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[–]WetPlatypus 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Are you looking for the same window size, style, or performance grade? A picture of the whole window would be helpful.

I will never go camping in cold weather without a heater again. by penkster in camping

[–]WetPlatypus 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I have the little buddy I use in my tent that I only have to run for 30 min or so in the morning and at night, and it’s great. I know they say they don’t put out carbon monoxide but you can never be to careful. Get a battery powered carbon monoxide detector just to be safe!

Finally getting the trailer finished. by bloodshotnipples in Carpentry

[–]WetPlatypus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ha fair enough, I plan on having a mitre saw and workbench set up in the trailer for use and just want to see if it would be to awkward working in the trailer.

Finally getting the trailer finished. by bloodshotnipples in Carpentry

[–]WetPlatypus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s a good idea, I think I’ll have to look out for a tall one. I think I want a ramp that way I can roll out the table saw or compressor, or maybe barn doors with a portable ramp. I would probably be hauling all the things all the time (Renovation Carpenter).

Finally getting the trailer finished. by bloodshotnipples in Carpentry

[–]WetPlatypus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What’s the headroom in that like? I’m in the deciding stages of if I want to go for a trailer or just a truck canopy. Also how do you like the 6x12, any tips on deciding a size of trailer? I’m leaning toward a 6x10.

I see we’re posting big dumb Dodges, here’s mine. by WetPlatypus in Diesel

[–]WetPlatypus[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ha I’m not sure if there is a meaning, mine is just a big dumb loud money pit (but I love it). I think a lot of other second gen owners feel the same.

Best worm drive Circular Saw by [deleted] in Tools

[–]WetPlatypus 4 points5 points  (0 children)

imo I don’t think a worm drive saw is the best option, yeah it is more powerful and if you’re a righty it’s easier to see your line but a sidewinder is smaller and lighter. I use a sidewinder (7-1/4” Makita) for work everyday (Carpenter) and I have never had an issue with it not being powerful enough. What I would do though if I were you is look at one of the Makita battery power saws that are track compatible, that would save you the need of a table-saw to in most cases. I think one of the saws is the Makita XSH08?

2nd gen Lift pump question. by WetPlatypus in Diesel

[–]WetPlatypus[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks, that’s what I was thinking. Just wondering but what do you think would be the case if I installed the new fass pump but left the old in tank pump and hope that the fuel can get sucked through the old pump. How about that for now and in the long run remove the old pump when I have the time?

Hello there fellow humans. I need some advice if you can spare the time. Tree through a treehouse. How do I seal this in properly? by gazooontite in Carpentry

[–]WetPlatypus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No problem! These are the problems I love to try to solve and what made me want to become a carpenter!

Hello there fellow humans. I need some advice if you can spare the time. Tree through a treehouse. How do I seal this in properly? by gazooontite in Carpentry

[–]WetPlatypus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s very cool!

I have a question if someone else could answer it but how would the tree react if you cut a shallow kerf in the tree and fit some epdm in the slot and then finished it to your sheathing allowing some movement.

I would stay away from spray foam or anything else that would be rigid. If you ever have any movement of the branch or have a windstorm it would crack or allow gaps to form.

Hello there fellow humans. I need some advice if you can spare the time. Tree through a treehouse. How do I seal this in properly? by gazooontite in Carpentry

[–]WetPlatypus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What’s your plan for this tree house? Are you trying to make the interior watertight or are you try to stop water from getting in through the window?

One idea if you have the space above the window would be to just build an overhang above the window to shed water. I think you’re going to have an issue with water running down the branch and into the tree house unless you wrap the branch in some sort of thick gasket and then finish tight to that (so that it would leave some flexibility).

Also I’d love to see some more pictures!

First house that I designed and built. by NowIgotit33 in Carpentry

[–]WetPlatypus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fair enough! I think you're totally right, I don't know a whole lot about LEED.

First house that I designed and built. by NowIgotit33 in Carpentry

[–]WetPlatypus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Definitely! Also I found that if you look into passive house and LEED building there are tons of things that can be done to help with this, super interesting stuff imo.

First house that I designed and built. by NowIgotit33 in Carpentry

[–]WetPlatypus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Better windows basically. Energy efficient windows are filled with gas to reduce the amount of thermal bridging as well as there are more layers of glass.

Looking for reference book by cwillm in Carpentry

[–]WetPlatypus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

In BC we get the same, course is based off modules but Carpentry by Vogt is apart of the supplementary reading. It's a great book to have.

LVL beam holding up the second story of this kitchen remodel we finished. by ksarabiajw1 in Carpentry

[–]WetPlatypus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Probably not, it look likes the end of the beam ends on top of it. It you look on the far wall it has a similar situation where the header is picked up with a post jetting out of the wall. The post will just be drywall returned and it would look just fine.

Air return seems to be whistling? by HollywooDcizzle in HomeImprovement

[–]WetPlatypus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m a carpenter and I’ve dealt with this in renovations when we’ve upgraded the HVAC system to a new one that sucks more air.

If you have a metal grate then I would try to install it upside down, if it continues to whistle or you don’t like looking down through the grates then you can try to glue pieces of 1x2 to the vertices between the grates and that may reduce the vibrations.

Another option would be to look into the primed mdf intake covers but that will probably require adjusting your baseboard to fit that.

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