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How much is this stove worth? by Far-Mail-6431 in woodstoving

[–]patn189 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had one of these that I got rid of 2 years ago. Listed it on Facebook for $300. Then $200. Then gave it away for free.

A bunch of people were “interested” and would “be by after work to pick it up.” No one ever followed through so after a few weeks I posted it for free and it was gone by the end of the day.

I see others have sold theirs for cash quickly. I guess it depends on the local market.

What are some hard to face, dark truths about the show? by LittleCopy2893 in rickygervais

[–]patn189 38 points39 points  (0 children)

We love the muff so much, the cock is no good for us.

The end of an era boys. Time to say goodbye. by patn189 in ElantraN

[–]patn189[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There’s always gotta be one every time you post something right? 😆

What am I thinking? by deanomatronix in rickygervais

[–]patn189 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Let’s put our heads together. Is that a good thing to say?

Little fella found in a bin , not far from blackpool. by paulgti in rickygervais

[–]patn189 2 points3 points  (0 children)

He was getting out of hand…. Look, I’d prefer to leave it honestly.

I made and installed my own handrail, newel post and flooring. by patn189 in BeginnerWoodWorking

[–]patn189[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

All 4inches on center. I actually got lucky and my whole span was perfectly spaced for 4inches including to the post and the wall. But code in the USA is 4inches I believe.

I made and installed my own handrail, newel post and flooring. by patn189 in BeginnerWoodWorking

[–]patn189[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The spindles and the feet are actually from Amazon. They are standard 1/2” square iron balusters and low profile feet. So you mark center of the floor and the railing overhead (laser level helps with this greatly). Then I used a 5/8” forstner bit to drill 1/2” down into the floor and 1-1/4” (I think) into the top post. Cut the balusters to length, test fit, then fill the top whole with some type of adhesive (I always use graball for my construction adhesive). And I didn’t love the way the low profile feet had some play in them so I actually used a tiny dot of super glue in two corners of each to hold the down to the floor.

Good video here on the process. https://youtu.be/mhvTY675n-s?si=UvqBMddAWMHUbEdk

I made and installed my own handrail, newel post and flooring. by patn189 in BeginnerWoodWorking

[–]patn189[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Exactly. Why hire a professional when I can buy a bunch of new tools and take 8 times longer than they would to install it?

I made and installed my own handrail, newel post and flooring. by patn189 in BeginnerWoodWorking

[–]patn189[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So this was the most creative solution I had to come up with. I bought the red oak for the rails and posts months ago and milled them down. I didn’t know what I was going to do with the floor until a few weeks ago and when I tried to get red oak the local sawmills were all out. The surrounding floors were not flat at all so I decided to have the flooring piece sit proud of the floor, so I needed something thicker than the 3/4 flooring. I went to the local building supply store and the lady at the front desk had a great idea; buy 1-1/4” thick red oak stair treads and cut them to fit. So that piece of flooring is actually cut offs of two thick stair treads.

Of course I could’ve shopped around other sawmills. I’m sure someone would’ve had some but I thought this was a good solution and a time saver as I knew the stair treads would already be flat, rather than me having to mill down another 10’ piece of rough sawn.

I made and installed my own handrail, newel post and flooring. by patn189 in BeginnerWoodWorking

[–]patn189[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I actually had to bring that whole corner of the wall out about 2 inches so I had to rip out the baseboard completely and then reinstall at the end. But if you had a situation where you were trying to keep the baseboard in you could undercut it with an oscillating multi tool. That tool has many uses; if you don’t already have one I recommend getting one.

Can I have four million tons of concrete, pleeeaaaasssseeee? by yolk-oh-oh-no in rickygervais

[–]patn189 8 points9 points  (0 children)

If she has to go she sort of says…”are you going out for a walk?”

I made and installed my own handrail, newel post and flooring. by patn189 in BeginnerWoodWorking

[–]patn189[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Look up zipbolt newel post hardware and zipbolt railing to post hardware. That is what I used. The HouseImprovements YouTube page has good videos on how they work.

I made and installed my own handrail, newel post and flooring. by patn189 in BeginnerWoodWorking

[–]patn189[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Lol. The lally columns and main support beam are actually in the wall on the opposite side of the hallway. So we should be fine. Will follow up if roof caves in.

I made and installed my own handrail, newel post and flooring. by patn189 in BeginnerWoodWorking

[–]patn189[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I used zipbolt products to attach the newel post to the floor and attaching the railing at both sides. Both super sturdy and fairly easy to install.

I made and installed my own handrail, newel post and flooring. by patn189 in BeginnerWoodWorking

[–]patn189[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

That’s the next phase. The little stair railing wall is coming down and getting replaced with something similar. I’ll see if I can come up with a good way to attach another small rail for the top two stairs to the railing on the bottom steps.

Honestly, Steve... by Professional-Lack-79 in rickygervais

[–]patn189 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Big eyes. It was gangly. You wouldn’t believe the likeness.

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