Jim Blodgett says lift one end at a time
Nice article in April FHB Jim and real nice cabinet too.
I like to think I knew him when.
Vince Carbone
Riverside Builders Franklin NY ICQ #47917652
Nice article in April FHB Jim and real nice cabinet too.
I like to think I knew him when.
Vince Carbone
Riverside Builders Franklin NY ICQ #47917652
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Im still wearing my I wnat to be like jim hat and bracelet
Darkworks: The French "Cheese eatin surrender monkies"..Grounds Keeper Willie
WWJD
.Who Dares Wins!
yea i know but theres so many new guys i thought id write it out...
Darkworks: The French "Cheese eatin surrender monkies"..Grounds Keeper Willie
ROFLMAO!!
So if you lift at one end and drag it even an inch, doesn't the other end get all crunched up?
that's why they up-size them!
JeffBuck Construction Pittsburgh,PA
Fine Carpentery.....While U Waite
" Jim Blodgett says lift one end at a time"
At my age, I've found that if I try to lift more than one end at any one time, it can get me into major trouble.
Hoping to see my April issue before you guys get your June issue
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I'm holdin'up my end!
I'm holdin' up the whole job!!
Mr T
Do not try this at home!
I am an Experienced Professional!
Edited 3/23/2003 12:28:49 PM ET by Mr T
"I'm holdin' up the whole job!!"
You're the one!
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Barry E
you don't have your june issue yet?
you buy off the newsstand?bobl Volo Non Voleo Joe's BT Forum cheat sheet
Sad isn't it? LOLTamara
Nope, if I did I would get it faster. Guess I live in the last mailing zone <G>
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Barry E
Thanks, Vince, I built that same cabinet twice. It was a present from her to him. Great people, kind of folks you enjoy working for. The first time the painter burned the house down while priming it. They called a couple nights later, I didn't know anything about it, figured she was caling to tell me it was painted so I could install the hardware and take some photos. She told me about the fire and asked if they could get on my schedule to have it built again when they rebuilt the house. Geez. Still had the story sticks and cut lists. Unreal.
And you did know me then, just like you know me now. Now PLEASE stop embarassing me like this. That goes for the rest of you half wits, too.
bobl - they made me take my tinfoil hat off for the photo shoot (notice I didn't go outdoors unprotected?).
Hey Jim, if you learn to Habla, you won't have to pick up either end.
Joe H
"Now PLEASE stop embarassing me like this. That goes for the rest of you half wits, too."
But we already have all the WWJD bracelets and t-shirts in hte stores.Who Dares Wins.
What store????I had to order mine over the internet..:>)
Darkworks: The French "Cheese eatin surrender monkies"..Grounds Keeper Willie
By the way, you guys can bust Mongo's chops over that sidebar he wrote too, you know.
I'll try, but could you give me a hint where to look, just got my copy and I know I'll nod off if I try to hunt for it tonight.
By the way, who drew the pictures of "you"? or were you wearing a wig?
Tribe 22
Braves 0
hah!__________________________________________
Remodeling Contractor just outside the Glass City.
http://www.quittintime.com/
Who is that masked carpenter? Nice article Jim, did you build the wall unit?
Any of you guys ever use that newfangled strawboard? Makes the shop smell like fresh baked bread when it's cut.
No but tell me more. Does it smell like burnt toast when you run a router bit hot?
Is it any lighter than MDF?
Are the ends clean like MDF when cut or milled?.
Excellence is its own reward!
I don't know about the burnt toast, around here dull router bits go the way of dull guests, I throw them out. It's somewhat lighter but as far as I'm concerned it's still a two nerd job to carry the stuff. Plus side, no formaldehyde and it's made from wheat straw so no trees are slaughtered in the process.
Do they kill trees for MDF?
I hit so many metal chips like staples that I thought it came from leftover recycled whatevers!.
Excellence is its own reward!
A lot of MDF is made from plantation trees, grown for that express purpose. I'd even go so far as to say most of it. At least that was by far the most common thing I read as I researched different brands.
Hey Armin - tell us more about this straw board. I've never used it but have read about it. It's real popular in the Green Building movement. How's the surface? Is it fine. like MDF? Or coarser, like plywood? Does it telegraph through surface laminations?
Mongo U craking me up...:>) im a thinning im a goin ta b a 00 spy
Darkworks: The French "Cheese eatin surrender monkies"..Grounds Keeper Willie
Jim,
There are several different types available, I think it varies from area to area as to which brand is available. The one I tried was made in Manitoba. Very smooth surface, fine grained although not as fine as MDF. About 10 lbs lighter per sheet. Holds paint very well. I used it for cabinet sides and it worked very well. I'm not a big user of MDF so I really don't know how well it compares. Another company sent me some samples that had a smooth surface but the inner core was actual strands of compressed straw. Real strong, although I don't think you could route a profile without cutting into the rougher straw edge. A carver friend of mine took the samples, glued them into a block and carved a wooly mammoth using an angle grinder. Cutting into the core produced a hair like texture, really cool piece of work. If I ever get some more of the stuff I'll carve a hard hat for myself, add a coat of walnut stain and I'll have a full head of hair again.
I think as time goes on we will see lots of the material. The straw is a waste product, which is either left to rot or burned and plowed under. The article I read said in numbers how many sheets per acre and what the farmer made selling the material. Don't recall the figures but it was well worth the effort.
My initial and continued response to this is great enthusiasm.
But then, I begin to wonder how well it will hold up in adverse conditions, when compared to MDF, OSB, etc...
Quittin' Time
Luka, I share your concern however MDF is not known for durability under adverse conditions either. My motto is when in doubt use the real thing, besides MDF does not lend itself to building heirloom pieces that last for generations.
Jim,
The painter did what? Can you be more specific or you really can't talk about it?"Don't take life too seriously, you are not getting out of it alive"
Jim,
Just got my copy and I haven't had a chance to read the article yet. But I did look at it briefly. Are you feeling OK?? You're looking a bit, how can I say this, cartoonish.
Where's Mongo's sidebar???
Rich Beckman
Another day, another tool.
Edited 3/25/2003 9:19:15 AM ET by Rich Beckman
Jim,
Great article. Really nice bookcase!
But while at work today, I suddenly realized that the methods described to save your back can't possibly be what you do. Surely you save the movement of the sheets til Kathy is done chopping the wood and then you have her move them.
Rich Beckman
Another day, another tool.
Good article, Jim and a nice looking MDF cab, too. I just got my issue last night and got to look at it today. Its nice to see pictures of some of the guys you shoot the breeze with in this forum. You could tote more of that stuff if you had a Powerstroke, though.
It's a good thing I already looked Jim in the face and know what he looks like. If I relied on the timely receipt of my magazine to keep up with the conversation.....................
Thanks everyone. That cabinet looks better in the magazine than it does in their home, but it looks pretty good there, too.
Rich - I like the way you think.
Vince - you're gonna pay for this.
GaryR+R - I built the cabinet and installed it. She hired a local painting company to paint it. There was an exterior door right around the corner at one end of the cabinet and a row of windows at the other end. Apparently when the painter built his protective tent, he didn't include the window OR the door, tenting tight against the walls on each end of the cabinet instead.
The painting contractor he was working for told me that the highly catalyzed primer he was spraying used up all the oxygen and exploded. One of his co-workers told me that his worklight either got too hot in that tent, or sparked, and ignited the primer. Either sounded plausible to me, but either way, he'd have been a lot better off if he had built his tent to include the door and window and had fresh air moving through there.
The house was a total loss. I think they saved the foundation, but the customer told me there was even an issue with that...and that poor painter almost died. He was in the hospital for months. I installed the new cabinet...maybe 18 months later in the new house and the same painting company painted that entire job. That painter was just then getting back to work. You know what the customers did? They set up a fund for the family while this guy was in the hospital. Went on the TV news advertising it and everything. Just plain good folks.
Glad I could be of help to you Jim, anytime I can act as your pr man again just drop me another line.Vince Carbone
You blow up someone's house...
You'd better hide in the hospital for a coupla months.....
Hurt or not!
(thank the painter for the tip...good thinkin!)
JeffBuck Construction Pittsburgh,PA
Fine Carpentery.....While U Waite
Mongo can write? I thought he'd just draw pictures to fget his point accross :>)
Darkworks: The French "Cheese eatin surrender monkies"..Grounds Keeper Willie
hey, Hay, EHH!!
Eye kin rite gud! Ceptin the ritin tenns two git blurree cuz mi constint drooling smujes the werds on tha papar.
Mongo,
I caint figgur out whuch side car yous writ.
Mr T
Do not try this at home!
I am an Experienced Professional!
eye wil rite it agiin:
side car
theyar. I rote tha won on tha line abuv. Thets tha wun I rot.
huh?__________________________________________
Remodeling Contractor just outside the Glass City.
http://www.quittintime.com/
Since you already had the story sticks and layout did you given them a volumne discount?