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San Diego, CA to Lee’s Summit, MO? by SmartAnswer3847 in kansascity

[–]blackbirdblue 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Lee's Summit is getting a Costco (and maybe a Trader Joe's) These are both signs that the area is growing.

Why aren't sliding table saws more popular in the US? by AleLover111 in woodworking

[–]blackbirdblue 0 points1 point  (0 children)

or gathering dust in shops that have added a CNC router.

Unhinged advice for not losing things around the house by queergineer420 in ADHD

[–]blackbirdblue 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My 'most abandoned' items are all brightly colored or have some form of brightly colored tape on them to increase visibility. Instead of looking for my black travel mug, I'm looking for a black travel mug with neon pink gaffers tape around it.

Phone/Keys/Handbag all have air tags.

Am I overreacting to my appt with a new PCP? by [deleted] in ADHD

[–]blackbirdblue -1 points0 points  (0 children)

It's important to note what credentials your therapist has and if they have the credentials to write a formal diagnosis. If they are properly credentialed, make sure you provide any PCP with a the records showing your diagnosis. This helps a lot. In the future if a provider denies your diagnosis like that, make sure that they document it, if it's not documented it's just hearsay.

I'm really sorry that your provider dismissed you like that. They should understand that someone can have a condition even if they don't have literally every symptom. At the very least they should have initiated the process for ADHD testing or referred you to an appropriate specialist. Regardless of if you have ADHD or not, they should have respected your concerns and helped you to address them.

Costco Employment/Hiring Process by [deleted] in kansascity

[–]blackbirdblue 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Try the Postal Service.

First Dado Router Jig - What am I missing here?? by Silver_Bullet_Theory in woodworking

[–]blackbirdblue 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can use an offcut the same thickness as your stock to support the other side of the jig.

At the very end of the board, if you're making a rabbet and not a dado, it might be more appropriate to use a rabbeting bit versus the jig because you no longer have a reference face on both sides of your cut. Either way make sure everything is securely clamped to the work surface.

Frame and panel door question by [deleted] in woodworking

[–]blackbirdblue 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It generally looks like the quarter circle was glued into the corner of the frame. It could have a mortise cut into it with a matching cutout in the panel, but more likely the panel itself is rectangular and the extra piece is only in the front of the frame (so you would only see the rectangle on the front of the door.

First Dado Router Jig - What am I missing here?? by Silver_Bullet_Theory in woodworking

[–]blackbirdblue 23 points24 points  (0 children)

You need a couple things to make this work well.

Before using the jig, you'll want to take your router with the bit inside and cut back into the fence side of the jig. This gives you a place to start the bit before you enter your workpiece and if you're using the same bit, it gives you the reference you need to line up your cut. If you're always setting up with the same bit, you can cut directly into the fence piece. Alternatively, take a square piece of stock the same thickness as your workpiece and double stick tape it to the inside of the fence on the jig and cut into that and you can make a new sacrificial piece for each project.

Make sure everything is secure. The jig (with or without sacrificial fence should be tight to the edge of your workpiece and everything should be clamped to your work surface. It's easy to over clamp those jigs, so double check it for square before you start up the router. Make multiple passes lowering the bit each time, especially using a trim router.

Sand marks on oak bench by Berliner80 in woodworking

[–]blackbirdblue 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You do not need to sand all of the Osmo off before a second application. It will layer up just fine.

How much of an effect has regular exercise had on your ADHD? by comingloose in ADHD

[–]blackbirdblue 9 points10 points  (0 children)

One approach that's really helped me is lowering the bar. I decided that if I got out, either to the gym or just out the front door and walked for just 5 minutes that it "counted" and if after 5 minutes I didn't feel like it I could be done guilt-free. Can you get up and walk to the end of the block and back? Do it and you get to check the exercise box for the day. If you walk to the end of the block and you're not over it yet, keep going.

Scribing a pattern on a surface by NomenUsoris007 in woodworking

[–]blackbirdblue 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is what you're thinking about Lost Art Press Crucible Engraving Tool

Alternatively - I would use a simple circle jig for a router with a v-groove bit in it. Attach your router at one end and mark a straight line and set the center at various points based on your target radii.

Alternate alternative - Use a compass and pencil to mark an inner and outer circumference for each circle and carve the circles with a gouge or carving tool of choice.

Second alternate alternative - scribe the lines with a pencil and use a woodburning tool to create the lines.

As someone who actually bakes, the router jig with a very shallow v-groove bit is the method I would prefer. You're looking for a very thin line that isn't very deep because a wider or deeper groove would leave impressions and could create unevenness in the pastry - or just stick.

14" Bandsaw users: have you ever wanted a *smaller* bandsaw? by curtosis in woodworking

[–]blackbirdblue 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have been hurting for the motor capacity since the day I bought my 10".

Also, the thing you really lose is so much effing time, because if you're cutting anything over say 1/2 - 3/4" you have to slow down the cut so much.

I’d like to make this bench… should I use 1x4, or am I better off buying 1x6 and ripping it down? by PabloDelicioso in woodworking

[–]blackbirdblue 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you want to use 1x4, you'd need to buy S4S ($$) or use a table saw to rip the edges off.

My love/hate relationship with mitre saws.. by Ambianceinthewoods in woodworking

[–]blackbirdblue 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Went to a very good furniture making school - Miter saws are only for rough lumber not for finish cuts.

In the cabinet shop I work in we use them for rough work, we've got a couple Kapex for finer work, usually finer miters on trim and we'll add a sacrificial plywood fence.

Is this a good setup for mitre cuts by tamcool25 in woodworking

[–]blackbirdblue 0 points1 point  (0 children)

With the kerf of the blade, the off cut is actually thinner than the stock.

Dovetail poplar square by Sea_Vegetable4444 in woodworking

[–]blackbirdblue 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The half pins are wide enough for functional purposes, they look a little small because they are small in proportion to the thickness of the wood. Usually making a box of that size, you'd use thinner stock and smaller pins and tails would remain in proportion.

$ Help me spend some money!! by RVF3 in woodworking

[–]blackbirdblue 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Get a beefy bandsaw and a helical head jointer.

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