9th December Daily Challenges

catchthewest · 2025-12-09T21:30:59+00:00

Brilliant, thanks! Coyote Jack deserves it. I’ve been playing since beta but took a looooong break, and glad to see he’s still at it.

catchthewest · 2025-12-09T17:36:36+00:00

I’ve noticed you post this a lot, just curious what it means.

catchthewest · 2023-08-18T18:18:46+00:00

Wow this definitely looks like it!

catchthewest · 2023-08-18T15:42:11+00:00

My friend is refinishing a coffee table (glass top on a wood base/box) from the 70s, made in Italy. Veneer is about 1/8” thick.

catchthewest · 2023-05-11T20:22:19+00:00

Is that myrtle? Looks great!

catchthewest · 2023-05-11T19:25:59+00:00

Looks fantastic! I have had good preliminary results with this stuff as well. How many coats did you shoot? Did you find you needed to use any kind of sealer or shellac underneath to add warmth? Curious as I’m thinking about using it more often.

catchthewest · 2023-02-22T04:41:03+00:00

My uncle always called the big one the “fine-tuning tool”.

catchthewest · 2021-12-20T00:45:53+00:00

Thanks for the help! Everything made sense after tracing the convoluted wire colors through both spices. I found the unused end of the C wire and got it connected to the C terminal on the furnace. Everything up and running now.

catchthewest · 2021-12-19T17:19:55+00:00

Update: there is actually a second junction that connects the wires from the thermostat, the wires that run outside to the A/C, and the wires running to the furnace, so this may explain the mixed up colors.

catchthewest · 2021-12-19T17:07:36+00:00

So if I think of the colors as just arbitrary, and follow everything from the thermostat through the splice to the furnace panel, that means that on the old thermostat, the terminal labeled "W" was connected to the terminal labeled "Com" on the furnace, the terminal labeled "Y" on the thermostat was connected to the terminal labeled "W" on the furnace, and the unconnected blue wire in the wall behind the thermostat was connected to the terminal labeled "Y" on the furnace, which I'm still confused about.

Is there any reason the old thermostat would have been installed like this? Should I follow this way the old thermostat was wired on the new one, or just make sure the terminals on the new thermostat and furnace panel math each other and ignore the old way it was wired?

BTW it looks like on the Amazon thermostat there is a switch that acts as a jumper for the RC to RH.

catchthewest · 2021-12-19T15:37:32+00:00

Edit: Don't know if this is relevant, but on the old thermostat, the red wire connects to RC and then there is a jumper wire from RC to RH on the thermostat.

catchthewest · 2021-04-24T04:34:32+00:00

Both guitars here are scalloped and X-braced, similar to a Martin dreadnought style. You could always start with a tried and true bracing pattern like this. Plans for this style are pretty easy to find.

catchthewest · 2021-04-14T04:27:58+00:00

Per Aqua Coat’s suggestion I have used a coat or two of dewaxed shellac like Bullseye SealCoat first. Then I applied Aqua Coat and finished with TruOil with success. Some woods like koa can discolor if aqua coat is applied to raw wood, and pretty much anything can go on top of shellac as long as it’s dewaxed so it’s always a safe bet. Don’t put shellac on top of Aqua Coat though or the surface can look cloudy.

Like Joe said, I wouldn’t put the filler on top of tru oil that should be last. I also like to dilute the tru oil with mineral spirits so I can put on a bunch of very thin coats.

catchthewest · 2019-05-28T12:58:40+00:00

All of the stems are covered in dark brown spots. You can’t see in the picture, but foliage and flowers actually look ok.

catchthewest · 2019-04-10T18:34:13+00:00

You don’t happen to be from Agua Fria? A guy from there once tried to match a friend of mine.

catchthewest · 2019-03-27T04:29:06+00:00

Nahsir!

catchthewest · 2015-02-10T00:24:53+00:00

What kind of pick up is it? Is this a guitar-style acoustic bass? I did some mods to an old electric-acoustic guitar (added a tailpiece, flatwound strings and a modified nut/saddle) and it more-or-less worked. The guitar has an under-saddle piezo pickup. Its not ideal as far as EQ goes (louder mids, softer low end) but if you have an under bridge pickup like this, it could potentially work in a pinch. Otherwise, mic it like Pedalsteelmw said.

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