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fulltimin

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Posted: 03/23/21 10:05pm

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The interesting item was pulling on the manet sideways, instead of straight down.

Not the same results, and it was not a surprise. It did surprise me a little bit at the weight that it took to move it sideways.

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It started to move at 15.54 lbs. It moved a little, then stopped, then moved again. Max pressure was a touch over 18 lbs.

So, mounting the magnet on a wall will not have the same holding power as mounting them on the bottom of the ceiling.

If you want to do something, you will find a way.
If you don't, you will find an excuse.

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Posted: 03/24/21 05:32am

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fulltimin wrote:

JoeH wrote:

fulltimin wrote:

Then it's just a matter of patience and time while the glue dries.

Doesn't someone make a glue with a 5 minute set time, and 10 minutes to full cure, for those of us that are in a huge hurry? Lol.

Yea, I guess not.

By the way, after over 3 years, who said I was in a hurry?

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How about that stuff they advertise on TV that you set with a UV light ? Shows them attaching bricks to a wall and then people walking on them like steps after a few seconds set time. Here's an example from Amazon.... UV Glue

You should buy a kit and do your analysis and report back to us as a public service to your faithful followers [emoticon]

I want to say thank you for your suggestion to have a look at this uv glue. So far, it has been holding up well with the plastic "ear" that I put back into place.

I have never had a lot of success trying to glue plastics, but this seems to be working well.

I may have to order a larger "refill" and play with this on some other things.

So - Thank You.

Glad it worked.... I'll have to get some. I've tried super glue,JB Weld,etc. This looks like a good option. Appreciate your experiment and teh good results.

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Reviews of the product elsewhere on the web has not been good long term. YMMV!

fulltimin

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LouLawrence wrote:

Reviews of the product elsewhere on the web has not been good long term. YMMV!

Hopefully, that won't be the case. Time will tell.

With that in mind, I am reminded of the review on Amazon from someone who purchased a large stainless steel pot.

For the most part, the reviews were all very good, except for one. She gave it 1 star. The interesting thing was the reason for giving it such a low rating.

The pot had a sticker on the outside, and it was "very difficult" to remove, in her opinion, so it was given 1 star.

Really, I thought? I thought the reviews were supposed to be about the pot, not the sticker! Lol.

Go figure.

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Since today, the 25th, is our wedding anniversary - I was informed, there would be no work today.

Just a day to relax, have a special meal, and visit our son and daughter in law.

So be it.

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Congratulations. How many years? Wife and I celebrated our 61st last year.

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PastorCharlie wrote:

Congratulations. How many years? Wife and I celebrated our 61st last year.

Thanks. This one was # 49. Married at 18, so I am still in my 60's.

Whispers from the crowd ..... (Well, that explains a lot - old fart alert)! Lol.

Finally about done with the major spring cleaning. I am setting up the table saw to be able to cut my pieces needed from 8' plywood. (Part of the spring cleaning needed).

Since I will need to cut a bunch of different stock throughout the rest of the build - I figured I need to be able to run 8' long stock through the saw, which I have been unable to do for a while due to constraints in the garage/shop area.

So, I think I should be able to get started cutting drawer parts tomorrow, (fingers crossed).

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Finally able to cut full length pieces of plywood for a change. Been a long time since I could do that. Yay!

I told my wife today, "hey honey, I found some inexpensive, very lightweight drawers for the motor home". That will allow us to carry more weight.

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