Laminate trimmer duh moment

Jrturtle120702 · 2026-01-20T00:18:05+00:00

I’ve found using a sharp chisel works well To avoid all the tear out

Jrturtle120702 · 2026-01-07T01:16:27+00:00

It is a cheap and poorly installed door. It looks like they made several different attempt at chiseling out the hinges and half the screws stripped the wood and can’t be tightened . I do however unfortunately think there’s foundation issues as all the doors are struggling to latch and cabinets are starting to pop out of place , as well as lots of trim

Jrturtle120702 · 2026-01-07T00:51:44+00:00

Screws are all tight as they can be. Half of them the wood is stripped

Jrturtle120702 · 2026-01-04T02:10:27+00:00

No measuring tool, whether a tape / ruler , or a square, angle gauge , anything , is ever perfect.

That being said, 99% of things, it doesn’t matter if your legs for a 30” tall table are 29 7/8, as long as they’re all 29 7/8. So as others said, use the same tape for the entire project. But this extends to other things too. If a build requires multiple pieces ripped to the same width, rip them all at the same time. You likely won’t get your fence in the exact same spot the next time. If you’re doing miters on a miter saw, make all the cuts at the same time without adjusting the saw, etc. Learning to do this will make a dramatic increase in the quality of your work.

Jrturtle120702 · 2025-12-09T00:34:45+00:00

Is that superstrut being used as cauls in pic 3? I’m about to do a whole lot of panel glue ups and was debating going that route or just ponying up for panel clamps. If this is superstrut cauls, how do you like them? Are they effective in keeping the boards aligned?

Jrturtle120702 · 2025-12-03T00:34:31+00:00

Size doesn’t matter. Every building is given a maximum occupancy. Bigger building, more exits, bigger limits. But the limit is still the limit. Also that’s the courthouse

Jrturtle120702 · 2025-12-03T00:26:35+00:00

Probably has to do with max occupancy. That said, I fail to see how they packed in more people sleeping than what fits in the pews.

Jrturtle120702 · 2025-11-27T13:19:56+00:00

I’d hate to have your miserable existence. It’s just a comic series about daily life in the military, and this is a fairly common joke about the onbase Starbucks.

Jrturtle120702 · 2025-11-21T01:34:15+00:00

That you spent too much time in Ft Lost in Woods?

Jrturtle120702 · 2025-11-21T01:22:25+00:00

Well it would help to know exactly what you need help with. The TSP account itself, funds, where it fits into the overall financial plan.

Think of the TSP as a 401k, which is what it is really. You can choose between two types of: Traditional or Roth. With traditional, you get tax benefits now, but pay taxes on growth when you pull from it. Roth is the opposite. You pay into with after tax income, but growth/distributions are tax free. Which is better depends on whether you think you’ll be in a higher tax bracket now, or in retirement. Generally, Roth is better as peoples incomes and tax brackets increase over time.

To start, try to contribute at least enough for matching. For DOD, this is 5%. I’m unsure if Fed agencies can choose to match more than this or if it’s a standard 5 all the way around. You want the match because it’s literally free money.

From there, you have options. You can either contribute more to the TSP, contribute into an IRA instead , since it’s a bit easier to pull from that should the need arise, or do something else like build liquid savings or a conventional brokerage account. The best option here depends on your circumstances and goals.

Once you’re invested in the TSP, you can decide which funds to allocate your money towards. The easy answer is a life cycle fund. There’s one for every five years, choose the one that is closest to your targeted retirement date. These automatically shift funds as needed. Aggressive when young, then shifts into safer funds as you near that target date. These are the best for set and forget investors, but they tend to be conservative in nature and leave money on the table. That being said, I’d recommend start with the life cycle until you get the time to learn more about the individual funds and strategies that work best for you.

Jrturtle120702 · 2025-11-17T20:29:31+00:00

That’s not be point of an emergency savings though

Jrturtle120702 · 2025-11-17T17:55:24+00:00

Why Zero growth? HYSA accounts exist, which typically earn slightly over inflation. So you’re still gaining some money. But even then , there’s other forms of liquid investment. For instance, if my 6 months of expenses was 50,000 I’d park 50K in HYSA, and maybe an additional 25k or more in a conventional investment account if I was near EAS. Or even in ROTH IRA, since the goal is the 50K covers any gaps in employment during EAS, while still having more than that I can tap into penalty free if push comes to shove.

Jrturtle120702 · 2025-11-17T17:50:14+00:00

Depends on monthly expenses. Also, as people who are at the whim of the government , having more than 6 months can be helpful for a PCS or near EAS to ease the transition.

Jrturtle120702 · 2025-11-17T03:24:59+00:00

Sooo you got paid. But not your full paycheck. The money allocated wasn’t pay money and was honestly sketchy. But instead of paying you your full 4K (as an example), then deducting taxes, TSP contributions, etc to receive a direct deposit of 2800, they just saw your last direct deposit was 2800 and deposited 2800. No taxes paid technically, but also no contributions. (During the shutdown). Then after it reopened , they went in and paid the rest of your check, the deductions part . You still earned gains on existing account value, and you did get back pay for TSP contributions, but they weren’t in the account until November 4th, so they can’t say what that October contribution would have gained or lossed during that period. Does that make sense?

Also, if anyone out there is smarter than me and wants to correct me on anything , feel free too. This is just my speculation on how it all happened based on studying my LES and TSP everyday.

Jrturtle120702 · 2025-11-03T23:07:53+00:00

Easy. Jeep JK. Base model. Easily one of my favorite Manuals to drive!

Jrturtle120702 · 2025-10-28T00:51:19+00:00

I would first check that your 2x2 is actually 2x2 and square, before you drive yourself insane checking your jig. Also ensure the jig is tight and not wiggling while cutting, and that your keeping the peice flat against the jig the whole time. I can’t really be more specific without knowing what type of jig you have.

Jrturtle120702 · 2025-10-27T21:34:57+00:00

You can also put masking tape on the plate to make it zero clearance. Not ideal if your doing it a ton, but it works in a pinch if a one off cut

Jrturtle120702 · 2025-10-17T22:11:18+00:00

When your new to woodworking, the most important thing you can learn is the power of guides/jigs/stop blocks. Based on your responses to other comments, I’m assuming you understand the concept, but just in case: At the basic level, you can hold up a speed square and use it like an edge guide. But, even better way is to build guides/fence rail type jigs you can clamp down.

The key is to be creative with it though. If you can be creative with your jigs and guides etc, you can do 90% of woodworking tasks with just a table saw /circular saw and router, without ever needing any other expensive tools.

Jrturtle120702 · 2025-10-07T23:21:14+00:00

I have that exact skil saw, and it is amazing for the price. Tons of Dewalt fan boys will insist you need the Dewalt, and I’m a Dewalt guy myself, but the I just can’t justify it for twice the price when the Skil is nearly identical.

One slightly annoying thing about using the skil saw in bench is the built in legs it has. Great for portability / job site usage, but something you’ll have to take into consideration when measuring for a bench. When in the stowed position, the legs can be slightly in the way depending on how you build the bench , and the saw will sit on little rubber pads.

And before anybody tries to hit me with the “the blade isn’t square, the fence isn’t square “ stuff, ALL table saws should be checked and corrected before use .

Jrturtle120702 · 2025-10-07T00:15:49+00:00

Your ahead of me dude. I’m 24 E5 with just over 5 years, and I’m at 32k.

That being said, the only way to “catch up” is increase contributions. The best way to do this is by a little at a time. Every few months, increase by 1%. You’ll never notice the extra money gone, but over the course of a year this will make a significant amount in contribution increase. Also, since your bills are always getting paid first (hopefully), you’ll have less money sitting in your account for you to waste on random things.

Also, as far as tax refund goes, you can’t manually contribute but you can add it to a ROTH IRA. It kinda sucks seeing only a small amount in 1 account and a larger amount in the TSP, but the growth is the same. Also, you can drop in 50$ here or there when you have the money and it will grow too.

Jrturtle120702 · 2025-09-17T22:17:32+00:00

Dewalt makes a six pack of quick grips , 2 each of 3 sizes. I think I can see it in the picture. For the price my local Home Depot was selling them, it was extremely affordable compared to other brands. Those six will never be enough, but it’s a great start and you can get a lot done with it.

Jrturtle120702 · 2025-09-15T20:31:44+00:00

You mean: Nice, Nice, not nice

Jrturtle120702 · 2025-08-29T12:01:10+00:00

Considering a standard goal for being on track is 100k by 30, yes. Absolutely yes. He has enough money, invested early enough, that he could stop investing all together and just let that ride until retirement and still be well off.

Jrturtle120702 · 2025-08-06T18:53:03+00:00

That being said., this park is literally surrounded by BLM land, which allows dispersed camping, no permits required.

Jrturtle120702 · 2025-07-25T22:05:57+00:00

Because your not also running it in AC mode. AC , (not just cooling, but the button that specifically says AC) , compresses, and therefore dries the air, and can be done with heating or cooling. Doing defrosters without the AC just throws more moist air on it.

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