What did you do today?

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Good man! Sometimes you just gotta do what you’re told and move on to the next.

Here’s some Friday cheer being sent your way

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I gotta ask what were lookin' at.

 

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Transition location:

Some of the 30 year old apartments are getting new kitchens. The contractor is in charge of LVP supply + installation. I simply butt to his edge ( 1/8” gap for expansion) using T-track + insert. My question is, would you have cut and removed the LVT up to the breakfast bar and then Make the transition to the back side of the kitchen wall ?

Here's what I would do. I'd remove the appliances and the baseboards, then buy more material and install it the other direction.
I'd pay for the materials and do the labor for free, then refund $200 of the bill that I didn't give the customer.
Why? Because it's Friday, I'm in a good mood and I won the 95 million dollar Powerball that I won tomorrow.
......or, I'd just do it as CJ and Zan said. That corner sticking out onto the carpet
could be rounded/radiused a little with a pair of scissors or a utility knife and a file of required.

 

[MSLI]

How about I just do the radius thing monyana and call it a day on this one. I’ll pass the info on for the next one, stay tuned.

 

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How about I just do the radius thing monyana and call it a day on this one. I’ll pass the info on for the next one, stay tuned.

It's a rental, so............ it's a rental.
Sometimes landlords just want the floor covered. I mean, they don't live there.

 

[C.J.]

I gotta ask what were lookin' at.

That’s a beerita. It’s a margarita with a beer in it. lol. I saw someone else enjoying one and said I’ll take one of those please.

 

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That’s a beerita. It’s a margarita with a beer in it. lol. I saw someone else enjoying one and said I’ll take one of those please.

....and the result was?

 

[C.J.]

....and the result was?

It looks cool but other than that it’s just another margarita. The beer part is a waste. You drink the margarita through a straw and when that part is gone you’re left with an upside down beer in a margarita glass. I’m not drinkin the rest of that beer through a straw. So I did what any rational person would do, I pushed that one aside and ordered another one.

 

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Why did I not do this 3 or 5 years ago?
My Duofast stapler cord started going wonky not long after I bought it, years ago. I don't wrap my cords around the tools, I just loosely coil them up.
This cord over the years has slowly turned into a 1970's looking telephone cord. It got to the point I stopped trying to fit it into the case. What a mess.

 

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I bought a Crain tacker in the early 90's and over the years, the circuit board fried itself do I stashed the unit and bought the Duofast.
I'm glad I kept the old Crain unit. I replaced the Duofast cord with the Crain cord.
Conception to completion was under an hour including retrimming the Crain cord wires and re-tinning the ends with solder. Slam bam thank you ma'am comes to mind.
The cord is shorter and coils up quite nicely. Damn, this was too easy. Not sure what I saved in cord cost, but I like the shorter Crain cord.

The electronic circuit board in the handle is loosely shrink wrapped. I could almost swear the electronics and the white wire connector are the same in this Duofast as the old Crain tacker. (I tossed the Crain electronics long ago)
Same manufacturer?

 

[zannej]

MSLI, I just realized that the inside edge of that full wall doesn't line up with the outside edge of the pony wall. So, could you do the flooring so that it ends on the outside edge of the tall wall with a plank that ends right where the pony wall begins?

You could then miter cut the trim to make a right degree angle. Or do a curved edge that sort of mirrors the corner shape of the countertop above.

Meanwhile, friend installed some vinyl flooring in a neighbor's house today.
Before:

Partway through:

He has to pull the toilet up to finish installing. I need to find pics of what this bathroom looked like before but it was in bad shape.

I went to Walmart, post office, stopped by friend's house to drop something off and pet Kelebrimbor, realized we forgot some stuff from Walmart so went back, grabbed takeout from a local place, came home and played hidden object/puzzle games.

 

[MSLI]

You could then miter cut the trim to make a right degree angle. Or do a curved edge that sort of mirrors the corner shape of the countertop above.

Nice idea Z

 

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Oops, I forgot one image. I should have taken a photo with the old cord on the tool to show the difference. The slightly shorter and nicely coiling cord makes the stapler feel almost 1/2 it's original size. I now have a coil of cord instead of a wad of cord. Strange how different, how nice the stapler feels now.

 

[zannej]

I can't remember if I mentioned it, but when I was driving home yesterday I came to a complete stop and there was this sort of thud and I felt the sensation like something was shifting from the back of the truck and slamming forward (like when something heavy in the pickup bed shifts). No vehicles behind me. When I released the brake there was a pop. Then I went to brake again and nothing happened for a few seconds. I pumped the brake and it worked. Tension/resistance from the brake pedal was inconsistent and it was taking more pressure to get the brakes to work. At one point while I was turning, I put the pedal to the floor and it wasn't stopping.. Pumping the brake seemed to work though. Made it home and brakes worked. Called the tire shop this morning and they said to bring it in. Apparently the front passenger brake rotor has been jammed and wouldn't full release-- explaining a lot of weirdness when I backed up, hit the brakes, etc. The brand new brake pads from August were gone. Caliper was shredded. Nut was crossthreaded. Stud was broken. On front driver side the wheelbearing was about to fall off AGAIN. So something isn't lining up properly. I don't know if the brake issue could be causing that though. Gonna be over $400 to fix the brakes, stud, and wheelbearing. Might be an additional $400 for an entire wheel hub assembly if that ends up being needed. And it was over $600 for new tires. Old ones are worn down to the wires. Scheduled tire replacement for Friday if the tires can come in that fast. But that will be at Walmart. Friend said its best to get all 5 studs replaced all at once so the others don't break. They are only $2/ea though. And tire shop is only charging $50 for labor.

Hoping new rotor and brake pads will fix things. I'd get the really good brake pads again if it wasn't such short notice. Tire shop got whatever O'Reilly's had available as they are in the same parking lot. It was smart of whoever runs that O'Reilly's to move it to that location since the tire shop employees can walk there to get parts.

Had to call my brother to pick me up from the tire shop and we popped in to Walmart to look for sugar free cough drops for Mom. No luck. Cooked for Mom when I got home and am about to take a nap.

 

[MSLI]

Strange how different, how nice the stapler feels now.

You are the master of refurbishing, repairing and improving.