Looks like something a resort would use to shuttle people back and forth between their hotel and the beach.
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Followed him on AGT. I like this guy.
He should have won.
He's better here than on the show because there wasn't a short time limit. He's hilarious.
First time I actually approve of corner pieces. The corner pieces and the base are the same size and profile so they actually look like it was meant to be that way instead of hack work. Maybe it looks like hack work that was meant to be that way???
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That is just mean.
.... suppose you might deserve it seeing all the coal you gonna give me for Christmas
.... suppose you might deserve it seeing all the coal you gonna give me for Christmas
I’m sure I do deserve it cus I hate corner pieces.
Josh Blue is hilarious! I agree that he should have won. CJ, I actually like the rounded corner piece like that. It does look better than some of the things I've seen for corners.
My favorite cat is missing. Didn't come in last night and I searched the house, checked the workshop (even though I hadn't been down there since I last saw him). I couldn't get to sleep last night so I went out and looked for him. Called him and then found the cistern was overflowing again because the float rod was jammed. I had to use more force to push it up and it made the switch spark. I need a new setup asap. Working on figuring that out now.
I went out several times throughout the day looking for my cat. I'm hoping he's just having fun and that he'll turn up OK. Mom complained about the dogs barking last night but because she doesn't listen she kept missing that I told her repeatedly that the dogs went out with me when I was looking for the cat. He'll normally hang out on top of the shed or down at the barn. I hope he didn't run in to any venomous snakes.
My brother *finally* emptied one of the trash cans in the kitchen (we have 3 and he only ever empties 1-- I have to empty the others even though it's his "job" to take out trash). I then filled the thing up completely picking up stuff that had overflowed and things I hadn't been able to throw away from the living room since all the trash cans were full. I cooked for mom and my shoulder decided to crap out on me when I was stirring. My back crapped out on me when I was cleaning up. I had to take a break and then resume until the trash can was almost overflowing. I think my brother was annoyed, but technically, he's supposed to pick up spilled trash. Most of the stuff I had to clean up was his junk. Used parchment papers, wrappers for his food, etc.
I'm currently trying to pick the best option for a 3-way junction for the cables/wires for my pumps in the well-shed. It's a convoluted setup where the float switch is acting as a junction to split of to the jet pump. I found some contenders but I will need to figure out how to mount them so they won't dangle.
Since I have to get up early tomorrow, I'm almost certain Mom will wake me up in the middle of the night (if I can even get to sleep). She's supposed to go with me to the maintenance appointment for the truck tomorrow. She wants me to wake her up which means I fully expect her to give me grief about it and then refuse to go because she doesn't feel like it and I will waste time.
My favorite cat is missing. Didn't come in last night and I searched the house, checked the workshop (even though I hadn't been down there since I last saw him). I couldn't get to sleep last night so I went out and looked for him. Called him and then found the cistern was overflowing again because the float rod was jammed. I had to use more force to push it up and it made the switch spark. I need a new setup asap. Working on figuring that out now.
I went out several times throughout the day looking for my cat. I'm hoping he's just having fun and that he'll turn up OK. Mom complained about the dogs barking last night but because she doesn't listen she kept missing that I told her repeatedly that the dogs went out with me when I was looking for the cat. He'll normally hang out on top of the shed or down at the barn. I hope he didn't run in to any venomous snakes.
My brother *finally* emptied one of the trash cans in the kitchen (we have 3 and he only ever empties 1-- I have to empty the others even though it's his "job" to take out trash). I then filled the thing up completely picking up stuff that had overflowed and things I hadn't been able to throw away from the living room since all the trash cans were full. I cooked for mom and my shoulder decided to crap out on me when I was stirring. My back crapped out on me when I was cleaning up. I had to take a break and then resume until the trash can was almost overflowing. I think my brother was annoyed, but technically, he's supposed to pick up spilled trash. Most of the stuff I had to clean up was his junk. Used parchment papers, wrappers for his food, etc.
I'm currently trying to pick the best option for a 3-way junction for the cables/wires for my pumps in the well-shed. It's a convoluted setup where the float switch is acting as a junction to split of to the jet pump. I found some contenders but I will need to figure out how to mount them so they won't dangle.
Since I have to get up early tomorrow, I'm almost certain Mom will wake me up in the middle of the night (if I can even get to sleep). She's supposed to go with me to the maintenance appointment for the truck tomorrow. She wants me to wake her up which means I fully expect her to give me grief about it and then refuse to go because she doesn't feel like it and I will waste time.
Did you put that together order to come off in one piece? Is that stuck together with cyanoacrylate glue ? To watch a lot of videos and woodworkers are using that stuff now like nobody's business.
Goes up as one piece but I’m pretty sure it will break apart if you pry it off the wall next time the floor gets replaced. CA glue and activator is where it’s at now. Looks so much better than nailing up each piece individually. The corners are solid wood and the base is MDF so they aren’t the same thickness. If I preassemble my corners prior to nailing, everything comes out flush and looking good. I already hate corner pieces because they make it look like a kid installed your base but that’s the way it is here. They also install the base before floor covering here. WTF.
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Tom Picciani
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I’m finally going on a camping trip next week. Potter County, Pennsylvania. Weather looks good but cold. Bringing the lined pants and parka. Just need to put Hunter in the car without getting bit! Lol
It's not like it would take more than a dab or two of acrylic caulk to hold it in place.
I shoot a couple nails in it, one or two per stud depending. Somebody else gets to caulk the top. After that it’s not going anywhere until next time.
After 3 hours of insurance company screw ups, I got a flu shot. The girl giving me the shot asked if needles bother me. Uh,no. Over the last two months I have had my blood drawn 6 times and 3 IVs.
You can see how the base is set before the floors are done. Crazy. Bout 2/3 done with this job. Today I finished up trimming out what I installed this week. Got the master BR/ bath and WIC left to go.
Why do that when it wouldn't take very long to use a forstner bit to make a recess to install some magnets to attach it to the metal corner. You lazy or what? Can you imagine how difficult that's going to be to remove in 20 years? Sheesh, people just don't care anymore.
I love the case that you made for the super glue and putty.
For 20 years I've been thinking of doing the same thing for tacks, nails and screws. I've got a few ideas I just haven't gotten around to them.
That's some nice looking work.
Finished the hall that I started a week and a half ago. Thats where the installer was supposed to angle the hall so that the two bedrooms would have the pattern parallel with the walls. Initially I suggested doing that, the homeowner loved the idea, but the installer was singing a Sinatra song, and did it H I S waaaaay.
...new carpet was ordered for the hall and I whipped it out this afternoon.
......speaking of surgery
Customer is thrilled, the magician is happy he pulled it off.
The carpet was installed 6 months ago and the new carpet arrived a few weeks ago. Different batch, different dye lot. The new stuff seemed slightly "bulkier'
Color was actually pretty close. This slight difference in thickness seem to make one doorway to show a little more than I would hope it would. You can't get the lighting much worse than this. It's late afternoon and the light source is 25 ft away coming from another room.
The seam in the opposite doorway turned out sweet. Pardon the fact that my camera does a horrible job with interior light sources.
The first image shows the hallway at an angle to the room. Looked like crap that way.
...new carpet was ordered for the hall and I whipped it out this afternoon.
......speaking of surgery
Customer is thrilled, the magician is happy he pulled it off.
The carpet was installed 6 months ago and the new carpet arrived a few weeks ago. Different batch, different dye lot. The new stuff seemed slightly "bulkier'
Color was actually pretty close. This slight difference in thickness seem to make one doorway to show a little more than I would hope it would. You can't get the lighting much worse than this. It's late afternoon and the light source is 25 ft away coming from another room.
The seam in the opposite doorway turned out sweet. Pardon the fact that my camera does a horrible job with interior light sources.
The first image shows the hallway at an angle to the room. Looked like crap that way.
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This is what it looks like when walking down the hall with the pattern making an angle. If you look down you can notice the angle but it turned out nice and clean. Lots of latex here. No loops are going to pull out of this one.
As you walk down the hallway your eyes looking at the photos on the wall and the lighting is more pleasing to the seam here instead of changing in those bedroom doorways.
As you walk down the hallway your eyes looking at the photos on the wall and the lighting is more pleasing to the seam here instead of changing in those bedroom doorways.
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In the hallway there is a tiny laundry room with cortec flooring. The installer used tack strip and just tucked it in like you would against a tile edge. Loose strands everywhere. 
I folded under about an inch and a quarter of carpet and hand tacked it with no tack strip.
To be fair, in the before picture, I had already pulled the carpet loose. It had been stapled on top of the tack strip and we all know that's the right thing to do.
I folded under about an inch and a quarter of carpet and hand tacked it with no tack strip.
To be fair, in the before picture, I had already pulled the carpet loose. It had been stapled on top of the tack strip and we all know that's the right thing to do.
