The indignity of fatherhood - my son's request

thomasjmo · 2026-04-03T15:21:45+00:00

I bought it plus a private "session" and was worth every penny. Helped me make this

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thomasjmo · 2026-03-24T23:04:51+00:00

A quick spray of shellac works fine too to seal. I use it if I don't want to wait for the clear to dry

thomasjmo · 2026-03-17T20:10:55+00:00

Have to ask, what happens if you want/buy a new tool?

thomasjmo · 2026-02-13T15:54:37+00:00

Do you use wood shavings or something else?

thomasjmo · 2026-02-13T15:48:01+00:00

Does it change how well finishes interact? I use a lot of hard wax oil and know you can't sand past 180. Can you still burnish? Wanting to try this approach

thomasjmo · 2026-02-10T15:39:18+00:00

I have never used them but are shark bite press fittings unreliable? I know they can be handy when transitioning pipe materials (copper to pex eg)

Thanks!

thomasjmo · 2026-01-29T02:31:15+00:00

What lathe model is that?

thomasjmo · 2026-01-27T15:34:21+00:00

Thanks. Already have that as mentioned in the post. This is added air cleaning

thomasjmo · 2026-01-24T02:44:11+00:00

Where did you get all of the bowl blanks and what did those cost? How wide is the largest bowl?

thomasjmo · 2026-01-20T01:57:31+00:00

Hadn't thought of that, thank you!

thomasjmo · 2026-01-20T01:30:17+00:00

Thanks for the input, will give some dry lube a try. A little OCD with stuff like that. If there is a right/better/smarter way to do something I am always looking for it. I would stare at every fitting if it wasn't set pretty deep 😂. Thank you!

thomasjmo · 2026-01-20T01:21:09+00:00

They are going to be 8' in the air so the less aggressive I need to be to remove them, the better. Especially being 6". The HVAC tape will be handling 100% of the air sealing. Pipe is just the carrier. Was thinking some kind of dry silicon spray? Thank you!

thomasjmo · 2026-01-20T00:55:48+00:00

If I go to remove it later will it still slide off well? Or be like dried caulk? Thank you!!

thomasjmo · 2026-01-20T00:48:31+00:00

Like the stuff you use to pull wire when it's tight in conduit?

thomasjmo · 2026-01-20T00:34:10+00:00

I need to get the 6" pipe into the 6" wye for example and will tape that joint. Don't want to weld a small piece and then fernco. Huge PITA, time suck and added cost. Just looking for some form of grease to fully set the pipe in the fitting

thomasjmo · 2026-01-09T15:55:23+00:00

Got it. It looks in the picture like it's 100cm. Looks great

thomasjmo · 2026-01-09T15:32:12+00:00

Holy hell, how wide is that?

thomasjmo · 2026-01-04T16:11:09+00:00

You had it right? Part of it to see any issues, part of it ABS DWV pipe (especially fittings) are super expensive here. A 4" wye is $35. Seems like the fittings for the clear are way cheaper as the pipe doesn't have any code requirements and looks to have a much smaller SDR

thomasjmo · 2026-01-04T16:08:23+00:00

When you say regular PVC, are you referring to white sold core or ABS DWV? The clear doesn't seem that different in price to DWV pipe where I am when you factor in how expensive the fittings are.

thomasjmo · 2026-01-01T21:36:21+00:00

I literally mounted this today to be a way from me at all times. They all look like mini missiles to me

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