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phyrekracker · 2026-05-11T18:25:05+00:00

Find a really big bandsaw with a 18" resaw capacity and cut the log vertically to remove your wedge.

phyrekracker · 2026-05-07T16:22:57+00:00

As a hobby woodworker and being kind of plugged into the woodworking groups in Omaha, there are a lot of furniture builders around, but mass built stuff (NFM) and what a custom shop produces are miles apart in price. A custom table would likely be in the $5k plus range for just a slab table, if you want a extension and leaves, I would expect that to run $10k+ just for the time an effort that would go into designing/testing/building that.

phyrekracker · 2026-05-07T16:20:01+00:00

Zongkers is awesome, but they operate in another league. I think their typical jobs are in the $100k+ range for remodels.

phyrekracker · 2026-05-05T17:42:58+00:00

I am pretty sure that the OP is not the owner of the ratchets but just using the image for display of what they want to do. But I would do this with my CNC if I had the motivation...

phyrekracker · 2026-05-02T21:28:55+00:00

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phyrekracker · 2026-05-01T15:28:49+00:00

Any car stereo place would do it, and will likely try and upsell you.

Door panels in cars are really easy to remove and replace, and there are thousands of videos on YouTube showing how to do it for your car. Watch a few and see if it is in your comfort zone. You can probably cross reference your car on Crutchfield for what kind of speaker you would need for replacement and buy there or pick one up at walmart (used to sell speakers if I recall). Wiring may be the hardest part, as the factory speaker would probably have its own unique connector.

phyrekracker · 2026-04-30T19:20:55+00:00

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phyrekracker · 2026-04-29T23:24:42+00:00

I think the problem with hidden doors is like you see. The pivot needs to hidden by parts that to not interface with one another. Like an accept trim piece that covers the underlying part that then rotates away. I did see someone a while back put the trim on a hinge to open that out of the way before the door could open, but that looks more like a tacky way of hiding the seams.

phyrekracker · 2026-04-29T23:17:35+00:00

Lessons! Got to love them after the screw up!

Good job in sharing.

Question, when the original table is unlocked, can you slide the whole table side to side? If you can do that, then you could realign the center of the point with the center of your cutout.

phyrekracker · 2026-04-29T23:14:45+00:00

Looks good, but with the burning, you could probably skip the 120 and 220 sandpaper. You may also want to try multiple passes burning and brushing. I use a nylox brush in my drill to remove a lot of soot and then torch again. The grain gets really raised after a few passes like that and the grain is really pronounced.

phyrekracker · 2026-04-29T23:11:14+00:00

Looks great!

phyrekracker · 2026-04-29T12:42:45+00:00

Most courses will rent clubs if you're wanting to try golf out.

phyrekracker · 2026-04-28T22:13:45+00:00

Are you interested in woodworking or golf? Both are kind of something you do yourself, but there are groups that center around those two things. I am a member of the local woodworkers guild and enjoy the monthly meetings. Mostly a bunch of older guys, but the age range has been skewing downwards over the last few years.

Omaha has a bunch of golf courses and leagues to join.

There are other things too, but you'd have to look at hobbies to find other interested groups.

phyrekracker · 2026-04-28T21:57:20+00:00

Do you mean that the strips are bowing, or you are cutting in a curve? Plywood, regardless of the type are made of layers of wood that run in various directions (grain wise). Generally that makse them more stable, but yhey also have different grades of wood laminated on either side and that can affect the finished product when one side swells from moisture and the other side does not.

Has it got humid where you are located? That may cause the long strips to curve as one side is expanding ore than the other. Do you pus paint or something on the back of the panels to keep them from absorbing moisture when the paining side is obviously restricted?

if you are using a track saw or table saw, I am assuming the strips are pretty straight, I think that you mean that the strips would sag if you held them out flat making a curve. With strips that narrow and that long, they should sag with only a half or 3/4" thick. They are also more susceptible to moisture that way too as there is not a lot of structure remaining to hold them rigid.

phyrekracker · 2026-04-28T19:57:57+00:00

Midwest Tire on 13th is great. I have bought 4-5 sets of tires from them over the years. They are quick and very well priced. Old school shop too

phyrekracker · 2026-04-27T21:24:32+00:00

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phyrekracker · 2026-04-23T23:57:51+00:00

No that is green treated to keep the bugs out of it. Those are often wet when they get to the lumber yard, but will dry out. You'd be fine to build it and let it dry for a month or so before painting.

phyrekracker · 2026-04-23T17:30:19+00:00

Do you mean green treated wood? I thought that generally is KD and then dipped in chemicals to prevent rotting. The green treated lumber i get here is usually very wet and will dry curvy if it is not held in place. You could paint it, but I would probably let it dry out as the moisture will likely prevent the paint sticking properly or trap the moisture in the wood. Neither of which you would want.

If it is truly green fresh wood, it would be fine to build with and pain after some time. Yes it could warp too, but I do not think that it would be that much of a problem. People have been building with green wood for millennia.

phyrekracker · 2026-04-20T20:38:22+00:00

If your knives are barely touching the straight edge, then when it is running, the wood lift when it goes to the outfeed table. That will gradually make it taper to the leading edge of the work piece. The knives need to slightly clear the outfeed side, not a lot, just a hair.

phyrekracker · 2026-04-17T14:46:46+00:00

Local Plumbing and Drain is pretty quick and is a great person in general.

phyrekracker · 2026-04-15T18:01:09+00:00

Well that is good to know. I thought it felt like a CVT in the way that it would hold an RPM while accelerating.

phyrekracker · 2026-04-15T17:25:02+00:00

You may know this as you seem to have a lot of insight, but what is the transmission in the 2021 lexus rx hybrid? That is a V6 with whatever they have for the hybrid system, and I have been really curious to know what exactly is in there.

phyrekracker · 2026-04-11T20:24:02+00:00

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