Will have to epoxy tomorrow. I suspect there is a crack in one bottom corner of the mortise that goes through to where the post got thin from worm/rot damage.
I’m sealing that first, so it doesn’t risk leaking all over. It’s drying slow.
Being an epoxy noob, I’m not sure what to think here. The epoxy squeezed out around the plug and pooled on the seams and ends (I had to wipe it off through clamping), but now it seems to have sunk in about a centimeter or so. Maybe sucking into the wood?
And everything is still liquid and tacky, even in the cup, a tad more viscous. Bottle says things should be changing after 25 minutes. It’s been about 3 hours.
Damn cold in the shop, though.
Plugging will take longer than expected, I guess.
Will have to epoxy tomorrow. I suspect there is a crack in one bottom corner of the mortise that goes through to where the post got thin from worm/rot damage.
I’m sealing that first, so it doesn’t risk leaking all over. It’s drying slow.
I’ve been putting off buying Forstner bits because I can’t justify the cost, and I’m glad I did.
I just pulled out my old center-point bits for a brace (hadn’t tried them to date), sharpened them up and gave them some tests. They work beautifully, better than imagined. I really didn’t know what to expect, actually.
It cuts clean and fast enough, and with total control over depth of hole, no accidental overshooting.
Next is to inset the base of the post support in the block, and that will be bolted to only the block. If I need to take the post down for whatever temporary reason, that is where I do it.
I was going to use M8 bolts for that, but the bracket holes are M10, so I might upsize. M10 x 30mm.
The six holes that hold the giant tenon are also M10. This post won’t be going anywhere.
I’ve been putting off buying Forstner bits because I can’t justify the cost, and I’m glad I did.
I just pulled out my old center-point bits for a brace (hadn’t tried them to date), sharpened them up and gave them some tests. They work beautifully, better than imagined. I really didn’t know what to expect, actually.
It cuts clean and fast enough, and with total control over depth of hole, no accidental overshooting.
The mutant avocado with three shoots is coming back from the dead; two of three shoots now growing leaves.
But my bigger one has a distressed leaf. I don’t find bugs, and I monitor water. Maybe I need to repot bigger.
Was watching some news coverage of Tripoli. In the background, incidentally, could be seen streets entirely wrapped in thick webs of electrical cables of every size, running in every fucking direction; stretched across roofs, balconies, poles, awnings… anything that a cable could be strapped to. Even tied together in hub-like knots to change direction. I’ve seen crazy grid wiring pictures before but never anything like this. Insane.
Just found this small example…
https://youtu.be/eEzR14ska08
Back kitchen wall stripped, patched, and ready for color. What came down was not wallpaper but blue-checkered cloth with a cotton padding underneath. It all dropped off with pulling out the millions of slat staples, but there was still glue to have to scrape off the wall.
The same tissue was used for patio door curtains, exposed cupboard backs, and lamp shade. We like the door curtains, so we’re going to make more for the kitchen sink window, too, out of the salvaged wall material.
The other walls, now refreshed, will remain white, but the glass doors and window frames will become blue to set those out more from their containing white walls.
On the business side of the kitchen is a lot of wood cabinetry, and these tiles line the wall between upper and lower cabinets, and tops of counters!
They’re dated but cooler than ever. We love. My wife insists on trying to save/reuse, and I know that’s an unlikely task, but she’ll see.
We’ll try to mimic the idea, regardless.
Back kitchen wall stripped, patched, and ready for color. What came down was not wallpaper but blue-checkered cloth with a cotton padding underneath. It all dropped off with pulling out the millions of slat staples, but there was still glue to have to scrape off the wall.
The same tissue was used for patio door curtains, exposed cupboard backs, and lamp shade. We like the door curtains, so we’re going to make more for the kitchen sink window, too, out of the salvaged wall material.
The former owners aimed for a blue, white, wood theme. We’ve decided to stick with that but make some changes in the right direction.
Where they had checkered cloth on the walls, we’re going with my own ‘Nordik’ blue paint. This color was found in an interior mag. I wouldn’t find that color at the hardware store, of course, so I bought some blue and black tints and made my own from leftover white. It’s a good-enough match (left bottom). Bad lighting here. Basically a blue-gray shade, mid tone.
Back kitchen wall stripped, patched, and ready for color. What came down was not wallpaper but blue-checkered cloth with a cotton padding underneath. It all dropped off with pulling out the millions of slat staples, but there was still glue to have to scrape off the wall.
The same tissue was used for patio door curtains, exposed cupboard backs, and lamp shade. We like the door curtains, so we’re going to make more for the kitchen sink window, too, out of the salvaged wall material.
I’ve not seen any, but it turns out rabbits do roam the grounds.
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