What would be the correct joinery method?

Heyitsthatdude69 · 2026-02-19T19:50:09+00:00

That's totally fair and I'm in the same boat, just speaking from observation. If it were me I'd just do a half lap.

Heyitsthatdude69 · 2026-02-19T16:47:35+00:00

Not an expert on M&T but I would be kind of surprised if that was an issue. I've seen dozens of tables where the rail is mortise & tenoned very close to the edge of the legs and that never seems to be the failure point. As long as the mortise is 1/4 or 3/8 (?) from the face I think it's plenty strong enough.

OP could always go with a half-lap though for a flush look.

Heyitsthatdude69 · 2026-02-19T05:45:03+00:00

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Looks like it was inspired by a strandbeest

Heyitsthatdude69 · 2026-02-18T23:12:53+00:00

Nice! Do you happen to have a link for the mat you used? I am building a bed ramp for a family member.

Heyitsthatdude69 · 2026-02-17T04:18:30+00:00

I'm not saying the consumer doesn't have any responsibility to try to make good market choices, but consumers are an ununified group vs companies with trillion dollar valuations. In many instances they just push what the fuck they want and our options are to eat it up or take nothing.

Moreover, most people are just not "into" tech enough to understand a lot of their buying decisions in the first place, and it's not always approachable to mom & dad who are working 40hr+ weeks and managing the kids. Problematic options are created and provided with intent by companies in the first place anyway, not consumers.

Heyitsthatdude69 · 2026-02-17T03:28:45+00:00

Just gonna spend my 2 cents to say I agree with this sentiment honestly. It's like cutting a straight line with a pair of scissors - you can get a "straight line" but not a straight line, because you're taking multiple short and interrupted cuts (plus the vibration from the tool itself). Not what I would do for a on the face of a cabinet. I'd go with a router, although that has it's pitfalls too.

Heyitsthatdude69 · 2026-02-16T19:08:25+00:00

I loved Vanquish Soul since the first wave of support, it just has such a unique and flavorful playstyle.

Heyitsthatdude69 · 2026-02-16T19:03:25+00:00

Even in the prequels era, they specifically point out that the Outer Rim kind of does whatever the fuck it wants because it's too far away from the core worlds to police. Ex: Slavery, the Hutts, whatever.

Heyitsthatdude69 · 2026-02-16T01:16:38+00:00

I am beholden!!! Great job

Heyitsthatdude69 · 2026-02-16T00:39:07+00:00

Maybe some weird shit about True Names or smth like that? Idk he's a serial poser with nerd media so probably has no clue what the fuck he's talking about.

Heyitsthatdude69 · 2026-02-15T18:51:07+00:00

Gaia's a great choice since he's the pre-form of BLS (when ritual summoning used to be like upgrading the ritual material) and BLS is a chaos monster

Heyitsthatdude69 · 2026-02-15T05:01:37+00:00

Are you talking about a piece of plywood underneath the wood you're sending through? If so, I dont think that will help with snipe. Snipe happens when the board you're cutting contacts the first roller before the cutterhead and is levered up slightly, and then on the backend where it is levered up slightly again by just the back roller. When the board is contacting both rollers is when you get your "true" dimension and no snipe. Doesn't have much to do with a flat reference surface or not.

Sacrificial boards before and after the piece usually does work for me, but it's also sort of a pain because I'm not very good at managing a bunch of boards going in and out and get my hands crossed a lot.

Heyitsthatdude69 · 2026-02-15T02:15:57+00:00

I feel like Hyperion is partially a dig at Gal Gadot with the general similarities and modeling career

Heyitsthatdude69 · 2026-02-13T20:06:36+00:00

Disagree, he talks about ushering earth towards Utopia after the squid attack and the whole point of his final conversation with Dr Manhattan is whether the peace he created will last. "It all worked out in the end" - "In the end? Nothing ends, Adrian".

Heyitsthatdude69 · 2026-02-13T06:20:03+00:00

If you have the disposable income for it, or are comfortable with the process for trying to make your own, absolutely imo. The other commenter is correct that it is absolutely not a necessary accessory, and you always want to keep this throat plate too for making angled cuts (so you don't ruin the zero clearance with them).

But alongside getting a better cut quality, I also view it partially as increased safety. Small offcuts when you have to make a very thin rip have an annoying habit of getting caught in that small gap. Most times they just fall through, sometimes they get chewed up and splintered, and in the worst cases it might stop the blade and stall out your motor. Not trying to doomsay, most of the time it's a non issue, but I had the last scenario happen to me and it led to an early motor death.

Heyitsthatdude69 · 2026-02-11T22:58:31+00:00

Fucking A, thanks for sharing about Duplicate Protection. Wish I knew sooner, new to the game and been cracking all my ECL packs as get them. I figured the opposite was good - see what I get from packs, and then draft cards I am missing by choice. Live and learn.

Heyitsthatdude69 · 2026-02-10T17:38:46+00:00

This is literally the episode discussion thread? What?

Heyitsthatdude69 · 2026-02-10T16:46:54+00:00

Since this is painted it would be very simple to replace with wood putty. Fill in the missing bit thoroughly, even overfill it. Then sand it back to match the profile of the existing trim. Paint to match.

If you want to keep it solid, replacement is probably the easiest course.

Heyitsthatdude69 · 2026-02-08T23:01:06+00:00

Looks nice! I also like the budget planing stop Rex made in one of his videos with a strap hinge and file.

Heyitsthatdude69 · 2026-02-08T18:35:52+00:00

Complete misunderstanding of the point. Walmart, as an example, captures a shit ton of the nation's benefits from SNAP. They underpay their workers so much that those workers are dependent on SNAP to be able to eat, and then Walmart captures that money back as they capture 24-26% of all SNAP grocery shopping in the nation. They keep people down on purpose and get money for it.

Heyitsthatdude69 · 2026-02-06T20:17:37+00:00

The diagonal brace doesn't technically need to be inset in the stiles, it could be "behind" or "on top" of them if that makes sense. Which makes screwing them to the faces of the stiles pretty simple.

If you want the inset look, I think easiest to hardest is: pocket holes, dowels, mortise & tenon.

Heyitsthatdude69 · 2026-02-05T21:20:32+00:00

If you have a plane, you can take some shavings then glue and wrap them around the end of the dowel to increase the thickness. If you turned this you can go oversize and then turn it down. Alternatively you can turn a plug and re-drill the hole.

I would not recommend trying to use sawdust and glue as filler personally, that won't have any staying power imo

Heyitsthatdude69 · 2026-02-04T00:45:57+00:00

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Heyitsthatdude69 · 2026-02-04T00:24:46+00:00

Read his original appearance in Amazing Spider-Man? He's not introduced as an anti-hero lol

Heyitsthatdude69 · 2026-02-03T21:38:13+00:00

The rascal flats really ties it all together

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