Tom, just a thought. How 'bout
a hand hammered copper ceiling. Buy squares of thin copper and hammer in your own design.
Just tryin to help.
a hand hammered copper ceiling. Buy squares of thin copper and hammer in your own design.
Just tryin to help.
Tom Picciani
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Only get Hercules power tools. Chicago Electric is the one with the bad reputation. And for short term use, hf deserves a look at least. Their bar clamps, flashlights, batteries, etc. are fine. Just print your coupons.
It is a crapshoot. Some of the tools turn out to be worthwhile, some are junk. But I found the same with Grizzly and they cost a lot more. Bought a new scrollsaw from Grizzly once. It would not work out of the box. Only way they would give a refund is drive it to the warehouse, 200 miles round trip.
