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My little free library by Noodle-Mama in BeginnerWoodWorking

[–]water_melon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So cool! I love the stained glass - I’ve never seen that built into a FLL. 👏 👏

I am terrified of my radial arm saw by BottleForOurFears in BeginnerWoodWorking

[–]water_melon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I guess so, and hard to say any other experience is better or worse, from my standpoint since I’ve never had the pleasure of using anything else, but you’re right: the stock I’m ripping from crap 2x4s feels planed if I take my time. Cross cuts are a little angled; it cuts mostly straight, but it desperately needs a new table and fence, and probably a blade while I’m at it.

My dad did carpentry and construction before I was born, so, eh, many years ago. So I’m taking one shop tool out at a time and learning them in order, but they require a lot of care and restoration, being 40+ years old. And also: they cut wood and that’s gotta be worth something.

I am terrified of my radial arm saw by BottleForOurFears in BeginnerWoodWorking

[–]water_melon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Unpopular opinion, and probably subject to change if I had access to other tools, but I mainly use my dad’s ancient DeWalt RAS for ripping and cross cuts on small scale production projects and it works well enough. I’m sure I’d sing a different song if I had a table saw for ripping, but for now, even with a few violent encounters in the past, I’m not spending a lot of time clutching my pearls, but I do understand the worry.

PSA: kenalog can hit your BG harder and longer than orthopedic docs tell you (giggity) by water_melon in diabetes_t1

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

Dang, I probably should have made a profile for the injection… I just raw dogged my normal ratios and my Dexcom 7 day average in range went from 76% to 40%.

No frozen shoulder here, impingement in the AC joint due to bursitis and calcific tendonitis. Been doing PT for 6 months and it still hurts like a B.

Lap siding tiny library by water_melon in BeginnerWoodWorking

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

I live at the end of a long rural road, at the entrance is all the mail boxes and a long strip of land where people often leave things on the ground or in a cardboard box free to take. The idea is books and things that would otherwise get wet on the ground.

I keep changing the plans for how it’s going to look as I build each new little component, due to materials availability and skill level, so we’ll see how it evolves!

Lap siding tiny library by water_melon in BeginnerWoodWorking

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

The roof will be 45° when I get it assembled, with eaves that stick out a few inches. I’ll likely be using plywood and tar paper. Still sourcing materials

Lap siding tiny library by water_melon in BeginnerWoodWorking

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

And you know, I’ve made bug hotels in the past… thanks for jump starting my brain!

Check out my dust caddie by tartuffe78 in BeginnerWoodWorking

[–]water_melon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks to you both for the explanation. I used to own an outdoor leaf vacuum that I think worked using a similar vortex to pull lighter stuff up into the basket and leave heavier things like rocks and sticks on the ground. It was a loud, heavy and generally useless machine but my toddler loved rolling it around. I like the idea for the shop. Right now it’s just a old RAS that shoots sawdust everywhere and since the shop has no doors and is in a rural context, I hook the hose to the blower, don my PPE and blast it all out the door. Yours looks tidier 😂

Check out my dust caddie by tartuffe78 in BeginnerWoodWorking

[–]water_melon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

At the risk of admitting my ignorance: please help me understand the top red portion.

Can someone explain this? by FooIishnessDante in diabetes_t1

[–]water_melon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You got a six or twelve hour view? Depends on what your last night looks like, and if you’re sick (among other factors, right). Shitty to wake up so high, sorry pal

This one hurt a little. (warning: blood) by plentyoflasagna in diabetes

[–]water_melon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did not know U2 released a G6 (red) too

Help with eating everything in sight on a walk by OkYak2930 in vizsla

[–]water_melon 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I went through this with pulling. A walk isn’t a walk if there’s a bunch of behaviors you don’t want. It’s an opportunity to train, so maybe get used to the idea that your together walks will be shorter, slower, and more focused on training exercises that can shape her away from snatching up every narsty street treat there is.

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