What did you do today?

[C.J.]

Had to shave the lip off of some planks today so I could glue and slip them in place. I picked up a router plane a couple years ago and it makes shaving lips nice n easy as well as I get a consistent shave every time. I like it because I can adjust it to completely remove the lip or I can leave just a hair of a lip.

 

[zannej]

One of these days I will learn how to properly use a router. What size shank does that bit have?

I went with my brother to put gas in the CRV he's using. He still can't use his own $ because of the bank screwup. Mistakenly took the truck at first and had to turn around and go back and switch vehicles. LOL. Went to walmart to grab some stuff.

Got home and napped. Went to cook for mom but she wanted my brother to cook for her. He was mad about it but she's paying for everything for him & letting him use her car. She wanted curry rice and I don't know how to make it. He griped but he made it and I made the chicken and cut it up for her. I watched him making the curry to figure out how but I missed some of the process. I know he added coconut water, heavy cream, and two different spices. Not sure what they were. I think tumeric and something else.

He went to work & discovered he wasn't supposed to work that day but they messed up on the schedule posting & it turned out they needed him anyway.

I woke up around 3am to a cat trying to do chinups from my wall-mount monitor arm. She was trying to get on top of the monitor but it pivots. I was afraid she was going to break it. Tried to push her away but she was clinging to it and flailing her back legs. Had to grab my monitor to support it and then had to grab her by the scruff of the neck and forcibly yank her off (she wouldn't let go) and then chucked her across the room (she landed on something soft). I hope she will learn not to do that ever again. But I have to leave a pillow under my monitor when I'm not in the room just in case they knock it down.

 

[C.J.]

One of these days I will learn how to properly use a router. What size shank does that bit have?

It’s a hand plane. I’ve seen guys use mini block planes and small rasps to shave the lips off of planks.

 

[Floorist]

It’s a hand plane. I’ve seen guys use mini block planes and small rasps to shave the lips off of planks.

I have a small Stanley plane from the 50s. It still works good.

 

[C.J.]

I have a small Stanley plane from the 50s. It still works good.

Back in the ‘50’s a router plane woulda been called a Granny’s tooth.

I’ve looked at older small block planes and some of them are just damn expensive. Then I see some on Amazon or at Lowes for maybe $20 and I wonder how good they are. I’m sure they would work a long time for this purpose as long as you took care of it.

 

[Floorist]

The Stanley is a block plane, I bought it for a few bucks at a yard sale probably 20 years ago. I have always been lucky with stuff like that. Gave $2 for a roberts iron and used it for 20 years.

 

[highup]

One of these days I will learn how to properly use a router. What size shank does that bit have?

I went with my brother to put gas in the CRV he's using. He still can't use his own $ because of the bank screwup. Mistakenly took the truck at first and had to turn around and go back and switch vehicles. LOL. Went to walmart to grab some stuff.

Got home and napped. Went to cook for mom but she wanted my brother to cook for her. He was mad about it but she's paying for everything for him & letting him use her car. She wanted curry rice and I don't know how to make it. He griped but he made it and I made the chicken and cut it up for her. I watched him making the curry to figure out how but I missed some of the process. I know he added coconut water, heavy cream, and two different spices. Not sure what they were. I think tumeric and something else.

He went to work & discovered he wasn't supposed to work that day but they messed up on the schedule posting & it turned out they needed him anyway.

I woke up around 3am to a cat trying to do chinups from my wall-mount monitor arm. She was trying to get on top of the monitor but it pivots. I was afraid she was going to break it. Tried to push her away but she was clinging to it and flailing her back legs. Had to grab my monitor to support it and then had to grab her by the scruff of the neck and forcibly yank her off (she wouldn't let go) and then chucked her across the room (she landed on something soft). I hope she will learn not to do that ever again. But I have to leave a pillow under my monitor when I'm not in the room just in case they knock it down.

Most router bits are a quarter inch shank.
There is a website where you can get a lot of questions answered it's called router forum.... Fancy name isn't it. Most of the guys on the are lifelong woodworkers and they tend to know everything so you just need to tell them you're a newbie at this and ask for advice. If you don't have a decent router, be sure to ask there also because these guys know high-end stuff middle grade stuff and stuff you don't want to buy.

 

[zannej]

Thanks, Highup. I wonder if a block plane could work on formica to trim the edge somewhat flush or if that would be a bad idea.

I heard from my 82-yr-old uncle in Virginia. He's doing ok. He is now a fulltime caregiver for his wife. Apparently another doctor gave up on her and she had to find a new one. She's one of those people who won't listen and thinks she knows better than everyone else. She's got some major Dunning-Krueger going. I still don't buy that she was able to score a 100 on an IQ test. Seems way too high. LOL. In all seriousness, she's not the brightest bulb but she was nice to me sometimes. Made me ham sandwiches and stuff when I visited. She & my mother hate each other though. She tried to convince my mom not to marry my dad and looks down on her because she never cleaned much & mom looked down on her for being dumb as a stump. If you put them in a room together it gets very tense.

I FINALLY got Mom to read my e-mails and make a decision on ordering a new phone. She was going to buy an open box one without an ac adapter. But just to be sure I said I wanted to look at the AC adapter. I found this:

It was plugged in to an APC surge protector so this should not have happened. The surge protector is new but I'm trying to find he receipt. I either got it at bestbuy or samsclub.
But anyway, new phone ordered, new landline cables ordered, surge protector specifically for the cables ordered, and mom used her reward points to order a new TV because ours developed blue spots and keeps shutting off & won't turn back on unless I grab it and pivot it on its base back and forth until the red light comes back on. It's several years old now. My friend might be able to fix it so he can put it in his daughter's room.

 

[Floorist]

Saw this on Facebook, brought back memories.

 

[Floorist]

I installed most of those.

 

[C.J.]

Thanks, Highup. I wonder if a block plane could work on formica to trim the edge somewhat flush or if that would be a bad idea.

Formica countertops? Do you not have a router? We can still work with this especially if we’re talking about doing a small top such as a bathroom vanity or the sorts. You can use a palm sander to get it close then a file to finish it off to a finished edge. Where there’s a will…

 

[DarisMulkin]

Saw this on Facebook, brought back memories.

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I still have some of it down.

 

[Floorist]

Think we are getting gouged? A 7-11 in Oklahoma dropped to $2.97. A station a couple blocks from there is $3.49. All of them have close to the same cost. If one can go down, all can.

 

[kwfloors]

$4.37 here, was up to$4.98.

 

[zannej]

I believe my house in California had the stuff on the far left. I've been in houses that had the two on the far right.

I cleaned up more trash that had overflowed (and that spilled when I was fighting to dislodge the trash bag from the can), took more trash out, and brought in cat food. I just finished off the previous 25lb bag. There was sill food out but kitties wanted more. One of them was nibbling on my chin to let me know how hungry he was (ok, he also wanted cuddles and headkisses). I still need to do some more cleaning. Really need to get the living room cleared up more so we can move the old tv out and get the new one in. I'm hoping the new one won't conflict with the soundbar. Although, I don't know if the soundbar is needed since the new tv has Dolby Atmos & good speakers.

 

[C.J.]

Think we are getting gouged? A 7-11 in Oklahoma dropped to $2.97. A station a couple blocks from there is $3.49. All of them have close to the same cost. If one can go down, all can.

There is/ are laws that prevent gas stations from selling gas for too low of a price. This is from Wisconsin but I’m sure other states and prolly the fed have similar laws in place.

https://www.newsweek.com/competitors-sue-gas-station-setting-prices-too-low-1689785

 

[havasu]

I saw gas for $4.80 a gallon. I pulled in to get this cheap gas, then saw the line went around the building. A block away, the gas was $5.53. Rusty, blame this on greedy oil companies and O'bidun.

 

[Ben1191]

Had a big room yesterday about 36ftx 23ft with a 23ft seam down the middle.

 

[Floorist]

There is/ are laws that prevent gas stations from selling gas for too low of a price. This is from Wisconsin but I’m sure other states and prolly the fed have similar laws in place.

https://www.newsweek.com/competitors-sue-gas-station-setting-prices-too-low-1689785

Only law in Missouri is that you can't sell below cost. Gas prices in my town run from $3.49 to $3.79

 

[zannej]

I saw a gas station saying the price was a certain price but then it flashed that it was 10cents higher and then back and forth. They charge you 10cents a gallon more if you use a card. Most people use cards now. I don't carry cash on me because machines stopped giving cashback.

Gonna have to go to the grocery store today. Out of butter, hamburger meat, etc. They were out of hamburger meat last time I went.