Used to have a girlfriend who referred to “blinding flash of the obvious” (yeah it was annoying as h*ll) but had my own today (I prefer to consider it an Epiphany, sounds classier). I was about to mill the edges of some MDF doors with my router and a ogee bit and was cringing in advance at the dust. Then it occurred to me to stuff the end of my shop vac nozzle into the space between the router body and the baseplate, up tight to the collet and secure the hose to the plunge column. Worked fantastic, probably got 90 plus % of the dust. Anyone else have any similar “duhhhhh, why didn’t I ever think of this before”s?
PaulB
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Yeah, I've had a few of those. But I've had a lot more after-the-fact, slapping the forehead "If only I'd ________ this would've been easier!"
Using a handsaw handle/blade as a 90 and 45 marking device (using the reflection in the blade to do a cut freehand - now that's another story)
Sniping off nails to keep edge joints from sliding apart when clamping up a large board
Keeping the outhouse toilet seat in the house to keep it warm
That toilet seat thing is too much trouble.For the winter, cut a new seat out of blue foam insulation.It could be 65 below zero in the outhouse, and yet the instant yer cheeks touch that thing, it's as warm as toast.
The person you offend today, may have been your best friend tomorrow
as long as something isn't damp.... worse than sticking yur tongue on a flag pole...
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming
WOW!!! What a Ride!
You will not get stuck to the blue foam.
The person you offend today, may have been your best friend tomorrow
I'm in Wash., D.C.
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Blue foam from the north pole to the south pole.Unless you want to use the pink foam.Just don't use the white.And don't use spray foam just before you sit down...The blue foam really is the best.
The person you offend today, may have been your best friend tomorrow
No, no, no. The pink foam is for the girls' room, the blue foam for the boys' room. The white foam, of course, is for loading and unloading only.
AndyAndy Engel
Senior editor, Fine Woodworking magazine
Other people can talk about how to expand the destiny of mankind. I just want to talk about how to fix a motorcycle. I think that what I have to say has more lasting value. --Robert M. Pirsig
Oh, that's how it goes.No wonder I'm stuck on, er, I mean, I like the blue.
The person you offend today, may have been your best friend tomorrow
ROAR!!!-Jazzdogg-
Whether you think you can, or you think you can't, you're right.
Just try it sometime.If it is really cold at work, and everywhere that you sit down freezes yer cheeks right through your pants, sit on a piece of foam.Makes lunch a bit less likely to cause frostbite. ; )
The person you offend today, may have been your best friend tomorrow
Back in the day, I watched a guy eat his lunch sittin' on a 5 gal. can of varsol.
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Why ?
The person you offend today, may have been your best friend tomorrow
>>Why ? <<
I believe Varsol is commonly used as a nut cleaner.
We still don't have an emoticon for tounge-in-cheek.; )
The person you offend today, may have been your best friend tomorrow
You got tounge in cheek, then you got flat out funny. That bit with scrubbing ou the gash with the potatoe peeler and sewing him up in a leg lock!
RRROOFLLMMMAAOO!!!!!
I lost the thread in the shuffle
Too funny!
Thanks
Yep.4Lorn1 is really good at flat out funny, when he wants to be.: )
The person you offend today, may have been your best friend tomorrow
Heh...Heh...er...duhh...excuse me...
I just had a BFO
This is a non sequitur, Mike, but are you a fan of Jack Roush?DCS Inc.
"He who xxxxs nuns will later join the church." -The Clash
The Cat in the Hat!
If you add those numbers together, you got :
235
10
1
Two years in a row.
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Oh yes they occur all the time. Unfortunately for me it's just after the event!!!!
Go and buy one of those air scrubbers that hang from the ceiling. They can also be set on a table or trash can with a lid. I have two of them in my shop(1900sqft.) and it make s a major difference on keeping the shop and air clean.
Hey... thanks for that, you must've read my mind. I was just going to post a thread asking if those worked...
Paul
I have the Jet brand and they take a standard 12"x24" prefilter(electro-static). I have jet to replace them. Just blow them out from the back side and reuse them. I have not needed to clean the inside micron filter.
Try The Tool Crib. They have been having no shipping charges lately. I paid $199 each earlier last year
Do a search on Knots. There has been quite a few postings on the various brands